Premieres and Notables: May 16-22, 2011

Monday, 5/16

How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Barney and Robin team-up to prevent Ted from making a big mistake-- and wonder what it would be like if they were back together.

Chuck (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
And it got a 13 episode pick-up for next year to wrap up the series...

90210 (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mad Love (CBS; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Gossip Girl (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Off Limits; Travel Channel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don Wildman travels to some of America's most restricted sites.

Mike & Molly (CBS; 8:31 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hawaii Five-O (CBS; 9 pm CST.  Season Finale.
Someone "big" is supposed to die tonight. I'm guessing Grace Park's character. It's tough to have a meaningful role on Battlestar Galactica and then get stuck playing the "damsel in distress" on this show...

Castle (ABC; 9:01m pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 5/17

NCIS (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Raising Hope (Fox; 8:31 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Good Wife (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST.  Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 5/18

Criminal Minds (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

America's Next Top Model (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Law & Order: SVU (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Someone "familiar" gets body-bagged in this one.


Thursday, 5/19

Wipeout (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Grey's Anatomy (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Bones (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale

The Office (NBC; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.
Supposedly, we're supposed to learn who will be the new office manager.

The Mentalist (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Parks and Recreation (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Private Practice (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/20

Supernatural (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Saturday, 5/21

Chase (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
TV Guide lists this as a "season finale"; I'm going to say "series finale".

Saturday Night Live (NBC; 10:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 5/22

America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC; 6 pm CST). Season Finale.

Family Guy (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Airing the direct-to-DVD Return of the Jedi spoof "It's a Trap".

The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Borgias (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.