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Feb 21
2010
01:17 PM ET
Exclusive: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White!
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TV Finale Highlights
Five days at a glance*
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Tuesday, May 1
- The Biggest Loser NBC, 8-9PM
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Friday, May 4
- In Plain Sight USA, 10-11PM
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Sunday, May 6
- The Amazing Race CBS, 8-10PM
- GCB NBC, 10-11PM
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Monday, May 7
- Two Broke Girls CBS, 8-9PM
- Castle ABC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 8
- Last Man Standing ABC, 8-8:30PM
- The Voice NBC, 8-10PM
- New Girl FOX, 9-9:31PM
- Unforgettable CBS, 10-11PM
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Wednesday, May 9
- CSI CBS, 10-11PM
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Thursday, May 10
- The Big Bang Theory CBS, 8-8:31PM
- The Vampire Diaries The CW, 8-9PM
- The Office NBC, 9-9:30PM
- The Secret Circle The CW, 9-10PM
- Parks and Recreation NBC, 9:30-10PM
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Friday, May 11
- The Finder FOX, 8-9PM
- Undercover Boss CBS, 8-9PM
- Fringe FOX, 9-10PM
- CSI: NY CBS, 9-10PM
- Blue Bloods CBS, 10-11PM
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Sunday, May 13
- Once Upon A Time ABC, 8-9PM
- Survivor: One World CBS, 8-10PM
- Desperate Housewives ABC, 9-11PM, SERIES FINALE
- American Dad FOX, 9:30-10PM
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Monday, May 14
- Bones FOX, 8-9PM
- How I Met Your Mother CBS, 8-9PM
- Gossip Girl The CW, 8-9PM
- Two and a Half Men CBS, 9-9:30PM
- Hart of Dixie The CW, 9-10PM
- Mike & Molly CBS, 9:30-10PM
- Hawaii Five-0 CBS, 10-11PM
- Smash NBC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 15
- 90210 The CW, 8-9PM
- Cougar Town ABC, 8-9PM
- NCIS CBS, 8-9PM
- NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, 9-11PM
- Fashion Star NBC, 10-11PM
- Private Practice ABC, 10-11PM
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Wednesday, May 16
- Suburgatory ABC, 8:30-9PM
- Criminal Minds CBS, 9-11PM
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Thursday, May 17
- Missing ABC, 8-9PM
- Community NBC, 8-8:30PM, 9-10PM
- 30 Rock NBC, 8:30-9PM
- Rules of Engagement CBS, 8:30-9PM
- Awake NBC, 9-11PM
- Grey's Anatomy ABC, 9-10PM
- Person of Interest CBS, 9-10PM
- The Mentalist CBS, 10-11PM
- Scandal ABC, 10-11PM
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Friday, May 18
- Nikita The CW, 8-9PM
- Shark Tank ABC, 8-9PM
- Who Do You Think You Are NBC, 8-9PM
- Grimm NBC, 9-10PM
- Supernatural The CW, 9-10PM
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Saturday, May 19
- Saturday Night Live NBC, 11:29PM-1AM
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Sunday, May 20
- America's Funniest Home Videos ABC, 7-8PM
- The Cleveland Show FOX, 7:30-8PM
- Harry's Law NBC, 8-9PM
- The Simpsons FOX, 8-8:30PM
- Bob's Burgers FOX, 8:30-9PM
- Celebrity Apprentice NBC, 9-11PM
- Family Guy FOX, 9-10PM
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Monday, May 21
- Dancing With the Stars (Performance) ABC, 8-9PM
- House FOX, 8-10PM, SERIES FINALE
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Tuesday, May 22
- American Idol (Performance) FOX, 8-9PM
- Dancing With the Stars (Results) ABC, 9-11PM
- Glee FOX, 9-10PM
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Wednesday, May 23
- The Middle ABC, 8-8:30PM
- American Idol (Results) FOX, 8-10:07PM
- Modern Family ABC, 9-9:30PM
- Don't Trust the B— ABC, 9:30-10PM
- Revenge ABC, 10-11PM
- Law & Order: SVU NBC, 10-11PM
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Thursday, May 24
- Awake NBC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 29
- Cougar Town ABC, 8-9PM
- The L.A. Complex The CW, 9-10PM
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Wednesday, May 30
- America's Next Top Model: British Invasion The CW, 9-10PM
*Times are Eastern Daylight and subject to change
Great. January Jones can do it alone but not Betty White. What’s wrong w/SNL.
January Jones is not 80
so? A 7 year old can do it alone and January who prove she has no timing, but not Betty.
Betty said she wouldn’t want to host the whole show. It was an article on this site. Sheesh, you could try reading.
In her interview w/Diane Sawyer she didn’t mention that. And one thing is she would’t do it and another to dismiss her because she is 88.
u need to wacht more vid with the actual people involve.
Most 7 year-olds have energy for days. So do most 32 year-olds. 88 year-olds, I’m not so sure. This is about taking into consideration an elderly person’s physical limits, it’s not about preferring January Jones over Betty White. Use some logic.
Ugh, my comment went to the wrong person. I meant to reply to jzp’s comment where he/she complained about January Jones getting to host a show on her own.
Logic: January has no talent for comedy and Betty do. Has nothing to do with age just talent. Betty is an improment for SNL. SNL hasn’t been funny since the mid 90′s
Logic: Betty White is an old lady and doesn’t have the energy to host the entire show by herself. Why is it so hard for you to get this?
People have your forgotten Cloris Leechman did Dancing With The Stars? She is her 80′s that is harder to do then host. I don’t have a problem if that was Betty’s choice lets not just assume she just can’t handle it.
If the whole betty white deal does go through, they should bring Sandra Bullock in to help her out instead of all the others mentioned. They are hilarious together. When Sandra gave Betty her Lifetime Achievement award…it was just great!
Why all the Katharine McPhee hate? Just because you dont like her doesnt give you the right to make fun of her. I thought you had more respect than that EW.
I disagree. They have all the right to make fun of whoever they want. And considering how much she sucks, she deserves every bit of it.
Just because you don’t like that he doesn’t like her doesn’t give you the right to tell him he shouldn’t make fun of her.
Ausiello i am completely sorry i commented on the wrong EW article! i lik your articles it was Ken Tucker’s that was making fun of McPhee, im REALLY sorry about that mistake. my fault.
@Anonymous–you are being pretty ridiculous. You hated all over this board and then you apologize sounding like you are a fan! Just ridiculous!
Oh, and it wasn’t your hate that got to me ( I am a Catherine McPhee semi-fan) it was your off-topic nonsense.
I didnt hate on this board purposely. I meant to hate on the Ken Tucker article (there are 2 articles about Betty White & Ken Tucker mentions how bad McPhee is), and so i clicked on this one without reading the title and it turned out to be the wrong one. i AM a fan of Ausiello i love his spoilers. It was a careless mistake on my part.
Sooo excited for this to happen!!
too many in-house former SNL /NBC stars… sure cameos by Amy and Tina, but not cohosting…and what has Molly Shannon done Lately that was any good ?seriously . Molly funny but hasn’t had a hit in a while so it would be weird/unwarranted to have her co-host.
Count me in with the folks that wish they would just let Betty host it alone. She already said she would do it. Making her do it with other women is just lame.
Jane Lynch has a Bea Arthur vibe and her improv roots will serve her well. Awesome idea!
Yes, yes, yes. Great call- she would kill as our dearly missed Bea. Especially as Dorothy Zbornak!
Old School Plea … How about bring in Rue McClanahan if she is healthy enough for a Golden Girls sketch and have Mary Tyler Moore and Cloris Leachman to handle Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty roles! And just for fun have Valerie Harper (who is working on Broadway right now)!
I’d rather see an entire episode for White. If SNL wants to bring back Fey, Poehler, Shannon et al, they should do it — each for their own show. Not a fan of the idea that none of these hilarious women can carry an episode on their own. With SNL’s track record, though, I shouldn’t be surprised that they’d want to devote as few episodes as possible to these hilarious women.
Nonsense. Any of the women mentioned in the post has the chops to handle hosting alone. All this means in Lorne Michaels doesn’t believe in letting women host the show very often, unless its a trendy actress or young singer. (January Jones? Horrible.) SNL was on for decades before a single former female cast member got to host. Michaels just doesn’t think his desired demographic will tune in for any woman over 40, so he’s packing the stage and calling it “Ladies Night.” But it’s really just a ghetto.
How cool would it be to see Betty White retort…”Jane you ignorant slut!” !?!?!?! Count me on board!!!
Awesome. I’d actually watch this SNL episode.
Betty White does NOT need any co-hosts. She created television comedy, and these contemporary “women of comedy”, though funny, are not yet in her league. She deserves the full 90 minutes devoted to her, just as so many far less deserving hosts have received in the past. She can and WILL pull it off. Say NO to the crap offer, Betty. Just say NO.
She’s 80 years old.
People! it is not about Betty white’s ability to host the show acting wise. Doing SNL is physically demanding. You pretty much have to work for a week straight, staying up all night, even as the host, Betty White does not need that physical toll on her pretty little shoulders!!!
That is LAME. It should just be Betty White.
Add jane lynch & vannesa williams!!!!
If not just her alone!!!