1) CMA Fest,” 8-11 p.m. Tuesday,. ABC. An annual summer highlight,, this is culled from four nights of Nashville concetss. Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde host, with music from Lainey Wilson (shown here), Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Clint Black, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Big & Rich and more. Read more…
1) Orphan Black: Echo,” 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC and BBC America. The 9-minute opeing is an intense, two-person drama. One woman (Krysten Ritter) doen’t know who she is; the other (the always-great Keeley Hawes) is reluctant to tell her. Then this sequel series becomes a brisk adventure, with Ritter (shown here) running from and toward unknown forces. Read more…
1) Tony Awards, 8-11 p.m. Sunday, CBS. In the midst of last year’s writers’ strike, Ariana DeBose hosted a vibrant (and scriptless) ceremony, rippling with music. Now she’s back and has a script. We can expect large-scale numbers from the five best-musical nominees (led by Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen,” shown here, with 13 nominations), four best-musical-revival nominees and more. Read more…
1) Basketball and hockey finals, ABC. This month, ABC turns into Sports Central, with the best-of-seven finals for two pro sports. Basketball — including the Celtics, show here — starts Thursday; hockey’s Stanley Cup finals start Saturday. Other basketball games are Sunday, then June 12, 14 and (if needed) 17, 20 and 23. Hockey continues on June 10, 13, 15 and (if needed) 18, 21 and 24. Most start at 8:30 p.m. ET, with Sundays at 8. Read more…
1) “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19” finales, 9 and 10 p.m. Thursday, ABC. Last week on “Station 19,” a wildfire roared toward Seattle. Now “Grey’s” feels the impact; the hospital is overwhelmed with burn and smoke victims. Then we see the “Station 19” firefighters (shown here) continuing to battle the blaze. That wraps the seventh and final season for the show; “Grey’s will be back for its 21st year. Read more…
1) “The Voice” finale, 8-10 p.m. today and 8-11 p.m. Tuesday, NBC. Tonight, the final five each perform a ballad and an uptempo song. John Legend has Nathan Chester, 27, and Bryan Oleson (shown here), 49; Reba McEntire has Asher HaVon 31, and Josh Sanders, 35; Dan + Shay have Karen Woldrup, 36. On Tuesday, after music by Jelly Roll, Thomas Rhett, The Black Keys, Lainey Wilson, etc. — there’s a winner. Read more…
1) “Young Sheldon” series finale, 8 and 8:30 p.m.,Thursday, CBS. A great series wraps after seven seasons. Its finale has extra impact, after the jolting finish to the May 9 episode, when we learned Sheldon’s dad had died. Today (May 13), CBS reruns the pilot film (shown here) at 8 p.m. and another episode at 8:30. Then Thursday’s finale includes Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik as the adult Sheldon and Amy. Read more…
1) “NCIS” season-finale, 9 p.m. today, CBS. The 21st season ends, for a show that seems eternal. “NCIS” has already spawned four spin-offs and more than 1,000 episodes. It will be back next sason, alongside “NCIS: Hawaii” (which wraps its season at 10 p.m.) and a prequel. Tonight, Parker and Knight (Gary Cole and Katrina Law, shown here, left and center) are trapped in a ship that’s about to be sunk. Read more…
1) “Ghosts” season-finale, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, CBS. This wraps its season early, leaving room for “Young Sheldon” to have a couple two-episode Thursdays. It’s time for Isaac to have something he wouldn’t have imagined in his lifetime – a wedding (shown here) to another man … who was a British officer … whom Isaac killed in the Revolutionary War. Then a surprise guest complicate the celebration. Read more…
1) “Secrets of the Octopus,” 7:08 to 10 p.m. today, National Geographic Channel. Earth Day brings a flood of splendid films (including “Queens,” shown here), led by a rerun of this series, which debuted Sunday. We see the octopus in all its complexity. It’s cautious, yet ready to reach out for some humans … It’s a camouflage master, changing shape and color …. It’s also a cunning predator, even disguising as a passing cloud. Read more…
