Image Credit: Justin Lubin/NBC; Quantrell Colbert/The CW; Cliff Lipson/CBS; Mario Perez/ABCIn my ongoing effort to make my readers’ lives easier, I present you with this handy season-finale cheat sheet. It’s true what they say: My generosity knows no bounds.
ABC
Brothers & Sisters: Sunday, May 16 @ 10 pm/ET
Castle: Monday, May 17 @ 10 pm/ET
Cougar Town: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9:30 pm/ET
Dancing With the Stars: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
Desperate Housewives: Sunday, May 16 @ 9 pm/ET
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET
FlashForward: Thursday, May 27 @ 8 pm/ET
Grey’s Anatomy: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Lost: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
The Middle: Wednesday, May 19 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Modern Family: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9 pm/ET
Private Practice: Thursday, May 13 @ 10 pm/ET
V: Tuesday, May 18 @ 10 pm/ET
CBS
The Amazing Race: Sunday, May 9 @ 8 pm/ET
The Big Bang Theory: Monday, May 24 @ 9:30 pm/ET
Cold Case: Sunday, May 2 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Criminal Minds: Wednesday, May 26 @ 9 pm/ET
CSI: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
CSI: Miami: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
CSI: NY: Wednesday, May 26 @ 10 pm/ET
Ghost Whisperer: Friday, May 21 @ 8 pm/ET
The Good Wife: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
How I Met Your Mother: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET
Medium: Friday, May 21 @ 9 pm/ET
The Mentalist: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
Miami Medical: Friday, May 21 @ 10 pm/ET
NCIS: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET
NCIS: Los Angeles: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
Rules of Engagement: Monday, May 24 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET (three hours)
Two and a Half Men: Monday, May 24 @ 9 pm/ET
The CW
90210: Tuesday, May 18 @ 8 pm/ET
America’s Next Top Model: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Gossip Girl: Monday, May 17 @ 9 pm/ET
One Tree Hill: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
Smallville: Friday, May 14 @ 8 pm/ET
Supernatural: Thursday, May 13 @ 9 pm/ET
The Vampire Diaries: Thursday, May 13 @ 8 pm/ET
Fox
24: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
American Dad: Sunday, May 16 @ 9:30 pm/ET
American Idol: Wednesday, May 26 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Bones: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
The Cleveland Show: Sunday, May 23 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Family Guy: Sunday, May 23 @ 9pm/ET (one hour)
Fringe: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
Glee: Tuesday, June 8 @ 9 pm/ET
House: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
The Simpsons: Sunday, May 23 @ 8 pm/ET
NBC
30 Rock: Thursday, May 20 @ 9:30 pm/ET
The Biggest Loser: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
The Celebrity Apprentice: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Chuck: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Community: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
Law & Order: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
Law & Order: SVU: Wednesday, May 19 @ 10 pm/ET
The Marriage Ref: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
Mercy: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
The Office: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
Parenthood: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
Parks and Recreation: Thursday, May 20 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Trauma: Monday, May 10 April 26 @ 9 pm/ET
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Awe, how sweet of you.
lost finale is on a sunday?? .. marking my calender now .. thx mike a.
yes, same here. sounds odd, but ok.
I heard it was because that Sunday is the 23rd. And it’s one of “the numbers” so… Just playing into all of those numbers.
It’s on the Sunday to avoid American Idol… smart move if you ask me!
It’s because they’re airing a two-hour recap before the show, and the only night they can do that on is Sunday. Starting at 7 pm, there will be a 2-hour recap of the series, followed by the 2-hour series finale, followed by a 1-hour post-finale special, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, where the producers are going to give their one and only post-finale interview.
I can’t wait for Jimmy’s ‘Lost: After the Final Rose’ special! Darlton’s pre-taped segment should hopefully be very good.
The producers are not going on Kimmel after the finale. They clarified they’ll be on on Friday the 21st and will tape something for his Sunday show.
Odd, but it’s a week after DH limps to the finish line on the 16th of May, so I’m happy…
Avoiding going head-to-head with the Idol finale, and likely making room for a 2-hour Dancing With the Stars finale.
I just did a double take! Lost on a Sunday???
Old news. And it’s a 5 hour event! 7-9 is a recap, 9-11 is the finale and then Darlton are on Jimmy Kimmel.
The LOST finale has been listed as being on Sunday 5/23 for months now. This is old news.
5 Hours.. Yipppeee!!!
Sorry I didn’t catch this “old news”. I must have had other things to do…
oh snap son. blm just call you a loser. oh snap.
I’m with you Kim…every Lost fan should’ve known the series finale date by now. I’m already planning the week. I came here to see what else came on during that time.
Not to burst your bubble April, but the die-hard fans like you would have known, trolling the internet for every bit and morsel that you could. Not saying that is a bad thing. I am a die-hard myself for a few shows. Lost isn’t one of them. BUT, I am more of a casual fan. I didn’t know the finale date. That being said, it’s the casual fan that these networks cater to. They know the die-hards will be there no matter what, they have you already. It’s the casual fan, the ones that they need to fight for, the ones that may not know every detail…that these networks want the most.
I’m sure it has nothing to do with the number 23 and everything to do with DWTS needing two hours on both Monday and Tuesday. Grrrr.
Slash, it has everything to do with making one of the biggest television events of the decade air on a night people are traditionaly home for TV. Sunday is a day for big event television (Super Bowl, Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, etc.).
right THE BIGGEST TELEVISION EVENT EVER (sarcasim)!!! i thought no cared about lost anymore. whatever its obvious that in the end…
its definitely a coincidence that its on the 23rd that they’re making work for them
Am I the only one pissed the lost finale will be on a sunday to makle room for DWTS UGH
That’s not why.
And you know this how Miss Cleo?
See Kim’s response above or if you are too daft to go look I’ll copy & paste it for you…”And it’s a 5 hour event! 7-9 is a recap, 9-11 is the finale and then Darlton are on Jimmy Kimmel”
yes
so excited! i always work nights on tuesday and have to tape lost but now i can watch the series finale as its happening! so excited
It was done for ratings. Plus, their charging $200,000+ for 30 seconds of commercial time. People will tune in because it is still a major ratings draw. I can’t wait!
I think you might be wrong about TRAUMA…they had their episode order cut by 2, and I think their season (series) finale airs on April 26th now.
Yes Kim, you are right. Trauma ends on April 26th.
You forgot Better Off Ted under ABC. *sobbing*
Me too.
Yeah. What exactly is the status of Better Off Ted? I’m ready to be pissed if it has been cancelled!
It’s neat that the 24 finale is on the 24th!
Very true!
you have B&S finale the same time/day as Housewives….
They always follow back to back on Sunday. It says B&S at 10 and Desperate at 9
Is it safe to assume that Brothers & Sisters will air at 10 PM, not 9 PM on 5/16, since Housewives is listed @ 9PM for the same day?
you have both the brothers & sisters and desperate housewives finales airing on may 16 at 9pm…not sure how this is logistically possible, seeing as they’re both on abc.
Apparently only lead males are important enough to warrant being featured in the photo.
Duh. Who let you out of the kitchen anyway?
(all a joke, I promise)
not a funny joke. very rude!
No worries, Christian. I thought it was funny, too.
funny when you don’t take yourself WAY too seriously.
Makes sense, isn’t Ausiello gay?
That is correct.
They’re also all white – less glaring than the sausagefest, but still noticiable.
Thanks for this, I’m glad the finale of my fave shows are not all on the same day. I remember last year, Grey’s Anatomy, Smallville and Supernatural were all on the same day and I wa slike “WTH am I gonna wath first?”
4 of mine are on the same day : ( 2 at the same time.
This list is helpful! Thanks Ausiello!
Thank you! Thank you! Now I can start plan the month of May.
Gracias!
Long live 24!
Whew! I was afraid that the finales of Lost & Survivor would be on opposite each other. I know which group of castaways I’d be following at the end to see if there was a sole survivor…