Month: June 2021

1) “Kennedy Center Honors,” 8-10 p.m., CBS. Two of TV’s most prestigious shows have sort of traded places, due to COVID. This June date usually goes to the Tony Awards, but they were dropped last year and delayed (until Sept. 26) this year. Taking the spot is the Kennedy Center ceremony, delayed from last December. It has performances honoring the greats, young-ish (Garth Brooks, 59) and old (Dick Van Dyke, shown here, 95). Also: Midori (a violinist), Debbie Allen and Joan Baez. Read more…

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. A familiar face shows up in this rerun, this time as host. Maya Rudolph (show here) pent seven years on the show and has returned occasionally – especially to portray Kamala Harris. This is just her second turn as host, with Jack Harlow as music guest. Read more…

1) “The Blacklist” season-finale, 8 p.m., NBC. For much of the year, Liz and her former mentor Red (they’re shown here in a previous season) have been after each other. Now they must work together (along with Dembe) to survive an attack from Townsend. Meanwhile, Cooper and the task force try to de-escalate the situation. Read more…

1) “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” season-finale, 9 p.m., NBC. The longest-running primetime drama in TV history wraps its 22nd season with a surprising touch. At first, the “Law & Order” shows stridently avoided anything personal. Now, however, “SVU” goes the opposite way: Barring a late mishap, Fin (Ice-T, a regular since the second season) will marry Phoebe (Jennifer Esposito); they’re shown here in an earlier episode. Read more…