TV program notes -- week of May 27, 2018

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 27 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by Catholic News Service.

Sunday, May 27, 8-9:30 p.m. EDT (PBS) "National Memorial Day Concert." Actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna host this annual broadcast honoring our fallen men and women in uniform (TV-PG -- parental guidance suggested).

Monday, May 28, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT (EWTN) "Archdiocese for the Military Services Memorial Mass." Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio celebrates the Military Services Memorial Mass in Washington. (TV-G -- general audience).

Monday, May 28, 8-10 p.m. EDT (History) "Navy Seals: Deadly Marksmen/Enemy Territory." This special follows the rigorous training of Navy Seals, especially in the fields of marksmanship and reconnaissance.

Tuesday, May 29, 8-10 p.m. EDT (PBS) "The Chinese Exclusion Act." This episode of the series "American Experience" examines the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America.

Tuesday, May 29, 10:03-11:03 p.m. EDT (History) "Hunting ISIS." Premiere of a new documentary series about Western volunteers who travel to the Middle East to fight against the so-called Islamic State. This episode, "Into the Fray," tracks a handful of Americans as they join the struggle against IS in Iraq and Syria.

Saturday, June 2, 8-10 p.m. EDT (EWTN) "Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber." A portrayal of the heroic life of Jewish philosopher and Catholic convert Edith Stein, who was martyred by the Nazi regime in Germany in 1942 (TV-Y -- all children).

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