Old-school authority: A&E dips into Western-themed trend
Robert Taylor stars in "Longmire"
Welcome to Absaroka County, Wyo. It's a small, quiet community where no one locks their doors, and the big social event of the year is Pancake Day at the local church. The townspeople and the local Cheyenne tribe live in a peaceful but delicate balance.
Dogs in the City, on CBS
Cameras follow dog expert and comedian Silver as he tackles relationship, lifestyle and domestic problems with heart, humor and honesty.
Q: What kind of car did Columbo drive?
It was hard to tell under the dents and the paint job (or lack thereof), but the beaten, sputtering car Columbo drove en route to solving cases was a Peugeot 403 two-door convertible.
Reports differ on whether it was a 1959 or 1960 model, but most agree there was little difference between the two.
Cougar Town, on ABC
Courteney Cox's estranged husband David Arquette guest stars as the cul-de-sac crew wraps things up in the season finale.
Gene Simmons Family Jewels, on A&E
Gene and Shannon are finally married, but their wedded bliss is disrupted when Shannon reveals she wants to adopt a child, throwing the whole family into turmoil.
Memorial marathons: Back-to-back episodes dominate Monday lineup
“Restaurant: Impossible” host Robert Irvine
For many, Memorial Day is a time for reflection -- a day set aside to honor the soldiers who gave their lives in the service of their country.
New Releases for the week of May 27 - June 2
Gone
Jill Parish has just started to recover from her abduction last year, but when her sister suddenly goes missing, she's convinced that it is the same predator who'd captured her before. She struggles to remember what she went through but she forces herself to recollect the important clues that will help her save her sister.
Director: Heitor Dhalia. Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley. 2012, 95 mins., drama.
Man on a Ledge
Twenty-five floors above a busy New York street, Nick Cassidy stares down at his future. He has just been found guilty of stealing a rare, precious diamond, and he is certain there is no other way to avoid prison. While the media scrambles to cover the story and the police try to talk him down, his sister and one investigator realize that there may be something more that Nick is trying to cover up.
Director: Asger Leth. Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns, Titus Welliver, Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick, Ed Harris. 2012, 102 mins., drama.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The eternal discussion of nature vs. nurture comes up in this suspenseful psychological thriller. Tilda Swinton stars as a mother who struggles to control her son, Kevin, who seems to be dealing with incredible fits of anger and depression. When Kevin takes a gun to his high school and kills several people, his mother can't seem to figure out what she did wrong.
Director: Lynne Ramsay. Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller. 2011, 112 mins., suspense.
Goon
Doug Glatt has no hockey skills but he makes his way to the big leagues -- as a goon. Hired to start fights and injure other players while drawing a crowd, Glatt becomes an instant star.
Director: Michael Dowse. Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Eugene Levy. 2012, 92 mins., comedy.
Late Laughs for the week of May 27 - June 2
The Tonight Show: Jay Leno
Facebook has revealed their estimated net worth at $96 billion. That's almost as much money as businesses lose every year from their employees wasting time looking at Facebook.
France has a new president. He is Socialist Francois Hollande. He defeated Conservative French President Sarkozy in a presidential runoff yesterday. Of course, Nicolas Sarkozy handed over power in the traditional French manner. He surrendered.
National Memorial Day Concert, on PBS
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host as some of the world's biggest stars honor men and women in uniform. Celebrities slated to appear include rock band Daughtry and actor and Vietnam veteran Dennis Franz.
The new big fish: Ryan Seacrest inks deal with NBC
Ryan Seacrest has signed a new agreement with NBC
THE NEW BIG FISH: It appears that the recent passing of television titan Dick Clark has opened the door to what may in the future be dubbed "The Seacrest Era."