TURN ON, TUNE IN OR MISS OUT : NBC airs ‘Golden Globes’; Comedy Central premieres the ‘AbFab’ film; KCET’s ‘Richest Man in the World’

Sunday

“Last Stand at Saber River” / 5, 7 and 9 p.m. TNT

Tom Selleck, the star of made-for-TV westerns such as “The Sacketts,” rides again in this well-crafted saga interweaving action with understated acting. In this adaptation of a novel by Elmore Leonard (“Get Shorty”), he plays a Confederate veteran and family man who fights to regain his Arizona homestead from Union sympathizers. Keith and David Carradine, working together for the first time since 1980’s “The Long Riders,” co-star with Suzy Amis, who makes an impression as Selleck’s feisty wife.

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“The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards” / 8 p.m. NBC

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doles out its annual honors for films and television as “The English Patient” leads the field of movie nominees with seven nods, including best picture, actor (Ralph Fiennes) and actress (Kristin Scott Thomas). As for TV, the usual suspects (“ER,” “NYPD Blue,” “Frasier,” “Seinfeld”) get their shot in the best drama and comedy categories. Dustin Hoffman, a five-time Golden Globe winner, will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

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“Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout” / 8 p.m. Comedy Central

The decadent duo of Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) share their last hurrah in the two-hour finale of this wildly irreverent British comedy. Some of the trendy twosome’s shenanigans take place on the ski slopes of France, where Edina has a near-death experience and converses with God--played by singer Marianne Faithful, of all people. Back at home, long-suffering daughter Saffy (Julie Sawalha) prepares to walk down the aisle with a snotty rich kid. But will they tie the knot? Tune in, sweetie darlings!

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“All Lies End in Murder” / 9 p.m. ABC

Life is good for Meredith, the protagonist of this new TV movie. She has a loving husband, a young son and close friends. There’s just one problem. Her spouse is a dirty cop. Kim Delaney of “NYPD Blue” plays the sympathetic character whose world unravels when she learns of husband Danny’s (Jamey Sheridan) implication in graft, cocaine distribution and the murder of one of his own.

Monday

“The American Experience” / 9 p.m. KCET

“The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” Those are the words of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, whose extraordinary life as a captain of industry is recounted on an installment of this PBS series titled “The Richest Man in the World.” After selling Carnegie Steel for $480 million in 1900, he gave away $350 million to support education and world peace. Yet a quote from his daughter is immensely intriguing. “Tell his life like it was,” she urged his biographer. “I’m sick of the Santa Claus stuff.”

Tuesday

“20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years” / 5 and 7:15 p.m. AMC

A mix of clips and archival footage representing a half-century of filmmaking--from an Oscar-winning “The Grapes of Wrath” to the disastrous “Cleopatra”--bolsters this Hollywood retrospective. Studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck, a driving force for many of those years, is the focus of the film, which also singles out the stellar work of Shirley Temple, Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Betty Grable and other luminaries.

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“Frontline” / 9 p.m. KCET

When he was growing up, Ross McElwee’s brother died in a boating accident, a tragic incident he refers to as his “family’s own private six o’clock news story.” The quote is ironic in the sense that filmmaker McElwee (who directed the offbeat 1986 documentary “Sherman’s March”) now explores the “nagging metaphysical questions” of nightly newscasts. In “Six O’Clock News,” he seeks the people whose lives have been touched by random violence and natural disasters.

Friday

“The Place” / 7-9 p.m. Lifetime

Is cable the place to be for ladies on Friday nights? Lifetime would like to think so, judging by a new two-hour block of weekly shows it will aim at a prized demographic--women between 18 and 34 years old--under the aforementioned umbrella title. First up: “The Dish,” a review of pop culture (TV, books, magazines, CDs and videos) hosted by Tracee Ross (Diana’s daughter). “The Wire,” which offers lifestyle information, is followed by “Pandora,” about astrology, and “Three Blind Dates,” which keeps tabs on a trio of couples.