NBC’s ‘Apollo at 70’ worth a look

It’s kind of a slow weekend, but there’s at least one show on each night that’s worth watching.

Tonight it’s NBC’s 8 p.m. special, “Apollo at 70: Hot Night in Harlem.” Everyone from Ashanti to Bob Dylan to Branford Marsalis to Slick Rick turns up to celebrate the historic New York theater, which has been for most of those seven decades a touchstone for the nation’s African Americans and anyone who loves great art and entertainment.

Music! Comedy! Fun! The best part may be the historic clips; wait for James Brown to light that rocket, uh-huh!

Then, on Sunday, it’s the second episode of the new season of “Six Feet Under,” on HBO at 9. It’s true that this family-funeral-home drama can be a little too in love with itself, with the angst and melodrama enveloping the Fisher family and its own black-comic twists. But the acting is top-notch, and there’s little else on TV except “The Sopranos” that actually deals with sex, death and the dilemma of being alive.

Sunday night, no doubt, Nate will still be dealing with the complex emotions of grief, relief and guilt brought on by wife Lisa’s death. David and Keith will be putting their relationship back together while Keith gets a new job in celebrity security.

And Claire will still be trying for that artistic and personal breakthrough. Everyone, especially the slightly creepy employee Arthur, will still be adjusting to matriarch Ruth’s new marriage to George.

And someone, of course, will die.

Highlights

“Thirteen Days” (2000), CBS tonight at 8: Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood star in the tale of JFK’s White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

“Sleep: How to Get the Rest of Your Life,” ABC tonight at 10: Don’t doze off during this special hosted by Dr. Nancy Snyderman that looks at how our busy lives and other factors are robbing us of the shuteye we need.

“Crime & Punishment,” NBC tonight at 10: This reality series follows the case of a man accused of identity theft.

“Saturday Night Live,” NBC tonight at 11:30: Repeat with Donald Trump and musical guests Toots and the Maytals, who perform with several of the all-star guests from their new album.

“60 Minutes,” CBS Sunday at 7.

“Oliver Beene,” Fox Sunday at 7: Oliver goes to a makeout party and gets partnered with Joyce.

“Dateline,” NBC Sunday at 7.

“King of the Hill,” Fox Sunday at 7:30: Repeat of the episode with mold being discovered in the walls of the Hills’ home.

“Cold Case,” CBS Sunday at 8: This one’s really chilly — the 1939 killing of a suspected prostitute. Repeat.

“The Cider House Rules” (1999), CBS Sunday at 9: Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine star in Lasse Hallstrom’s adaptation of John Irving’s novel about love, duty and abortion in Maine.

“Masterpiece Theatre,” KSPS Sunday at 8: Next installment of “Anna Karenina,” with Helen McCrory.