Minute to Win It (8pm, NBC) - Richard and Randall Norman, brothers from Lenoir, North Carolina, try to win a million dollars playing games like the Hoop De Loop challenge, where younger brother Richard must roll a hula-hoop across the floor and land three of them around seven full two-liter soda bottles.
National Memorial Day Concert (8pm, UNC-TV) - From the West Lawn of the U.S. Capital, Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna host the 2011 tribute to America's military personnel, which this year also honors those who died on 9/11. Slated performers include Yolanda Adams, B.B. King, NYPD tenor Daniel Rodriguez, Hayley Westenra, Pia Toscano, Kris Allen, and the National Symphony Orchestra. This repeats at 9:30.
Game of Thrones (9pm, HBO) - With conflict looming, Tywin urges Jaime to preserve the Lannisters' future. Also, Ned presses Cersei about the death of Jon Arryn, and Jon takes his vows at Castle Black, though he's preoccupied by Benjen's disappearance.
Treme (10pm, HBO) - News of Jacques' troubles reaches Janette and Nelson does a favor for Oliver Thomas. Performances by John Hiatt and Henry Butler.
The Killing (10pm, AMC) - The police must regroup after they have second thoughts about their prime suspect, which has a big impact on Richmond's standings in the polls. Also, Stan could quite possibly (and very rightfully!) end up behind bars.
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Sun, 05/29/2011 - 21:47 — UNC1998I thought I'd check out this blog again. One thing I think that's evolving about TV is the premium channels airing series type shows. HBO has done this very successfully for some time. As a viewer I've grown to appreciate these shows a lot more than typical 30 minute shows on the usual networks. Also, the choices in movies, on demand programming, etc.. have really changed the way folks watch TV. I remember as a kid having 4 channels. Now it seems I've got a couple hundred. One thing that seems to be prevalent today is the "reality shows", such as Idol, Dancing, secret boss. I can't speak for others, and on probably at least a couple of counts I know I'm in the minority, but I don't appreciate these programs. I remember as a kid watching TV to immerse myself into a story, or suspend reality in a cartoon for 30 minutes. As I sit here watching ET, it seems I'd still rather do that type stuff. Although, How It's Made is still one of my very favorites.