May I have your attention please. I don’t want to alarm you, but the current 2008-2009 season is fast coming to an end. We’ve already seen some season and series finales (Privileged, Battlestar Galactica) over the last few months, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In the next few weeks, many of your favorite shows will wave “so long” — some of them for good. After that….
The summer season. Once a time of reruns and variety show replacements, summer has become a time to shun the legacy networks, who like to fill their schedules with crappy reality programs, and switch to the cable networks, which have quality, first-run, scripted programming. Okay, I take that back. At least NBC is trying this year to inject some scripted programming into their schedule. Granted, it’s imported from Canada and England, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. Still, the cable networks rule the scripted programming kingdom.
Of course, you need one resource to locate all of this information. Therefore, as done many times over the last few years, I present to you the 2009 CliqueClack TV listing of finales and premieres. As usual, times and dates may change at the whimsy of drunken program executives. So, if you see anything that needs to be fixed please let us know. And now, without ongoing celebration….
All times listed in Eastern Daylight Time
New shows listed in bold italic
Updates indicated with an asterisk (*)
Thursday, April 2nd
Eleventh Hour (CBS)
ER (NBC): *sniff*
Sunday, April 5th
The United States of Tara (Showtime)
Tuesday, April 7th
Trust Me (TNT)
Wednesday, April 8th
Life (NBC): Way too soon to end!
High School Reunion (TV Land): Just change the name of the network, willya!
Friday, April 10th
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)
Friday Night Lights (NBC): But, back for the next two years
Sunday, April 19th
Rock of Love With Bret Michaels (VH1): Geez, Bret! Haven’t you found someone already?
Thursday, April 23rd
The Beast (A&E)
Friday, April 24th
Howie Do It (NBC)
Saturday, April 25th
Ashes to Ashes (BBC America)
Monday, April 27th
Chuck (NBC)
Heroes (NBC): Some say it should be the series and not the season finale
Tuesday, April 28th
WGC Ultimate Gamer (SciFi): Or Sci Fi, or SiFi, or SyFy…whatever you want to call it.
Wednesday, April 29th
Better Off Ted (ABC)
Ghost Hunters (SciFi)
Thursday, April 30th
In the Motherhood (ABC): Or, maybe not, since the network cut the series order down to six episodes.
Samantha Who? (ABC)
Private Practice (ABC)
The Chris Isaak Hour (bio.)
Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo)
Friday, May 1st
Wife Swap (ABC)
Supernanny (ABC)
Tuesday, May 5th
According to Jim (ABC): Hopefully for good this time.
Wednesday, May 6th
Scrubs (ABC): Good-bye, Sacred Heart
Lie to Me (FOX)
Sunday, May 10th
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Amazing Race (CBS)
Cold Case (CBS)
The Unit (CBS)
Monday, May 11th
Castle (ABC)
House (FOX)
Tuesday, May 12th
Cupid (ABC): If it lasts that long
The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo): Six more weeks of this tripe?
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
Wednesday, May 13th
Lost (ABC)
Americas Next Top Model (CW)
Thursday, May 14th
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Smallville (CW)
Supernatural (CW)
Bones (FOX)
Hell’s Kitchen (FOX): The spring finale; a new season starts in July.
My Name is Earl (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Friday, May 15th
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC): Two hours of cute babies, pets, and guys getting hit in the balls by said babies and pets.
Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Flashpoint (CBS)
Numb3rs (CBS)
Sunday, May 17th
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC): In the finale the bus breaks down and no one can see the new house.
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Survivor (CBS)
Celebrity Apprentice (NBC): 24-hour finale, because we can’t get enough of the waxen features of Joan Rivers.
Monday, May 18th
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
CSI: Miami (CBS)
Gossip Girl (CW)
One Tree Hill (CW)
Tuesday, May 19th
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
NCIS (C BS)
The Mentalist (CBS)
Without a Trace (CBS)
90210 (CW)
American Idol (FOX): Last competition show
Wednesday, May 20th
American Idol (FOX): The season finale ratings monster.
Thursday, May 21st
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Southland (NBC)
Tuesday, May 26th
Reaper (CW)
Monday, June 1st
Medium (NBC)
Tuesday, June 2nd
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Wednesday, June 3rd
Law & Order (NBC)
Sunday, April 5th
9:00 - In Treatment (HBO)
9:00 - The Tudors (Showtime)
Monday, April 6th
9:00 – Fringe (FOX)
9:30 – Surviving Suburbia (ABC): The return of Bob Saget to his home network.
10:00 – The Hills (MTV): The non-reality, reality show.
Tuesday, April 7th
10:00 - Rescue Me (FX)
11:00 - The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo): Big Hair Alert! By the way, how will this be different than Housewives of New York City? They’ll summer at Seaside Heights instead of the Hamptons?
Wednesday, April 8th
9:00 - Mythbusters (Discovery)
10:00 - The Unusuals (ABC)
10:00 - Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV): I wouldn’t have put this on the list, but we’re looking at season 17 here. Who knew it would last this long?
Thursday, April 9th
8:30 - Parks & Recreation (NBC): The way they’re promoting this show, it’d better be the funniest thing on the air.
9:00 – American Chopper (TLC): This is season six, believe it or not.
10:00 - Harper’s Island (CBS): Ah, blood and gore on a Thursday night. Guess we won’t miss ER now, will we?
10:00 - Krod Mandoon & The Flaming Sword (Comedy Central): The network’s first entry into fantasy.
10:00 - Southland (NBC): Sorry, but Thursday nights at 10 pm will never be the same for me after ER leaves.
Sunday, April 12th
10:00 - State of the Union (Showtime)
Tuesday, April 14th
9:00 – Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
Wednesday, April 15th
10:00 - Pitchmen (Discovery): IT STARS BILLIE MAYS! SO, EXPECT A LOT OF SCREAMING!
10:00 – The Cougar (TV Land): *sigh*
Friday, April 17th
8:00 - Prison Break (FOX)
Sunday, April 19th
8:30 - Sit Down Shut Up (FOX)
9:00 - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA)
10:00 - In Plain Sight (USA)
Sunday, April 26th
9:00 - Daisy of Love (VH1): Another dejected Rock of Love contestant gets her own show. No wonder we have such a crappy outlook on relationships.
Saturday, May 2nd
8:00 - Jonas (Disney Channel): Because the network doesn’t have enough Jonas Brothers.
Monday, May 4th
8:00 - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
Thursday, May 7th
8:00 - Ugly Betty (ABC)
Monday, May 18th
9:00 - The Bachelorette (ABC)
Tuesday, May 19th
9:00 - Glee (FOX): Well, technically 9:01. This will be a preview of the show that will air in the fall.
Thursday, May 21st
8:00 – So You Think You Can Dance (FOX): First part of the four hour season premiere. Second half premieres on Wednesday, May 27th.
Friday, May 22nd
8:00 - Don’t Forget the Lyrics! (FOX)
9:00 - Mental (FOX): House in Los Angeles.
Monday, May 25th
*9:00 - Intervention (A&E)
*10:00 - Here Come the Newlyweds (ABC) – Yeah, I didn’t realize this was on last season either.
*10:00 - The Little Couple (TLC): Sequel to Little People Just Married.
Tuesday, May 26th
*9:00 - The Apprentice (UK): Gordon, you’re sacked!
*9:00 – Hitched or Ditched (CW): Couples have one week to go from dating to engaged.
Wednesday, May 27th
*8:00 – Wipeout (ABC): Oh, those giant balls!
*9:00 – The Goode Family (ABC): The newest animated series by Mike Judge.
Saturday, May 30th
*10:00 - Pushing Daisies (ABC): Ending on June 13th
Monday, June 1st
8:00 - I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (NBC): I’m reading this is a “new” series for NBC, but I could swear this was on ABC for awhile in the early 2000s. Anyhoo, they’re going to slot this in four days a week in June. Good luck with that.
Thursday, June 4th
10:00 – The Listener (NBC): A paramedic who’s a telepath. Comes to us from our friends to the north (that would be Canada, folks).
Sunday, June 7th
*9:00 – The Next Food Network Star (Food Network)
Monday, June 8th
8:00 - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): If you didn’t catch it on USA here’s your chance to see watch the current season.
10:00 - Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
10:00 – Weeds (Showtime)
10:30 – Nurse Jackie (Showtime): Edie Falco returns to series TV.
Wednesday, June 10th
*10:00 – Top Chef Masters (Bravo): This time the competition is against “world renowned” chefs rather than, you know, the guy down the block.
Sunday, June 14th
9:00 - True Blood (HBO)
Saturday, June 20th
*10:00 - Eli Stone (ABC): Everyone now — Yea! Ends on July 11th, I believe.
Sunday, June 21st
8:00 – Merlin (NBC)
Monday, June 22nd
*8:00 - The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
*9:00 - Make It or Break It (ABC Family): Not a reality show. It’s a scripted show featuring Candice Cameron and Peri Gilpin.
Tuesday, June 23rd
*8:00 – The Superstars (ABC): Sort of like Battle of the Network Stars except the celebrities are paired off with professional athletes.
9:00 - America’s Got Talent (NBC): Get ready for five months of over-excitied audiences and The Hoff.
Wednesday, June 24th
10:00 - The Philanthropist (NBC)
Wednesday, July 1st
8:00 - Great American Road Trip (NBC)
Friday, July 3rd
8:00 - Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (FOX)
Tuesday, July 7th
*8:00 - 10 Things I Hate About you (ABC Family)
*9:00 - Blonde Charity Mafia (CW): A docu-series (?) about Washington D.C.’s young, female elite.
9:00 - Eureka (SciFi): Freakin finally!
10:00 – Warehouse 13 (SciFi): Though, it may be SyFy by then.
Wednesday, July 8th
*9:00 - I Survived a Japanese Game Show (ABC)
Saturday, July 18th
*10:00 - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): Ends August 8th
Sunday, July 19th
10:00 - HGTV Design Star (HGTV)
Monday, July 20th
*10:00 - Dating in the Dark (ABC): The big budget version of a blind date.
Tuesday, July 21st
8:00 – Hell’s Kitchen (FOX): More verbal abuse by Gordon Ramsay.
*8:30 – Ruby & The Rockits (ABC Family): It’s the return of David Cassidy to television! Eeeeeeee!
Tuesday, July 28th
9:00 - More to Love (FOX): a reality-dating program for all of us fat bastards out there.
Tuesday, August 4th
*9:00 - Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)
Clacked by Richard Keller 
on Apr 01, 2009 @ 11:00 EST5EDT
Where is Mad Men?
What about the summer starts for Big Love, The closer, Psych….
I can’t believe I almost look forward more to the summer shows than the fall shows!
I believe it’s changing to SyFy with the return of Eureka
what about Monk and Psych?
and Leverage?
Two thumbs up for this great post. I have “TV Forecast” on my iPhone but this list here I’ll bookmark to check up on what’s coming :-)
I can’t believe that “Weeds” isn’t dead. And yay five days ’til “Rescue Me” starts :-)
And Re: Leverage and Mad Men – I think the long contract negotiations are the reason for no final date for the premiere of the third season and Leverage has just ended.
I’m missing Stargate: Continuum. Or better it would be neat to know when it starts although the preview looks horrible. All I’m saying is “28 Gates later”…
I think you mean “BattleStargate Universe.” Or possibly Voyager.
Leverage is coming back this summer, if the TNT commercials are to be believed.
I think they’ve been in production for a while now.
Dollhouse finale?
I don’t remember shows ending in April when I was a kid. Did they?
Can we keep a tag to this post and keep it alive as things premiere, etc.?
I want to watch The Prisoner, is that anytime soon?
Just saw the Pilot for Southland. It was fantastic!!!!!
I was surprised to see this air on USA
Argghggh, just saw the finale of Life On Mars, and there’s not gonna be anything that good all summer.
Just can not believe they cancelled it.
If NBC cancels Life I’m going to boycott this network. Its not bad enough that Leno is going to be on during prime time but they’ve cancelled so many great shows. Thank god for cable programming.
What about Burn Notice? USA website says June.
After downloading the last four episodes of Eli Stone using bittorrent, I can say they’re definitely worth watching. They did a great job of giving the show a little closure and made me feel better about losing such a great show.
i love ncis.ncis is the bestest show.
What about “Gene Simmons:Family Jewels”?
I fell in love with it last summer.
Just wondering…
How do we know which shows are the Series Finale, as opposed to the Season Finale?
Some of them I am aware of, but there are a lot that I am not (aware of).
Thanks!