What To Watch: Falling Skies Finale Doubles Up, MDA Telethon And More

On TV this Sunday: Falling Skies' finale pulls double duty, NCIS and Criminal Minds join the holiday weekend marathon lineup and the MDA Show of Strength Telethon raises money for a worthy cause. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

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Showtimes for August 31, 2014

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Criminal Minds

A&E

Through 2 pm | Get your day off to a way creepy start with episodes from a variety of seasons.

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NCIS

USA Network

Through 11 pm | This marathon opens with Season 6's "Semper Fidelis" (in which Tony meets Ziva's former partner and boyfriend, Michael Rivki) and closes at 10 pm with Season 9's explosive finale, "Till Death Do Us Part."

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Wipeout

ABC

If the usual Schadenfreude doesn’t tempt you to watch, consider this: One of the contestants is a “big foot enthusiast.” Or is it "Big Foot enthusiast"? Either way....

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Breathless

PBS

A procedure goes wrong for Otto, Charlie and Jean, while Richard meets an old friend.

Falling Skies

TNT

Two-hour season finale: Tom's mission to destroy the Espheni Power Core is complicated by Lexi's return. (Already renewed... for its final season.)

MDA Show of Strength Telethon

ABC

The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual fundraising effort features performances from Rascal Flatts, Jordin Sparks, Fall Out Boy and others.

Unforgettable

CBS

When Homeland Security takes over a bombing investigation, Carrie doubts their conclusion that it’s tied to terrorism.

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Manhattan

WGN America

Tensions in the Isaacs’ marriage deepen when Helen accompanies Charlie on an important trip.

Masters of Sex

Showtime

Masters treats a couple for infertility without revealing his relationship to them (thus bringing his "Bad Decision Count" up to a zillion); Libby witnesses a hate crime.

The Strain

FX

After discovering that UV light is effective against the strigoi, Setrakian gains a new and unlikely disciple.

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