Finales for ‘The Boys,’ ‘Survivor 50,’ & ‘Margo,’ Jack Ryan’s ‘Ghost War,’ Apple TV’s ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’

The anti-superhero adventure has led to this: an epic confrontation in the series finale between the megalomaniac Homelander (Antony Starr) and the vigilante group known as The Boys. Gruff Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) leads the charge, staged in the White House’s Oval Office — which by the end of the livestreamed battle is in about as good shape as what used to be the East Room. The body count is high and, for fans of this sort of mayhem, satisfying, though not without some gut-wrenching moments along the way. And it wouldn’t be an episode of The Boys if Hughie (Jack Quaid) didn’t end up with someone’s brains splattered all over his face. “I really need a new job,” he mutters. Maybe once the dust and blood have settled, he’ll find one.

The all-star landmark 50th season of the pioneering reality competition ends with a three-hour live extravaganza, with Jeff Probst revealing the last remaining fan votes as the Final Five players (Aubry, Tiffany, Joe, Rizo, and Jonathan) battle it out for a staggering $2 million grand prize, promising one of the closest finishes ever in the immunity challenge. The winner of the fan-favorite vote will also be revealed, along with details of Season 51.

The endearing dramedy ends its first season with more contentious custody court battles for single mom Margo (Elle Fanning) and her combative support system. “We don’t suffer bullies, this family,” concedes her ex-wrestler father, Jinx (Nick Offerman), after another hearing goes ballistic. Paul McCrane (ER) guests as the latest in a long line of eccentric judges conjured by executive producer David E. Kelley, presiding over an entertaining Superior Court showdown where everyone faces a reckoning, including Margo and Mark (Michael Angarano), the professor who fathered little Bodhi, and their mothers, the brassy Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and the frosty Elizabeth (Marcia Gay Harden). Happily, the show has been renewed for a second season.

Try as he might to quit the CIA and live a quiet civilian life, they just won’t leave Jack Ryan (co-writer John Krasinski) alone. In a stand-alone feature-length thriller, Jack is back on the job, recruited yet again by his former boss James Greer (Elsbeth‘s Wendell Pierce) when a dormant black ops group “specifically designed for psychological warfare and assassinations” is resurrected, causing explosive headaches worldwide. The global espionage adventure co-stars Sienna Miller as MI6 officer Emma Marlow, who joins Jack on his latest perilous escapade.

Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) stars in a quirky suspense comedy-thriller as the stressed-out and newly divorced Paula, who learns the hard way that baring your soul to a seemingly sympathetic online cam boy (Brandon Flynn) has consequences. When she witnesses what looks like an assault on the other side of the camera, Paula is suddenly plunged into an underworld of extortion and murder, all while trying to keep her ex (New Girl‘s Jake Johnson) from moving her daughter across the country and graduating from soccer mom to coach. And we thought Margo (see Margo’s Got Money Troubles above) had problems. The series launches with two episodes.

INSIDE WEDNESDAY TV:

• Stanley Cup Playoffs (8 pm/ET, ESPN): The Western Conference finals open with the Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado to face the Avalanche.
• NBA Western Conference Finals (8:30 pm/ET, NBC): The reigning champs Oklahoma City Thunder hope to tie things up with the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2.
• Tyler Perry’s The Oval (9/8c, BET): The political melodrama returns for its seventh and final season, with Hunter (Ed Quinn) and Victoria Franklin (Kron Moore) back in the White House amid national turmoil. Also available to stream on Paramount+.
• Shared Planet (10/9c, PBS): The nature series ends on a hopeful note, depicting conservation efforts in the world’s rivers, oceans, and wetlands from Alaska to the Amazon.

ON THE STREAM:

• The Other Bennet Sister (streaming on BritBox): As Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri) gains confidence in London society, attending fancy balls and dinners, she faces withering pushback from a hissable rival, Caroline Bingley (Tanya Reynolds), who warns Mary to “confine yourself to your proper sphere.” As if!
• The Testaments (streaming on Hulu): In the penultimate episode of The Handmaid’s Tale sequel, Daisy (Lucy Halliday) takes a bold move to expose the dirtiest dentist this side of Little Shop of Horrors, with dire consequences.
• Criminal Record (streaming on Apple TV): The search for the detonators continues in a suspenseful episode of the dark crime drama, with June (Cush Jumbo) discovering disturbing new information about Intelligence boss Hegarty’s (Peter Capaldi) involvement in recruiting escaped convict Billy (Luther Ford), whose proximity to a bomb leads to an explosive cliffhanger.
• Widow’s Bay (streaming on Apple TV): Following recent grisly events, Mayor Tom (Matthew Rhys) sets an unpopular curfew for the cursed resort island, but he may not be able to enforce it when he’s unexpectedly indisposed. This may not be the best night for his rebellious son Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) to take a bet to approach the so-called “Boogeyman House.”