Premieres and Notables; April 12-18, 2010

Monday, 4/12

Life Unexpected (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
It was a bit (a lot) overdone at times, but I'll miss this one until the Fall (hopefully).

Romantically Challenged; ABC. 8:32 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Alyssa Milano stars in this dating comedy.


Tuesday, 4/13

Melrose Place (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Uh... CW?  I know you're new in the game, but most networks end their seasons in May.

Glee; FX. 8:28 pm CST. Mid-Season Return.
Yeah, the "Gleeks" (hardcore fans of Glee) are annoying, but I do really like this show.

The Big Gay Sketch Show; Logo. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

9 by Design; Bravo. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A married couple design team raises their seven kids.


Wednesday, 4/14

Human Target (FOX; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Guest-starring Lee Majors.

Ugly Betty (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Series Finale.
Betty isn't ugly anymore, so they're ending the show.
If she ends up with Daniel just because of lazy writing, I'll be pissed.


Thursday, 4/15

The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 4/16

Spartacus: Blodd and Sand (Starz; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Spartacus unleashes Hell on his masters.


Saturday, 4/17

Doctor Who; BBC America. 8 pm CST.  5th Season Premiere.
A new Doctor, a new companion, and a new show runner.  There's lots that could go wrong here.
But I've got a lot of faith in the new guard continuing where (re)creator Russell T. Davies and previous Doctors Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant left off.
Matt Smith has gigantic shoes to fill as the 11th Doctor in the series, but anyone would have a tough time following Tennant's legendary run.  This newest incarnation of The Doctor gets thrown into an adventure right after the opening credits, so it shouldn't be too long before we see what he's made of.
Word is Smith's Doctor will be a little more open to romance-- and his adventures will be more dark and fanciful.
Oh-- and the Daleks return this season and are "worse than ever".
I'm in the middle of Tennant's run right now in my viewing, and I have to highly recommend this show.  Classic science fiction storytelling in a very modern way.  Great stuff.

Sunday, 4/18

The Emeril Lagasse Show; ION.  7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bam! Just like that, he gets another show on another network.