Roe: Tony Awards and Miss USA lead a back-patting television week

The Tonys duke it out with Miss USA on Sunday, while Jane Fonda and Sinbad go head to head on Saturday (if that were a cage match, the ratings would rule). Here’s what caught my eye on television this week:

Sunday: “68th Annual Tony Awards,” 7 p.m., CBS: Song and dance man-slash-wolverine Hugh Jackman hosts the annual tribute to Broadway’s best.

“The 2014 Miss USA Competition,” 7 p.m., NBC: Fifty-one women are judged by how they look in swimsuits and evening-wear. They also have to answer a question. Wait — what year is this? Am I “Quantum Leap”-ing?

“Veep,” 9:30 p.m., HBO: The third-season closer barrels toward the New Hampshire primary.

Monday: “The Kelly File,” 8 p.m., Fox News Channel: They’re talking about a nail file, right?

“Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro Sr.,” 8 p.m., HBO: The artist’s son, actor Robert DeNiro, paints a portrait of the life of his father, a contemporary of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, in 1940s New York City.

“Major Crimes,” 8 p.m., TNT: Season 3 begins.

“Murder in the First,” 9 p.m., TNT: Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson star in this new crime drama that follows a single investigation per season.

Tuesday: “Pretty Little Liars,” 7 p.m., ABC Family: Season 5 begins.

“Chasing Life,” 8 p.m., ABC Family: An aspiring reporter is diagnosed with cancer in this new dramatic series. As if being a reporter wasn’t bad enough.

“Royal Pains,” 8 p.m., USA: Season 6 premieres.

Wednesday: “The 100,” 8 p.m., CW: The freshman season winds down.

“Suits,” 8 p.m., USA: Season 4 premieres.

“Restaurant: Impossible,” 9 p.m., Food: This description will self-destruct in 5 seconds.

“Graceland,” 9 p.m., USA: Season 2 begins.

Thursday: “Instant Mom,” 7 p.m., Nickelodeon: Just add everything.

“OJ: Trial of the Century,” 8 p.m., Investigation Discovery: Sequester yourself on the couch for this 25-years-later look back.

Friday: “Monumental Mysteries,” 8 p.m., Travel: In tonight’s second-season premiere, host Don Wildman tours the interior of an elephant-shaped building. And I really hope the exit is through the trunk.

“Suburban Secrets,” 8 p.m., Investigation Discovery: The ‘burbs can be dark, even in full daylight.

Saturday: “Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla,” 8 p.m., Comedy Central: Me too, but probably not for the same reason.

“A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America,” 8 p.m., Smithsonian: Interested in how America’s national anthem was born? I figured Francis Scott Key just started with “things I never want to hear Roseanne sing” and worked backwards.

“AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda,” 8 p.m., TNT: I guess the American Film Institute is fond ’a her.

“In the Flesh,” 9 p.m., BBC America: Season 2 concludes.

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