Sweeps Schedule: May 14th-May 20th
There is lots of sweepy goodness for everyone this week, so let’s break it down…
Monday, May 14th, CBS has wisely chosen to end its Monday shows a week early to avoid the “24”/“Heroes”/“Dancing With the Stars” free-for-all. The night kicks off with the season finale of “How I Met Your Mother” at 8, followed by the season finale of “Two and a Half Men” guest-starring Robert Wagner at 8:30. Then, “The King of Queens” says goodbye for good with a full hour at 9. Then it’s the season finale of “CSI: Miami” at 10…Kelsey Grammer directs the season finale of “Everybody Hates Chris” (8 p.m., CW) while “All Of Us” (8:30 p.m., CW) and “The Game” (9 p.m., CW) also serve up season finales…Lifetime has the original movie, “What If God Were the Sun?” starring Lacey Chabert and Gena Rowlands (9 p.m.)…
Tuesday, May 15th, “Gilmore Girls” says its final goodbye (8 p.m., CW)...CBS airs the Academy of Country Music Awards hosted by Reba McEntire (8 p.m., CW) and “American Idol” has its most crucial performance show of the season as the top three sing three songs (8 p.m., FOX)… "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" has guest stars Roy Scheider (in a rare TV appearance) and Rita Moreno (9 p.m., NBC)...“Driving Force” wraps up its second season (10 p.m., A&E)…
Wednesday, May 16th, CBS begins its salute to Bob Barker with “The Price Is Right Spectacular” (8 p.m.)…It’s the season finales of “Bones” (8 p.m., FOX), “America’s Next Top Model” (8 p.m., CW), “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS), “Thank God You’re Here” (8 p.m., NBC), “Medium” (10 p.m., NBC), “CSI: NY” (10 p.m., CBS) and “The Real World” (10 p.m., MTV). It’s likely the series finales for “According To Jim” (8 p.m., ABC) and “Crossing Jordan” (9 p.m., NBC)…And, “American Idol” tells us who will face off in the finale (9 p.m., FOX)…
Thursday, May 17th, the CBS salute to Bob Barker continues with “Bob Barker: A Celebration of 50 Years on Television” (8 p.m., NBC)…It’s season finale night for “Ugly Betty,” with guest star Kristin Chenoweth (8 p.m., ABC), “Grey’s Anatomy” (9-10:07 p.m., ABC), “Smallville” (8 p.m., CW), “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW), “CSI” (9 p.m., CBS), “ER” (10 p.m., NBC) and hour-long finales of “The Office” (8 p.m., NBC) and “Scrubs” (9 p.m., NBC)…ABC gets ready for the finale of “Lost” with the recap special “Lost: The Answers” (10:07 p.m., ABC)…
Friday, May 18th, it’s the season finales of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (8 p.m., ABC), “Law & Order” with guest star Harry Hamlin (10 p.m., NBC), and “Numb3rs” with the return of Diane Farr (10 p.m., CBS)…CBS gives us “That’s the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90” (8 p.m.), followed by “Dr. Phil: A Primetime Special” (9 p.m.)…ABC premieres “National Bingo Night” (9 p.m., ABC)…Larry David, the co-creator of “Seinfeld” and star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” guest stars on “Hannah Montana” (8 p.m., Disney)…
Saturday, Sci Fi gives you a chance to catch up before the “Heroes” finale with a “Heroes” marathon beginning at 9 a.m…MADtv wraps up its season (11 p.m., FOX) with guest star Fred Willard and “Saturday Night Live” ends its season with Zach Braff and Maroon 5 (11: 30 p.m., NBC)…
Sunday, May 20th, it’s season finale night for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (8 p.m., ABC), “Brothers and Sisters” (10 p.m., ABC), “King of the Hill” (7 p.m., FOX), “Family Guy” (9 p.m., FOX) and “American Dad” (9:30 p.m., FOX). CBS has the broadcast premiere of “Million Dollar Baby (8 p.m.)…For more of Sunday night’s finales and movies, be sure to read my Pick of the Week post…
