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TV picks for May 22-24: 'Kidnapped,' Brian Wilson, 'National Memorial Day Concert,' 'The Cannibal in the Jungle

May 21, 2015 at 11:55PM

Gary Sinise returns as host for the “National Memorial Day Concert.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Nothing to cheer about

"Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story" chronicles the harrowing tale of a San Diego cheerleader who was abducted by a family friend. The bodies of her mother and brother were found in the man's burned house. 7 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime

Channel surfin'

Who needs the Beach Boys when you've got pals like Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward? "Brian Wilson and Friends — Live From the Venetian" features numbers from the legend's latest album, "No Pier Pressure" (get it?), and classics. 7 p.m. Sunday, AXS TV

Try to remember

Laurence Fishburne, Gloria Estefan and Gary Sinise take over the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for "National Memorial Day Concert," the annual event that turns even cynical viewers into die-hard patriots. 7 p.m. Sunday, TPT, Ch. 2.

Jungle fever

Think of Hannibal Lecter moving to the Amazon to conduct "Silence of the Anacondas" and you'll have a good description of "The Cannibal in the Jungle," a scripted feature film that follows the true story of an American scientist convicted of eating two colleagues in the jungles of Indonesia. 8 p.m. Sunday, Animal Planet

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Brian Wilson is in the spotlight on AXS TV. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)