THE BACHELOR - Ò2707Ó - ItÕs a crucial week in Budapest, Hungary, with hometowns inching closer. After a week of scenic overlooks, mystical mentalists and hot air balloon rides, not everyone will end up with a rose as Zach comes one week closer to finding the one. MONDAY, MARCH 6 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin) ZACH SHALLCROSS, KAITY

Best-bets for March 27: “Bachelor” and “Eye” conclude; Pink sings

1) “The Bachelor” finale, 8 p.m., ABC, with follow-up at 10. Zach Shallcross started with 30 women, including four nurses, a nursing student, a therapist (Charity Lawson, the next “Bachelorette” star) and a rodeo racer. Now Shallcross, 26, a 6-foot-4 sales guy from California, is down to two: Kaity Biggar (shown here with Shallcross), 27, is a Canadian travel nurse; Gabi Elnicki, 25, is a marketer from Vermont. Read more…

1) “The Bachelor” finale, 8 p.m., ABC, with follow-up at 10. Zach Shallcross started with 30 women, including four nurses, a nursing student, a therapist (Charity Lawson, the next “Bachelorette” star) and a rodeo racer. Now Shallcross, 26, a 6-foot-4 sales guy from California, is down to two: Kaity Biggar (shown here with Shallcross), 27, is a Canadian travel nurse; Gabi Elnicki, 25, is a marketer from Vermont.

2) “iHeartRadio Music Awards,” 8-10 p.m., Fox. Lenny Kravitz hosts a show stuffed with pop-star performances. That includes Pink (who also received the Icon Award), Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Cody Johnson, Pat Benatar, Muni Long and (from Brazil) Coldplay. Taylor Swift isn’t listed as one of the performers, but she’ll receive the Innovator Award, the first timeit’s been given in four years.

3) “The Watchful Eye” season-finale, 10 p.m., Freeform. Elena was a minor crook, pressured by a corrupt cop to try a tricky scheme: Fake her resume, work as a nanny for Matthew’s son and find a gem. Then the mysteries piled up: Who killed Matthew’s wife? Who framed him? What about the lies by others, from teens to old Mrs. Ivey? In a fairly good episode, most of those are answered, with a few things left in case there’s a second season.

4) Anniversary special, 8 p.m., CBS. Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the debut of “The Young and the Restless.” The show – No. 1 in soap ratings for 35 years – is in the midst of a multi-episode story designed to bring in all the characters. Also, this special will view the past, including romances and feuds, plus tributes to the late Jeanne Cooper and Kristoff St. John.

5) “Independent Lens: Hidden Letters,” 10-11:30 p.m, PBS.. For centuries, Chinese women – subjugated by men – used Nushu, a secret code to communicate poems, songs and thoughts. Now Nushu is being celebrated; this film has moments of immense beauty. But there’s also a grim underside: Following the lives of young women who are mastering Nushu, we see the harsh expectations as men continue to darken their lives.

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