By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Saturday March 21, 2015
AMC's "The Walking Dead" has had yet another huge season as the No. 1 show among 18 to 49 year olds, closing out this Sunday with its first two-hour episode.
Given how past season finales have played out, a major character (or two?) are likely to go bye-bye. That's how life rolls in the post-apocalyptic world. Will the walls of Alexandria be able to prevent the humans from killing each other? Nope.
And HBO the same night debuts its effective take down of Scientology featuring juicy tidbits about Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman from former disaffected top officials there.
This covers Monday, March 23 through Sunday, March 29, 2015.
MONDAY
"Dancing With the Stars" 8 p.m. ABC — First one is eliminated.
"The Following " 8 p.m. Fox (back-to-back episodes) — A tip received by the FBI may scuttle Mark, Kyle and Daisy's plan to go after Ryan.
"The Voice " 8 p.m. NBC — The knockout rounds begin.
"Mike & Molly " 8:30 p.m. CBS — As a reward for reaching his weight-loss goal, Mike makes what may prove to be a bad decision
"Bates Motel " 9 p.m. A&E — As Norman grows closer to Emma, he starts grow apart from Norma.
"Scorpion " 9 p.m. CBS — Team Scorpion's helicopter crashes while on a mission to save lost hikers.
" Better Call Saul " 10 p.m. AMC — Jimmy shows Chuck that he's willing to do almost anything to win a case, even if it means getting his hands dirty.
" NCIS Los Angeles " 10 p.m. CBS — The team investigate when three FBI agents are killed in an explosion following a successful undercover sting operation.
" The Returned " 10 p.m. A&E — Jack and Claire want to move in order for Camille to avoid a life of hiding.
" Castle " 10:01 p.m. ABC — A security-detail assignment goes badly for Ryan when shots are fired at a politician during a charity event.
TUESDAY
"Hell's Kitchen" 8 p.m. Fox — The Top 15 contestants face chopping more than 500 pounds of onions if they lose the first challenge.
"Fresh Off the Boat" 8 p.m. ABC — Jessica may not take the real estate exam because she fears competing with the area's top realtor.
"NCIS" 8 p.m. CBS — McGee reunites with his girlfriend Delilah to investigate the death of a thief who is found dead in a marine's house.
"Marvel's Agent of Carter " 9 p.m. ABC — The team are bewildered by a recent shocking revelation as they face a difficult decision.
"iZombie " 9 p.m. the CW — Liv, Ravi and Clive try to solve the mysterious death of a famous painter.
"The Haves and the Have Nots " 9 p.m. OWN — Veronica—who's positive David is planning to run away with his campaign manager—loses her temper at a hotel bar; and Benny searches for Quincy.
"The Mindy Project " 9:30 p.m. Fox (third season finale) — Danny misses dinner with Mindy's parents
"Being Mary Jane " 10 p.m. BET — SNC covers a fatal school shooting in Atlanta.
"The Night Shift " 10 p.m. NBC — A thick fog rolls into San Antonio, stranding TC, Jordan and Paul far from the hospital.
"Justified " 10 p.m. FX — Ava's caught in the crossfire as Boyd goes after Markham's money. Meanwhile, Raylan cracks downs on his informants.
"Person of Interest " 10 p.m. CBS — Reese protects a bounty hunter; and Finch tries to set the plan he began in Hong Kong in motion.
"Cougar Town " 10:30 p.m. TBS — Tom reveals a crush he has on a woman, so the gang pitches in to help him pursue a relationship as Grayson coaches him on what not to say.
WEDNESDAY
"American Idol" 8 p.m. Fox — The top 10 (again) perform 1980s songs with Boy George as mentor.
"Survivor " 8 p.m. CBS — Being a "Survivor" super fan and relentlessly showing off your knowledge on the show? Not a good thing.
"Hot Grits " 8 p.m. VH1 (new series) — The ladies of Valdosta get their groove on.
"Criminal Minds " 9 p.m. CBS — The BAU investigates a congressman's political enemies as possible suspects when his wife disappears.
"Law & Order: SVU " 9 p.m. NBC — Carisi's future brother-in-law makes a rape accusation against his female parole officer.
"Modern Family " 9 p.m. ABC — Claire tackles spring cleaning, while Phil worries that Luke is getting better than he is at just about everything.
"The Americans " 10 p.m. FX — A plan to save Nina is hatched by Stan and Oleg.
"CSI: Cyber " 10 p.m. CBS — A cyber threat that allows arsonists a less traceable method of starting fires in homes is investigated
" Hot in Cleveland" 10 p.m. TV Land — The women take DNA tests to learn more about their ancestries.
THURSDAY
"Grey's Anatomy" 8 p.m. ABC — Meredith is unnerved by recent events and is unsure about how to proceed with Derek.
"Bones" 8 p.m. Fox — Avalon Harmonia lends her expertise to an investigation when the body of a psychic is found rotting in the trunk of a tree.
"The Blacklist" 9 p.m. NBC — The team pursues a scientist who abducts disabled patients for immortality experiments.
"Scandal" 9 p.m. ABC — Olivia's team advise Cyrus to get married ASAP after Michael gets involved in a sticky situation.
"American Crime " 10 p.m. ABC — Russ and Barb's youngest son, Mark, comes to Modesto to support his estranged parents.
"Dig " 10 p.m. USA — Peter's discovery of an ancient coded secret leads to a race to find the final stone
"Vikings " 10 p.m. History — Rollo contemplates the Seer's prophecy regarding his destiny.
"The Slap " 10 p.m. 10:01 p.m. NBC — Rosie tries to strengthen her case against Harry as the trial draws near, yet she alienates the few sympathizers she has left.
FRIDAY
"Cristela " 8 p.m. ABC (special time) — Trent represents a landlord accused of refusing to rent to minorities and has Cristela sit at his table during the trial.
"Grimm " 8 p.m. NBC — Nick and Hank investigate a one-night stand that ended in murder.
"Bride By Design " 9 p.m. TLC (new series) — Atlanta Braves third baseman Chris Johnson's fiance Tia seeks custom dressmaker Heidi Elnora's help to design her dream wedding dress.
"Tyler Perry's For Better Or Worse" 9 p.m. OWN (fifth season debut) — Richard's divorce settlement with Keisha leaves him in need of a new place to stay.
WEEKEND
"The Good Witch" 8 tonight Hallmark — Cassie's resources can't save her from Abigail's plotting as her cousin continues to cause unrest throughout the town.
"Bad Blood" 8 tonight Lifetime — A woman falsely accused of murder realizes that the person she donated bone marrow to now has a match for her DNA and is using this new identity to implicate her in his crimes as his obsession for her grows.
"The 2015 Kids' Choice Awards" 8 tonight Nick — Nick Jonas hosts.
"Black Sails" 9 tonight Starz (second season finale) — Flint acquires an unlikely ally; Vane's crew seeks a sea change; and Silver makes a sacrifice.
"Saturday Night Live" 11:29 tonight NBC — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hosts.
"Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" 8 p.m. Sunday HBO — An exposé of the Church of Scientology examines its founding by L. Ron Hubbard and includes interviews with former members.
"Killing Jesus" 8 p.m. Sunday NGC — fictionalized retelling of the life and death of Jesus Christ, based on the book 'Killing Jesus' by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
"The 2015 IHeartRadio Music Awards" 8 p.m. Sunday NBC — Iggy Azalea and Sam Smith lead with five nominations apiece.
"The Good Wife" 9 p.m. Sunday CBS — The partners at Florrick/Agos/Lockhart argue over the future of the firm.
"The Last Man on Earth" 9 p.m. Sunday Fox — Will's signs apparently are drawing other survivors.
"Secrets and Lies" 9 p.m. Sunday ABC — Ben's unnerved by a vigilante who's been stalking him.
"The Walking Dead" 9 p.m. Sunday AMC (fifth season finale) — Daryl experiences trouble on a run.
"Battle Creek" 10 p.m. Sunday CBS — Cdr. Guziewicz narrowly escapes when her house is burned down by an unknown arsonist.
"The Royals" 10 p.m. Sunday E! — The Queen and Princess Eleanor stage competing fashion shows, while Prince Liam narrowly avoids catastrophe.
"Revenge" 10 p.m. Sunday ABC — A sorrowful Emily tries to fix the unintentional damage she caused.
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