What To Watch: Laura Dern's Tale, Taken Burnoff Begins, Fatal Ransom And More

On TV this Saturday: Laura Dern tells The Tale for HBO, Patrick Melrose confronts his past and Taken begins its burnoff. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:

Showtimes for May 26, 2018

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Sesame Street

HBO

Oscar gets sick, and suddenly starts feeling... kind? Singer Tori Kelly guest-stars.

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American Idol

ABC

Encore presentation: Here's your second chance to catch this season's grand finale, which crowned [Spoiler] as the first ABC winner.

Ransom

CBS

Eric struggles with a fatal error after a hostage is executed during a high-stakes negotiation.

Taken

NBC

New time slot alert! Bryan teams with the FBI to stop a dangeous arms dealer from smuggling his weapons into NYC. (Officially cancelled.)

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Patrick Melrose

Showtime

Patrick attends a glittering party in the English countryside, where he faces his past in a multitude of ways.

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The Tale

HBO

This Sundance Grand Prize winner tells the story of a journalist (Big Little Lies' Laura Dern) who is forced to reevaluate her first sexual experience; Jason Ritter (Kevin (Probably) Saves the World), Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under), John Heard (The Sopranos), Common (Hell on Wheels), Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards), Isabelle Nélisse (Mama) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager) co-star.

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Saturday Night Live

NBC

Repeat to Revisit: John Mulaney hosts, with musical guest Jack White. (Watch best and worst sketches.)

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