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What to Watch on Sunday: Tearjerkers, politics and Poitier

Finding Your Roots (8pm, UNC-TV) - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. researches the family histories of Robert Downey Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal, which both feature European immigrant stories common to many Americans.

Firelight (9pm, ABC) - A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie about a counselor (Cuba Gooding Jr, left) at a Georgia correctional facility for young women who tries to help the inmates turn their lives around by forming a group of volunteers to battle forest fires, perform rescue missions and respond to natural disasters. Here's Adrienne's review.

The Killing (9pm, AMC) - Sarah receives a message from the dead that may shed light on the identity of Rosie's killer, and Mitch befriends a young runaway.

The Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - The celebrities (including Clay Aiken, who is still going strong in the competition) must create an in-store display and a slogan for a new fragrance. But not without hitches, of course. Expect another big fight between Arsenio Hall and Aubrey O'Day. If you're behind on the show, you can catch up with our "Celebrity Apprentice" recaps.

Birdsong (9pm, UNC-TV) - Part 1 of a 2-part "Masterpiece Classic" presentation of an adaptation of the Sebastian Faulks novel about a British lieutenant in World War I whose memories of a prewar romance with a married French woman both sustain and haunt him.

Nurse Jackie (9pm, Showtime) - Jackie leaves rehab and finds that working at All Saints while sober is a little unsettling, and Zoey second-guesses her relationship with Lenny.

Veep (10pm, HBO) - In the premiere of a hilarious new comedy following the public and private lives of U.S. Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, right) and her bumbling staff, the office goes into damage-control over a cornstarch gaffe (hard to explain). Check out my "Veep" review and a trailer from the show.

Mad Men (10pm, AMC) - Peggy  has a tough time during a particularly formidable pitch.

Oprah Presents Master Class (10pm, OWN) - In part 1 of a two-part interview, Sidney Poitier recalls how he made it to Hollywood from his childhood in the Bahamas, and how he overcame racial prejudice on his way up.

Girls (10:30pm, HBO) - Jessa doesn't show up for her appointment at a women's clinic, while Hannah is preoccupied by her own health issues. Later, Shoshanna reveals some surprising news.

What to Watch on Sunday: There's just too much on TV tonight.

Wow. There is so much on TV tonight we're going to have to use our jump to fit it all in. We have the premieres of "Game of Thrones" and "The Killing," plus several season finales. Don't forget to click "Read More" to get everything.

Academy of Country Music Awards (8pm, CBS) - Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton host, and Kenny Chesney leads with nine nominations. Garner's Scotty McCreery is up for Best New Artist.

The Killing (8pm, AMC) - A two-hour Season 2 premiere picks up where Season 1 ended -- Detective Linden (Mirielle Enos, right) realizes her partner, Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman, right), has been lying to her and that the arrest of mayoral candidate Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell) was a mistake. So yeah, they are still searching for Rosie Larsen's killer, which is fine with me. This slowly-paced drama isn't for everyone, but I love it and I'm happy it's back.

Celebrity Apprentice (8pm, NBC) - A special three-hour "Celebrity Apprentice" tonight includes the mixing of teams in the second half of the show. The first challenge, though, will be to create and sell a guidebook about New York City, with Regis Philbin judging the final product. In the second part of the episode, the newly formed teams must create an interactive health segment.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (8pm, UNC-TV) - Tonight, Gates helps Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada (Harlem's Children Zoo) research their family trees.

What to Watch on Monday: Connick and Marsalis trace roots

Alcatraz (8pm, Fox) - Two new back-to-back episodes close out the season tonight. In the episodes, Rebecca and Doc close in on a man who may be the key to understanding why the criminals are returning, and a discovery is made beneath the halls of the prison.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (9pm, UNC-TV) - Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps two New Orleans natives -- Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis (who currently lives in Durham) -- trace their roots. In a second episode airing at 10, Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker and Georgia representative John Lewis are researched.

Being Human (9pm, Syfy) - Sally tries to fix a life that she ruined and Josh must choose between Nora and Julia.

Smash (10pm, NBC) - Derek plots to steal the musical and he wants Karen to assist him. Meanwhile, Eileen's daughter makes a surprise visit home and Ivy is uncertain about her future.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - Five people are killed in a bomb explosion at a protest rally, and Castle and Beckett try to uncover who planted the deadly device by focusing on the crucial seconds prior to the blast.

Brooklyn 11223 (11pm, Oxygen) - A new reality show built around a three-year feud between three best friends over whether one of the women had sex with her friend's then-boyfriend. Read Adrienne's review.

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