Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘Blue Bloods’ on CBS

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Undercover Boss The new episode “Undercover Boss: Epic Employees” catches up with some of the memorable workers from the show’s run so far to find out where they are now and how their encounters with their undercover bosses changed their lives. 8 p.m. CBS

Fashion Star In the season finale contestants eliminated in previous weeks come back to help the final three designers create a collection for each of the retailers. 8 p.m. NBC

Nikita Michael (Shane West) and others question Nikita’s (Maggie Q) commitment to a life beyond Division, while Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) gets a tempting offer from the Nobel Prize winner (Raven Dauda) whom she’s defending in this new episode. 8 p.m. KTLA

Kitchen Nightmares Chef Ramsay helps the owners of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz., in the season finale. to 8 p.m. Fox

Vegas Lamb (Dennis Quaid) joins forces with his one-time enemy Savino (Michael Chiklis) to take down Gainsley (Michael Ironside) for the death of his wife and the attempted murder of Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss) in the season finale. 9 p.m. CBS

Touch As Aster Corps comes closer to completing the number sequence that could propel it to the top of the world economy, Farington (Frances Fisher) endangers the lives of Jake and Amelia (David Mazouz, Saxon Sharbino) in the season finale. 9 p.m. Fox

Blue Bloods The Reagans band together against the leader of a gang responsible for the murder of someone close to them, with Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) focusing his efforts on the man’s girlfriend, while a second crisis catches Frank (Tom Selleck) off guard in the season finale. 10 p.m. CBS

Maron Denis Leary is a guest on the podcast in this new episode. 10 p.m. IFC

Merlin Morgana (Katie McGrath) captures Alator (Gary Lewis), who’s now on Arthur’s (Bradley James) side, to get information on Merlin (Colin Morgan) in this new episode. 10 p.m. Syfy

SPECIALS

Mayoral Debate Marc Brown moderates as Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel discuss issues. 7 p.m. ABC

Giant Crystal Cave: Revealed This new special explores a giant cave hidden deep beneath the surface of the earth. 9 p.m. Nat Geo

MOVIES

Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings The young Japanese-American is the subject of this compelling 2012 documentary that follows the ukulele virtuoso on the road from Los Angeles to New York to Japan. 9 p.m. KOCE

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Josh Groban; Nancy Pelosi and Alexandra Pelosi. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Jimmy Connors; Benedict Cumberbatch; Betsey Johnson and Lulu Johnson. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Animal handler Jack Hanna. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Live With Kelly and Michael Carey Mulligan; Rod Stewart performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Steve Schirripa; Bob Saget; Barbara Walters learns to golf with golfer Michael Breed. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Mel Brooks; Todd English. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Doctors Helping Newtown, Conn., children cope with tragedy. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Medical myths; Chris Powell discusses an easy way to lose weight. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil A man’s estranged wife held him at gunpoint. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Patricia Heaton, Cheryl Hines, Florence Henderson and Phylicia Rashad; Rod Stewart performs. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Shakira; Bethenny Frankel. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill Benghazi hearings: Charles Babington, the Associated Press. Syria: Peter Baker, the New York Times. Immigration reform; gun laws: Jeff Zeleny, ABC. Census report on the electorate: Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

Real Time With Bill Maher Mark Bittman; Zachary Quinto; Charles Cooke; Glenn Greenwald; Joy Reid (N) 10 p.m. HBO

Tavis Smiley Phylicia Rashad. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Aaron Eckhart; Sherri Shepherd; 98 Degrees perform. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC.

Late Show Chris Pine; Tom Dreesen; She & Him perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Robert Downey Jr.; “Science Bob” Pflugfelder. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night LL Cool J; Alyson Hannigan; Benedict Cumberbatch. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show Andy Dick; Cat Deeley. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Last Call With Carson Daly Eli Roth; Alexander Spit; Family of the Year performs. 1:36 a.m. KNBC