1) “Hawaii Five-0” (shown here) series-finale, 9 p.m. Friday, CBS. This has been almost eternal – 12 years in the original series, 10 more for this reboot. Now it closes with flashbacks that include three deceased people – Steve McGarrett’s father, the man who killed him (Victor Hesse) and the man who ordered it (Wo Fat). There’s more: McGarrett finally solves the case that his father left him. Also, Wo Fat’s widow – desperate to get the coded message sent by McGarrett’s late mother – has kidnapped Danny.
2) “Miracle Workers: Dark Ages” finale, 10:30 p.m Tuesday, TBS, rerunning at 11:30. Another show wraps up, this one filled with black humor. The hordes are pouring into the little kingdom, ready to kill all the villagers. King Cragnoor the Heartless, characteristically, is taking his gold and fleeing. His son Prince Chauncely the Pretty Cool (Daniel Radcliffe) wants to rescue the peasant girl he loves. That brings wild twists, big laughs and a realization that even our current troubles are better than olden days.
3) “The Good Doctor” season-finale, 10 p.m. today, ABC. Yes, it’s a big week for finishes … and for settling key questions. Last week, an earthquake struck, while some people were at a fundraiser. Soon, Dr. Melendez had a critical abdominal injury and Lea was trapped. Shaun – still in love with her, but unsure how she feels – rushed to save her, but now is trapped as water fills the room. And back at the hospital, Dr. Morgan Reznick endangered her hands to save a patient. Tonight, we’ll see who survives.
4) “Broke” debut, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, CBS. This must be the new fear for young adults – penniless relatives moving in. In NBC’s “Indebted,” it’s the parents; here, it’s an older sister whose husband has blown his money. Oddly, both shows air at the same time. “Indebted” is loud and lame, but a sampling shows “Broke” could be quite good. Pauley Perrette plays a single mom and bar-owner whose sister (Natasha Leggero) arrives with her husband (Jaime Camil of “Jane the Virgin”) and his manservant.
5) “How to Get Away With Murder” return, 10 p.m. Thursday, ABC. Jumping into the final six pieces of a 15-episode season, “Murder” finds trouble everywhere. Asher is dead; Michaela and Connor are charged with murder, forced to make a difficult decision. Annalise (Viola Davis, who has an Emmy for this role and an Oscar for “Fences”) is usually the best lawyer for getting away with murder, but she has problems; her disappearance is uncovered, affecting everyone. Also, Gabriel could be a suspect.
6) “American Experience: Polio Crusade,” 9 p.m., Tuesday, PBS. Like the fictional “Dark Ages,” this 2009 documentary reminds us that we’ve conquered past crises. In the 1940s and ‘50s, polio was killing or paralyzing a half-million people a year. This richly crafted film talks to survivors and traces the surge in medical philanthropy, research and rehabilitation. To view another crisis, catch “Influenza 1918” on pbs.org. The excellent 1998 film looks at the two-year ordeal that killed 600,000 Americans.
(I’ve updated the week’s TV top-10 for Monday, March 30, because CBS finally announced the performers in the April 5 special. Previously, that was just included in the overall No. 10. Now it gets its own spot and “The Masked Singer” becomes part of No. 10. With some re-numbering this is different from 7 to 10. Thanks, Mike Hughes)
1) “Hawaii Five-0” series-finale, 9 p.m. Friday, CBS. This has been almost eternal – 12 years in the original series, 10 more for this reboot. Now it closes with flashbacks that include three deceased people – Steve McGarrett’s father, the man who killed him (Victor Hesse) and the man who ordered it (Wo Fat). There’s more: McGarrett finally solves the case that his father left him. Also, Wo Fat’s widow – desperate to get the coded message sent by McGarrett’s late mother – has kidnapped Danny.
2) “Miracle Workers: Dark Ages” finale, 10:30 p.m Tuesday, TBS, rerunning at 11:30. Another show wraps up, this one filled with black humor. The hordes are pouring into the little kingdom, ready to kill all the villagers. King Cragnoor the Heartless, characteristically, is taking his gold and fleeing. His son Prince Chauncely the Pretty Cool (Daniel Radcliffe) wants to rescue the peasant girl he loves. That brings wild twists, big laughs and a realization that even our current troubles are better than olden days.
3) “The Good Doctor” season-finale, 10 p.m. today, ABC. Yes, it’s a big week for finishes … and for settling key questions. Last week, an earthquake struck, while some people were at a fundraiser. Soon, Dr. Melendez had a critical abdominal injury and Lea was trapped. Shaun – still in love with her, but unsure how she feels – rushed to save her, but now is trapped as water fills the room. And back at the hospital, Dr. Morgan Reznick endangered her hands to save a patient. Tonight, we’ll see who survives.
4) “Broke” debut, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, CBS. This must be the new fear for young adults – penniless relatives moving in. In NBC’s “Indebted,” it’s the parents; here, it’s an older sister whose husband has blown his money. Oddly, both shows air at the same time. “Indebted” is loud and lame, but a sampling shows “Broke” could be quite good. Pauley Perrette plays a single mom and bar-owner whose sister (Natasha Leggero) arrives with her husband (Jaime Camil of “Jane the Virgin”) and his manservant.
5) “How to Get Away With Murder” return, 10 p.m. Thursday, ABC. Jumping into the final six pieces of a 15-episode season, “Murder” finds trouble everywhere. Asher is dead; Michaela and Connor are charged with murder, forced to make a difficult decision. Annalise (Viola Davis, who has an Emmy for this role and an Oscar for “Fences”) is usually the best lawyer for getting away with murder, but she has problems; her disappearance is uncovered, affecting everyone. Also, Gabriel could be a suspect.
6) “American Experience: Polio Crusade,” 9 p.m., Tuesday, PBS. Like the fictional “Dark Ages,” this 2009 documentary reminds us that we’ve conquered past crises. In the 1940s and ‘50s, polio was killing or paralyzing a half-million people a year. This richly crafted film talks to survivors and traces the surge in medical philanthropy, research and rehabilitation. To view another crisis, catch “Influenza 1918” on pbs.org. The excellent 1998 film looks at the two-year ordeal that killed 600,000 Americans.
7) “The Ten Commandments” (1956), 7-11:44 p.m. Saturday, ABC. With Easter traditions dwindling this year, we can catch this one on TV. ABC usually runs it on the night before Easter, but this year it’s rnnning a week earlier. By modern standards, the film does seem slow and stiff; in its time, however, it was considered a dazzling epic, with Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Oscar-winning special effects, including the parting of the Red Sea. It had six more Oscar nominations, including best picture.
8) “ACM Presents: Our Country,” 8 p.m. Sunday, CBS. The Academy of Country Music awards have been posponed to Sept. 16, but here are at-home performances by stars. Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley anf Darius Rucker will combine for a Kenny Rogers tribute. It will be Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani, Kane Brown with John Legend and more, including Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Shania Twain.
9) “Masterpiece: World on Fire” debut, 9 p.m. Sunday, PBS. Harry, a translator, is idealistic, romantic and terribly handsome. He’s also rich, but life puts him with working-class beauties. One is English, one is Polish, both match his steep ideals. Then World War II shakes things up fiercely. The result is a rich dramatic blend. Jonah Hauer-King (Laurie in the 2017 “Little Women”) leads a cast of talented newcomers, with great supporting work from Sean Bean as a dad who is a shell-shocked veteran.
10) AND MORE: There’s light entertainment all week. On Tuesday, Pop has the second-to-last “Schitt’s Creek” at 9 p.m. and a fairly funny “One Day at a Time” (with a weary teen driver) at 9:31. On Wednesday, a two-hour “Masked Singer” (8-10 p.m., Fox) starts the semi-finals. At 8:30 p.m. Thursday on CBS, Matt LeBlanc’s “Man With a Plan” opens its season. And at 4 p.m. PT Saturday on Ovation, a fun “Frankie Drake Mysteries” season-opener has Frankie link with Agatha Christie.