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7 p.m. on FOX
So You Think You Can Dance Series creator, executive producer and head judge Nigel Lythgoe has rarely hesitated to declare a crop of contenders as “the best ever,” but in the case of Season 16’s dancers, it’s often seemed like more than just hype. The final four dancers have had to prevail against truly formidable rivals to make it to tonight’s two-hour live season finale, which decides the winner.
7 p.m. on ABC
Dancing With the Stars
After a longer-than-usual hiatus, this reality competition series returns for its 28th edition, with Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews as hosts and Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli as judges. Competing for the mirrorball trophy, among others, are actors James Van Der Beek, pictured, (Dawson’s Creek) and Kate Flannery (The Office); singers Lauren Alaina and Mary Wilson, formerly of the Supremes; sports stars Ray Lewis and Lamar Odom; reality TV personalities Hannah Brown (The Bachelorette) and Karamo Brown (Queer Eye); and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
7 p.m. on AMC
The Terror
As this deeply unsettling season continues to unfold in the new episode “Infamy: Taizo,” a chronicle of a past infamy provides valuable insight into the present malignant presence that stalks the Terminal Islanders. Elsewhere, Chester (Derek Mio) returns home to his family, while Henry and Asako (Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori) face a difficult decision.
7 p.m. on FOOD
Kids Baking Championship
Season 7 comes to a close in a finale called “Out of This World,” wherein hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the final three bakers to create cakes shaped like aliens, a spaceship or a planet unlike Earth. The young baker who delivers the most out-of-this-world creation claims $25,000, a feature in Food Network Magazine and this season’s title of Kids Baking Champion.
8 p.m. on ID
Twisted Sisters
Lonnie and Betty Jo Fowler aren’t sure their marriage will ever be able to recover from the traumatic shock they endured after their two children died in an accidental drowning. After an estrangement and extensive reflection, the Fowlers eventually reconcile and relocate to be closer to relatives. That turns out to be a mistake, however, after a suspicious sister-in-law grows obsessed with the deaths of those children.