Thursday’s TV Highlights: ‘Elementary’ on CBS
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SERIES
The Big Bang Theory Leonard (Johnny Galecki) is offered a great job overseas in the season finale. Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar and Mayim Bialik also star. 8 p.m. CBS
The Office The comedy series that began as an adaptation of Ricky Gervais’ British comedy ends its run Thursday night with a look back at the series’ nine years and a one-hour finale 8 and 9 p.m. NBC
The Vampire Diaries In the season finale, ghosts converge on graduation day, determined to settle old scores and fulfill their destinies. Ian Somerhalder, Zach Roerig, Claire Holt and Candice Accola star. 8 p.m. KTLA
American Idol The winner is announced in the season finale. 8 p.m. Fox
Elementary With Irene’s (Natalie Dormer) reappearance Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) flashes back to the events that led to his downward spiral into addiction, while he and Joan (Lucy Liu) find themselves in Moriarty’s crosshairs in the two-hour season finale. Aidan Quinn also stars. 9 p.m. CBS
Beauty and the Beast Cat (Kristin Kreuk) deals with revelations about her family that change everything she thought she knew about her own past, and Vincent (Jay Ryan) faces death, in the season finale. 9 p.m. KTLA
Grey’s Anatomy One doctor fights to stay alive as the ferocious weather brings busloads of patients into the hospital. Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey and Justin Chambers star in the season finale. 9 p.m. ABC
Scandal The revelation of the mole’s identity is imminent, and Olivia (Kerry Washington) and her team find themselves in peril as the latest White House scandal pushes Cyrus (Jeff Perry) to the brink in the season finale. 10 p.m. ABC
Hannibal The team’s latest killer (Demore Barnes) makes an attempt on Hannibal’s (Mads Mikkelsen) life, while Will (Hugh Dancy) seeks comfort in Alana’s (Caroline Dhavernas) arms in this new episode. 10:15 p.m. NBC
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Author Allen Frances. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Zoe Saldana; Avril Lavigne performs; Pistol Annies perform. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Jerry Weintraub; Greta Gerwig; Jewel performs; author Emily Matchar. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Live With Kelly and Michael Zoë Saldana; Anna Kaiser. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Jewel performs; Jessica Capshaw; former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show Eve performs. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk LL Cool J; Andy Cohen. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Doctors Bad breath; body odor; pain management; a food that fights illness and may reverse chronic pain. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS
The Dr. Oz Show Angelina Jolie’s preventive mastectomy; health must-haves. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil A woman says her sister is an unfit mother who should not have custody of her child. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie The casts of “Duck Dynasty” and “Swamp People.” (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Chris Pine; Robin Thicke and Pharrell perform. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
Tavis Smiley Dr. Susan Love; author Peter Blair Henry. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose Bono, founder of ONE Campaign. (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Author George Packer. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately Kate Bosworth; Chris Franjola; Natasha Leggero. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Zachary Quinto; Heather Graham; Jen Kirkman. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Colbert Report Dr. Daniel Lieberman. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Adam Sandler; Phil Jackson; Family of the Year performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Barbara Walters; Jesse Eisenberg; MS MR performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Chris Pine; Connie Britton; Dawes performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Mindy Kaling; Tim McGraw performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Paul Reiser; Yunjin Kim. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Last Call Greta Gerwig; Molly Crabapple; Pierce the Veil performs. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC
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