This Week's HUGE Sweeps Schedule
There are a TON of big events happening this week, so get out your calendars and start circling…
Monday, May 12th, “American Gladiators” returns to NBC for its second season with a two-hour premiere (8 PM)…Former “American Idol” finalists Ace Young and Brandon Rogers guest star on “Bones” (8 PM, FOX)…Britney Spears returns to “How I Met Your Mother” (8:30 PM, CBS)…“Samantha Who?” wraps up its season (9:32 PM, ABC), as does “Medium” (10 PM, NBC) and “The Hills“ (10 PM, MTV)…“House” serves up part one of its finale (9 PM, FOX), while Tom Sizemore guests on “CSI: Miami” (10 PM, CBS)…
Tuesday, May 13th, James Lipton (“Inside the Actors Studio”) guests on “According to Jim” (8:30 PM, ABC)…Hugh Hefner guests on “Shark” (9 PM, CBS), while Richard Burgi (Susan’s ex-husband Karl on “Desperate Housewives”) guests as an escaped soul on “Reaper” (9 PM, CW)… “Law and Order: SVU” wraps up its first season (10 PM, NBC) while “Women’s Murder Club” goes after the Kiss-Me-Not Killer in its season (or possibly series) finale (10 PM, ABC)…
Wednesday, May 14th, it’s the season finales of “America’s Next Top Model” (8 PM, CW) and “’Til Death” (8 PM, FOX) and the series finale of “Back To You” (8:30 PM, FOX)…“Deal or No Deal” goes to South Africa in search of next year’s new model (8 PM, NBC)…George Segal guests on “Boston Legal” to convince Denny to run for president (10 PM, ABC)
Thursday, May 15th is a huge finale night so get those DVRs/VCRs ready. Tonight’s season finales are “Smallville” (8 PM, CW), “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” (8 PM, FOX), “My Name Is Earl” (8 PM, NBC), “CSI” (9 PM, CBS), “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” (9 PM, FOX), “Supernatural” (9 PM, CW), “The Office (9 PM, NBC), “Without a Trace” (10:01 PM, CBS) and “ER” with guest star Steve Buscemi (10 PM, NBC)…Gene Simmons guest stars on “Ugly Betty” (8 PM, ABC) and “Lost” gives us part one of its two part-finale (10:02 PM, ABC)…
Friday, May 16th, we get a reunion I don’t think any of us expected as the New Kids on the Block perform live on “Today” (7-9 AM, NBC)…Tonight’s season finales are “Ghost Whisperer” (8 PM, CBS), “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (8 PM, ABC), “Moonlight” (9 PM, CBS) and “Numb3rs,” with someone leaving the FBI (10 PM, CBS)…
Saturday, May 17th, SciFi gets us ready for the new Indiana Jones movie with a marathon of the first three (4 PM)…It’s a big night in the world of NASCAR with the Sprint All-Star Race XXIV (7 PM, SPEED)…“America’s Most Wanted” celebrates its 1000th capture (9 PM, FOX)…Elizabeth Berkley stars as a suspected black widow in Lifetime‘s “Dark Beauty,” co-starring Alicia Coppola. I can smell the cheese already, can’t you? (9 PM)…“Mad TV” wraps up its season (11 PM, FOX) as do “Talkshow with Spike Feresten” (Midnight, FOX) and “Saturday Night Live” with Steve Carell and Usher (11:30 PM, NBC)…
Sunday, May 18th, CBS presents the Academy of Country Music Awards (8 PM)…Tonight’s season finales are “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (7 PM, ABC), “Everybody Hates Chris” (8 PM, CW), “The Simpsons” (8 PM, FOX), “King of the Hill” (8:30 PM, FOX), “The Game” (9 PM, CW), “Desperate Housewives” (9 PM, ABC) and “American Dad“ (9:30 PM, FOX)…“Aliens In America” appears to be airing its series finale (8:30 PM, CW)…SciFi continues to get us ready for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” with Lester Holt hosting a look at the actual legend of the 13 Mayan/Aztec quartz skulls (9 PM)…
