It’s been one of the best series of the year so far, and “Fargo” (FX, 1o p.m.) won’t disappoint in its satisfying 90 minute finale tonight. Though the tone seemed a bit shattered by the appearance of the comedy team Key & Peele as regional FBI agents, they’re connection to Molly tonight more than a year after her first inquiries speeds closure in Bemidji, crowning a solid season and putting to rest some persistent fears about its central villain. The finale starts with one of those “Breaking Bad” style ominous flash forwards.
Another first season finale of a less seen show deserves attention as well, as the baby is finally born on “Playing House” (USA, 10 and 10:30 p.m.).
When VH1 gets all nostalgic about the present century in “I Love the 2000s” (VH1, 8 p.m.) they may well remember their original series “I Love the 80s” that started the whole franchise after Y2K.
Not only were the summer reality shows “Riot” and “I Wanna Marry Harry” not good, nobody watched them either. So they’ve both been yanked from the air in their first month, replaced tonight by a grab-bag of comedy reruns, “Family Guy” (Fox, 8 p.m.), a pair of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox, 8:30 and 9 p.m.) and “The Mindy Project” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
By strictly ratings standards, “Famous in 12” (The CW, 8 p.m.), which has been averaging only 620,000 viewers a week, should be going soon as well. That’s half the audience of the canceled “Riot.” But it probably won’t be axed.
But to match a show like “Extreme Weight Loss” (ABC, 8 p.m.), how about “Extreme Ratings Loss”? The lack of a game 6 of the NBA finals means some much less athletic figures on your set tonight (and far fewer viewers). Ditto for “Celebrity Wife Swap” (ABC, 10 p.m.), a rerun tonight.
Want to see Fox beat up on Hilary Clinton in person instead of behind her back? Bret Baier and Greta Van Susteren pose their questions to the former Secretary of State on “Fox News Interview with Hillary Clinton” (Fox News, 6:45 p.m.) which they could have just titled “Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!”
“Nick News with Linda Ellerbee” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) travels with a big family that goes home schooling in their RV.
A fifth season starts for cable favorite “Rizzoli & Isles” (TNT, 9 p.m.), accompanied by the second season return of the Eric McCormack drama “Perception” (TNT, 10 p.m.).
Not what’s harder to believe in the new “Chasing Life” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.), that its central character has cancer or that she is a metropolitan news reporter.
Henry Winkler pops up in a new episode of “Royal Pains” USA, 9 p.m.).
It’s the senior class ski trip on “Awkward” (MTV, 10 p.m.).
If a woman doesn’t take the romantic advice on “It Takes a Church” (GSN, 8 p.m.), is she excommunicated?
Christie discovers on “Little Women: L.A.” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) she may be expecting an even littler one.
A first look at the next Ken Burns project is offered in “PBS Previews: The Roosevelts” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).
Further involvement in Iraq by the U.S. seems unlikely, what with our hands full with “Storage Wars” (A&E, 9 p.m.) and “Shipping Wars” (A&E, 10 p.m.).
An Alamo reenactment leads to injuries on “The Night Shift” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Auditions won’t end on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) flee the canyons of Manhattan for the wilds of Montana.
World Cup games today are Belgium vs. Algeria (ESPN, noon), Brazil vs. Mexico (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and Russia vs. South Korea (ESPN, 6 p.m.).
Gene Wilder is guest programmer on Turner Classic Movies. His choices: “Random Harvest” (8 p.m.), “The Merry Widow” (10:15 p.m.), “Witness for the Prosecution” (12:15 a.m.) and “Dark Victory” (2:30 a.m.) followed by the documentary “Role Model: Gene Wilder” (4:30 p.m.).
Baseball includes Philadelphia at Atlanta (MLB, 7 p.m.). The College World Series has Texas Tech vs. Mississippi (ESPN2, 3 p.m.) and TCU vs. Virginia (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Jennifer Lopez, Ian Ziering. The View: Angie Harmon, Jenny Mollen, Will Cain & Candace Cameron Bure. The Talk: Lorraine Bracco, Thea Andrews, David Myers, Lisa Hughes. Ellen DeGeneres: Lauren Graham, Elton John, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (rerun). Wendy Williams: Abby Lee Miller.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Olivia Wilde, Shep Gordon, Empires. Jimmy Fallon: Kevin Hart, Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy Kimmel: Ludacris, Kesha, Josh Groban, Brad Paisley, Michael Stevens. Seth Meyers: Robert Pattinson, Gabrielle Union, David Wain. Craig Ferguson: Simon Helberg, LP. Carson Daly: Carrie Brownstein, the Colourist, the Casket Girls (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Sebastian Junger, Carol Leifer. Jon Stewart: Daniel Schulman. Stephen Colbert: David Boies and Theodore B. Olson. Arsenio Hall: Allison Janney, David Oyelowo, Kendrick Lamar (rerun). Conan O’Brien: David Mizejewski, Max Greenfield, Bernhoft. Chelsea Handler: Cast of “Little Women: L.A.,” Greg Fitzsimmons, Sarah Tiana, Julian McCullough. Pete Holmes: Joe Manganiello.