— Cynthia and her brother become victims on the season finale of "Ransom" (9 p.m. Saturday, CBS, TV-14). This international production debuted in 2017 and was also canceled that year for low ratings, in the United States as well as Germany.
But the definition of unacceptably low ratings keeps getting redefined in a downward direction, so "Ransom" has been back for two additional seasons.
As we speak, the fate of "Ransom" has not yet been determined, making this finale a cliffhanger in more ways than one.
— One of the few CBS drama series not set in a police force or federal agency, "God Friended Me" (8 p.m. Saturday, r, TV-PG) has been picked up for a second season. The fantasy, which centers on Miles, an atheist podcaster (Brandon Micheal Hall) contacted by a divine force via a social media app, also stars actor Joe Morton as Miles’ estranged father, a prominent minister. Morton was a regular fixture in independent movies directed by John Sayles, including "Brother From Another Planet," "City of Hope" and "Lone Star."
A pioneer of low-budget efforts that came to be known as the "indie" film genre, Sayles made the 1980 drama "Return of the Secaucus Seven." Produced for well under $100,000, it was said to have inspired the story of "The Big Chill" and has been added to the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. A prolific writer/director, Sayles’ most recent credit is as a writer on the TNT series "The Alienist."
— Tea Leoni and the Sunday night series "Madam Secretary" will be back for a sixth and final season. Season five ended with Elizabeth mulling resignation as secretary of state to announce her candidacy for president.
Not unlike "The West Wing," this series has attracted a faithful audience by depicting folks in government as articulate grownups with overall good intentions. Unlike, say the characters on the just-concluded "Veep" or "Our Cartoon President" (8 p.m. Sunday, Showtime, TV-14).
It should be interesting to see how a female former secretary of state fares on the campaign trail and who "Madam Secretary" will cast as her opponent(s).
— Returning on Sunday for a second season, "Vida" (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA) follows sisters Emma (Mishel Prada) and Lyn (Melissa Barrera), who have very different expectations and class aspirations as they manage their late mother’s bar and property in a Mexican-American neighborhood of Los Angeles undergoing gentrification.
One of the reasons that I found the first season of "Vida" so engaging was its eagerness to graft contemporary concerns and sensibilities on familiar themes such as the return of an icy, uprooted urban professional to her old stomping ground (and dating pool) — a source of inspiration for many a Hallmark movie.
— Just when you think you’ve seen the last of Westeros, "Game of Thrones: The Last Watch" (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) offers a behind-the-scenes account of the cast and crew working in often difficult conditions to create the epic series on location in Northern Ireland.
— For viewers who missed the impressive "Masterpiece" production of "Les Miserables" to follow "Game of Thrones," PBS reminds us that you can catch up on all of the action, — and memorable performances by Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins and Olivia Colman — by streaming "Miserables" on PBS Passport, the PBS Video App and the "Masterpiece" Channel on Amazon.
— Joe Mantegna and Mary McCormack co-host the National Memorial Day Concert (8 p.m. Sunday, PBS). Now in its 30th year, the traditional concert will feature Gen. Colin Powell, Sam Elliott, Patti LaBelle, Gavin DeGraw, Dennis Haysbert, Alison Krauss, Christopher Jackson, Amber Riley, Justin Moore, Jaina Lee Ortiz and the National Symphony Orchestra. "American Idol" finalist Alyssa Raghu will sing the National Anthem.
The concert will honor the sacrifice of veterans of every war and call attention to the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion and the 50 years since the height of the Vietnam War.
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
— Major League Baseball action (7 p.m., Fox, check local listings for regional coverage).
— Chris Hardwick hosts "The Wall" (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG), a game of trivia and obstacles.
— A wedding planner’s life gets awkward when an old friend asks her to plan his wedding to a woman she can’t stand in the 2019 romance "From Friend to Fiance" (9 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G).
— Friends begin to suspect something’s not quite right about the host of their vacation rental in the 2019 shocker "Fatal Getaway" (8 p.m., Lifetime, TV-14).
— A young James Caan plays a drifter named Mississippi in the 1967 Western "El Dorado" (8 p.m., Outdoor), co-starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
— NASCAR action (6 p.m., Fox).
— Scheduled on "60 Minutes" (7 p.m., CBS): Veterans dispute a case of a "friendly fire" death in Afghanistan; recalling Attu, the site of a World War II battle fought in the Aleutian archipelago.
— Obstacles galore hallmark the 10th season premiere of "American Ninja Warrior" (7 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).
— A terrorist bankrolls evildoings with the sale of antiquities in the stylish, throwback thriller series "Blood & Treasure" (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).
— Dean Cain hosts the critter countdown "The Top 10 Greatest Animal Movies of All Time" (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG). I’d put "My Dog Skip" at the top of the list, but nobody asked me.
— Eve’s understanding of her mission becomes confused on the season finale of "Killing Eve" (8 p.m., AMC, BBC America, TV-14).
— Sam seeks Dean on "Supernatural" (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).
— Diana risks all to save Matthew on the season finale of "A Discovery of Witches" (9 p.m., AMC, BBC America, TV-14).
— Turner puts Beth in a corner on "Good Girls" (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).
CULT CHOICE
— After a vivid dream, a 19th-century Bengali man (Chhabi Biswas) begins worshipping his daughter-in-law (Sharmila Tagore) as an avatar of the goddess Kali in the 1960 drama "Devi" (10:15 p.m. Saturday, TCM), directed by Satyajit Ray.
SATURDAY SERIES
Pet care profits on "Shark Tank" (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) … "Dateline" (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) … An anorexic’s weight complicates surgery plans on "The Good Doctor" (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) … "48 Hours" (10 p.m., CBS).
SUNDAY SERIES
Vanilla Ice appears on "Celebrity Family Feud" (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) … Celebrities play "The $100,000 Pyramid" (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) … A foreign potentate needs protecting on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) … Baby food ideas on "Shark Tank" (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).
