1) “Chicago P.D.” season-finale, 10 p.m. NBC. The season began by adding a potent character: Arienne Mandi (shown here) is an American actress who has Chilean and Iranian roots and speaks four languages. She plays Eva Imani, who worked for a private military company, speaks Farsi and was fiercely convincing doing undercover work. Now she confronts her past. Read more…
1) “NCIS: Sydney” season-finale, 9 and 10 p.m. CBS. It’s time for a final showdown with the conspiracy group known as The Collective. For Mackey (shown here), that goes back to her failed mission in Afghanistan. Now an FBI agent has been killed in Fiji and a deadly battle looms.
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1) “American Idol” season-finale, 8-11 p.m., ABC. The night will be stuffed with performers. They include Alicia Keys, Nelly, Tori Kelly, Brad Paisley, Jason Mraz, Motley Crue, Gin Blossoms, the three judges and former runner-up Clay Aiken. Then someone — Keyla Richardson, Hannah Harper or Jordan McCullough (shown here, right, last week with Elliott Yamin) — will become the 24th champion. Read more…
1) “Call the Midwife” finale, 8 p.m., PBS. For 15 years, this has given us good people in awful situations. Now that’s sort of ending; plans call for a feature film, a prequel series and (possibly in a couple years) some of these characters in a new setting. For now, there are deeply moving stories about the Rosalind/Cyril romance (shown here in a previous episode and Sister Monica Joan’s health. Read more…
1) “The ’90s Boy Band Boom,” 8-10 p.m., CW. In the early ’90s, AJ McLean says here, record sales were all “grunge or rap.” He was in the Backstreet Boys (shown here), which sputtered at home, then spent two years abroad. It had wild stunts, loud clothes and sales of 130 million records. This fun film traces many of the groups that offered odd touches and bouncy music. Read more…
1) “Suffs,” 9 p.m., PBS. For the next two Fridays, PBS gives us full-scale, Broadway-style musicals. Next week is the silly fun of “Top Hat,” but this one (shown here) is an involving look at the drive that brought women the vote in 1920. Shaina Taub won Tonys for her book and her music score; she also does a solid job as Alice Paul, an unrelenting American hero. Read more…
1) “Grey’s Anatomy” (shown here in a previous episode) season-finale, 10 p.m., ABC. The 22nd season ends with a crisis (the aftermath of last week’s bridge-collapse) and change. It’s the final episode for Owen (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy (Kim Raver); they’ve been there for 18 and 12 seasons. Nick (Scott Speedman), who’s been scarce in recent years, may be back as a victim. Read more…
1) “Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure,” 8 p.m., PBS. Two days before David Attenborough turns 100, PBS notes his most ambitious project. “Life on Earth” (shown here) debuted in 1979, after three years and 1.5 million miles of travel to 30 countries, filming 600 animals. In this amiable hour, Attenborough and others fondly recall the adventure Read more…
1) “NCIS: Origins” season-finale, 9 p.m., CBS. Next week, the other “NCIS” shows wrap their seasons. First, “Origins” (shown here in last week’s episode) gets the focus, amid much confusion. There was Gibbs’ surprise marriage to Diane Sterling. And there are rumors that the office will be closed and the team will be scattered. Read more…
1) “American Idol,” 8-10 p.m., ABC. We’re a week from the finale, with five singers left — Hannah Harper, Jordan McCullough, Keyla Richardson (shown here), Chris Tungseth and Braden Rumfelt. Pretending to be a 20th-year class reunion, the show includes people from the 2006 season (Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee finished 1-2) and from “Dancing With the Stars.” Read more…
