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Sunday, May 14

Fear the Walking Dead
AMC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The eighth and final season of Fear begins with “Remember What They Took From You.” At the end of Season 7, Morgan’s (Lennie James) and Madison’s (Kim Dickens) hopes to rescue Mo from PADRE did not go as planned. Now, Morgan, Madison and the others they brought to the island are living under PADRE’s cynical rule. Demoralized and dejected, the task of reigniting belief in a better world rests with the person Morgan and Madison set out to rescue in the first place — Morgan’s daughter, Mo.

One-of-a-Kind, “One Day at a Time” Mother’s Day Marathon
Antenna TV, beginning at 5am
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a 24-hour marathon of episodes from the classic sitcom One Day at a Time (1975-84), which followed a divorced mom (Bonnie Franklin) raising two teen daughters (Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli).

“Bates Motel” Mother Knows Best Marathon
Syfy, beginning at 8am
Pop culture’s most infamous mama’s boy, and his mother, are spotlighted today in a 20-hour marathon of episodes from the terrific 2013-17 psychological horror drama Bates Motel. Based on Robert Bloch’s novel Psycho and its famous 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation, Bates Motel serves as a contemporary prequel to the movie and stars Freddie Highmore as young Norman Bates, and Emmy nominee Vera Farmiga as his mom, Norma.

Mother’s Day Movie Marathons
MOVIES!, beginning at 12pm
TCM, beginning at 12pm
Catch a Classic!
Happy Mother’s Day! Two classic movie channels have lineups of films celebrating Mom starting this afternoon:
MOVIES! is airing four films with stories featuring memorable mothers, including a couple of noir titles. This lineup begins with I Remember Mama (1948), starring Best Actress Oscar nominee Irene Dunne as “Mama,” and Best Supporting Actress nominee Barbara Bel Geddes as one of her daughters. It continues with the 1949 adaptation of Little Women, featuring Mary Astor as the matriarch of the March family, with June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O’Brien and Janet Leigh as her daughters; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), starring Gene Tierney and a young Natalie Wood as mother and daughter, with Rex Harrison as the title ghost; and Mildred Pierce (1945), the Best Picture Oscar-nominated melodrama led by Best Actress winner Joan Crawford as the titular mother and Best Supporting Actress nominee Ann Blyth as her spoiled daughter.
Turner Classic Movies starts its Mother’s Day marathon with Mildred Pierce (1945), then continues with My Reputation (1946), a romantic drama starring Barbara Stanwyck as an upper-class widow, and Scotty Beckett and Bobby Cooper as her young sons; The Trip to Bountiful (1985), starring Best Actress Oscar winner Geraldine Page in one of her final roles, as an elderly woman determined to visit her childhood home one last time, even as her overprotective son (John Heard) tries to stop her; Hairspray (1988), John Waters’ comedy featuring Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), in one of his final roles, as Edna Turnblad, mother to Ricki Lake’s Tracy Turnblad; Martin Scorsese’s comedy/drama Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), led by Best Actress winner Ellen Burstyn as a recently widowed woman who takes to the road with her precocious preteen son (Alfred Lutter) in pursuit of a better life; and Postcards From the Edge (1990), based on Carrie Fisher’s semiautobiographical novel and starring Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep as a substance-abusing actress who is forced to move back in with her self-absorbed mother (Shirley MacLaine) to avoid unemployment.

NASCAR Cup Series: Goodyear 400
FS1, 3pm Live
The Cup Series races on South Carolina’s “Too Tough to Tame” track, Darlington Raceway, during NASCAR’s Official Throwback Weekend, which pays tribute to stock-car racing’s roots and features cars with the sport’s most memorable paint schemes.

When Love Blooms
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
Romance blossoms between a risk management analyst (Sarah Power) and a florist (Thomas Cadrot) as they prepare for a flower competition.

The Simpsons: “Clown v. Board of Education”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Clown v. Board of Education,” Krusty (voice of Dan Castellaneta) opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he’s ever done.

The Great North: “For Whom the Smell Tolls Part One”
FOX, 8:30pm
The family investigates a weird smell that’s been wafting through town in the new episode “For Whom the Smell Tolls Part One.”

WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures: “‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage”
A&E, 9pm
Diamond Dallas Page and Molly Holly search the country for items from the legendary career of “Macho Man” Randy Savage. On the wish list is Macho King’s crown and scepter, the Mega Powers robe, and his monster truck. Plus, Randy’s brother Lanny Poffo stops by the WWE warehouse to authenticate exclusive found footage of Macho’s earliest matches.

East New York
CBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
Haywood’s (Amanda Warren) leadership is called into question after a tragic shooting close to home, and her relationship with Suarez (Jimmy Smits) is put to the test in the series finale “Ruskin Roulette.” CBS canceled East New York after one season.

Bob’s Burgers: “Mother Author Laser Pointer”
FOX, 9pm
The Belcher kids help Mr. Frond (voice of David Herman) try to get his cat out of a tree in the new episode “Mother Author Laser Pointer.”

Tom Jones: “Episode Three”
PBS, 9pm
Tom (Solly McLeod) is lured to a masquerade by an insatiable paramour, and complications develop. Meanwhile, Blifil (James Wilbraham) and a loathsome lord try to compromise Sophia (Sophie Wilde).

HouseBroken: “Who’s Trippin’?”
FOX, 9:30pm
When Jill (voice of Maria Bamford) does ayahuasca and is able to communicate with animals, Honey (Lisa Kudrow) tries to connect with her in the new episode “Who’s Trippin’?”

NCIS: Los Angeles: “New Beginnings”
CBS, 10pm
The series ends its run with a two-week finale called “New Beginnings.” In Part 1 tonight, NCIS aids in the search for stolen military-grade weapons, and Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Anna (Bar Paly) plan their wedding.

The Blacklist: “Dr. Michael Abani”
NBC, 10pm
Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq) reflects on his complicated past when he receives a concerning call from an old connection. Meanwhile, an ambitious congressman begins to question the task force’s operations.

Match Me Abroad
TLC, 10pm
New Series!
In “Matchmaker Matchmaker,” because finding romance isn’t always easy, three international matchmakers put their skills to the test by helping seven Americans who are looking to find love abroad. While these singles are eager to explore and find love, their matchmakers will need to break through to the real reasons they may have struck out in the past. Whether chaperoning dates, translating languages or coaching their clients through the ups and downs of dating, these savvy love connoisseurs from around the world will do what it takes to find the right connection.

Waco: The Aftermath
Showtime, 10:05pm
Series Finale!
The story of the fallout of the Waco disaster — the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh — comes to an end. Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo and Giovanni Ribisi star.

Monday, May 15

All American
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
Dramatic changes are on the horizon in the last episode of the season, titled “Now That We’ve Found Love.”

Street Outlaws: Locals Only
Discovery Channel, 8pm
New Series!
In this addition to the Street Outlaws franchise, fan-favorite racing duo Farmtruck and AZN travel to racetracks across the U.S. in search of the fastest local driving heroes. From Idaho to New Hampshire, and Texas to Pennsylvania, top local drivers will race against each other in a bracket-style, single-elimination challenge. The winner will take home a prize of $5,000 and get the chance to race against a veteran Street Outlaw driver from the No Prep Kings series for another five grand.

9-1-1
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse in the Season 6 finale “Pay It Forward.” 9-1-1 will move to ABC for Season 7.

Celebrity IOU
HGTV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In “Heidi Klum’s Legacy Remodel,” Klum teams up with Drew and Jonathan Scott to surprise her housekeeper of 17 years with a complete house transformation. Heidi pulls out all the stops to deliver a luxurious home where the family can build a lifetime of memories.

The Voice: “Live Semifinal Top 8 Performances”
NBC, 8pm Live
Season 23 of the singing competition series begins its live shows tonight. Another live show airs next Monday, May 22, ahead of the season finale and crowning of the new winner the following night. This evening, the top eight artists perform live for the first time in front of coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan and Blake Shelton for their chance at a spot in the finale. Viewers will vote for their favorite artist in real time, and the results will be revealed at the end of the show.

Antiques Roadshow: “Junk in the Trunk 12”
PBS, 8pm
Catch a trunkful of never-before-seen treasures from Roadshow’s Season 27 tour, like a 1791 Jane Young world map needlework, an Albert Einstein collection, and Carlo Giuliano earrings and necklace (circa 1890). One is appraised at up to $120,000.

Special Theme: James Wong Howe
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Continuing its monthlong celebration of Chinese-born cinematographer James Wong Howe, Turner Classic Movies pivots into the 1950s tonight, starting with He Ran All the Way (1951), a film noir about a holdup gone wrong. Following that is the Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis-led film Sweet Smell of Success (1957), about an unethical Broadway columnist who coerces a press agent into breaking up his sister’s romance with a jazz musician. The next film of the evening is the Oscar-nominated comedy Bell Book and Candle (1958), about a witch who enchants her engaged neighbor to fall in love with her. Into late-night and early morning, more Howe films continue: Picnic (1955), The Outrage (1964) and Objective, Burma! (1945).

Summer Baking Championship
Food Network, 9pm
New Series!
Two back-to-back episodes start this competition series off tonight. Ten talented bakers from around the country tackle unique summer-themed baking challenges featuring the flavors, ingredients and celebrations of the season for a chance to take home a $25,000 grand prize.

TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom
FOX, 9pm
TMZ presents this special report on Britney Spears’ life a year and a half after being let out of her conservatorship.

Renovation Wild
HGTV, 9pm
New Series!
In “Safari So Good,” Grant and Lynsey Cumings start renovating their most dilapidated villas first at Old Mondoro, just as the rainy season storms begin. Later, they head over to their sister property, Chiawa, to make a game plan for its luxe renovation.

NCIS: Hawai‘i: “Past Due”
CBS, 10pm
In “Past Due,” the first half of a two-part season finale, the discovery of a dead former MI6 agent uncovers secrets from Tennant’s (Vanessa Lachey) past, forcing her to go to extreme lengths to track down the killer.

That’s My Jam: “Greatest Hits: Vol. 1”
NBC, 10pm
Series Finale!
Host Jimmy Fallon revisits the best Wheel of Impossible karaoke performances as well as laugh-out-loud moments from games such as Launch the Mic, Vinyl Countdown, Air Guitar, Turn the Beat Around, Perfect Mashup and Slay It, Don’t Spray It.

Tuesday, May 16

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me
Netflix
From director Ursula Macfarlane (Untouchable) and producer Alexandra Lacey comes this unflinching and humanizing examination of the life, death and secrets of Vickie Lynn Hogan — better known as model and actress Anna Nicole Smith. From her first appearance in Playboy in 1992, Anna Nicole’s dizzying ascent was the very essence of the American dream, brought to a tragic halt with her untimely passing in 2007. With access to never-before-seen footage, home movies and interviews with key figures who have not spoken out until now, this documentary reveals new insights into the story of the quintessential blond bombshell hardly anyone really knew.

Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
Prime Video
Following her rise on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, comedian Zarna Garg stars in her first stand-up special. As an unapologetic Indian immigrant mom, Garg has plenty to joke about, and the punchlines come fast and furious.

Duke of MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 8:30am
Catch a Classic!
Hey, Pilgrim, are you ready for nearly 12 hours of John Wayne classics? Well, you’ll get them today during this four-film lineup on MOVIES! (moviestvnetwork.com) that features three Westerns (well, one is technically more of a “Northern”) and one war film. First up is North to Alaska (1960), which costars a pretty intriguing mix of cast members including Stewart Granger, comedian Ernie Kovacs, singer/actor Fabian and French fashion model/actress Capucine. Following that is The Undefeated (1969), which also features Rock Hudson and Lee Meriwether, and is set amid events of both the American Civil War and France’s second intervention in Mexico. Next, The Comancheros (1961), costarring Stuart Whitman and Lee Marvin, was the final film for legendary director Michael Curtiz, who died of cancer shortly after the film was completed (Wayne took over the directing in an uncredited capacity when Curtiz became too ill to finish). Finally, the Best Picture Oscar-nominated The Longest Day (1962), an epic dramatization of the D-Day invasion, has Wayne leading a large and varied international cast that also includes Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Eddie Albert, Mel Ferrer, Rod Steiger, Jeffrey Hunter, Paul Anka, Robert Wagner, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Richard Burton, Richard Dawson, and future Bond movie villains Curd Jürgens, Gert Fröbe and Walter Gotell.

9-1-1: Lone Star
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 4 of 9-1-1: Lone Star concludes with two episodes. In “Best of Men,” Owen (Rob Lowe) is conflicted when his brother, Robert (guest star Chad Lowe), asks for help. Then in “In Sickness and in Health,” tragedy strikes while T.K. and Carlos (Ronen Rubenstein and Rafael L. Silva) prepare for their wedding day. FOX has picked up the series for Season 5.

NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Game 1
ESPN, 9pm Live
The best in the West tip off the best-of-seven-game conference championship series tonight on ESPN.

Renovation 911
HGTV, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “Broken Lines and Baseball Hail,” a cracked toilet floods a family’s home while they’re on vacation, and now emergency restoration experts and sisters Lindsey Uselding and Kirsten Meehan look to restore and remodel their kitchen, bathroom and nursery. Also, Lindsey becomes a client of her own after a hail storm wreaks havoc on her house.

The Wall: “Travis and Kelsey”
NBC, 9pm
Veteran Travis Mills and his wife, Kelsey, from Manchester, Maine, compete on the wall. Will they take a risk or play it safe?

American Masters: “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV”
PBS, 9pm
See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway.” Experience the acclaimed artist’s creative evolution, as Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun reads from Paik’s own writings.

Weakest Link: “Let’s Keep Up the Good Backstabbing”
NBC, 10pm
A team of eight strangers, including a doctor, an accountant and an exotic dancer, battle it out to stay in the game and take home a major cash prize.

Wednesday, May 17

High Desert
Apple TV+
New Series!
In this Ben Stiller-produced dark comedy, Patricia Arquette stars as Peggy, a struggling sometimes-addict who makes the life-changing decision to become a private investigator after the death of her beloved mother. Costars Matt Dillon as her incarcerated ex-husband and Everybody Loves Raymond’s Brad Garrett as her new boss. The first three episodes are available today; new episodes drop on Wednesdays.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Disney+
Feature Film Exclusive!
Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp in this Marvel Cinematic Universe feature. Together, with Hope’s parents, Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible. Jonathan Majors costars as Kang.

Rhythm + Flow France
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In Season 2 of the music competition series, French rappers freestyle, battle and write their way to a game-changing 100,000 euro prize. SCH, Shay and Niska serve as judges. New episodes air Wednesdays.

Working: What We Do All Day
Netflix
New Series!
What brings you joy in work? What gives you purpose? What makes a good job … good? These are the questions at the center of this four-episode docuseries that explores the ways in which we find meaning in our work, and how our experiences and struggles connect us on a human level. Narrated by President Barack Obama, who makes appearances alongside everyday people in their homes and places of work, Working follows individuals at all levels of the workforce — from service jobs all the way up to the C-suite — across the industries of home care, tech and hospitality.

The Family Stallone
Paramount+
New Series!
Sylvester Stallone leads the Paramount+ drama Tulsa King, which premiered its first season late last year and has been renewed for Season 2, and the iconic star can now also be seen in his real-life role as husband and father via this new docuseries for the streaming service. The Family Stallone offers viewers access into Sly’s life with his wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, and daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet.

The Flash: “A New World, Part Three”
The CW, 8pm
Team Flash must figure out how to protect Barry (Grant Gustin), all while being very careful who they trust.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals: Game 1
ESPN, 8pm Live
Two conference foes collide in Game 1 of the best-of-seven-game championship series with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line.

The Masked Singer
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
The two remaining celebrity singers each perform two songs, and the winner of Season 9 is unmasked.

Chicago Med: “Might Feel Like It’s Time for a Change”
NBC, 8pm
As Jack Dayton (Sasha Roiz) prepares to launch OR 2.0’s IPO, Crockett (Dominic Rains) and Grace (T.V. Carpio) search for data that may put a wrench in his plans; Charles (Oliver Platt) helps a schizophrenic patient who’s anxious about his prom; and Hannah (Jessy Schram) clashes with Sam Abrams (Brennan Brown) when his wife (Emma Ishta) becomes her patient.

Wild Scandinavia: “Heartlands”
PBS, 8pm
Journey to the enchanted Scandinavian forest, an ancient land shrouded in myth and legend. Elusive wolves and lynx stalk this secret world, while osprey and reindeer survive the ever-changing seasons through surprising and ancient alliances.

Star of the Month: William Powell: “Peak Powell”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight’s movies airing as part of Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Wednesday night salute to legendary actor William Powell show the star at the mid-to-late-1930s height of his stardom, and delivering some of his finest work, beginning with his Best Actor Oscar-nominated performance alongside Best Actress nominee Carole Lombard in the screwball comedy classic My Man Godfrey (1936). After that, Powell portrays famed theatrical impresario Florenz “Flo” Ziegfeld Jr. in the Best Picture Oscar-winning musical drama The Great Ziegfeld (1936), which offers a fictionalized tribute to the man and lovingly re-creates some of Broadway’s famed Ziegfeld Follies. Powell’s frequent Thin Man costar Myrna Loy costars here as Billie Burke, and Luise Rainer gives a Best Actress-winning performance as Anna Held. That nearly three-hour film takes the lineup into early tomorrow morning, where it continues with The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936), a Thin Man-like comedy/mystery that pairs Powell with Jean Arthur. Seven more films follow, among them the Best Picture-nominated comedy Libeled Lady (1936), in which Powell costarred with Jean Harlow, his real-life partner at the time.

NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Game 1
TNT, 8:30pm Live
The two best teams from the Eastern Conference tip off their best-of-seven-game championship series tonight on TNT.

True Lies
CBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
CBS has canceled this spy series inspired by the 1994 James Cameron film. True Lies will end with the two-episode finale “Lying Truths” and “Waking Dreams.” Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga star.

Riverdale: “Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams”
The CW, 9pm
Frank (Ryan Robbins) and Archie (K.J. Apa) recruit a new player to the team: a quiet farm boy named Reggie Mantle (Charles Melton).

Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “The Final Decisions,” expect difficult goodbyes and heartfelt confessions as the farmers declare who have won their hearts.

Chicago Fire: “Change of Plans”
NBC, 9pm
Carver (Jake Lockett) deals with the fallout of his arrest; Brett (Kara Killmer) searches for closure with the baby she rescued; and Capp (Randy Flagler) weasels his way into the Firehouse 51 group chat.

NOVA: Your Brain
PBS, 9pm
New Miniseries!
This two-part miniseries from NOVA, airing tonight and next Wednesday, takes an eye-opening journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin. In tonight’s episode, “Perception Deception,” explore how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive, and learn the surprising tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive.

Chicago P.D.: “New Life”
NBC, 10pm
Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) finds himself in the midst of a murder case that hits close to home and threatens to expose his troubled past, and as he struggles to reconcile his old life with his new one, Voight (Jason Beghe) keeps a watchful eye on the situation.

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein: “The Cowboy”
PBS, 10pm
Midseason Finale!
The docuseries closes out its first batch of episodes with a look at the cowboy, an ultimate American symbol — fiercely independent, brave and laconic. Examine the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains as powerful as ever in the 21st century. Iconic America will return with new episodes in July.

SisterS
IFC, 11pm
New Series!
In the aftermath of her mother’s death, Sare (Sarah Goldberg, Barry) discovers that her father was not her actual father. She decides to travel to Ireland to track down her real father, only to discover she has a half sister, Suze (Susan Stanley, Fair City), whose life is unraveling. Sare convinces a reluctant Suze to embark on a road trip across Ireland to find their alcoholic father. Confined by the four walls of a crumbling ice cream van, it’s a baptism of fire for these sisters. They forge an unbreakable bond as they discover sometimes it’s the family you choose that can carry you through. The series is written and executive produced by real-life best friends Goldberg and Stanley. The full season will be available to binge on Sundance Now and AMC+.

Thursday, May 18

XO, Kitty
Netflix
New Series!
Anna Cathcart reprises her role as teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey from the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before films in this spinoff young-adult drama series set in Seoul, South Korea. Kitty thinks she knows everything there is to know about love, but when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she will soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line. Franchise creator and author of the original books Jenny Han created the series and is a showrunner.

Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss
Peacock
New Series!
Rainn Wilson hosts this five-episode travel docuseries (all episodes available today), based on Eric Weiner’s bestseller The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places on Earth, in which he traverses the globe from Iceland to Qatar to Ghana, searching for the secrets of the happiest societies, and offsetting them with some of the least-happy places.

Isla Brava
ViX
New Series!
This Spanish-language whodunit thriller tells a story of mystery, forbidden love and revenge. On the same night that Lucía (Fernanda Castillo) decides to confess to her husband Alfredo (Flavio Medina), owner of a luxurious resort, that she is in love with his younger brother Bruno (Erik Hayser), Alfredo mysteriously disappears without a trace. His body is missing, and there are no signs of violence. A detective with unconventional methods comes along to solve the case, and the search for Alfredo reveals a storyline darkened by greed, blackmail, gambling debts and a discovery that brings a perverse family secret to light. The eight-episode series drops two new episodes Thursdays starting today. Users can view the first episode for free today, then will be able to watch the full series only on the ViX premium service.

Golf: PGA Championship: First Round
ESPN, 1pm Live
Golf’s best head to Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York, for the year’s second major. Last year, Justin Thomas won a three-hole playoff to claim his second Wanamaker Trophy. ESPN and CBS combine to televise the tournament through Sunday.

Station 19
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the final episode of the season, titled “Glamorous Life,” the Station 19 crew attends the Firefighter’s Ball, but they are called away when disaster strikes.

Young Sheldon
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 6 of The Big Bang Theory spinoff wraps up with a two-episode finale tonight.

Law & Order
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
The long-running legal/crime drama concludes Season 22 with “Open Wounds.” A senator is gunned down at his daughter’s wedding. McCoy (Sam Waterston) pushes for a severe sentence and squares up against a formidable DA — his own daughter — while Price (Hugh Dancy) aims to stay neutral but can’t help but empathize with the defendant over a shared trauma. Law & Order has been renewed for Season 23.

TCM Spotlight: Weather in the Movies: “Snow Days”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
If you enjoyed getting a snow day off of school as a kid, you might get a similar thrill cozying up to tonight’s five films airing as part of Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Thursday night salute to films that famously use various types of weather in their stories. The forecast is cold and snowy this evening, and the flakes begin falling with The Gold Rush (1925), writer/director/star Charles Chaplin’s silent comedy classic that begins with Chaplin’s Little Tramp character getting lost in a blizzard while prospecting during the Klondike gold rush. Following that is the epic, Best Picture Oscar-nominated romantic drama Doctor Zhivago (1965); while filled with spectacular scenes, the film’s dreamlike sequence with Omar Sharif and Julie Christie in the icebound dacha seems to stick with many viewers of the film, and it can make you feel cold even in the comfort of your own home. Continuing into early tomorrow, the flurry of snowy movies begins tapering off with Robert Altman’s revisionist Western starring Best Actress nominee Christie and Warren Beatty, McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), whose climax was shot during a genuine heavy snowfall in the Pacific Northwest; the charming holiday comedy Christmas in Connecticut (1945), which places Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan in a postcard-perfect New England winter setting; and the Rock Hudson-led, Arctic-set spy thriller Ice Station Zebra (1968), whose title alone gives off a promise of the chilly conditions to come.

Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the final episode of its 19th season, titled “Wedding Bell Blues; Happily Ever After?” Simone’s (Alexis Floyd) wedding day arrives, and the attending surgeons fly to Boston.

So Help Me Todd
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “Are You There Todd? It’s Me, Margaret,” Margaret (Marcia Gay Harden) is too sick to work on the final day of an important negotiation, so Todd (Skylar Astin) must step in and act as a proxy while Margaret uses her investigative skills.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NBC, 9pm
Season Finale!
SVU finishes up its 24th season tonight with “All Pain Is One Malady,” a crossover with Law & Order: Organized Crime. In the search for a revenge-for-hire crime ring, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) combine forces on a case that has now spread globally; Fin (Ice-T) and Bruno (Kevin Kane) help a rape victim who has been assaulted a second time; and Jet’s (Ainsley Seiger) plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger. The series has been renewed for Season 25.

The One
TV One, 9pm
New Series!
Kirk and Tammy Franklin host this competition dating series, a new addition to TV One’s Date Night Thursdays programming block (it is followed by a new episode of the ongoing series Asking for a Friend). In each episode of The One, the Franklins will share their secrets to maintaining a healthy relationship with one male and one female single who live exceptional lives, except when it comes to dating and finding love. With Kirk and Tammy’s advice, are these singles able to trust the process and put in the necessary work to find “the one”?

CSI: Vegas
CBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
In “Dying Words,” the Season 2 finale, Folsom (Matt Lauria) is forced off a murder case that hits close to home, but he decides to do his own investigation.

Good Trouble: “Opening Night”
Freeform, 10pm
Dennis (Josh Pence) readies for Haven’s launch party; a friend from Malika’s (Zuri Adele) past returns.

Wild West Chronicles: “Calamity Jane Saves the Day”
INSP, 10pm
Throughout Deadwood, Calamity Jane is known as a hot-tempered drunk. But when a deadly smallpox outbreak spreads through town, she works tirelessly to save the lives of the infected citizens who once treated her with such contempt.

Law & Order: Organized Crime
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
This relative baby among the Law & Order universe of shows closes out Season 3 with tonight’s episode, “With Many Names,” a crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. As OCCB and SVU close in on a callous and desperate suspect, the U.S. Attorney’s Office benches Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay); Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and Fin (Ice-T) must lead the team on a perilous task; and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) confronts a witness who refuses to cooperate. Organized Crime has been renewed for a fourth season.

Friday, May 19

Primo
Amazon Freevee
New Series!
Bestselling author Shea Serrano is an executive producer of this eight-episode scripted comedy inspired by his life growing up in San Antonio. It follows Rafa Gonzales (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio), a wide-eyed 16-year-old being raised by his clever mother, Drea (Christina Vidal), and his five overbearing uncles as they live their lives on the south side of that Texas city. Rafa is at an inflection point as three big life moments coincide: He and his friends are nearing the end of high school, he is pretty sure he just met the girl of his dreams and he just found out he has a real chance to become the first person in his family to go to college. Michael Schur (The Good Place, Parks and Recreation) is also an EP.

Stillwater
Apple TV+
Season Premiere!
The Peabody- and Daytime Emmy Award-winning animated kids series returns for Season 3. It follows three siblings whose neighbor, a wise panda named Stillwater, helps the children gain an understanding of their feelings as well as develop tools to face day-to-day challenges that may feel insurmountable.

Selling Sunset
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The real estate agents of The Oppenheim Group return for Season 6 of this reality series, with sleek penthouse listings, personality clashes and pregnancies — and enough shade thrown to cover every cabana in Los Angeles.

Young, Famous & African
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The celebrity crew is back — and their claws are out. Join the stars as they return to Johannesburg for a second season of fun, fights and drama.

Shark Tank
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Entrepreneurs come into the Tank eager to secure a deal with a Shark. Pitches include a social media star’s board game, HBCU collegiate fashion designs, a wardrobe accessory and an innovative eyewear design.

S.W.A.T.
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 6 finale, “Legacy,” SWAT teams up with the DEA, led by Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to stop a ruthless cartel boss who is exacting revenge on those who killed his son. S.W.A.T. has been renewed for a seventh and final season.

The Other
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Director Robert Mulligan’s 1972 adaptation of Thomas Tryon’s novel is one of the more unnerving big-screen examples of the “creepy kid” genre of psychological thriller, and with its use of superstition and a bit of the supernatural, combined with its dark themes set amid a pastoral setting, it could also fall into the “folk horror” category. Set in rural Connecticut in the 1930s, the film follows identical twin brothers Niles and Holland Perry (played by real-life twins Chris and Martin Udvarnoky), who live on their family’s farm. Like most 12-year-olds, Niles and Holland occasionally get into mischief; the only trouble is that when Holland gets into mischief, people tend to “accidentally” die. Niles is the only one who knows that Holland is the “evil twin” responsible for the gruesome misfortunes suddenly befalling the area over one summer … or is he? Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Norma Connolly, Victor French, Lou Frizzell and John Ritter in an early role also headline the cast of this little remembered, slow-burning creeper.

Belle Collective
OWN, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The reality series returns for a spicy third season, continuing to follow six successful and glamorous women entrepreneurs who are redefining what it means to be a boss and telling it like it is in Jackson, Mississippi.

Fire Country
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “I Know It Feels Impossible,” the crews face a daring rescue when a massive mudslide tears through Edgewater. CBS renewed the show for Season 2.

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm
Original Film!
The discovery of a skeleton in the rubble of a building renovation reveals that one of Lake Eden’s beloved citizens is not who he claimed to be. Much to the dismay of her detective fiancé (Cameron Mathison), Hannah (Alison Sweeney) begins to investigate the case on her own. As she tries to piece together the events that led to the murder, Hannah calls on her mother Delores (Barbara Niven) as she works to bring the killer to justice and uncover the truth.

Great Performances: “Richard III”
PBS, 9pm
In this production of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park that took place in New York’s Central Park and was recorded live in July 2022, Danai Gurira (Black Panther) plays one of the Bard’s most indelible villains as she takes on the title role in the classic tragedy Richard III.

Blue Bloods
CBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
Danny and Baez (Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez) team up with Danny’s old partner, Jackie Curatola (guest star Jennifer Esposito), to find a copycat killer emulating murders from a previous case in the Season 13 finale “Forgive Us Our Trespasses.” Blue Bloods will return for Season 14.

The Secrets of Hillsong
FX, 10pm
New Series!
This four-episode investigative documentary series explores scandals and misconduct at Hillsong Church, one of the 21st century’s most successful megachurches, and features the first interviews with former pastors Carl and Laura Lentz since their ouster. The first two episodes premiere tonight, and the series concludes next Friday with Episodes 3 and 4.

A Black Lady Sketch Show
HBO, 11pm
Season Finale!
The sketch comedy series featuring a core cast of Black women living relatable and hilarious experiences in a magical reality wraps up its fourth season. Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend star.

Saturday, May 20

High Anxiety
MOVIES!, 11:05am
Catch a Classic!
After taking on Hollywood Westerns in 1974’s Blazing Saddles, classic monster movies in 1975’s Young Frankenstein and the silent film era in 1976’s Silent Movie, cowriter/director Mel Brooks turned his satiric eye toward Alfred Hitchcock thrillers in this hilarious 1977 spoof. Starring in a speaking lead role for the first time, Brooks plays a psychiatrist with a very Hitchcockian name — Dr. Richard Thorndyke — who suffers from the titular nervous condition, a combination of acrophobia and vertigo. Speaking of vertigo, Hitchcock’s classic film Vertigo is just one of the Master of Suspense’s films that are uproariously parodied here — you can also keep an eye out for straight-out spoofs of scenes from The Birds, Psycho and Spellbound. Beyond these specific callouts, Brooks also lovingly, and painstakingly, re-creates the overall look and style of Hitch’s films, from the directorial choices to color schemes. That aspect makes this film particularly enjoyable for students of Hitchcock’s work, and perhaps a little more niche than something like Blazing Saddles, but no less funny. Joining Brooks onscreen here, and as great as ever, are his frequent collaborators Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn.

MLB Baseball
FOX & FS1, beginning at 4pm Live
Saturday MLB action starts with the Milwaukee Brewers at the Tampa Bay Rays on FS1, followed by regional coverage of either the L.A. Dodgers at the St. Louis Cardinals or the Seattle Mariners at the Atlanta Braves on FOX.

Horse Racing: Preakness Stakes
NBC, 4:30pm Live
If he competes, Kentucky Derby winner Mage will try to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive today at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for the running of the 148th Preakness Stakes.

Into the Wild Frontier: “Daniel Boone: Cunning Woodsman”
INSP, 6pm
Legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone faces the biggest challenge of his life when the Shawnee take him prisoner. He must find a way to escape and travel 160 miles through hostile territory to warn Boonesborough, and his family, of a looming attack.

Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Lauren (Cindy Busby), an assistant curator who is out to prove a set of ancient vases belongs with the Pueblo Nation, journeys to Zion National Park to find what she needs to make her case. As she does, she meets Adam (David Gridley), a native Puebloan park ranger, who helps her along the way.

Love to Love You, Donna Summer
HBO, 8pm; also streams on HBO Max
This documentary about “Queen of Disco” Donna Summer is codirected by Oscar and Emmy winner Roger Ross Williams (Life Animated, The Apollo) and Brooklyn Sudano, Summer’s daughter. Shaped by Summer’s own reflections along with the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and pulsating with the beats of her songs, the film offers an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, with her voice becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. The deeply personal portrait is enhanced by a wealth of photographs and never-before-seen home video footage — often shot by Summer herself — and provides a rich window into the surprising range of her artistry, from songwriting to painting, while exploring the highs and lows of a life lived on the global stage.