Plus, the CBS primetime lineup is full of finales, and “The Mandalorian and Grogu” go on a new adventure.

What to Watch this week: Survivor 50 crowns a $2 million winner, Stephen Colbert and The Late Show sign off

Plus, the CBS primetime lineup is full of finales, and "The Mandalorian and Grogu" go on a new adventure.

By Gerrad Hall

Gerrad Hall

Gerrad Hall is an editorial director at **, overseeing movie, awards, and music coverage. He is also host of The Awardist podcast, and has cohosted EW’s live Oscars, Emmys, SAG, and Grammys red carpet shows. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Talk, Access Hollywood, Extra!, and other talk shows, delivering the latest news on pop culture and entertainment.

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Will it be Aubry Bracco, Tiffany Ervin, Joseph "Joe" Hunter, Rizo Velovic, or Jonathan Young? One of these contestants will win *Survivor 50* and take home a $2 million prize. All the action goes down in a live, three-hour finale.

Also on TV, after 11 years as host of *The Late Show*, host Stephen Colbert and the long-running late-night institution sign off. Plus, the shows of the CBS primetime lineup — including *FBI*, *CIA*, *Tracker*, *Elsbeth*, and *Ghosts* — wrap up their seasons.

In theaters, *The Mandalorian and Grogu* go on a new adventure, who've been recruited by the New Republic to protect what the Rebellion won in its fight against the evil Empire.

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Monday, May 18

Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine on 'CIA'.

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**Streaming*****Dead & Buried* - Acorn TV***You're Killing Me* (series debut) - Acorn TV

**8 p.m.*****The 1% Club* - Fox***90 Day: The Last Resort* - TLC***Antiques Roadshow* - PBS***Below Deck Down Under* - Bravo***FBI* (season finale) - CBS***Sullivan's Crossing* - The CW***WWE Monday Night RAW* - Netflix (5 p.m. PT)

**9 p.m.*****BBQ Brawl* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max)***CIA* (season finale) - CBS***Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out* - TLC***Foul Play With Anthony Davis* - TBS***History's Greatest Mysteries* - History***Hollywood Demons* (season finale) - ID / HBO Max***The Quiz With Balls* - Fox***Rock the Block *- HGTV***Tucci in Italy* - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+, Hulu)***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**9:30 p.m.*****Top Chef* - Bravo

**10 p.m.*****Tucci in Italy* - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+, Hulu)

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

Tuesday, May 19

Princess Peach, Toad, and Mario in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

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**Movies*****The Midway Point* - VOD***Mother Mary* - Digital***The Napa Boys* - Digital***Normal* - Digital***The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* - Digital***Wasteman* - Digital

**Streaming*****The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?* (two-part docuseries debut) - Hulu***Wanda Sykes: Legacy* (comedy special) - Netflix

**8 p.m.*****Farmer Wants a Wife* - Fox***Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live* (special) - CBS / Paramount+***Love & Hip Hop Atlanta* - MTV*******Renovation Aloha* - HGTV***Summer House* (season finale) - Bravo

**9 p.m.*****Baylen Out Loud* (season premiere) - TLC***Bear Grylls Is Running Wild* - Fox***Chopped Castaways* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max)***In the City* (series debut) - Bravo***The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch* (season premiere) - History***U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men's National Soccer Team* - HBO / HBO Max***W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause* (doc) - PBS

**10 p.m.*****The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch* - History***Soccer's American Dream* - VICE TV***Squatters* - A&E***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo***Welcome to Plathville* - TLC

**10:30 p.m.*****Squatters* - A&E

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

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Wednesday, May 20

'Survivor' host Jeff Probst.

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**Movies*****Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War* - Prime Video

**Streaming*****The Boys* (series finale) - Prime Video***Criminal Record* - Apple TV***Margo's Got Money Troubles* (season finale) - Apple TV***Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed* (series debut) - Apple TV***The Other Bennet Sister* - BritBox***Perfect Match* (episodes 6 and 7) - Netflix***The Testaments* - Hulu***Widow’s Bay* - Apple TV

**8 p.m.*****Love & Hip Hop: Miami* - BET***MasterChef* - Fox***Survivor 50* (3-hour season finale) - CBS / Paramount+***The Valley* - Bravo

**9 p.m.*****Flavortown Food Fight* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)***The Floor* - Fox***One Day in My Body* - TLC***The Oval* (season premiere) - BET / Paramount+***Southern Hospitality* - Bravo

**10 p.m.*****Conspiracies & Coverups* (season finale) - Discovery***The Face Doctors* - TLC***On the Case With Paula Zahn* - ID***Shared Planet* (season finale) - PBS***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

Thursday, May 21

'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'.

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**Movies*****Stolen Kingdom* (doc) - In select theaters

**Streaming*****After the Flood* - BritBox***The Boroughs* (series debut) - Netflix***Keep It Together* (Swedish series debut) - Viaplay***Kyle Larson vs. the Double* (doc) - Prime Video***On the Roam* - HBO Max***The Terror: Devil in Silver* - AMC+, Shudder

**8 p.m.*****After the First 48* - A&E***Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage* (1-hour season finale) - CBS***Jersey Shore Family Vacation* - MTV***Next Level Chef* (season finale) - Fox***Scrabble* - The CW

**9 p.m.*****Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear* (two-part special event finale) - Fox***Ghosts* - CBS***Hacks* - HBO Max***Half Man* - HBO / HBO Max***Interrogation Raw* - A&E***Trivial Pursuit* - The CW***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo***Welcome to Wrexham* - FXX / Hulu

**9:30 p.m.*****Ghosts* (season finale) - CBS

**10 p.m.*****Elsbeth* (season finale) - CBS***Killer Investigations* - A&E

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

**11:30 p.m.*****The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* (series finale) - CBS

Friday, May 22

'The Mandalorian and Grogu'.

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**Movies*****Ask E. Jean* (doc) - In theaters***The Bride!* (streaming debut) - HBO Max***Corporate Retreat* - In theaters***Everybody to Kenmure Street* (doc) - In select theaters***Giant* - In select theaters, VOD***I Love Boosters* - In theaters***Ladies First* - Netflix***The Mandalorian and Grogu* - In theaters***May Contain: My Life* - In AMC theaters***Passenger* - In theaters***Saccharine* - In select theaters***Tuner* - In theaters (limited release)

**Streaming*****The Chi* (final season premiere) - Paramount+***For All Mankind* - Prime Video***Mating Season* (animated series debut) - Netflix***RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars* - Paramount+***RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked* - Paramount+***Travis Japan: Summer Vacation!! In the USA* - Disney+***Unconditional* - Apple TV***Your Friends & Neighbors* - Apple TV

**8 p.m.*****Deadliest Catch* - Discovery***Dutton Ranch* - Paramount Network / Paramount+***Josh Johnson: Symphony* (comedy special) - HBO / HBO Max***Sheriff Country* (season finale) - CBS

**9 p.m.*****20/20* - ABC***Amadeus* - Starz***Fire Country* (season finale) - CBS***Great Performances: An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger* - PBS***The Yogurt Shop Murders* (special) - HBO / HBO Max

**9:30 p.m.*****Zillow Gone Wild* - HGTV

**10 p.m.*****Boston Blue* (season finale) - CBS

Saturday, May 23

**8 p.m.*****Love & Marriage: Huntsville* - OWN***True Justice: Eye for an Eye* (movie) - Hallmark***When I Said I Do* (movie) - Lifetime

Sunday, May 24

Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton and Logan Marshall-Green on Pete Calvin on 'Marshals'.

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**Streaming*****Bad Thoughts* (season premiere) - Netflix

**7 p.m.*****The Killer Among Us* - Oxygen

**8 p.m.*****24 in 24: Last Chef Standing* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)***90 Day Fiancé* - TLC***Home Town* - HGTV***Marshals* (season finale) - CBS / Paramount+***Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown* - Discovery***The Real Housewives of Atlanta* - Bravo***WWE Rivals: Ric Flair vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage* - A&E

**9 p.m.*****The Audacity* - AMC / AMC+***The Chi* (final season premiere) - Showtime***Euphoria* - HBO / HBO Max***Property Brothers: Under Pressure* - HGTV***The Real Housewives of Rhode Island* - Bravo*******Tracker* (season finale) - CBS***The Way Home* - Hallmark***WWE Rivals: Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch* - A&E

**10 p.m.*****Couples Therapy* - Showtime***In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers* - Discovery

**10:15 p.m.*****Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**11 p.m.*****Rick and Morty* (season premiere) - Adult Swim

*times are ET and subject to change

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