1) “Nature: Saving the Animals of Ukraine,” 8 p.m., PBS. Encased in horror, people still rush to the rescue. “To save animals is to remain human,” says Asha Serpinska, 77. Evacuees (shown here) clung to cats and dogs. Lions were rescued from private zoos. A 13-year-old house cat survived a 60-day ordeal. It became a national hero; so did a little dog who finds land mines. It’s a richly human story.
2) “The Amazing Race” finale, 9:30-11 p.m., CBS. We’re down to the final four duos now – three couples (one of them married) and military-pilot colleagues. Tonight, one is trimmed and then the show has its big finish, with a million-dollar prize.
3) “The Masked Singer,” 8-10 p.m., Fox. Some legitimate singers have been ousted lately. Last week was Chrissy Metz (who was a “This Is Us” star); the week before, it was Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken (the second “American Idol” winner and his runner-up.) With three left– Clock, Goldfish and Gumball – for next week’s finale, the show pauses to review what’s happened so far.
4) “Abbott Elementary,” 9 p.m., ABC. What does the school custodian do, when everyone’s gone on a field trip? That’s one of the things we’ll learn tonight. Meanwhile, the trip – organized by Jacob – gets competitive when another school shares the space.
5) ALSO: “Abbott” and “Masked Singer” lead a flurry of shows that are a week away from their finales. CBS has “Survivor” at 8 p..m. … ABC has “The Conners” at 9:30 … and NBC has the “Chicago” shows – “Med” at 8 p.m., “Fire” at 9, “P.D.” at 10.
— Mike Hughes, TV America