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There are tons of finales on tonight, but we're probably going to be watching that old slippery, soapy favorite "Grey's Anatomy" (9 p.m. EDT on ABC) instead. How does Shonda Rhimes do it? Every other week we want to write this show off as an oversized, sticky-sweet cinnamon bun of silliness, and then, in the blink of an eye, we've got tears in our eyes and icing on our fingers and the credits are rolling. In some ways, Kate Walsh's spinoff "Private Practice" (which returns in the fall) only demonstrated how hard it is to replicate the careful balance of sugar and spice in the addictive fast-talking lady doctors of "Grey's Anatomy."
Tonight, there's a long list of season finales on the agenda: The season finale of "My Name Is Earl" (8 p.m. on NBC), the season finale of "Smallville" (8 p.m. on the CW), the season finale of "The Office" (9 p.m. on NBC), the season finale of "Supernatural" (9 p.m. on the CW) and the season finale of "ER" (10 p.m. on NBC). But don't let any of those make you miss "Lost" (10 p.m. on ABC), which is the first of a three-part finale, or "Step It Up & Dance" (10 p.m. on Bravo), which is hopelessly cheesy and terrible but mesmerizing nonetheless.
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Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Montel Williams, the winner of "America's Next Top Model," the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Patrick Stewart, Kristen Alderson, Brandon Buddy |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | John Stamos, Bobby Flay |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | The Best of "America's Funniest Videos," plus Tina Fey and Amy Poehler |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | TBA |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | TBA |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT | Denis Leary |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Andrei Cherny |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | America Ferrera, Russell Brand, Terry Fator |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Dana Delany, Hulk Hogan, Dwight Yoakam |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Pico Iyer, Richard Roundtree |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | Josh Holloway, Brad Williams, Dierks Bentley |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Carlos Mencia, MGMT |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | David Boreanaz, Carrot Top |
Contributors: Molly Eichel, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter, Charly Wilder
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