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What to Watch on Friday: 'Blue Bloods' finale and new blood from USA

Who Do You Think You Are (8pm, NBC) - Jason Sudeikis ("Saturday Night Live") mines for information about his father's family history.

The Finder (8pm, Fox) - In the season (and series) finale, Walter's older brother asks him to visit their dying father, whose last wish is for his son to use his gift to find the love his life, their mother.

Fringe (9pm, Fox) - In the conclusion of the two-part Season 4 finale, the Fringe team is desperate to prevent a catastrophic event that could cause mass death and destruction.

CSI: NY (9pm, CBS) - Season 8 concludes with Mac fighting for his life after being shot while the CSIs search for the shooter.

Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - The second season concludes with Frank (Tom Selleck) attempting to stop a biological-weapons attack on the city, while trying to keep it a secret from his family on Mother's Day. Meanwhile, a long-standing conflict between Danny and Jamie comes to a head.

Common Law (10pm, USA) - In the premiere episode of a  new series, odd-couple detectives Wes and Travis begin couples therapy on their New Age captain's orders in an attempt to salvage their crumbling partnership. Adrienne says it's kind of blah -- here's her full review.

What to Watch on Friday: Season 3 premiere of 'Ricky Gervais Show'

The Finder (8pm, Fox) - Walter's search for a missing husband and father, who is also sought by an FBI agent, hinges on a partial voice-mail recording of his last message to his family. Meanwhile, the case conjures up painful memories for Leo of his deceased wife and daughter.

The Ricky Gervais Show (9pm, HBO) - Topics for the third season premiere of this animated podcast include Karl's theory on museum collections, an invention for a mug coaster, and a fashion trend disappointment. Also, Karl's movie idea about a man whose brain is transplanted into Tom Cruise's body.

Supernatural (9pm, CW) - Sam and Dean reconnect with an old hunter friend who suddenly disappears in an abandoned house that is haunted by a powerful ghost.

Grimm (9pm, NBC) - Monroe and Rosalee hide a suspect in a string of murders from a creature bounty hunter.

In Plain Sight (10pm, USA) - Mary's fugitive father surfaces, putting Jinx and Brandi in danger and leaving Mary to wonder whom she can trust.

What to Watch on Thursday: Strange romance on a one-hour '30 Rock'

The Vampire Diaries (8pm, CW) - Elena attends a formal ball at Klaus' newly renovated mansion and learns of a horrifying plan that could lead to numerous deaths.

30 Rock (8pm, NBC) - In a one-hour dose of "30 Rock," Liz and Criss (James Marsden, left) decide to celebrate Valentine's Day but must first purchase a new dining table. Also, Jack spends time with his mother-in-law, Jenna anticipates her first live performance on "America's Kidz Got Singing," and Lutz seeks a special person to share the holiday with.

Grey's Anatomy (9pm, ABC) - It's also Valentine's Day over on "Grey's," where Lexie and Mark are babysitting for both Meredith and Derek and Callie and Arizona. Also, the ER fills with sick and/or broken romantics.

The Finder (9pm, Fox) - Walter helps an amateur magician look for his assistant, who vanished after a disappearing act, but the trail also leads to a counterfeit operation.

The Mentalist (10pm, CBS) - Jane hurries to prove a murder suspect is not guilty while the case is deliberated by a jury. Also, Cho realizes his informant may have crossed a line while trying to assist him.

What to Watch on Thursday: Tracy defends morons on '30 Rock'

State vs. Carolina (7pm, ESPN) - NC State at UNC. Enough said.

30 Rock (8pm, NBC) - Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan, right) embarks on a protest to defend the world's morons, while Jack's feud with Devin Banks continues. In another episode at 8:30, Liz and Jack grapple over her contract negotiations.

Big Bang Theory (8pm, CBS) - Leonard and Penny give dating another try, while Raj begins a rather unorthodox relationship with the Siri app on his phone.

The Finder (9pm, Fox) - A NASA scientist needs help finding a woman he met in a bar who left behind one red stiletto, but Walter's search for the matching shoe doesn't come without personal risk.

Project Runway All Stars (9pm,  Lifetime) - The designers must race aginst time to create flashy designs for model Miranda Kerr. Diane von Furstenberg makes an appearance.

Russell Simmons Presents the Ruckus (10pm, Comedy Central) - In the premiere of this new stand-up series, host JB Smoove tries to get Russell Simmons' phone number and introduces fellow comedians Owen Smith, Kareem Green and Capone.

Give "The Finder" a little time to find its way

You can see it in the easy bromance between Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan. You can see it in the assortment of oddball Florida swamp characters. You can tell by the fact that suddenly you're being treated to a John Fogerty jam. "The Finder" (Fox, 9 tonight) has potential.

So even though this first episode doesn't quite gel, I have a feeling we shouldn't give up on this show.

If you didn't see the "Bones" episode that introduced the characters, "The Finder" is Walter Sherman (Stults), a war vet with a brain injury that gives him the ability, and the unceasing desire, to find things. His best bud Leo (Duncan) is kind of his manager, but he also has this wise man protector thing going too. They live and hang out at a bar called the Ends of the Earth on Looking Glass Key, along with Willa Monday (Maddie Hasson), a young grifter, who may or may not be reforming her ways. They've also got a Deputy U.S. Marshal friend (Mercedes Masohn).

What to Watch on Thursday: '30 Rock' returns, West Memphis Three doc hits HBO

30 Rock (8pm, NBC) - Season 6 is back as the TGS gang returns to work after the holiday break. Liz adopts a new mindset and Jenna gains newfound fame as a hateful celebrity judge. Meanwhile, Kenneth takes a day off to ready for the Rapture.

Rob! (8:30pm, CBS) - A new sitcom starring "Saturday Night Live" alum Rob Schneider playing a confirmed bachelor who has just married into a tight-knit Mexican-American family.

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (9pm, HBO) - The much-anticipated third part in the documentary series following the conviction of the West Memphis Three -- three teenagers from Jonesboro, Arkansas, who were found guilty of murdering three young boys in 1993, but whom most believe to be innocent of the crimes. In this installment, the legal teams fight to overturn the sentences using changes in witness testimony and DNA evidence that was not available at the original trial. Note: The three men entered Alford pleas in the case and were released from prison in August 2011, after this film was completed. Filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky amended the documentary with footage from the release.

The Finder (9pm, Fox) - In the premiere of a new series about an eccentric, reclusive veteran with an uncanny gift for finding people and things, a teen asks Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults) to locate his father, who went missing after his plane crashed in the Florida wilderness. Based on "The Locator" novels by Richard Greener. Check out Adrienne's review.

Person of Interest (9pm, CBS) - The episode information simply says "Reese and Finch involve Carter in a case," so I guess that means Reese survived his gunshot wounds from the previous episode...

Have You Heard from Johannesburg (2am, UNC-TV) - This is a five-part Independent Lens series tracing the anti-Apartheid movement, which UNC-TV is not only showing at bizarre times but apparently also a little out of order. This is the best I can figure out: tonight you get Part 2, "The New Generation" (which also airs at midnight on 1/15 on UNC-MX). Part 1, "The Road to Resistance," airs 1/15 at 11 p.m. on UNC-MX. Part 3, "From Selma to Soweto," airs on 1/21 at 11:30 p.m. on UNC-MX. Part 4, "The Bottom Line," airs the day before, 1/20, at 2 a.m. on UNC-TV and again on 1/22 at 12:30 a.m. on UNC-MX. The final part, "Free at Last," airs on 1/27 at 2 a.m. on UNC-TV and again on 1/28 at 11 p.m. on UNC-MX. Clear?

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