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Monday, March 13: ‘The Bachelor’ Finale: Will the Final Rose Go to Raven or Vanessa?

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Monday, March 13

The Bachelor
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Will it be Raven or Vanessa? Will it be the final rose and a fabulous Neil Lane bauble — or just a rose and a promise to, you know, see how it goes? Or will Bachelor mainstay Nick Viall strike out on love once again? While we don’t know who will walk away with this bachelor’s final rose yet, we admit we’re already lusting for the upcoming historic season of The Bachelorette

The Simpsons
FXX, beginning at 6pm
Catch 12 episodes of The Simpsons tonight on FXX, including Season 2’s “Simpson and Delilah,” Season 8’s “The Twisted World of Marge Simpson” and Season 12’s “Hungry Hungry Homer.”

24: Legacy
FOX, 8pm
Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) had a roller-coaster storyline on the original 24 — from Counter Terrorist Unit analyst to grief-stricken ally of terrorists — and he’s still an enigma when he returns for a multi-episode arc beginning with tonight’s episode of Fox’s 24: Legacy. Fans last saw Tony in a DVD bonus feature for 24: Live Another Day showing him in solitary confinement and planning a prison break. Now he’s pulled into the Legacy world by former CTU director Rebecca (Miranda Otto) with an off-book assignment. “He’s a mercenary; he’s a gun for hire,” Bernard explains. “There are remnants of that guy [he once was].”

Young & Hungry
Freeform, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In the Season 4 finale, Gabi (Emily Osment) and Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) decided to be “friends with benefits,” and in the new season, they try to prove to their friends (Rex Lee, Aimee Carrero and Kym Whitley) that they won’t let feelings get in the way of their new arrangement. Also this season, comedy legend Betty White guest-stars as neighbor Ms. Wilson.

Star Trek Into Darkness
FX, 8pm
Director J.J. Abrams’ second installment of his Star Trek reboot finds the crew of the Enterprise hunting a former Federation member who has turned terrorist. But the truth of the man’s identity, and his past, proves to be far more complicated. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch star.

The Voice: “Blind Auditions, Part 6”
NBC, 8pm
The blind auditions continue as superstar coaches Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon from the country’s best vocalists.

NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 8pm Live
The Atlanta Hawks visit the San Antonio Spurs in the first game of TNT’s NBA doubleheader. The second game has the L.A. Lakers at the Denver Nuggets.

Baby Daddy
Freeform, 8:30pm
Season Premiere!
Season 6 picks up three months after last season’s finale, with Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) still searching for his mysterious dream girl. Danny (Derek Theler) and Riley (Chelsea Kane) hunt for a good doctor to help with Riley’s pregnancy, and Bonnie (Melissa Peterman) desperately wants to be involved. Tucker (Tahj Mowry) is back from a job in Los Angeles but refuses to tell anyone what happened while he was there.

Superior Donuts: “The Amazing Racists”
CBS, 9pm
Who says a freshman sitcom set in a donut shop can’t tackle important social issues? In the new episode “The Amazing Racists,” Franco (Jermaine Fowler) is frisked by police for no reason. This leads Randy (Katey Sagal) to invite her fellow cops to a community outreach meeting to discuss profiling.

Hip Hop Squares
VH1, 9pm
New Series!
DeRay Davis hosts a new game show, which offers a fresh take on the classic Hollywood Squares format. In this interactive, high stakes battle of pop culture, celebrity contestants face off and play “tic-tac-toe for dough,” all for a lucky fan.

The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
ABC, 10pm
Chris Harrison hosts the traditional Bachelor finale aftershow.

HUMANS
AMC, 10pm
Mia (Gemma Chan) risks falling into the wrong hands. Odi (Will Tudor) struggles to find purpose. Hester (Sonya Cassidy) and Leo (Colin Morgan) stake out the silo with tragic results.

Scorpion: “Monkey See, Monkey Poo”
CBS, 10pm
Guest Star Alert!
To stop a dangerous virus from spreading, Team Scorpion must locate a rare endangered monkey in the Amazon that has the antibody for the cure. Guest star Penn Jillette returns as Dr. Cecil Rizzuto in the new episode “Monkey See, Monkey Poo.”

Cries From Syria
HBO, 10pm
HBO presents the U.S. television premiere of Oscar nominee Evgeny Afineevsky’s harrowing account of the Syrian civil war from the inside out. Cries From Syria draws on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen journalists, as well as testimony from child protesters, revolution leaders, human rights defenders, ordinary citizens and high-ranking army generals who have defected from the government. The timely documentary is Afineevsky’s follow-up to his Emmy- and Oscar-nominated Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom.

Taken: “Off Side”
NBC, 10pm
Bryan (Clive Standen) and team search for a suspected terrorist who has been taken, leading them to uncover a deeper plot within their own government. Meanwhile, Christina (Jennifer Beals) receives troubling news and turns to Harry (Dominic Fumusa) for support.

Tuesday, March 14

College Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Four
truTV, 6:30pm Live
The 68-team NCAA Tournament field gets pared down to 64 in the First Four, played tonight and tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio, and airing on truTV. The four teams emerging victorious advance to the First Round March 16-17. CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combine to televise every tournament game through April 3.

NCIS: “M.I.A.”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “M.I.A.,” Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the NCIS team carry out a sailor’s dying wish by reopening the investigation of a murder case that was originally ruled an accidental death.

The Simpsons
FXX, beginning at 8pm
An eight-episode stunt of The Simpsons tonight features Bart and Lisa getting a glimpse of themselves as teenagers in “Future-Drama,” Abe Simpson taking up bullfighting in “Million-Dollar Abie,” and Patty and Selma quitting smoking in “Puffless.”

The Voice: “Blind Auditions, Part 7”
NBC, 8pm
The blind auditions conclude tonight.

NCIS: New Orleans
CBS, 9pm
Catch two new episodes of NCIS: New Orleans tonight. In “Swift, Silent, Deadly,” the NCIS team is on a citywide manhunt for a special ops Marine who assaulted six men in a bar. Then in “Slay the Dragon,” Tammy’s (Vanessa Ferlito) ex-husband (guest star Ed Quinn) is the suspect in the murder of a crime boss’ son.

Bones: “The Final Chapter: The Radioactive Panthers in the Party”
FOX, 9pm
Guest Star Alert!
Fan-favorite guest star Betty White reprises her role as Dr. Beth Mayer, who advises Bones about the meaning of passion in the workplace. And when the burning, bruised body of an aspiring writer/director crash-lands onto a passing car, the team investigates a series of odd locations and characters that are connected to his film.

This Is Us: “Moonshadow”
NBC, 9pm
Season Finale!
Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) heads to Cleveland to make things right with Rebecca (Mandy Moore) on the night of her first big gig with the band. Randall, Kate and Kevin make big decisions about their futures.

Face Off: All Stars: “Odd Couples”
Syfy, 9pm
The five remaining All-Star teams create comedic fantasy duos in their latest elimination challenge.

Trial & Error
NBC, 10pm
New Series!
This fish-out-of-water comedy centers on New York lawyer Josh Simon (Nicholas D’Agosto), who heads to a tiny Southern town for his first big case. He is hired to defend an eccentric poetry professor (John Lithgow) accused of the bizarre murder of his beloved wife. Settling into his makeshift office behind a taxidermy shop and meeting his quirky team of local misfits, Josh suspects that winning his first big case will not be easy, especially when his client is always making himself look guilty.

The Detour: “The Birth”
TBS, 10pm
Oh, this one is a doozy. Ever wonder what happened the night the twins were born? Here’s a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate (Jason Jones), unhappy Robin (Natalie Zea) and Gene (Phil Reeves) dressed as Napoleon Dynamite. Enough said.

Teachers: “In Security”
TV Land, 10pm
In the new episode “In Security,” Mrs. Adler (Kathryn Renée Thomas) has to coach Fillmore’s kickball team and is surprised to see a group of overly confident dweebs show up. Also, Principal Pearson (Tim Bagley) reviews security footage and discovers the teachers’ skeletons in the janitor’s closet.

Wednesday, March 15

The Maze Runner
FX, 7:30pm
In this 2014 film based on the sci-fi novels of the same name, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up surrounded by a maze and with no memory of his past. Now he must join a group of boys and work as a unit to survive while they look to solve the maze and find out what lies outside of the walls that have confined them.

NHL Hockey
NBCSN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
NBCSN has an NHL doubleheader tonight with the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Philadelphia Flyers, followed by the Detroit Red Wings at the Colorado Avalanche.

NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 8pm Live
ESPN’s Wednesday night NBA doubleheader has the Portland Trail Blazers at the San Antonio Spurs, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks at the L.A. Clippers.

Lethal Weapon: “Commencement”
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
Is the buddy cop drama about to lose the “buddy” part? Riggs (Clayne Crawford) and Murtaugh (Damon Wayans) find themselves at odds when Riggs makes a shocking discovery about his wife’s death.

Ride Along
FXX, 8pm
Ice Cube, Kevin Hart and Tika Sumpter star in this 2014 comedy. Security guard Ben (Hart) wants to marry Angela (Sumpter). One problem exists: Ben must get the blessing of Angela’s brother James (Ice Cube), a police officer. To earn his respect, the mild-mannered Ben must go on a ride-along with James and face the streets of Atlanta.

The Voice: “Best of the Blind Auditions”
NBC, 8pm
Carson Daly hosts a special recap of the blind auditions, including never-before-seen moments and a sneak peek at next week’s battles featuring Celine Dion, John Legend, DJ Khaled, and Luke Bryan. Coaches Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani take a look back at their decisions as they head into the battle rounds. The coaches also come together for a special, intimate performance of TLC’s “Waterfalls” to end the blind auditions.

Speechless: “D-I-DING!”
ABC, 8:30pm
Maya (Minnie Driver) dings a parked car, leaving the family divided about what to do next.
Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) and Dylan (Kyla Kenedy) share a father-daughter moment during a trip to the supermarket, as JJ (Micah Fowler) teaches a rude customer a lesson. Kenneth (Cedric Yarbrough) tries to hides his side job from the DiMeos.

Criminal Minds: “Assistance Is Futile”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “Assistance Is Futile,” a mother (guest star Tatum O’Neal) steps forward with valuable information for the BAU to aid in their investigation of an unsub known as the “bone crusher.”

Star: “Showtime”
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
Star gazers be warned! Ryan Destiny, who plays on-the-rise songbird Alex Crane, promises the show’s season finale “will have you going, ‘Oh my God!’ several times and dying to know where we’re headed — but you’ll also be left feeling a little sad.” Viewers will finally find out who killed pedophile Otis Leecan (Darius McCrary) and the past will come back to haunt Miss Carlotta (Queen Latifah) in a badass way. On the upside, if all goes well at the episode’s big event — the Atlanta Next Fest singing contest — Alex and her groupmates will land a recording contract worth more than $1 million.

The Magicians: “Word as Bond”
Syfy, 9pm
The Magicians deal with a variety of crises as Quentin (Jason Ralph) struggles to keep his own problem a secret.

Designated Survivor: “The End of the Beginning”
ABC, 10pm
Circles tighten as new information about the conspiracy emerges. With suspicions mounting, tensions rise between Aaron (Adan Canto) and Emily (Italia Ricci). A new lead lands Agent Wells (Maggie Q) closer to the truth.

Workaholics
Comedy Central, 10pm
Series Finale!
As the show passes into legend, everyone’s favorite slackers are elevated to party gods after an energy drink company starts paying them to throw epic bashes.

Chicago P.D.: “You Wish”
NBC, 10pm
When a mutilated sex offender is found dead, it is unclear if he was the victim of a hate crime, sexual assault or self-mutilation. As Intelligence questions those related to the case, they find themselves up against a private “special police” force that may be covering up illegal activities.

Greenleaf
OWN, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In the series’ second season, the Greenleaf family tree will split at the root as Jacob (Lamman Rucker) ventures off to begin his new career with longtime rival church Triumph Ministries, breaking faith with his father, Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David), while his mother, Lady Mae Greenleaf (Lynn Whitfield), struggles with Jacob’s decision to abandon the family. Meanwhile, after exposing her Uncle Mac’s (Gregory Alan Williams) crimes, but failing to bring him to justice, Grace “Gigi” Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge) finds herself intrigued with someone new: Darius Nash (guest star Rick Fox), a local journalist who’s been closely following the ongoing threats plaguing the Greenleaf empire. Oprah Winfrey also returns in her guest-starring role as Mavis McCready.

Hap and Leonard: Mucho Mojo
SundanceTV, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 2, based on the second novel in Joe R. Lansdale’s crime noir novels, Hap (James Purefoy) and Leonard (Michael Kenneth Williams) make an ominous discovery under Uncle Chester’s floor. The guys need their sharp new lawyer Florida (Tiffany Mack) to get them out of a legal bind.

The Expanse: “Pyre”
Syfy, 10pm
Naomi (Dominique Tipper) tracks down signs of the protomolecule, and Fred Johnson’s (Chad L. Coleman) control over OPA collapses.

Thursday, March 16

Snatch
Crackle
New Series!
This 10-episode drama is based on the film of the same name, and stars Harry Potter fave Rupert Grint (also an executive producer) as Charlie Cavendish. Inspired by a real-life heist in London, the series centers on a group of 20-something, up-and-coming hustlers who stumble upon a truckload of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime.

College Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Round
CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 12pm Live
With the First Four games out of the way, the NCAA Tournament can begin in earnest with the First Round beginning today and continuing Friday. CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combine forces to provide full, live national TV coverage of every tournament game. The tournament continues with the Second Round March 18-19 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV) and the Regionals March 23-26 (CBS & TBS).

Grey’s Anatomy: “Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?”
ABC, 8pm
Grey’s Anatomy presents a stand-alone episode focusing on Dr. Jackson Avery — the plastic surgeon and ear, nose and throat man played by Jesse Williams — who will escape Seattle and his suffocating mom, Catherine (Debbie Allen), and head to the hinterlands of Montana to perform a rare and difficult throat transplant. Alas, the task is made all the more challenging because Jackson is accompanied by his ex-wife, April (Sarah Drew).

Let’s Be Cops
FX, 8pm
In this 2014 comedy starring Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr. and Rob Riggle, two buddies attend a costume party dressed up as cops. As people start to mistake them for genuine cops, things get real, and they find themselves in the middle of an actual case.

The Simpsons
FXX, beginning at 8pm
Highlights of tonight’s St. Patrick’s Day-themed stunt of The Simpsons include Homer becoming the Beer Baron in “Homer vs. the 18th Amendment,” Selma taking Bart and Lisa to Duff Gardens in “Selma’s Choice,” and the Simpsons going to Ireland in “In the Name of the Grandfather.”

Superstore: “Integrity Award”
NBC, 8pm
Jonah (Ben Feldman) accompanies Amy (America Ferrera) on a trip to help her mom and dad (special guest star Tony Plana) move out of her childhood home. Meanwhile, Glenn (Mark McKinney) desperately wants to win the freshly minted Cloud 9 Integrity Award, but starts to worry that Garrett (Colton Dunn) has a better chance of winning.

Scandal: “Extinction”
ABC, 9pm
Rowan (Joe Morton) is caught by surprise when someone from his past resurfaces. Olivia (Kerry Washington) must make a critical decision about the campaign. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal exactly what happened the night Vargas (Ricardo Chavira) was gunned down.

Chicago Med: “Monday Mourning”
NBC, 9pm
Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) and Dr. Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) face off over how to treat a patient with stroke symptoms while Dr. Manning (Torrey DeVitto) watches the family turmoil unfold when she treats a young boy who fell in the river.

The Catch: “The Hammer”
ABC, 10pm
The AVI team takes on an unlikely and unwieldy client targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Alice (Mireille Enos) struggles to keep Tommy (T. R. Knight) out of trouble as Rhys (John Simm) and Ben (Peter Krause) are tempted to return to their former ways.

The Blacklist: Redemption: “Operation Davenport”
NBC, 10pm
When terrorists escape from a secret black site prison in Manhattan, Tom (Ryan Eggold) and the Halcyon team must lock down the city and find them before disaster strikes. Meanwhile, Scottie (Famke Janssen) uncovers clues about her late husband (Terry O’Quinn) that could expose Tom’s identity.

2017 Woodies
MTV, 11pm live
Rap legend Rick Ross hosts and performs at the awards show that recognizes rising talent. The awards broadcast live from Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival.

Friday, March 17

Marvel’s Iron Fist
Netflix
New Series!
The fourth of Netflix’s live-action series based on Marvel Comics focuses on billionaire Danny Rand (Finn Jones), who returns to New York City after being missing for years, trying to reconnect with his past and his family legacy. With his kung fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist, he fights against the criminal element corrupting the city.

The Originals
The CW, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Now that The CW is down to only one vampire drama, The Originals is going to have to go big for Season 4. And here’s a big one off the bat: This season is starting with a five-year time jump.

Grimm: “Where the Wild Things Were”
NBC, 8pm
Eve (Bitsie Tulloch) goes on a mission to take on the mysterious force she saw in the mirror and finds herself in unfamiliar territory. When the gang discovers what she has done, Nick (David Giuntoli) finds a way to join her.

Pet Talk
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Pet Talk is the ultimate talk show for animal lovers. The weekly series, hosted by veterinarians Tina Olivieri and Courtney Campbell, wildlife expert David Mizejewski and field reporter Andre Millan, provides the latest pet news, advice and fascinating personal stories.

Animals
HBO, 11:30pm
Season Premiere!
HBO’s quirky, animated adult comedy series focuses on New York City’s downtrodden non-humans — lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons, bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis — whose awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes prove startlingly similar to our own.

Saturday, March 18

College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Second Round
CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 12pm Live
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is down to 32 teams entering this weekend’s Second Round action on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16 Regional Semifinals March 23-24 (CBS & TBS).

X-Men: Days of Future Past
FX, 8pm
Fifty years after their original release, Sentinels — originally targeting solely mutants — have begun targeting humans as well. The X-Men regroup and Logan (Hugh Jackman) goes back in time to convince his future friends of the devastation that needs to be stopped. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender also star in this 2014 movie based on the Marvel Comics franchise.

Mommy’s Little Boy
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Ten-year-old Eric Wilson (Peter DaCunha) watches as his abusive, violent brother Max (Auden Larratt) accidentally drowns in the family pool. Neglected by his distraught, alcoholic mother (One Life to Live’s Bree Williamson) afterward, Eric is taken in by the loving Davis family. But his happy new life is threatened when his mother commits a crime, leaving Eric traumatized and hiding even more horrific secrets.

NBA Basketball: Cleveland at L.A. Clippers
ABC, 8:30pm Live
This Saturday primetime NBA matchup on ABC has LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers heading to the Staples Center in Los Angeles to take on Chris Paul and the Clippers.

Planet Earth II: “Grasslands”
BBC America, 9pm
The extraordinary creatures that live on Earth’s grasslands must survive the most hostile seasons on the planet, as this episode demonstrates. “Grasslands” reveals the rarely seen saiga antelope in Asia, the giant anteaters of Brazil, and epic battles between lions and buffalo in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

Campfire Kiss
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Original Film!
Danica McKellar stars as a protective mom who, feeling disconnected with her teenage son, decides to step outside of her comfort zone and take him camping. But as soon as she arrives, she begins butting heads with her cabin neighbor, an outdoorsy single father (Paul Greene) who is also in search of a connection with his teen daughter.