What is it about three-day holidays and TV marathons? Yesterday Hallmark offered a full day of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and today it's filling its daytime schedule with episodes of The Bob Newhart Show. But of all the marathons you could be watching today, this one — or, perhaps the mini-M*A*S*H-athon from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET on TV Land — is definitely the most worthy.

2012

May

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT By David Bianculli

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host this year’s National Memorial Day Concert, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and featuring scheduled performances by Trace Adkins, Natalie Cole, Daughtry, tenor Russell Watson, American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly.

2012

May

HARRY'S LAW By David Bianculli

SERIES FINALE: This episode of Harry's Law — in which Harry's ex-husband is found dead — may be called "Onward and Upward," but the show isn't going anywhere after tonight. As previously reported, NBC has cancelled the David E. Kelley law drama, despite the fact that it was one of the network's few ratings hits. You can get the full scoop about the show's demise in Ed Bark's excellent report HERE. Who knows — perhaps some other outlet that cares more about rating

2012

May

MERMAIDS: THE BODY FOUND By David Bianculli

I'm not sure if this qualifies as TV Worth Watching, since I haven't yet seen the two-hour program. But the premise that mermaids do exist, based on the testimony of scientists who not only swear they've found the remains of a sea creature with human characteristics, but insist that the government is hiding proof of their existence, is so off-the-wall that it might be worth watching just for sheer amusement. At the very least it provides a new conspiracy theory to bat around at tomorrow's family

2012

May

MAD MEN By David Bianculli

This weeks episode, "The Other Woman," brings a surprise female visitor to Don Draper, and considering his past it might not be a good surprise. Whomever it is, she'll probably be a force with which to be reckoned. The women of Mad Men — Peggy, Joan and Megan — are transforming into powerhouses this year — just as a whole generation of women did in the Sixties.

2012

May

BROKEN TRAIL By David Bianculli

TVWW's Ed Bark calls History Channel's first scripted miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys, the best made-for-TV western saga since 2006's Broken Trail. That's saying a lot...

2012

May

1969: DICK CAVETT MOVES TO PRIME TIME (THEN LATE NIGHT) By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1969, ABC debuted The Dick Cavett Show. More specifically, the prime time Dick Cavett Show. It was the second incarnation of Cavett's talker, which originally premiered as a daytime show in March, 1968...

2012

May

THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW By David Bianculli

The Hallmark Channel is offering a 12-hour Mary Tyler Moore Show marathon Saturday. While you won't be seeing the "Chuckles Bites the Dust," you can several of the show's other memorable episodes, and catch glimpses of notable guest stars — including Jerry Van Dyke (1 p.m. ET), Henry Winkler (2:30 p.m. ET), Bruce Boxleitner (4 p.m. ET) and Penny Marshall (9:30 p.m. ET) — before they were notable. The biggest highlight, though, may be the 8 p.m. ET episode, which features a guest

2012

May

THE THIN RED LINE By David Bianculli

During a weekend when war movies are plentiful, this offering's a sure standout: After filming the brilliant Days of Heaven in 1978, director Terrence Malick took a break from moviemaking — for 20 years. He returned, in 1998, with this war film, directing the movie and writing his own adaptation of the novel by James Jones, who also was the author of From Here to Eternity. Film buffs know Malick left an entire other movie-length narrative on the cutting-room floor, but what he retaine

2012

May

NBA PLAYOFFS: 76ERS AT CELTICS By David Bianculli

Three of the four spots in this year's NBA finals have been decided. Tonight, Philadelphia travels back to Boston for Game 7 to decide a series that has bounced back and forth between teams. The winner of this game will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference showdown.

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