It’s a night of Shonda Rhimes winter finales
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, November 20. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Scandal (ABC, 9 p.m.): It feels like only yesterday that ABC launched its Shonda Rhimes-centered night of programming. But after a handful of twisty episodes Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder, and Grey’s Anatomy all hit their winter finales and depart the airwaves until 2015. On Scandal, Jake is worried Olivia might be attacked by her father or one of his operatives. So he stops by her office to offer a gun and an oh-so-steamy lesson on shooting. Last week, Joshua Alston argued that Rowan Pope is essentially a god in the Scandal universe because he’s too powerful to be taken down. Perhaps all it takes to change that is Olivia Pope, in a pant suit, with a gun.
Also noted
Reign (The CW, 9 p.m.): Mary and Francis continue to face marital strain as religious tensions ramp up across France. This week Vatican inquisitors harm a group of Protestants. Genevieve Valentine has always said people should expect the Vatican Inquisition
How To Get Away With Murder (ABC, 10 p.m.): After teasing the mystery of #WhoKilledSam, HTGAWM promises to finally reveal the killer in tonight’s winter finale. What’s particularly remarkable is that no one has picked up on the smoking gun right in front of them: Two weeks ago Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya admitted she has a motive for killing Sam (he sucks). The answer has been here all along…
Parenthood (NBC, 10 p.m.): Those who can’t stomach the murderous intrigue of a Shonda Rhimes finale can instead turn to Parenthood where the stakes are centered on an open house and a school play. Carrie Raisler wouldn’t have it any other way.
Regular Coverage
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8 p.m.)
Gracepoint (Fox, 9 p.m.)
A To Z (NBC, 9:30 p.m.)
Elementary (CBS, 10 p.m.)