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TV Picks for Mar. 26-Apr. 1

- CHUCK BARNEY Contact Chuck Barney at cbarney@ bayareanew­sgroup.com

DON’T MISS: “Bones” series finale — Have the tissues ready, Boneheads. After 12 seasons, 246 episodes and 370 corpses, the longestrun­ning drama in Fox history bids farewell. In the final hour, which was directed by series co-star David Boreanaz, Kovac is still at large and the team franticall­y looks for evidence to track him down. And when Brennan experience­s a setback, they must figure out how to find the cold-blooded killer without her, putting everything she has ever taught them to the test. 9 p.m. Tuesday, Fox.

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SUNDAY: “To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters” is a new “Masterpiec­e” film. It charts the lives of three provincial Yorkshire sisters — Charlotte, Emily and Anne — who penned some of the most controvers­ial fiction of the 1840s under male pseudonyms. 9 p.m., PBS.

SUNDAY: On “Feud: Bette and Joan,” the veteran actresses brace for the release of “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane,” and they’re convinced it will be a horrendous flop. Little did they know. 10 p.m., FX.

MONDAY: “Rock and a Hard Place” is a new documentar­y produced by Dwayne Johnson and inspired by his own turbulent experience­s with the law as a youth. It focuses on a group of incarcerat­ed young people who are granted a second chance through a unique boot-camp program. 10 p.m., HBO.

TUESDAY: Danielle Moné Truitt stars in the new crime drama “Rebel.” She plays a former cop turned detective who left the force after coming under extreme scrutiny for shooting her partner to prevent him from gunning down her brother. The cast also includes Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. 10 p.m., BET.

WEDNESDAY: Jenna Elfman returns to prime time in the sitcom “Imaginary Mary.” She plays an independen­t career woman whose life becomes chaotic when an imaginary friend she created as a child returns after she begins dating a divorced father of three kids. 8:30 p.m., ABC.

WEDNESDAY: In the new cable sitcom “Nobodies,” Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras play three unknown comedians struggling for their big break. Melissa McCarthy is an executive producer and will appear in two episodes. 10 p.m., TV Land.

THURSDAY: Winner, winner chicken dinner? On “MasterChef Junior,” six contestant­s who were sent home get a second chance to reenter the competitio­n by participat­ing in two challenges that require them to use chicken parts to create distinctiv­e dishes. 8 p.m., Fox.

FRIDAY: The end is finally here for “Grimm,” which wraps up its creepy six-season run. In the finale, Nick faces off against his greatest foe yet, and it seems that no weapon can defeat him. 8 p.m., NBC.

FRIDAY: Amid March Madness, the stunning documentar­y “Disgraced” recounts the shocking 2003 murder of Baylor University basketball star Patrick Dennehy and the arrest of a teammate who is now serving a 35-year prison sentence for the crime. 9 p.m., Showtime.

SATURDAY: The top female competitor­s from across the globe convene in Helsinki for the World Figure Skating Championsh­ips. The field includes defending champ Evgenia Medvedeva and U.S. title-holder Karen Chen of Fremont. 8 p.m., NBC.

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