What’s on TV, May 24-30: ‘WWII With Tom Hanks,’ Nic Cage in ‘Spider-Noir,’ the Indy 500 and more

New and noteworthy series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week

“WWII With Tom Hanks” A&E Television Networks, LLC/Art Streiber 2

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Sunday — May 24

Don’t believe everything you think! Comic Tom Segura returns with even more twisted vignettes in a second season of his sketch series “Bad Thoughts.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Get your motor runnin’… IndyCar’s finest take to the track for the 110th edition of the Indianapolis 500, live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. (12:30 p.m. ET and 9:30 a.m. PT on Fox)

Head out on the speedway… Elsewhere, NASCAR’s finest take to the track for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600, live from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. (5 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. PT on Prime Video)

The NBA playoffs continue, as necessary, with the Thunder vs. the Spurs (8 p.m. and 5 p.m. PT Sunday; 8:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. PT Tuesday & Thursday; and 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC and Peacock) and the Knicks vs. the Cavs. (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday & Friday on ESPN)

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs continue, as necessary, with the Avalanche vs. the Golden Knights (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Sunday on ESPN; 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT Tuesday & Thursday, on ESPN; 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Saturday on ABC) and the Hurricanes vs. the Canadiens (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday & Friday on TNT and truTV)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual Memorial Day weekend marathon continues and includes “The Best Years of Our Lives,” director William Wyler’ multi-Oscar-winning 1946 drama about American servicemen readjusting to civilian life after WWII. With Fredric March and Dana Andrews. (8:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. PT on TCM)

The “Yellowstone” spin-off “Marshals” ends its first season and the action drama “Tracker” its third. Luke Grimes stars in the former and Justin Hartley and Jensen Ackles in the latter. (8 and 9 p.m. CBS)

Live from the U.S. Capitol, it’s the annual “National Memorial Day Concert.” With returning co-hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and appearances by Noah Wyle (“The Pitt”), Broadway’s Laura Osnes, country singer Alan Jackson, et al. (8 p.m. PBS; also 8 pm. ET and 5 p.m. PT on PBS.org and the PBS YouTube Channel)

Woo! The storied rivalry between pro wrestling legends Ric Flair and Randy “Macho Man” Savage is revisited on the season premiere of “WWE Rivals.” A second new episode follows. (8 and 9 p.m. A&E)

Get ready to say goodbye to “The Chi” as the gritty Chicago-set drama returns for its eighth and final season. With Lynn Whitfield. (9 p.m. Showtime)

Wubba lubba dub dub! “Rick & Morty,” the adult animated sci-fi comedy from Justin Roiland and “Community’s” Dan Harmon, portals back in for a ninth season. (11 p.m. Adult Swim)

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Monday — May 25

Holidaymakers at a loch-side retreat in Scotland eye each other with increasing suspicion in “Summerwater,” a mystery drama based on the Sarah Moss bestseller. With Dougray Scott and “Happy Valley’s” Shirley Henderson. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is not exactly your friendly neighborhood web-slinger in “Spider-Noir,” an eight-part live-action series based on the Marvel Comic, set in 1930s NYC, and available to watch in black & white or color. (2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. MGM+; also Wednesday on Prime Video)

Taylor Swift leads the field with eight nominations, Billy Idol and reggaeton star Karol G receive special honors and Queen Latifah is your hostess with the mostest at “The 52nd American Music Awards” in Las Vegas. (8 p.m. CBS)

Thank you for your service: A group of WWII veterans make a return visit to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in the 2025 documentary “Why We Dream.” (8 p.m. CNN)

Anything to declare? If you don’t they’re gonna find it anyway in new episodes of the docuseries “Contraband: Seized at the Border.” (8 p.m. Discovery Channel)

The sweeping, 20-part docuseries “World War II With Tom Hanks,” hosted by the “Saving Private Ryan” star himself, takes a deep dive into the global conflict that claimed the lives of tens of millions between 1939 and 1945. (8, 9 and 10 p.m. History Channel)