Thursday TV: The Office Series Finale, The Vampire Diaries S.4 Finale, Elementary S.1 Finale & More

News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has the ninth season finale of Grey’s Anatomy and the second season finale of Scandal, CBS has the sixth season finale of The Big Bang Theory and the first season finale of Elementary, The CW has the fourth season finale of The Vampire Diaries and the first season finale of Beauty and the Beast, FOX has the 12th season finale of American Idol, and NBC has the series finale of The Office.

Over on cable, Discovery Channel has a Zombie Preppers special and TLC has the first season finale of America’s Worst Tattoos special.

Listen to the latest TV times Three Podcast: Ep.180, “Defiance of Zombieland Revolution Doctor.” On this episode I am joined by Darrell from @GSMPodcasts and Jason from @jasonandkaren. We talk about recent episodes of Defiance, Revolution, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and Amazon’s Zombieland.

Prime Picks

The Vampire Diaries (The CW): Season Finale. Damon’s life is in danger after a ghostly encounter. Matt and Rebekah battle a ghost intent on getting the cure. Stefan learns something new about the Silas.

Elementary (CBS): Season Finale. Sherlock deals with the reappearance of Irene Adler, as he and Watson are caught in the crosshairs of Moriarty. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 119 minutes.

Solid Selections

The Big Bang Theory (CBS): Season Finale. Penny and Sheldon aren’t sure what to do after Leonard gets a big job opportunity to work overseas. Runs 31 minutes.

The Office (NBC): Series Finale. Past and present employees of Dunder Mifflin come together for a wedding and one last round of interviews. Runs 75 minutes. A 60 minute retrospective plays right before.

Hannibal (NBC): New. Hannibal learns that the latest case the FBI is working on was meant to gain his attention. Will goes to Alana as a distraction from what goes on in his head. Starts 15 minutes after the hour and runs 45 minutes.

Other Options

• Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): Season Finale. The hospital continues to overflow with patients as the storm outside continue to wreak havoc. Runs 62 minutes.
• Orphan Black (BBC America): Repeat. Last Saturday night’s episode, “Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner,” replays.
• Rectify (Sundance): Repeat. This past Monday night’s episode, “Drip, Drip,” replays.
• Scandal (ABC): Season Finale. Things continue to get dangerous for the team as they get closer to uncovering the mole. Cyrus is pushed over the edge by the latest White House scandal. Starts two minutes after the hour and runs 58 minutes.

Sports Note

• ESPN has the later NBA Playoffs game tonight.
• MLB Network has a game tonight.
• TNT has the earlier NBA Playoffs game tonight.

Late Night

• Psych (USA Network): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Dead Air,” replays.

Thursday TV Marathons

Burn Notice (USA Network): Five episodes early.
House (Oxygen): Five episodes early.
Living Single (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.
NCIS (USA Network): Has 10 episodes.
Without a Trace (ION): Eight episodes.