Finals come this afternoon (stateside at least) for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Peacock, 3 p.m.), hosted by Victoria Swarovski, Michael Ostrowsi and Emily Buskin. Twenty-five finalists will perform, representing their countries at the 70th edition of the over-the-top event eminating this year from Weiner Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria. Politics play a part: Five nations boycotted the event — Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands — to protest the participation of Israel, who have landed in the final.
Will Ferrell (who once made a Eurovision-themed movie) returns to host the 51st season finale of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.), that comes with an even bigger musical guest, Paul McCartney. The rerun at 10 is from2020 with Bill Burr and Jack White.
Alison Sweeny returns in “Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) about a suspect in a forgery case being murdered, and a prosecutor going missing. Victor Webster also stars.
Amother made-for-TV romance draws from another network’s series. “Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) concerns the rocky relationship of Lisa and Al Robertson of “Duck Dynasty,” here played by Haley Ramm and Luke Benward.
“Kara Swisher Wins to Live Forever” (CNN, 9 p.m.), but her documentary series doesn’t — its finale is tonight.
Also reaching its season finale — its 38th — is the crime-obsessed newsmagazine “48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“Lurker” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the psychological thriller from Alex Russell (“The Bear,” “Beef”) about a fan turned stalker in the music world, makes its premium cable debut. Theodore Pellerin stars.
“Rosemary’s Baby” (MeTV 8 p.m.) is delivered by House of Svengoolie.
Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary” picks the double feature tonight on Turner Classic Movies, “To Sir, with Love” (8 p.m.) and “A Piece of the Action” (10 p.m.). The midnight noir is “Strangers on the Train” (12:30 a.m.), followed by a couple more thrillers, “Dial M for Murder” (2:30 a.m.) and “Wait Until Dark” (4:30 a.m.). The midday musical is “Fashions of 1934” (noon).
Baseball includes Baltimore at Washington (Fox Sports 1, 4:05 p.m.), Yankees at Mets (Fox, 7:15 p.m.) and Dodgers at Angels (MLB, 9:30 p.m.).
Stanley Cup Playoffs have Buffalo at Montreal (ABC, 8 p.m.) in prime time.
Motor sports include the BetRivers 200 (CW, 4 p.m.) and the Owens Corning 200 (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.).
There is third round play in the PGA Championship (ESPN, 10 a.m.; CBS, 1 p.m.).
UFL action has D.C. at Louisville (ABC, noon) and Houston at St. Louis (ABC, 3 p.m.).
Horse racing has its Preakness Stakes (NBC, 6:50 p.m.).
Hockey’s IIHF Men’s World Championship has Norway vs. Slovakia (NHL, 6 a.m.), Canada vs. Italy (NHL, 10 a.m.) and Latvia at Switzerland (NHL, 2 p.m.).
The bicycle race Giro d’Italia (truTV, 7 a.m.) reaches its eighth stage.
Men’s lacrosse has Notre Dame vs. Johns Hopkins (ESPNU, noon) and North Carolina vs. Syracuse (ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.).
Jelly Roll and The War and Treaty play a rerun of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
