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Week’s top-10 for May 12: a finale-filled time

1) Grey’s Anatomy” season-finale, 10 p.m. Thursday, ABC. This week overflows with finales. On Thursday alone, that includes all three NBC shows, CBS’ “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” Fox’s “Next Level Chef” and all three ABC shows, including this “Grey’s” (shown here in a previous episode). The interns are cheerful about ending their first year; then an emergency intervenes. Read more…

1) Grey’s Anatomy” season-finale, 10 p.m. Thursday, ABC. This week overflows with finales. On Thursday alone, that includes all three NBC shows, CBS’ “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” Fox’s “Next Level Chef” and all three ABC shows, including this “Grey’s” (shown here in a previous episode). The interns are cheerful about ending their first year; then an emergency intervenes.

2) “SWAT” series-finale, 9-11 p.m., Friday, CBS. The other shows with finales will be back next year, but not “SWAT”; its. eight-year, 163-episode run is ending. The hijacking of an auto-carrier sparks a frantic chase through the city … and a search for a mysterious, $60-million car. Then Russian mercenaries plant bombs throughout Los Angeles.

3) “American Idol” finale,” 8-10 p.m. today and 8-11 p.m. Sunday, ABC. It’s time for viewers to pick the 23rd champion. Tonight, the final five each perform twice at Disneyland Resort; then three will reach the finals Sunday, alongside lots of guest performers. And NBC’s “The Voice”? It continues its playoffs tonight and next Monday, with the finals May 20.

4) “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), 8 p.m. ET today, Turner Classic Movies. Here’s a tribute to Gene Hackman, who died in February at 95. He had supporting roles in this film and “Hoosiers” (1986, midnight), both gems. He starred in the bracing “French Connection” (1971, 10 p.m.), “Mississippi Burning” (1988, 2 a.m.) and “Night Moves” (1975, 4:15.)

5) “Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute,” 10 p.m. Tuesday, NBC. Rivers was remarkably organized. She had 70,000 jokes on note cards. There were 4 on Hitler, 34 on Nixon, 866 on Elizabeth Taylor. There were also 218 on death. Now, 11 years after her death at 81, people read from those cards; some (especially Nikki Glaser) add clever bits of their own.

6) “Sullivan’s Crossing” season-opener, 8 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. Last season ended with jolts: Maggie and Cal finally admitted they love each other … just as she found she was pregnant via her ex-fiance. Then the diner exploded, after her dad raced in for a rescue. Now — a week later than scheduled, due to a news special — a good episode views the aftershocks.

7) “The Amazing Race” finale, 9:30-11 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10:30 p.m. Thursday, CBS. The show is down to its final four duos. There are married couples (Josiah and Alyssa, both nurses; and Jonathan and Ana) plus siblings (Han and Holden) and friends (Carson and Jack). On Wednesday, they race through Portugal; Thursday brings Miami and a winner.

8) “Duster” debut, Thursday, Max. As networks slow down for summer, the streamers rev up. For this series, writer-producer J.J. Abrams has his “Lost” star, Josh Hollowell, racing around 1972 Arizona in a sleek Plymouth Duster, with an FBI agent in pursuit. That arrives on the same day as a fun hour of Peacock’s “Poker Face,” complete with a cop’s pet alligator.

9) “Yellow Face,” 9 p.m. Friday, PBS. Three weeks before the Tony Awards, we can see a nominated show. It’s up for best play revival, actor (Daniel Dae Kim) and supporting actor (Francis Jue as his dad). Still, this comedy is quite broad and stagy; subsequent Fridays have musicals: “The Girl From the North Country” and a rousing “Kiss Me Kate.”

10) “Saturday Night Live” season-finale, 11:29 p.m. Saturday, NBC. The 50th season ends with Scarlett Johansson’s seventh turn as host and Bad Bunny’s third as music guest. The next night brings season-finales for Fox (“The Simpsons” and “Krapopolis”) and PBS — an excellent “Call the Midwife” and two emotional hours of “Miss Austen.”

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