TV highlights

SUNDAY 8 p.m. on WQED National Memorial Day Concert 2022

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host this annual PBS holiday event as it returns to its traditional outdoor setting on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

MONDAY 8 p.m. on HIST Theodore Roosevelt

The fourth in a series of presidential portraits, this new presentation focuses on the man regarded by many as the first “modern” president. Roosevelt was celebrated as a champion of social justice, a passionate conservationist and a self-proclaimed “bull moose.”

TUESDAY 8 p.m. on WJAC WTOV WPXI WFMJ America’s Got Talent

Terry Crews returns as host for the 17th edition of this hit talent showcase. Simon Cowell returns to join Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel on the judges panel.

WEDNESDAY 8 p.m. on STARZ Movie: Workhorse Queen

Filmmaker Angela Washko explores how mainstream television affects performance art in the LGBTQ community in her 2021 documentary, which finds a fascinating central character in Ed Popil of Rochester, N.Y.

THURSDAY 8 p.m. on WINP Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

LeVar Burton hosts this two-hour coverage of the final phase in this annual event, which takes place this year at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center near Washington, D.C.

FRIDAY 9 p.m. on WQED American Masters

The 90-minute episode “Joe Papp in Five Acts” profiles the indomitable visionary whose career included founding the Public Theater, launching the free Shakespeare in the Park program and producing such groundbreaking works as “Hair” and “A Chorus Line.”

SATURDAY 8 p.m. on LIFE Movie: Buried in Barstow

Angie Harmon (“Law & Order”) stars as Hazel King, a single mother and former hired killer who gave up that violent trade when she became pregnant. Now she tries to keep a low profile but her past catches up with her when a stranger (Kristoffer Polaha) arrives and she’s pulled back in to make one final hit.