CBS’s The Good Wife wraps its seventh and final season this spring while Fox’s The Last Man on Earth and ABC’s Quantico will be back in the fall.
The 2015-2016 television season is coming to a close and networks have given viewers a heads up on when to catch the final episodes of their favorite shows. While most shows are signing off for the summer, a few will bid a final farewell come May.
CBS alone will have three shows ending their run this spring including The Good Wife, Mike & Molly and Person of Interest. The decision to renew or cancel ABC shows Castle and Nashville may come down to the wire, which is not a concern for The CW. The network filled with comic book heroes and vampires renewed all their current shows in March.
See below for the complete list of season finale dates.
ABC
Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) did a lot of self reflection in season five, but can she still claim to wear the white hat? (Facebook/Scandal)
Nearly every ABC series can feel confident to end their season on a cliffhanger. The network renewed 15 shows for the fall last month. Holding their breath once again will be the cast and crew of Castle and Nashville, which have not heard if they will return for a ninth or fifth season, respectively. Midseason replacements The Family and The Catch are also waiting to hear if they will be back for a second season.
Thursday, May 12
– Scandal at 9 p.m. (Season 5 Finale)
Sunday, May 15
– Once Upon a Time at 7 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 5 Finale)
– The Family at 9 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– Quantico at 10 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Monday, May 16
– Castle at 10 p.m. (Season 8 Finale)
Tuesday, May 17
– Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD at 9 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Wednesday, May 18
– The Middle at 8 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
– The Goldbergs at 8:30 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
– Modern Family at 9 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
– Black-ish at 9:30 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Thursday, May 19
– Grey’s Anatomy at 8 p.m. (Season 12 Finale)
– The Catch at 9 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 1 Finale)
Friday, May 20
– Shark Tank at 9 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
Sunday, May 22
– America’s Funniest Home Videos at 7 p.m. (Season 26 Finale)
Tuesday, May 24
– Fresh Off the Boat at 8 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
– The Real O’Neals at 8:30 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– Dancing With the Stars at 9 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 22 Finale)
Wednesday, May 25
– Nashville at 10 p.m. (Season 4 Finale)
CBS
The Good Wife will go out on top, ending the story of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) after seven seasons. (Jeff Neumann/CBS)
Too many shows and not enough time has caused CBS to stagger their finale dates this spring. Freshmen shows Code Black and Life in Pieces have already wrapped up their first seasons and the fifth and final season of Person of Interest won’t premiere until May 3.
Most notably, CBS will bid farewell to its critically acclaimed drama, The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies. The creators Robert and Michelle King decided to end Alicia’s story after seven seasons. Boss and Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy also exits the small screen when her sitcom, Mike & Molly, ends after six seasons.
Monday, April 18
– Supergirl at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Monday, April 25
– Scorpion at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Tuesday, April 26
– Limitless at 10 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Monday, May 2
– NCIS: Los Angeles at 10 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
Wednesday, May 4
– Criminal Minds at 10 p.m. (Season 11 Finale)
Friday, May 6
– Blue Bloods at 10 p.m. (Season 6 Finale)
Sunday, May 8
– Madam Secretary at 8 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
– The Good Wife at 9 p.m. (Series Finale)
– Elementary at 10 p.m. (Season 4 Finale)
Thursday, May 12
– The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m. (Season 9 Finale)
– 2 Broke Girls at 9:30 p.m. (Season 5 Finale)
Friday, May 13
– The Amazing Race at 8 p.m. (Season 28 Finale)
– Hawaii Five-0 at 9 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 6 Finale)
Monday, May 16
– Mike & Molly at 8 p.m. (Series Finale)
Tuesday, May 17
– NCIS at 8 p.m. (Season 13 Finale)
– NCIS: New Orleans at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Wedensday, May 18
– Survivor at 8 p.m. (Season 32 Finale)
– Survivor: Live Reunion Show at 10 p.m.
Thursday, May 19
– Mom at 9 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Monday, May 23
– The Odd Couple at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Wednesday, May 25
– Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders at 9 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 1 Finale)
Sunday, May 29
– Undercover Boss at 8 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
Tuesday, June 21
– Person of Interest at 10 p.m. (Series Finale)
Thursday, June 23
– Rush Hour at 10 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
The CW
The CW renewed all 11 of its current shows for new seasons this fall. (Twitter/@TheCW)
The CW is happy with its programming and proved it by giving season renewals to all of its current shows. Only the new series Containment, which premieres on April 19, will learn its fate later this season. The vote of confidence should lead to a lot of daring season finales.
Tuesday, April 12
– iZombie at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Monday, April 18
– Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Friday, May 13
– The Vampire Diaries at 8 p.m. (Season 7 Finale)
Monday, May 16
– Jane the Virgin at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Thursday, May 19
– DC’s Legends of Tomorrow at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– The 100 at 9 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Friday, May 20
– The Originals at 9 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Tuesday, May 24
– The Flash at 8 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Wednesday, May 25
– Arrow at 8 p.m. (Season 4 Finale)
– Supernatural at 9 p.m. (Season 11 Finale)
Fox
Gotham will return for its third season this fall. (FOX)
Fox has announced a handful of shows picked up for new seasons in 2016-2017. Shows returning this fall so far include Gotham, The Last Man on Earth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Lucifer and Rosewood. Bones also got picked up for its 12th and final season.
The network has released the finales dates for a majority of its shows except Bordertown, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life and Bones. Look to watch the previously aired Fox season finales on Fox.com and Hulu.
Tuesday, May 10
– Grandfathered at 8:30 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– New Girl at 9 p.m. (Season 5 Finale)
– The Grinder at 9:30 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Sunday, May 15
– Last Man on Earth at 9:30 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Wednesday, May 18
– Empire at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Saturday, May 21
– Party Over Here at 11 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Sunday, May 22
– The Simpsons at 8 p.m. (Season 27 Finale)
– Family Guy at 9 p.m. (Season 14 Finale)
– Bob’s Burgers at 9:30 p.m. (Season 6 Finale)
Monday, May 23
– Gotham at 8 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Wednesday, May 25
– Rosewood at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
NBC
Blindspot gave NBC a successful drama that didn’t start with “Chicago.”
NBC finally had some success this season that didn’t involved Adam Levine and Blake Shelton’s bromance. The network saw strong showings from its freshmen dramas Blindspot and Chicago Med (the third installment in Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise) as well as the comedies Superstore and Telenovela.
A complete list of season finales for the network have not been announced, but there are a few dates for the Dick Wolf shows, The Voice and Blindspot.
Sunday, May 8
– Little Big Shots at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Tuesday, May 17
– Chicago Med at 9 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– Chicago Fire at 10 p.m. (Season 4 Finale)
Thursday, May 19
– The Blacklist at 9 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Friday, May 20
– Grimm at 9 p.m. (Season 5 Finale)
Saturday, May 21
– Saturday Night Live at 11:30 p.m. (Season 41 Finale)
Sunday, May 22
– Crowded at 9:30 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Monday May 23
– Blindspot at 10 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
Tuesday, May 24
– The Voice at 8 p.m. (Two-Hour Season 10 Finale)
Wednesday, May 25
– Heartbeat at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
– Law & Order: SVU at 9 p.m. (Season 17 Finale)
– Chicago P.D. at 10 p.m. (Season 3 Finale)
Sunday, May 29
– The Carmichael Show at 9 p.m. (Season 2 Finale)
Thursday, June 2
– Strong at 8 p.m. (Season 1 Finale)
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TV Season Finale Dates 2016 for ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox & NBC