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Coincidentally, three absolutely meaningless and irrelevant events air opposite one another on Sunday:
• The NHL All-Star Game (5:30 p.m., NBCSN): Live from Los Angeles
• The Pro Bowl (5:50 p.m., ESPN): Live from Orlando
• And the Miss Universe Pageant (6 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13), hosted by Steve Harvey and Ashley Graham.
All-star games are pretty much always meaningless and irrelevant. These two are in that category.
And beauty pageants are a cultural anachronism that have long outlived their usefulness.
Friday on TV ...
• "Last Man Standing" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Mike pits Ryan and Kyle against each other in a home-repair contest.
• "Grimm" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A menacing new Wesen terrorizes a young family.
• "Rosewood" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): A victim unexpectedly awakes on Rosie's autopsy table.
• "The Vampire Diaries" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Sybil puts Damon in a catatonic state.
• ECHL hockey (7 p.m, KMYU): Tulsa Oilers at Utah Grizzlies
• Men's college volleyball (7 p.m. BYUtv): UC Irvine at BYU
• "Dr. Ken" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Ken's routine exam of the high school basketball team's star player reveals a shocking diagnosis.
• "Shark Tank" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4):Tiny houses; snack chips made with cricket flour; earplugs for listening to music.
• "Great Performances: Brad Paisley — Landmarks Live in Concert" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Paisley performs an outdoor concert at West Virginia University.
• "Emerald City" (8 and 9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Seeking revenge for her sister's death, West tracks down Dorothy.
• "Sleepy Hollow" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): The team battles a monster that makes its victims re-experience their most haunting memories.
• "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Rebecca finds she has a lot in common with Nathaniel when his father comes to town.
Saturday on TV …
• Women's college basketball (12:30 p.m. P12N): Colorado at Utah
• "Ransom" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A third party is sabotaging a hostage negotiation.
• Men's college basketball: Oregon State at Utah (5 p.m., P12N); Loyola Marymount at BYU (7 p.m., BYUtv)
• NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz
Sunday on TV …
• Screen Actors Guild Awards (6 p.m. TBS and TNT): Live from Los Angeles.
• "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Hetty goes rogue; the mole kidnaps one of the agents.
• "To Tell the Truth" (7 and 8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Rachel Platten, Gabriel Iglesias, Lauren Ash and Craig Robinson are the celebrity panelists in the first episode; Natasha Leggero, Jamie Kennedy, Rachel Dratch and Andy Grammer in the second.
• "Mercy Street" (7 and 11 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Foster's attempts to care for an ill Mary aggravate the new chief; Charlotte tries to contain the smallpox outbreak.
• "Madam Secretary" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Elizabeth and Jay's peace plans for Iran and Israel are jeopardized when an influential rabbi is killed.
• "Victoria on Masterpiece" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Albert faces royal disdain when he makes a visit despite the queen's wishes.
• "Elementary" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A man takes hostages, including Joan, and threatens to kill them unless Holmes finds the person responsible for the death of his son.
• "Conviction" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Hayes revisits a failed case from her past.
"Secrets of the Six Wives" (9 p.m,. PBS/Ch. 7): Henry marries Anne, but soon falls for Jane Seymour.
• "Black Sails" (9 p.m., Starz): The invasion of Nassau meets with catastrophe;. (Season premiere)
• "Sister Wives" (9 p.m., TLC): The family discusses this season's celebrations, confessions and best moments.
• "The Young Pope" (10 and 11 p.m., HBO): Voiello tries to create a scandal to get the upper hand on the pope.
• "Homeland" (10 p.m., Showtime): Saul goes to Abu Dhabi; Carrie delivers bad news.
• "The Royals" (11 p.m, E!): Jasper tries to strike a bargain; Helena slips away; Eleanor participates in a nearly naked tiger run.
• "The Affair" (11 p.m., Showtime): Noah's visit to Paris distracts Juliette.