Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, August 24. All times are Eastern.
Top picks
Another Period (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): And now for Another Period’s actual second season finale. (They tricked your friendly neighborhood What’s On Tonight contributor with that whole “three-part finale” thing. She will get back at them by reviewing this episode.) Just like last week’s “The Duel” got right the point of what to expect from Another Period, this week’s “Lillian Is Dead” pretty much says it all. But here’s more, in case the title isn’t really enough: “Hortense and Bertram’s happiness turns out to be short-lived, as does Commodore and Chair’s; Beatrice turns to religion when her bar fight with Lillian has deadly consequences; Blanche gives birth downstairs.”
The Night Shift (NBC, 10 p.m.): It really is all going down in the 10 Spot—you know, the magical 10 p.m. ET time slot—tonight. In The Night Shift’s “Emergent,” which just so happens to be part one of the show’s two-part season finale, “Scott (Scott Wolf) and Jordan (Jill Flint) face grave danger during a rescue mission at a rapidly spreading wildfire outside San Antonio. Tensions are high between Syd (recurring guest star Jennifer Beals) and TC (Eoin Macken) as they find themselves in the middle of a humanitarian crisis on the Syria-Turkey border.” And that’s not all! “Paul (Robert Bailey Jr.) and Shannon (Tanaya Beatty) argue over treatment for a patient. Meanwhile, a major setback threatens Drew’s (Brendan Fehr) adoption plans for Brianna (guest star Kyla Kenedy), Topher (Ken Leung) struggles to find a buyer for the hospital and medication goes missing.”
Damn, The Night Shift is stressful. No wonder Motorcycle Doctor rides his motorcycle through the hospital halls—he has to relieve the stress somehow!