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What to Watch on Sunday: A busy night of specials, premieres and finales

Adele Live in London (8pm, NBC) - Matt Lauer interviews Grammy-winning singer Adele, and portions of her performance at London's Royal Albert Hall are also featured.

Secret Millionaire (8pm, ABC) - In the Season 3 premiere, Southern California artist Scott Jacobs and his 18-year-old daughter spend six  days in Newark, N.J., living on less than $75 between them and looking for folks to help while they do volunteer work.

Oprah's Next Chapter (9pm, OWN) - Oprah visits Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka and the couple's young twins. They discuss coming out as gay men and their decision to have children.

Miss USA Pageant (9pm, NBC) - Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic host the 61st annual contest, featuring 51 women competing for the sash-and-crown prize.

The Glades (9pm, A&E) - In the Season 3 premiere, a group of UFO enthusiasts accuse the FDLE of covering up a wealthy man's alien abduction and subsequent death.

MTV Movie Awards (9pm, MTV) - Russell Brand hosts the event in Los Angeles. "The Hunger Games" and "Bridesmaids" lead the nominees, with eight each.

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What to Watch on Sunday: Busy TV night has something for everyone

Daytime Emmy Awards (8pm, CBS) - Wayne Brady hosts the 38th annual awards show honoring soaps, daytime talk, and children's programs. Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek are each honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Falling Skies (9pm, TNT) - The premiere of a new summer series about a catastrophic alien invasion, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Tonight's two-hour debut introduces us to Tom Mason (Noah Wyle, right) and a regiment of citizen soldiers who fight against the invaders. The show begins six months after the attack, the purpose of which remains a mystery even then. It's good. Read our review.

Drop Dead Diva (9pm, Lifetime) - Season 3 opens with Jane waiting for Grayson to awake from his coma. Paula Abdul, Wendy Williams, and LeAnn Rimes guest star.

Miss USA Pageant (9pm, NBC) - Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic host the pageant, which features 51 women competing in swimsuit, interview, and evening wear categories.

AFI Life Achievement Award 2011: Morgan Freeman (9pm, TV Land) - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman receives the AFI's 39th Life Achievement Award at a ceremony taped last week in LA. Guests include Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, and Helen Mirren.

The Glee Project (9pm, Oxygen) - The second episode tests the contestants' theatricality. They are also tasked with performing the Twisted Sister metal anthem, "We're Not Gonna Take It."

The Glades (10pm, A&E) - Sharon Lawrence (left) guest stars as the owner of a family racing dynasty in a NASCAR-themed episode that centers around a stolen car and a dead body. NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano also appear.

Game of Thrones (10pm, HBO) - The first season ends with tragic news reaching all corners of the Seven Kingdoms, which coincides with a shared vision by Bran and Rickon Stark. Meanwhile, Catelyn presses Jaime about her son's fall, and Daenerys suffers a terrible setback.

The Killing (10pm, AMC) - In the season finale, the identification of Orpheus provides a vital connection to the case, and Mitch and Stan reflect on the past while contemplating their family's future. This show has been renewed for a second season.

Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals (10pm, OWN) - A new reality series following Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, possibly the most messed up father & daughter duo on the planet. Over the course of the series, the two try to repair their relationship following a 25-year estrangement. Ryan O'Neal has publicly expressed disappointment that Oprah wasn't hands-on during the filming to "use her magic" and fix them.

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