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Monday, May 22: Rachel Lindsay Makes Her Debut as ‘The Bachelorette’

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Monday, May 22

The Bachelorette
ABC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 13 of the dating series finds gorgeous attorney Rachel Lindsay searching for love among a pool of suitors. Franchise host Chris Harrison shares, “Rachel, coming off last season [of The Bachelor] with Nick, was incredibly popular with our crew, with the producers, with Nick, with the other girls, with the viewers. She struck a chord with everybody. She has the whole package.”

Princess Diana: Her Life — Her Death — The Truth
CBS, 8pm
This two-hour primetime special, hosted by the compassionate Gayle King, explores the life and legacy of Princess Diana, and puts to rest many questions that still surround the crash that killed her.

Supergirl: “Nevertheless, She Persisted”
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) challenges Rhea (guest star Teri Hatcher) to battle to save National City. Meanwhile, Superman (guest star Tyler Hoechlin) returns and Cat Grant (guest star Calista Flockhart) offers Supergirl some sage advice.

Young & Hungry
Freeform, 8pm
Tonight, the culinary comedy starring Emily Osment has its tasty spring finale.

The Voice: “Live Finale, Part 1”
NBC, 8pm Live
The final four artists perform live, with one of the artists getting a step closer to being named “The Voice.”

Baby Daddy
Freeform, 8:30pm
The comedy starring Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Derek Theler and Tahj Mowry alongside Melissa Peterman and Chelsea Kane has its spring finale.

Jane the Virgin
The CW, 9pm
Season Finale!
So you thought Rogelio (Jaime Camil) and Xo’s (Andrea Navedo) big day would go swimmingly? Ha! First Jane (Gina Rodriguez) discovers a mysterious letter from Michael, and then Rogelio gets some shocking news that could put everything on hold.

Better Call Saul: “Expenses”
AMC, 10pm
Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) attempts to settle his debts. Nacho (Michael Mando) reunites with an old acquaintance. Mike (Jonathan Banks) helps Stacey (Kerry Condon) with a project and makes a meaningful connection.

The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017
CBS, 10pm
In this special, Katy Perry buckles up with The Late Late Show host James Corden for a new edition of Carpool Karaoke, and Jennifer Lopez takes a Toddlerography dance lesson.

Running Wild With Bear Grylls: “Sterling K. Brown”
NBC, 10pm
Actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) joins Bear for an icy journey across the high mountains of Colorado.

Independent Lens: “They Call Us Monsters”
PBS, 10pm
Go behind the walls of the Compound, the facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters.

Tuesday, May 23

Casual
Hulu
Season Premiere!
The surprising consequences following Charles’ death and Valerie’s decision to move out propel the trio to rebel, exploring different jobs, partners and unfulfilled passions. As they adjust to a new normal, can they maintain boundaries or will they revert to the comfort of codependency?

Downward Dog: “Boundaries”
ABC, 8pm
New Series!
Tonight, the clever canine comedy moves to its regular night and time. While Nan (Allison Tolman) struggles to impress at work and define her relationship with Jason (Lucas Neff), her dog Martin (voiced by series co-creator Samm Hodges) discovers that he can control his newly installed doggie door and believes that he has magic powers.

The Flash: “Finish Line”
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
With nothing left to lose, Barry (Grant Gustin) takes on Savitar in an epic conclusion to Season 3.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “The Bank Job/Crime & Punishment”
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
The Nine-Nine has guest stars a-plenty in this hourlong season finale. First, Jake and Rosa search for a bank-robbing operation with Lt. Hawkins (guest star Gina Gershon), and realize there’s more to her team than meets the eye. And when they discover a dangerous secret, they call for backup from Holt and Pimento (guest star Jason Mantzoukas). Meanwhile, Boyle objects to Gina’s new boyfriend (guest star Ryan Phillipe). Then, Jake and Rosa are framed for a crime they didn’t commit.

Victorian Slum House: “The 1890s”
PBS, 8pm
Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others are plagued by a water shortage that dashes their hopes for a promising laundry business.

Dancing With the Stars
ABC, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
After a surprise-laden season, who will take home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy? Find out tonight!

Bull: “Benevolent Deception”
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
Bull (Michael Weatherly) and the Trial Analysis Corp. team travel to Miami with top criminal defense attorney J.P. Nunnelly (guest star Eliza Dushku) to work on a controversial drug trafficking case in the Season 1 finale “Benevolent Deception.” CBS has renewed Bull for a second season.

The Voice: “Live Finale, Part 2”
NBC, 9pm Live
Season Finale!
Host Carson Daly will reveal who America has chosen as “The Voice.” There will also be special duets with the final four artists and A-list performers.

American Epic: “Blood and Soil”
PBS, 9pm
Travel to the rural South as Elder Burch, Charley Patton and others record early Delta blues, gospel and protest songs. The Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi River communities, leading to northern migration and the creation of the Chicago blues by Howlin’ Wolf.

Frontline: “Bannon’s War”
PBS, 10pm
Examine Trump adviser Stephen Bannon’s war — with radical Islam, Washington and White House rivals. Learn about his fight to deliver on the president’s promises, with a confrontational style based on his personal crusade to dramatically transform America.

Wednesday, May 24

Dirty Dancing
ABC, 8pm
Original Film!
Newcomer Colt Prattes plays Johnny Castle to Abigail Breslin’s Baby Houseman in this musical update of the 1987 film classic, which blends the original’s coming-of-age story with a coming-of-middle-age story for Baby’s parents (Bruce Greenwood and Debra Messing). Nicole Scherzinger, Katey Sagal and Sarah Hyland also costar (and sing!).

Survivor
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
Which of the game-changing contestants altered the competition so much that they beat out the rest and won this season of Survivor: Game Changers? Tonight, Jeff Probst reveals the victor.

Arrow: “Lian Yu”
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
The battle between Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Adrian Chase (Josh Segarra) culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu.

Shots Fired
FOX, 8pm
Series Finale!
As Shots Fired closes its run, the season-long cases that Department of Justice investigator Ashe Akino (Sanaa Lathan) and special prosecutor Preston Terry (Stephan James) pursued will be resolved: What led to Deputy Beck (Mack Wilds) fatally shooting the unarmed Jesse Carr (Jacob Leinbach), and who killed Joey Campbell (Kelvin Harrison Jr.)?

The 100: “Praimfaya”
The CW, 9pm
Season Finale!
It’s a race against the end of the world as Praimfaya arrives and forces everyone to make impossible decisions to ensure their survival.

Law & Order: SVU
NBC, 9pm
Season Finale!
The world has not stopped providing a steady stream of harrowing storylines for Law & Order: SVU, which concludes its 18th season this week. The two-part finale (both installments air tonight) interconnects a pair of hot-button issues: hate crimes against Muslims and the consequences that arise after an undocumented witness is threatened with deportation.

Empire
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
Demi Moore guest-stars in the Season 3 finale as a nurse with a mysterious past. Next season, Moore’s role will be expanded as her character becomes entangled with the Lyon family. And speaking of families, Moore’s daughter, Rumer Willis, also plays a recurring character on the hip-hop soap opera.

Food — Delicious Science: “A Matter of Taste”
PBS, 10pm
Travel the world with Michael Mosley and James Wong to learn about the science that makes our food taste delicious and the powerful effect it has on our tongue and nose.

Thursday, May 25

Beat Shazam
FOX, 8pm
New Series!
In FOX’s new game show, teams of two go ear-to-ear to see who’s fastest to identify the biggest musical hits of all time. The team with the biggest score tries for a cash prize by going up against the Shazam app, which can recognize millions of songs within mere seconds. The series is hosted by Jamie Foxx and executive produced by Mark Burnett (Survivor) and Jeff Apploff (Don’t Forget the Lyrics!).

American Ninja Warrior: “Celebrity Ninja Warrior”
NBC, 8pm
In the first celebrity edition of the competition series, nine celebrities tackle the course. Competing will be Stephen Amell, Erika Christensen, Jeff Dye, Ashton Eaton, Nikki Glaser, Derek Hough, Natalie Morales, Nick Swisher and Mena Suvari.

Million Dollar Listing New York
Bravo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
High-profile real estate vets Fredrik Eklund and Ryan Serhant are joined by a new major player in Manhattan’s luxury real estate market, Steve Gold, who is determined to do whatever it takes to double his sales.

Love Connection
FOX, 9pm
New Series!
Bravo’s Andy Cohen hosts this updated revival of the classic dating show where singletons search for romance.

Running Wild With Bear Grylls: “Red Nose Day With Julia Roberts”
NBC, 9pm
In a special Red Nose Day episode, Julia Roberts joins Bear on a life-saving mission to deliver vaccines to a remote African village before the drugs expire.

The Red Nose Day Special
NBC, 10pm
Much of the original cast from the popular 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually will take part in a short-film follow-up called Red Nose Day Actually, airing as part of the annual Red Nose Day charity drive designed to raise awareness of and funds to fight childhood poverty. Red Nose Day was created by filmmaker Richard Curtis, who wrote and directed Love Actually, and who is back to update fans on the film’s characters, with returning actors including Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Colin Firth and more. Chris Hardwick hosts the special.

Inside the FBI: New York: “Global Fight”
USA Network, 10pm
After receiving intel from the UK, the FBI works to stop an attack on the subways. The JTTF meets with a former terrorist in Uganda while awaiting the verdicts in the Kampala bombings case.

Friday, May 26

War Machine
Netflix
Original Film!
This film, inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, depicts a U.S. general’s (played by Brad Pitt) roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody, raising the question of just where the line between them lies today. The four-star general leaps in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by his own hubris and a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé. Emory Cohen, RJ Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton and Sir Ben Kingsley also star.

First Dates: “Never Been Kissed”
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
One dater envisions her life as a power couple, while another dater admits he has never been kissed. Also, a vegan chef looks for someone to bond with over his love of kale, while another dater finds out a secret about her match that wins her over.

American Masters: “Jacques Pépin”
PBS, 9pm
Discover the story of Chef Jacques Pépin, a young immigrant with movie star looks and a charming Gallic accent, who elevated essential kitchen techniques to an art form to become one of America’s most beloved food icons.

Saturday, May 27

Memorial Day Weekend Movie Marathon
Discovery Family Channel, 5pm
Celebrate Memorial Day with a weekend filled with family-favorite flicks including Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Planet 51, Alice in Wonderland and more!

The Essentials: “No Time for Sergeants”
TCM, 8pm
Host Alec Baldwin and guest David Letterman introduce the 1958 comedy No Time for Sergeants, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Andy Griffith.

Class: “The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did”
BBC America, 10pm
In the seventh and penultimate Season 1 episode “The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did,” the gang is trapped in detention and out of the way, so Miss Quill (Katherine Kelly) accepts Dorothea’s (Pooky Quesnel) astonishing offer: to help remove the Arn from her head, and to reclaim her freedom.