Mike Hughes on TV

1) “Nature,” 8 p.m., PBS. Her name is “Grizzly 399” and her following is huge. She’s “the most famous bear that ever lived,” we’re told, using humans in the Grand Tetons National Park to shield her cubs from predatora. At about 24, she had quadruplets, which are rare; at 27 (a year past the average life span), she had her 23rd cub. It’s a remarkable story, often told through Tom Magnesen, the ace photographer who took this photo. Read more…

1) “The Good Doctor,” 10 p.m., ABC. Only three episodes remain in this seventh and final season. Now a young patient needs a medical procedure, but his parents can’t agree. That challenges three doctors, two (Shaun and Charlie, shown here on the right) on the autism spectrum. Read more…

1) “NCIS” season-finale, 9 p.m., CBS. Probing the innards of a ship (shown here), the team finds three bodies. When Parker and Knight (Gary Cole and Katrina Law) investigate, thay’re trapped inside, as it’s about to be sunk. We’re betting they survive; “NCIS” seems unsinkable. It will be back next season, its 22nd; it will be joined then by a prequel (Mark Harmon narrating Gibbs’ early adventures) and by “NCIS: Sydney.” Read more…

1) “Parish” season-finale, 9 p.m., AMC, repeating at 10. A great story has an ending that’s merely semi-great. Gray Parish (Giancarlo Esposito, shown here) is a former getaway driver with conflicting goals – revenge his son’s death or withdraw from the crime world, to preserve the rest of his family. Now those collide. The finale is well-crafted and high-octane, yet feels out-of-sync with what preceded it. Read more…

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC, In a 32-episode stretch, only Bad Bunny has doubled as host and music guest. Now Dua Lipa (shown here) does. Also, “Weekend Update” could be interesting. We’ll see if Colin Jost or Michael Che have comments about Jost’s uneven (but often funny) turn at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Read more…