Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Saturday May 2, 2015
David Letterman, the groundbreaking late-night host, retires in less than three weeks. In the meantime, CBS is giving him a 90-minute special Monday hosted by Ray Romano featuring highlights from his thousands of shows on both NBC (when he followed Johnny Carson) and on NBC after he lost out to Jay Leno as Carson's successor.
HBO on Monday is also introducing a fascinating inside look at Kurt Cobain's life using tapes and writings from Cobain himself that nobody has ever seen before.
Then you have season finales galore including Fox's "Gotham" (Monday), Fox's "New Girl" (Tuesday), CBS's 'Criminal Minds" (Wednesday), CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday), CBS's 'Hawaii Five-O" (Friday), CBS's "The Good Wife" (Sunday) and ABC's 'Once Upon a Time" (Sunday).
ABC is also ending 'Revenge" Sunday after four seasons.
Plus, check out former Atlantan Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin doing TV together for the first time on Netflix (since I count that as TV although it's not on TV). They star on a show called "Grace and Frankie" with Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston that comes out Friday.
These highlights cover Monday, May 4, 2015 through Sunday, May 10, 2015
MONDAY
"Dancing With the Stars" 8 p.m. ABC — The show returns to two days a week for the rest of the season.
"Gotham " 8 p.m. Fox (first season finale) — The Gotham City gang war reaches its boiling point with Fish Mooney battling Maroni and Penguin.
"Love & Hip Hop Atlanta " 8 p.m. VH1 —Stevie J enters rehab.
"The Voice " 8 p.m. NBC — The top 6 perform.
"Mike & Molly " 8:30 p.m. CBS — When Mike turns a deaf ear to Molly's complaints about her difficulties writing with his mother.
"Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck " 9 p.m. HBO — Compelling documentary about the late Nirvana singer.
"The Following " 9 p.m. Fox — The investigation leads to a serial killer linked to Theo.
"Bates Motel " 9 p.m. A&E — Norman spends the day with a surprising visitor.
"David Letterman: A Life on Television" 9:30 p.m. CBS — A celebration of the talk-show host before he retires.
"The Returned " 10 p.m. A&E — Someone unexpectedly shows up and puts Chloe in danger.
" Castle " 10:01 p.m. ABC — The creator of a sketch-comedy show is murdered, and the investigation yields a surprising secret. Carly Rae Jepsen guest stars as herself.
" The Night Shift " 10:01 p.m. NBC — The team meets TC's group therapy leader (Trace Adkins), who offers the crew a special surprise.
TUESDAY
"Hell's Kitchen" 8 p.m. Fox —The Top 8 contestants compete to impress a high-school homecoming committee with their Mardi Gras-inspired cuisine.
"Dancing with the Stars" 8 p.m. ABC — Is Chris Soule the next to go home?
"The Voice" 8 p.m. NBC — Six becomes five.
"NCIS" 8 p.m. CBS — An international terrorist group that recruits children through the Internet is purchasing bombs on the black market.
"iZombie " 9 p.m. the CW — Liv and Clive investigate the murder of a morning radio talk show host.
"Deadliest Catch " 9 p.m. Discovery — A super typhoon hits the fishing grounds.
"Dance Moms " 9 p.m. Lifetime (fifth season finale) — The ALDC prepares for its final competition in Pittsburgh before moving to Los Angeles.
"New Girl " 9 p.m. Fox (fourth season finale) — Coach is moving out of the loft, while Schmidt gets rid of nonessentials.
"Weird Loners " 9:30 p.m. Fox (first season finale) — The gang hangs out at a lesbian bar.
"Younger " 10 p.m. TV Land — Liza needs to earn some quick cash when her ex comes up short on a tuition payment.
"Person of Interest " 10 p.m. CBS (fourth season finale) — Finch and Root race to save the Machine.
"Chicago Fire " 10 p.m. NBC — Casey goes undercover in order to attain proof of Nesbitt's shady dealings.
"Forever " 10 p.m. Esquire (first season finale) — A museum worker's death triggers an investigation.
"Inside Amy Schumer " 10:30 p.m. Comedy — A spoof on "12 Angry Men" featuring Paul Giamatti, Jeff Goldblum and Dennis Quaid.
WEDNESDAY
"Survivor " 8 p.m. CBS — Can Mike get Dan back on his side?
"American Idol " 8 p.m. Fox — The top 3 will sing three songs each.
"Criminal Minds " 9 p.m. CBS (10th season finale) — Kate's niece and her niece's best friend are kidnapped.
"Law & Order: SVU " 9 p.m. NBC — A woman wants to recant her testimony in an incest case.
"Modern Family " 9 p.m. ABC — Alex learns she has to share valedictorian honors with a rival.
" CSI Cyber" 10 p.m. CBS — The team investigates when a man dies after taking medication he purchased from a hacked ad on a medical Web site.
" Fake Off" 10 p.m. TruTV (second season debut) — Two new judges arrive: LaurieAnn Gibson and Beau Casper Smart.
" Hot in Cleveland" 10 p.m. TV Land — Victoria directs a musical starring her mother and her son.
" Labor Games" 10 p.m. TLC (new series) — A quiz show featuring expectant parents who compete for cash and prizes in the delivery room
" Monument Guys" 10 p.m. History (new series) — Reality series about an Oklahoma foundry and the statues they creat
" Nashville" 10 p.m. ABC — Juliette's team worry she may have postpartum depression.
THURSDAY
"Bones" 8 p.m. Fox (back-to-back new episodes) — A private high-school student's remains are found in a ditch.
"The Big Bang Theory" 8 p.m. CBS (eighth season finale) — Leonard and Penny are pressured to set a wedding date by Sheldon.
"Grey's Anatomy" 8 p.m. ABC — A disaster unfolds and demands the doctors' attention, forcing them to put their grieving aside for a time.
"The Blacklist" 9 p.m. NBC — The FBI tracks a dangerous Russian assassin named Karakurt.
"Scandal" 9 p.m. ABC — A brazen Vice President Ross hires Olivia to defend a female member of the Navy.
"American Crime " 10 p.m. ABC — Aubry's statement about Matt and his role in the incident completely changes the course of the case.
"Dig " 10 p.m. USA (first season finale) — Peter races to stop the Order of Moriah from destroying the Temple Mount.
"Elementary " 10 p.m. CBS — Holmes and Watson investigate the death of a member of Sherlock's online beekeeping community.
"Lost in Transmission " 10 p.m. History (new series) — Senoia's Rutledge Wood of "Top Gear" fame fixes up cars that many would think are lost causes. First case: a DeLorean!
"Mary Mary " 10 p.m. WE (fourth season finale) — Tina announces she's doing a one-woman show.
FRIDAY
"Gracie and Frankie" 3:01 a.m. Netflix (entire season) — Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play women whose husbands are gay and want to date each other.
"The Amazing Race " 8 p.m. CBS — The race continues in Peru.
"Shark Tank" 8 p.m. ABC — Barbara Corcoran reevaluates her investment in Mix Bikini.
"Beyond the Tank " 9 p.m. ABC — A "Shark Tank" companion series follows the show's entrepreneurs as they try to grow their businesses.
"Bitten " 9 p.m. Syfy — Elena's survival hinges on her guiding Dr. Bauer through her first Change.
"Hawaii Five-O " 10 p.m. CBS (fifth season finale) — Five-0 learn a stolen nuclear bomb is somewhere on the island and is about to be detonated.
WEEKEND
"Stockholm, Pennsylvania" 8 p.m. Saturday Lifetime — A young woman, kidnapped as a child, struggles to readjust to life and her family after being returned home 17 years later..
"Outlander" 8 p.m. Saturday Starz — Claire and Jenny head off to save Jamie from the redcoat captors and meet up with Murtagh.
"Orphan Black" 8 pm. Saturday BBCA — Sarah's left to deal with Mark & Rudy.
"Saturday Night Live" 11:29 p.m. Saturday NBC — Reese Witherspoon hosts
"Once Upon a Time" 8 p.m. Sunday ABC (fourth season finale) — The search for the Author, and the quest for Regina to have her happy ending.
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" 8 p.m. Sunday Bravo (seventh season finale) — The final reunion show with NeNe stirring up drama.
"A.D. The Bible Continues" 9 p.m. Sunday NBC — Caiaphas is challenged for the position of High Priest.
"Game of Thrones" 9 p.m. Sunday HBO — Jon finds an unexpected ally.
"The Good Wife" 9 p.m. Sunday CBS (sixth season finale) — Alicia gets a suspicious call from a client
"The Royals" 10 p.m. Sunday E! — Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor confront their inner demons.
"Mad Men" 10 p.m. Sunday AMC — Pete is blindsided by a friend.
"Penny Dreadful" 10 p.m. Sunday Showtime— Vanessa is haunted by the witches.
"Wolf Hall" 10 p.m. Sunday GPB (first season finale)—Henry orders Cromwell to rid him of his second queen, Anne Boleyn.
"Revenge" 10 p.m. Sunday ABC (series finale) — Emily admits to her crimes because she's out of options.
"Mother Funders Preview Special" 10:30 p.m. Sunday Bravo — A preview of a new show featuring PTA moms in metro Atlanta.
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