Break out hankies for ‘With Me’
Get ready to get touched by an “Angel.” Cheryl Ladd (“Charlie’s Angels”) stars in the feel-good inspirational melodrama “Though None Go With Me” (9 p.m. tonight, Hallmark).
Based on a novel by Jerry B. Jenkins, “None” recounts five decades in the life of Elizabeth Leroy Bishop (Ladd), who dedicated her life to her marriage, her community and her Lord.
Bishop’s story unfolds in a series of flashbacks. She begins her narrative as her petulant and impatient granddaughter, Lisa (Lindy Newton), prepares to run off to California with her rocker boyfriend. She’s soon entranced by Bishop’s story, and if you enjoy old-fashioned tearjerkers, you will be, too.
Fans of “The Da Vinci Code” should enjoy “The Gospel of Judas” (7 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic), a two-hour special that combines historical speculation, biblical revisionism, forensic science and detective work.
“Judas” tells overlapping accounts of an ancient manuscript that has been found, lost, stolen and recovered over the past 25 years, as well as efforts by scientists and scholars to authenticate it. “The Gospel of Judas” offers a radical interpretation of its title character. He’s depicted not as a traitor but as Jesus’ closest confidant and the one he chose to help him accomplish his earthly plan.
“Judas” also looks at how the character of Judas has evolved over the years to become a symbol of anti-Semitism.
Members of both election teams as well as the White House staff come to terms with bad news about Leo on “The West Wing” (8 p.m. Sunday, NBC). John Spencer, who portrayed Leo McGarry, died last December.
The History Channel has hired 10 filmmakers to create 10 hourlong films in the series “10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America” (9 p.m. Sunday, History, airing through Friday). The series covers well-known events as well as more overshadowed chapters that helped change our nation’s history and shape its character.
Sunday’s offerings include “Antietam,” about a pivotal Civil War battle, and “Massacre at Mystic,” recalling a 1637 clash between English settlers and Native Americans.
Tonight’s highlights
Scheduled on “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC): A widow falls under suspicion.
Tom Cruise stars in the 2002 thriller “Minority Report” (8 p.m., ABC).
Scheduled on “48 Hours Mystery” (10 p.m., CBS): a honeymooner’s fate.
College kids get a shock when their parents matriculate on the new reality show “Back on Campus” (10 p.m., Family).
Country singer Tanya Tucker shares her private life as a single mother in her intimate 35,000-square-foot mansion on the second season of “Tuckerville” (10 p.m., TLC).