Note: in the past hour or so, news has been spreading like Lannister wild fire that “Parks and Recreation” and “Community” will get abbreviated seasons, then be canceled. It’s not true. It’s based on an unofficial report that we wrote about earlier this week, and shouldn’t be believed. That being said:
Parks and Recreation (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) – Season finale. CAN’T NBC JUST TELL US IF “PARKS” AND “COMMUNITY” ARE COMING BACK NEXT SEASON, OR AT LEAST FOR HOW LONG? I’m not emotionally prepared to say goodbye to either (a.k.a. need more booze and waffles). Anyway, tonight’s episode has the Parks gang pondering their futures while awaiting the Leslie v. Bobby election results. Meta.
Community (NBC, 8 p.m.) – Abed sees a therapist (John Hodgman) because he’s not convinced that the Fake Dean is the Real Dean. Which he’s not, because he’s the Fake Dean.
Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits (Fuse, 8:30 p.m.) – A tribute to MCA, featuring clips from the best Beastie Boys’ music videos. This special could be nine hours long and I’d happily watch every minute.
30 Rock (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) – Season finale. Avery (Elizabeth Banks) returns from North Korea in a story you never really cared about, because who pays attention to “30 Rock” season-long arcs? Besides that guy who’s writing the Unauthorized Oral History of Lutz. He does. [UPDATE: Just renewed for a seventh and final season. More tomorrow]
The Office (NBC, 9 p.m.) – Season finale. Andy goes undercover as a janitor to stage a coup and a “stolen diaper leads to a high-speed car chase,” according to the episode synopsis. STOLEN. DIAPER. I wish this was the show’s final episode: a story about poop seems a particulary apt metaphor.
LATE NIGHT GUESTS: Elizabeth Banks on Letterman; Howie Mandel on Leno; Dr. Phil on Kimmel; Christiane Amanpour and Anna Kendrick on Ferguson; Will Ferrell and Ellie Kemper on Fallon; Tom Selleck and Zosia Mamet on Conan; Robert Caro on Stewart; and Francis Collins on Colbert
