Notable TV Thru May 18, 2008
Bid Adieu to ‘Aliens’
Monday | May 12
American Gladiators: The big, buff people are back — despite what all the naysayers said — with a comparably supersize two-hour second-season premiere. [8pm EST/NBC]
House: Part One of the fourth-season finale. The double episode concludes next Monday, same time, same network. [9pm EST/Fox]
Samantha Who?: It’s time for the first-season finale of one of the fall’s most successful new series, sitcom or not. [9:32pm EST/ABC]
Medium: Kelly Preston (Mrs. John Travolta) continues her guest-star stint on this fourth-season finale that features a haunted house. [10pm EST/NBC]
Tuesday | May 13
Stargate SG-1: Mini-marathon of three Season Eight episodes (hat tip to Morjana). [7pm EST/Sci Fi Channel]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Fans should make sure to catch this ninth-season finale, if only because two regular cast members — newcomer Adam Beach (Detective Chester Lake) and old-timer Diane Neal (A.D.A. Casey Novak) — are outbound. [10pm EST/NBC]
Women’s Murder Club: Since this Angie Harmon-led crime drama based on the popular books by James Patterson is rumored to be in line for cancellation, tonight’s installment is likely a series finale instead of just a mere first-season finale. [10:02pm EST/ABC]
Wednesday | May 14
Back to You: Fox may be canceling it, but CBS reportedly has its eye on this better-than-average Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton sitcom, too. [8:30pm EST/Fox]
MI-5: Don’t worry — there are plenty more episodes left after this third-season finale since the show is seasons ahead in its U.K. homeland. [9pm EST/BBC America]
Thursday | May 15
My Name Is Earl: Two-part, one-hour third-season finale. [8pm EST/NBC]
Smallville: The seventh season closes with the frightening threat of no Chloe in Season Eight. What is the Smallville world coming to?! Somebody better do something about that stat… [8pm EST/The CW]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season Eight ends prematurely but still highly rated. [9pm EST/CBS]
The Office: I can’t believe Toby is really leaving on the double-sized fourth-season finale. Maybe they’re faking it. [9pm EST/NBC]
Supernatural: And everything may very well go to hell — including Dean — on the third-season finale of this underrated and underwatched hour of consistent entertainment. [9pm EST/The CW]
Without a Trace: Five people disappear all at once? Now that’s what I call a sixth-season finale! [10pm EST/CBS]
ER: Stellar guest stars Stanley Tucci and Steve Buscemi make the fourteenth-season finale extra special. The show will be back for a fifteen go-round in no time. [10:01pm EST/NBC]
Friday | May 16
Ghost Whisperer: Jennifer Love Hewitt and the twins call it a third season. [8pm EST/CBS]
Moonlight: Fans are still waiting to hear about a renewal beyond the first-season finale, although word is spreading that things aren’t looking so great at the moment. [9pm EST/CBS]
Numb3rs: A personal favorite, Damages‘ Zeljko Ivanek, guests on the fourth-season closer. The series has already been rewarded with a fifth season. [10pm EST/CBS]
Saturday | May 17
Nothing special this week — perhaps a book might suffice.
Sunday | May 18
Everybody Hates Chris: The third season ends. [8pm EST/The CW]
Aliens in America: So long, my sweet, funny, weird alien family. It was nice while it lasted. [8:30pm EST/The CW]
Desperate Housewives: It’s pitiful how much I’m looking forward to this two-hour fourth-season ender. And to think I skipped the first two seasons and then watched them both in, like, a week while the third was getting started. [9pm EST/ABC]
The Game: The CW just announced a third-season renewal, right in time for the second-season finale. [9pm EST/The CW]
Dan Byrd and Adhir Kalyan/Aliens in America photo courtesy of The CW
Eek!
Thank you for mentioning Stargate SG-1, however, SG1 airs on Tuesday May 13!
Morjana
Thanks for the catch, Morjana! I knew that, but I dated the days incorrectly on the original post and then forgot to make sure everything was in order after I corrected the numbers.
The error is fixed!