Big headlines came for the finale of “The Walking Dead” and its record-setting audience. But a better finale will likely be the one tonight for “Justified” (FX, 10 p.m.), the literate marshal drama that’s been enjoying a great fourth season.
For the finale, Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens and Walter Goggins’ Boyd Crowder go face to face one more time. The show’s been picked up for a fifth season.
Less momentous season finales: “The New Normal” (NBC, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) which features a ceremony that also happens to have been a recent topic before the Supreme Court and “Snooki & Jwoww” (MTV, 10 p.m.) which is also preparing for its own ceremony, with the engagement of JWoww and Roger, a moment that brings the “Jersey Shore” back together. The two shows might be shown back to back for the high court: which marriage is more objectionable?
If the two hour conclusion to the involving “Kind Hearted Woman” (PBS, 9 p.m.) has a lot of ups and downs, it’s because the struggling single mother profiled has her own extremes.
Home viewers have their first chance to vote out a cast member of “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 9 p.m.) after Dorothy Hamill robbed fans of that chance by withdrawing on doctor’s orders last week. Likely dancers to go, not surprisingly, include Wynonna Judd, D.L. Hughley and Andy Dick, all of whom have received the lowest judges’ scores.
Getting less notice for his own withdrawal from a competition was Chuy Bravo on “Splash” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Mindy hires a male escort — played by Anders Holm of “Workaholics” — to attend a work dinner party on “The Mindy Project” (Fox, 9:30 p.m.).
Luke Perry is called in as contagious disease expert on a new “Body of Proof” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
Tonight is the final Tuesday night installment of “Smash” (NBC, 10 p.m.) before it is exiled to a Saturday night slot on the road to obsolescence, with Bernadette Peters returning as Ivy’s mother.
Ted Allen hosts a fresh new season of “Chopped” (Food Network, 10 p.m.).
For some more background on the character Al Pacino most recently played, there is the 2008 documentary “The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector” (BBC America, 9 p.m.).
A rerun of “2012: Countdown to Armageddon” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) just doesn’t play all that well in 2013.
If Omarosa is subject of “Oprah: Where are They Now?” (OWN, 10 p.m.), we can just let you know: Kicked off of “Celebrity Apprentice” on Sunday.
NBA star Reggie Miller picks the films tonight on Turner Classic Movies. His choices: Not “Hoosiers,” but “Strangers on a Train” (8 p.m.), “Cool Hand Luke” (10 p.m.), “The Graduate” (12:15 a.m.) and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (4:15 a.m.).
Miller will also be doing commentary for the NBA games tonight: New York at Miami (TNT, 8 p.m.) and Dallas at Lakers (TNT, 10:30 p.m.).
Who else is going to the Women’s Final Four? The winners of Duke vs. Notre Dame (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Louisville vs. Tennessee (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
In the NIT, it’s Brigham Young vs. Baylor (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and Iowa vs. Maryland (ESPN2, 9 p.m.).
Hockey action includes Buffalo at Pittsburgh (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Rosario Dawson, Andy Cohen, the Bacon Brothers. The View: Debbie Reynolds, Kendra Wilkinson, Brooke Shields. The Talk: Jorja Fox, Tanya Holland, Thea Andrews. Ellen DeGeneres: John Mayer, Eva Mendes.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Regis Philbin, cast of the musical “Cinderella.” Jay Leno: Blake Shelton, Jim Rome. Jimmy Kimmel: Bill Maher, Giancarlo Esposito, Cold War Kids. Jimmy Fallon: Tracy Morgan, Andy Cohen, Deerhunter, B.J. Thomas. Craig Ferguson: Lena Dunham, Bill Pullman (rerun). Carson Daly: Pete Wentz, Tift Merrit. Tavis Smiley: Jeremy Piven. Jon Stewart: Jonathan Sperber. Stephen Colbert: Jim McGreevey. Conan O’Brien: Paul Rud, von Grey. Chelsea Handler: Busy Philipps, Dov Davidoff, Loni Love, Matt Braunger.