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Wednesday, May 17: It’s Graduation Day for Erica on ‘The Goldbergs’ Season Finale

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Wednesday, May 17

The Goldbergs: “Graduation Day”
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the season finale, directed by Kevin Smith, graduation day is fast approaching and Erica (Hayley Orrantia) can’t wait to be on her own — until it dawns on her how much Beverly’s (Wendi McLendon-Covey) love means to her. Barry’s (Troy Gentile) plans for him and Lainey (AJ Michalka) go awry. Dana (Natalie Alyn Lind) makes a surprise visit, just as Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Jackie (Rowan Blanchard) officially couple up. ABC has renewed The Goldbergs for two more seasons.

Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry
E!, 8pm
Season Premiere!
One of Hollywood’s most sought-after mediums, Tyler Henry, returns to deliver astounding readings to celebrities looking for advice, connection and closure.

Blindspot: “Lepers Repel”
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
As the FBI copes with a tragedy, Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) finds himself at the center of a surprising event, while Jane (Jaimie Alexander) faces an uncertain future.

Speechless: “C-A—CAMP”
ABC, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
Maya (Minnie Driver) gets a surprise at the airport as the family preps for their flight to JJ’s (Micah Fowler) camp. Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) and Dylan (Kyla Kenedy) turn the trip into a father-daughter bonding moment, while Ray (Mason Cook) sees the summer as an opportunity to reinvent himself.

NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1
TNT, 8:30pm Live
Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals airs tonight on TNT as the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics.

Modern Family: “The Graduates”
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
Manny’s (Rico Rodriguez) dad, Javier (guest star Benjamin Bratt), shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration, leaving Jay (Ed O’Neill) to step in to pick up the pieces. Meanwhile, the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan readies for Luke (Nolan Gould) and Manny’s big day while dealing with the emotions that come with seeing the kids grow up and leave the nest.

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
CBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders ends with back-to-back episodes tonight, as CBS did not renew the series for Season 3. In “Abominable,” the International Response Team searches for the killer of a woman on a yoga retreat in Nepal. Then in the series finale “The Ripper of Riga,” the IRT travels to Russia when an American ballerina is kidnapped.

Downward Dog
ABC, 9:30pm
Sneak Peek!
Following the season finale of Modern Family, catch a first look at this new comedy that explores a human’s life from a dog’s perspective. The series is based on a successful web series, and follows the day-to-day success and challenges of Nan (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Allison Tolman, Fargo), as told by her philosophical dog, Martin (voiced by the series’ co-creator, Samm Hodges).

Designated Survivor: “Brace for Impact”
ABC, 10pm
Season Finale!
Agent Wells (Maggie Q) must stop the conspiracy from carrying out a final attack, while President Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) authorizes a nationwide manhunt for the mastermind behind it all.

Chicago P.D.: “Fork in the Road”
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
When Lindsay (Sophia Bush) receives a panicked call from her mother Bunny (guest star Markie Post), whose boyfriend has just been shot, Lindsay must figure out the best way to approach the situation, as her mother is now a murder suspect. The case opens up when a group of high school students OD, and the drugs in question relate back to the situation with Bunny. In addition to her mother’s issues, Lindsay finds herself up against the review board dealing with consequences of her actions.

Food — Delicious Science
New Series!
Understanding the deep evolutionary roots of human reactions and cravings for food offers a new way of thinking about our relationship to the modern diet. Learn from Michael Mosley and James Wong how the hidden chemistry in our food keeps us alive.

Thursday, May 18

Grey’s Anatomy: “Ring of Fire”
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
The doctors’ lives are at risk when a dangerous patient runs loose in the hospital. Alex (Justin Chambers) faces a hard choice regarding his relationship with Jo (Camilla Luddington), while Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) has some big news for Nathan (Martin Henderson) that leads to a turning point.

Supernatural: “Who We Are/All Along the Watchtower”
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the thrilling two-hour season finale, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) get caught in a dangerous situation, and only have each other to rely on. Then, Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) battles Sam, Dean and Castiel (Misha Collins) for control of his unborn child.

MasterChef Junior
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
Tonight, one pint-sized chef-testant will be named MasterChef Junior’s Season 5 champion and earn $100,000. Judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi are joined in the two-hour finale by guest judges Martha Stewart and Wolfgang Puck.

Major League Baseball: N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City
FS1, 8pm Live
The N.Y. Yankees complete a three-game series with the Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

Scandal: “Tick Tock/Transfer of Power”
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the two-hour finale, as the clock ticks down to the inauguration of the first female U.S. President, Olivia (Kerry Washington) takes a big risk to ensure Mellie’s (Bellamy Young) safety. Then, in the final days of his presidency, Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) uses his power to make some unexpected changes.

Swamp People: “Monster in the Dark/Savage Pursuit”
History, 9pm
Season Finale!
In this two-hour season finale, Troy and his nephew Holden head to the Everglades to help friends whose lands are being terrorized by unknown beasts. Then, Troy’s search for the Nile crocodile takes him to the deepest and darkest parts of the Everglades.

The Blacklist: “Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion”
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
Red (James Spader) sets a risky plan in motion to save the task force and himself as Mr. Kaplan (Susan Blommaert) launches the final phase of her assault on his criminal empire. With the future of the task force in jeopardy, Liz (Megan Boone) confronts the biggest questions about her past. The first part of this story airs prior to this episode.

Friday, May 19

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The popular and acclaimed comedy starring Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess returns for Season 3, with new guest stars including Laura Dern, Daveed Diggs, Rachel Dratch, Ray Liotta, Andrea Martin and Maya Rudolph, along with returning guest stars Fred Armisen, Anna Camp, Mike Carlsen, Josh Charles, David Cross, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm and Amy Sedaris.

Undercover Boss: “Marcus Samuelsson”
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
The Undercover Boss season ends with this celebrity special, as internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson goes undercover to find and mentor new culinary talent in a special celebrity edition. During his mission, he discovers some gifted aspiring chefs at a public cooking class, a culinary institute, a high-end food truck and a soup kitchen.

First Dates: “I Take a Lot of Selfies”
NBC, 8pm
One dater talks about her insecurities that stem from being bullied as a child, but her date showers her with compliments to get her to open up. At another table, a medium is trying to meet someone who understands his unique talents, while elsewhere, two daters open up to each other about the struggles of dating after a divorce.

12 Monkeys
Syfy, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The sci-fi hit airs its penultimate season, its third, in a unique way. The entire 10 episodes of Season 3 will air May 19-21, with the first four episodes premiering tonight, with three episodes airing both Saturday and Sunday. Joining the cast as recurring guest stars are Hannah Waddingham, Faran Tahir and James Callis. Christopher Lloyd is set to appear in what is billed as a “memorable” guest-starring role as a deadly cult leader with sinister motives.

The New “I Love Lucy” Superstar Special
CBS, 9pm
CBS presents two newly colorized episodes of I Love Lucy from 1955 in this one-hour special. In “The Dancing Star,” Lucy (Lucille Ball) hopes special guest Van Johnson can help her get out of a jam. Then in “Lucy and Harpo Marx,” Ricky (Desi Arnaz) gets comedian Harpo Marx to give Lucy a surprise visit.

American Masters: “James Beard”
PBS, 9pm
Experience a century of food through the life of iconic chef James Beard. The quintessential American cook, he hosted the first cooking show on television in 1946, was a pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, and introduced Julia Child to New York.

Saturday, May 20

Becoming Bond
Hulu
This unique documentary/narrative hybrid chronicles the stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life.

Horse Racing: 142nd Preakness Stakes
NBC, 5pm Live
Can Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming go 2 for 2? The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the 142nd Preakness Stakes, takes place today at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race
FS1, 6pm Live
NASCAR was still tinkering with the format of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race as of presstime, but expect NASCAR’s best to put on a show while competing for a big cash prize tonight at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

The Wizard of Lies
HBO, 8pm
Original Film!
Robert De Niro and Barry Levinson executive produce this devastating examination of the human toll of Bernard Madoff’s decades-long Ponzi scheme, with a special focus on how Madoff fooled federal investigators and his closest intimates, and the suffering he inflicted on his own family. Based on New York Times reporter Diana B. Henriques’ 2011 bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, the film stars De Niro as the disgraced financier, Michelle Pfeiffer as his emotionally fragile wife Ruth, and Nathan Darrow and Alessandro Nivola as the sons who struggled to their last day with the fallout of their father’s deceit.

Autopsy: The Last Hours Of … Prince
Reelz, 8pm
Pop superstar Prince ascended to (one presumes) purple heaven one year ago and is now the latest subject of Reelz’s series Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…, which will explore the possibilities of why the cryptic one’s life was cut short, resulting in his passing at age 57. In this week’s installment, Prince’s appears as a “fit and health-conscious person,” says series consultant and medical examiner Dr. Michael Hunter, “but we’ll also analyze his medical history to uncover possible contributing factors in his untimely death.” With Prince’s demise ruled an accidental overdose of the pain med fentanyl, Autopsy will explore its larger impact.

The Son: “Honey Hunt”
AMC, 9pm
In 1849, Prairie Flower (Elizabeth Frances) is torn between love and duty. In 1915, Pete (Henry Garrett) grows closer to Maria (Paola Nuñez), while Eli (Pierce Brosnan) brings Phineas (David Wilson Barnes) in on a dangerous secret.

Training Day: “Elegy: Part 2”
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “Elegy: Part 2,” Frank (Bill Paxton) goes on a rogue mission to Mexico to locate intel linked to the murder of Kyle’s (Justin Cornwell) father.

The Art of Us
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Original Film!
Harper Higgins (Taylor Cole) is determined to land a tenured position at Boston Art College, and she’s counting on curating a big art gallery at the university to do so. But when she loses her showcase artist and can find no one else, she turns to her new dog walker (Steve Lund), who, unbeknownst to anyone, is a skilled painter.

Saturday Night Live: “Dwayne Johnson/Katy Perry”
NBC, 11:30pm Live
Season Finale!
Former wrestler and global box-office superstar Dwayne Johnson (star of the new theatrical film Baywatch) brings SNL’s 42nd season to a close with his fifth guest-hosting appearance. Katy Perry returns for her third time as a musical guest.