(ALL TIMES ET)
8PM | THE CW – SERIES FINALE
Smallville – Another fine series bites the dust, as ten seasons of Superman’s (Tom Welling) angsty teen and twentysomething years ends with a wedding and the return of Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum).
8PM | NBC
Friday Night Lights – Oh, Julie. Her relationship gets more complicated. Yep, that’ll happen when you’re dating your teacher. And he’s married!
8PM | ABC – 2ND SEASON FINALE
Shark Tank – Maternity t-shirts, changeable top shoes and a toilet-training kit for cats (!) are among the items pitched to the Sharks by wannabe entrepreneurs.
9PM | CBS – 7TH SEASON FINALE
CSI: NY – Mac’s (Gary Sinise) near-death experience has him determined to close his last unsolved case.
10PM | CBS – 1ST SEASON FINALE
Blue Bloods – A drug bust reveals the identities of some dirty cops, which infuriates Frank (Tom Selleck) and makes him vow to bring down the Blue Templars.
10PM | FOOD NETWORK
Outrageous Food – Candied bacon is among the goodies(?) featured.
11PM | VH1
Storytellers – The Kings of Leon perform, and talk about the stories behind, their best tunes.
Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Gordon travels to New Orleans to try to spruce up a Big Easy eatery on Kitchen Nightmares (8PM, Fox);
– Bulk chocolate and speed skates, or rather how they’re produced, is the topic on How It’s Made (9PM, Science);
– A bride wants a black and white wedding gown on Say Yes to the Dress (9PM, TLC);
– 20/20 features an update on the Amanda Knox case (10PM, ABC);
– A client’s little red wagon, from childhood, is tackled on American Restoration (10PM, History);
– Harry Shearer guests on Real Time With Bill Maher (10PM, HBO);
– New The Whitest Kids U’Know on IFC (10:30PM).
And the late-night line-up:
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Joan Rivers;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Ken Jeong and Jodie Foster;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Kenneth Branagh (REPEAT);
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Chris Colfer, Lenny Kravitz and Kristen Wiig;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Melissa McCarthy;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Raphael Saadiq.
Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand and Louis C.K. are getting most of the attention, but I’m most excited that one of the best new shows of last TV season — Wilfred — returns for its second season on FX tonight (10PM ET). Season one of the series ended with a cliffhanger — had Ryan (Elijah Wood) […]