SATURDAY, APRIL 27

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: COPS and HELL'S KITCHEN are preempted tonight.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: An audio description (AD) for tonight's episode of THE FOLLOWING is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

"THE FOLLOWING" - (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

JOE CARROLL SETS HIS ESCAPE PLAN IN ACTION ON "THE FOLLOWING" SATURDAY, APRIL 27, ON FOX

In an encore of the season's penultimate episode, Ryan, Parker and Weston prepare to storm the follower's mansion, but Joe already has an escape plan in action. Meanwhile, disguised followers create a diversion at the town evacuation center, which causes panic among the residents and leads to a dangerous kidnapping of one FBI official in the "The End is Near" episode of THE FOLLOWING airing Saturday, April 27 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX (FOL-114) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy; James Purefoy as Joe Carroll; Natalie Zea as Claire Matthews; Annie Parisse as FBI Specialist Debra Parker; Shawn Ashmore as Agent Mike Weston; Valorie Curry as Emma; Adan Canto as Paul; Nico Tortorella as Jacob; Kyle Catlett as Joey Matthews

Guest Cast: John Lafayette as Captain Turner; Jennifer Ferrin as Molly; Joanna Rhinehart as Vicky Gray; Kelly AuCoin as Phil Gray; Meredith Hagner as Aimee; Charlie Semine as Alex; Chinasa Ogbuagu as Agent Diedre Mitchell