TV picks for May 16:  "Grey's Anatomy," "American Idol," "The Office"

May 15, 2013 at 6:19PM
GREY'S ANATOMY - "Perfect Storm" - Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital enters crisis mode as the storm rages, resources become scarce and patients flood in by the busload. Meanwhile, one of the doctors fights for their life, on the Season Finale of "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 16 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eric McCandless) JUSTIN CHAMBERS, CAMILLA LUDDINGTON, JERRIKA HINTON, JESSICA CAPSHAW ORG XMIT: 151903193
The “Grey’s Anatomy” cast enters crisis mode in the finale as the storm rages, resources become scarce and patients flood in by the busload. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The long goodbye

You can't say NBC isn't giving "The Office" a proper send-off. First, an hourlong retrospective (7 p.m., KARE, Ch. 11), followed by a 75-minute finale (8 p.m.). Look for guest appearances by Mindy Kaling, Joan Cusack and ... Steve Carell? Possibly. Should be huge. (That's what she said.)

Duel of the divas

The winner of "American Idol" (7 p.m., KMSP, Ch. 9) is crowned, but the real competition to watch is between judge Mariah Carey and guest performer Jennifer Lopez, who some believe is being coaxed to rejoin the series and replace "Mimi." Let the fake air kisses start flying!

Emergency operation

Season 9 of "Grey's Anatomy" (8 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5) wraps up with the doctors battling yet another disaster, this time a huge storm that is flooding the wards with patients. Also, one of the doctor's lives lies in the balance. Again. Remind me to never, ever check into a Seattle hospital.

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Jennifer Lopez speaks at the Mom+Social Event at 92YTribeca, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in New York. (Photo by John Minchillo/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: MIN2013051410454925
Lopez (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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