1) “The Voice” finale, 8-10 p.m.,NBC. In his last season, Blake Shelton has two finalists – Grace West, 19, and NOIVAS, 30. They perform tonight, along with Gina Miles, 18; D.Smooth, 25; and the sister trio Sorelle (shown here), plus guest performers Lewis Capaldi and Alex Newell. A re-cap will be from 8-9 p.m. Tuesday, leading into the two-hour finale. Read more…
1) “NCIS: Los Angeles” series-finale, 9 p.m., CBS. On the final Sunday of the season, lots of shows wrap up for now … and this one ends its long run. “NCIS: LA” has been around for 14 seasons, putting it in the all-time top-10 among dramas. Anna (a former Chicago cop and the estranged daughter of a former KGB agent) and Callen were planning their wedding. (They’re shown here.) Then chaos intervened: A federal agent and some military-grade weapons are missing. Read more…
1) “NCIS: Los Angeles,” 8 p.m., CBS. On the eve of the series finale (ending a 14-season run), this goes back to an October episode, sandwiching Sam (LL Cool J) with generational problems on both ends. His dad needs a new caregiver; his son (they’re shonw here) is being blamed for a plane crash. Read more…
1) “SWAT” season-finale, 8 p.m., CBS. It’s been a hectic time for this show. At first, CBS canceled it; ratings were strong … but not strong enough to match the growing expense of a show nearing its seventh year. Then came quick negotiations; “SWAT” was given a final, 13 episode season. Tonight, it wraps a two-parter: A federal agent (Timothy Hutton) has a personal war on a drug cartel, sending Hondo (shown here) and others into battle. Read more…
1) “Grey’s Anatomy” season-finale (shown here), 9 and 10 p.m., ABC. One of the longest-running dramas in TV history wraps its 19th season. (Next year, it ties “Gunsmoke,” trailing “NCIS” and a pair of “Law & Order” shows.) The finale revolves around the wedding of Doctors Simone Griffith and Trey Delgado, in her grandmother’s backyard. That forces Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) to meet her ex-boyfriend Nick; it’s Pompeo’s first return since dropping out as a regular. Read more…
1) “True Lies” finale, 9 and 10 p.m., CBS. It’s one last fling (two, actually) for an entertaining show that CBS won’t be bringing back next season. Ginger Gonzaga (shown here) and Steve Hovey play married spies, trying to keep their work away from home life. In the first hour, the teen hacker who helped them is now dating their daughter. In the second, a spy is missing; the search seems to strain their relationship and reality itself. Read more…
1) “American Masters,” 9-11 p.m., PBS. Nam June Paik reached the U.S. in 1964, a classical pianist with no money, but many ideas, some controversial. His 1967 concert was broken up by police, who arrested a topless cellist. Paik then focused on artwork, including a Buddha statue watching itself on TV (one example is shown here); fame followed. He coined the phrase “electronic super highway” and made the sort of images that soon fueled a generation of music videos. Here’s a fascinating profile. Read more…
1) “9-1-1” season-finale, Fox. This is Fox’s most-watched show … but the network won’t be bringing it back next season. Instead, it will jump to ABC. That’s partly because Fox doesn’t own a piece of the show; it does own part of “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which it will keep next season. And it’s partly because this is an expensive show – as we’ll see tonight (shown here). Car crashes leads to the collapse of an overpass, endangering civilians and rescuers. Read more…
1) “Fear the Walking Dead” season-opener, 9 p.m., AMC, rerunning at 10:19. After vanishing for three seasons, Madison (the terrific Kim Dickens,shown here) returned in the seventh-season finale (which reruns at 7:48 p.m.). She’d been stealing children for PADRE, which re-programs kids (including Morgan’s daughter Mo). Now the eighth and final season jumps ahead seven years; it’s a potent hour, with Madison, Morgan and Mo in a fierce power struggle. Read more…
1) “Attenborough’s Global Adventure,” 8-9:10 p.m., BBC America. An all-day (almost) marathon of gorgeous nature films concludes with this look back. David Attenborough (shown here), who turned 97 on Monday, was in his 80s when he re-ignited his career with a three-year push, returning to favorite places. Read more…
