Premieres, Finales, and other Notables; May 4-10, 2009

Monday, 5/4

Cook Yourself Thin; Lifetime. 4 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Three chefs teach how to lose weight by cooking differently.


Tuesday, 5/5

The Apprentice UK; BBC America. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
Good grief-- this show will never die.
At least Trump's not starring in this one...

The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/6

Scrubs (ABC; 7 pm) Series Finale.
The show with more lives than a cat finally ends.
Or does it? ABC hasn't commented lately, but there are about even odds the show may return-- with a nearly completely different cast (except for some minor characters-- and possibly the rookie doctors introduced this year).


Thursday, 5/7

The Family Guy's Stewie makes an appearance on Bones (FOX; 7 pm). For real...

Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo; 8 pm). Season Finale.

Alan Alda guest stars on 30 Rock (NBC; 8:30 pm).

The Fashion Show; Bravo. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Since Bravo lost Project Runway, they elected to just make another fashion designer competition show.


Friday, 5/8

Everybody Hates Chris (CW; 7 pm). Season Finale.
Could very well be series finale. Catch it while you can.

Dollhouse (FOX; 8:01). Season Finale.
Same here: most likely series finale.


Saturday, 5/9

Ace of Cakes (Food Network; 8 pm). Season Finale.
This time, they're making cakes for Lost's 100th ep.


Sunday, 5/10

Sandra's Money-Saving Meals; Food Network. 11 am. Series Premiere.
The title is kinda self-explanatory...

The Amazing Race (CBS; 7 pm). Season Finale.

The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC; 7 pm). Three-hour Season Finale.
Yes, people, I said three hours. Now who feels bad that the network is in the shitter with these kinds of brilliant programming choices?

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (HBO; 7 pm). Season Finale.

Somehow, the How I Met Your Mother gang make an appearance on Family Guy (FOX; 8 pm).

The Alzheimer's Project; HBO. 8 pm. Mini-series Premiere.
This four-part documentary focuses on seven patients with the illness.

Cold Case (CBS; 8 pm). Season Finale.

The Unit (CBS; 9 pm). Season Finale.

Brothers & Sisters (ABC; 9:01). Season Finale.
What are the odds it'll contain overdone drama?