It was a bold move when a Norwegian diplomat and her husband decided to host secret peace talks in 1993, an attempt to nudge peace to the Middle East. But there’s a sadness under any spark of hope in “Oslo” (HBO, 8 p.m.), J.T.’s Rogers’ film adaptation of his own Tony-winning play, mostly because of the deadly conflicts there in recent weeks. Still, the issues are surprisingly similar to those today between Israel and Palestine. And the film with Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott is a measured unfolding of the enduring sticking points.
Memorial Day weekend is a good enough time for a new season of “Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out” (Food, noon).
The only thing not a rerun on broadcast TV are sports. Baseball has Milwaukee at Washington (Fox, 7 p.m.) and the Stanley Cup playoffs have Islanders at Boston (NBC, 8 p.m.) in Game 1 of the second round. Also tonight is the first round game Toronto at Montreal (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.).
“China: Nature’s Ancient Kingdom” (BBC America, 8 p.m.) looks at the country’s Eastern region.
The profile “Elvis: The True Story” (Reelz, 8 p.m.) is three hours long.
A 12-year-old’s adoptive father meets a woman with her own 12-year-old in the made-for-TV thriller “Daddy’s Perfect Little Girl” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.),
The Memorial Day Marathon continues on Turner Classic Movies with “Thunder Afloat” (7 a.m.), “Destination Tokyo” (9 a.m.), “No Time for Sergeants” (11:30 a.m.), “Darby’s Rangers” (1:45 p.m.), “Up Periscope” (4 p.m.), “Imitation General” (6 p.m.), “36 Hours” (8 p.m.), “Nazi Agent” (10:15 p.m.), “Act of Violence” (midnight). “Journey Into Fear” (2 a.m.), “Merrill’s Marauders” (2:15 a.m.) and “Dark of the Sun” (5 a.m.).