Barbara Walters sits down with America’s former first lady and New York’s junior senator for an hourlong special with the ponderous title “Hillary Clinton’s Journey: Public, Private, Personal” (6 p.m. Sunday, ABC). Sen. Clinton promises to discuss her political career, private life and the contents of the book for which she received an $8 million advance.

The fact that Clinton chose to speak with Walters is certainly a story in itself. After all, Walters got huge ratings some years back when she interviewed Monica Lewinsky, whose relationship to the senator’s husband needs no explanation.

Clinton’s infrequent TV interviews are both notable and quotable. During a 1992 “60 Minutes” chat, she irked Tammy Wynette fans by commenting that she was more than just a wife, baking cookies, “standing by my man.” In a 1998 conversation with “Today’s” Katie Couric, she coined the phrase “vast right-wing conspiracy” to describe her husband’s detractors. Clinton’s book “Living History” goes on sale Monday.

• Hugh Jackman is host of the 57th Annual Tony Awards (7 p.m. Sunday, CBS) honoring Broadway’s best. Scheduled performers include the casts of “Movin’ Out,” “Hairspray,” “A Year with Frog and Toad,” “Nine,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Gypsy,” “La Boheme,” “The Play What I Wrote” and “Def Poetry Jam.”

Tonight’s other highlights

• Angela Bettis stars in the 2002 TV adaptation of Steven King’s “Carrie” (7 p.m., NBC).
• The Devils and Mighty Ducks meet in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs (7 p.m., ABC). Live from Anaheim, Calif.

Sunday’s other highlights

• New Jersey and San Antonio meet in Game 3 of the NBA finals (7:30 p.m., ABC). Live from East Rutherford, N.J.
• The special “Avril Lavigne: Anything But Ordinary” (8 p.m., Family) presents interviews and performances from the popular teen.