It’s that time of the year when we must once again bid adieu, albeit temporarily (except for Lost, which is gone forever), to our favorite television shows. Over the next four weeks, over 60 shows will be on hiatus until this fall.
While that means your summer viewing schedule will be completely open, you better get your DVR’s ready, because the month of May is going test your television watching ability.
Luckily, Entertainment Weekly has helped put some order to all this television madness by putting together a comprehensive list of all the upcoming season/series finales.
Check out the list below to see when your favorite TV show finale airs. While you’re at it, you better check it twice because there are many overlapping finales. For instance, the two-hour series finale of Lost is on at the same time as the season finale of The Simspons, Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show and Celebrity Apprentice.
Hmm… Such a tough decision: Lost or Celebrity Apprentice.
ABC
- Brothers & Sisters: Sunday, May 16 @ 10 pm/ET
- Castle: Monday, May 17 @ 10 pm/ET
- Cougar Town: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9:30 pm/ET
- Dancing With the Stars: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
- Desperate Housewives: Sunday, May 16 @ 9 pm/ET
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET
- FlashForward: Thursday, May 27 @ 8 pm/ET
- Grey’s Anatomy: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
- Lost: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
- The Middle: Wednesday, May 19 @ 8:30 pm/ET
- Modern Family: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9 pm/ET
- Private Practice: Thursday, May 13 @ 10 pm/ET
- V: Tuesday, May 18 @ 10 pm/ET
CBS
- The Amazing Race: Sunday, May 9 @ 8 pm/ET
- The Big Bang Theory: Monday, May 24 @ 9:30 pm/ET
- Cold Case: Sunday, May 2 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
- Criminal Minds: Wednesday, May 26 @ 9 pm/ET
- CSI: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
- CSI: Miami: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
- CSI: NY: Wednesday, May 26 @ 10 pm/ET
- Ghost Whisperer: Friday, May 21 @ 8 pm/ET
- The Good Wife: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
- How I Met Your Mother: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET
- Medium: Friday, May 21 @ 9 pm/ET
- The Mentalist: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
- Miami Medical: Friday, May 21 @ 10 pm/ET
- NCIS: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET
- NCIS: Los Angeles: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
- The New Adventures of Old Christine: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
- Rules of Engagement: Monday, May 24 @ 8:30 pm/ET
- Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET (three hours)
- Two and a Half Men: Monday, May 24 @ 9 pm/ET
The CW
- 90210: Tuesday, May 18 @ 8 pm/ET
- America’s Next Top Model: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
- Gossip Girl: Monday, May 17 @ 9 pm/ET
- One Tree Hill: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
- Smallville: Friday, May 14 @ 8 pm/ET
- Supernatural: Thursday, May 13 @ 9 pm/ET
- The Vampire Diaries: Thursday, May 13 @ 8 pm/ET
Fox
- 24: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
- American Dad: Sunday, May 16 @ 9:30 pm/ET
- American Idol: Wednesday, May 26 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
- Bones: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
- The Cleveland Show: Sunday, May 23 @ 8:30 pm/ET
- Family Guy: Sunday, May 23 @ 9pm/ET (one hour)
- Fringe: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
- Glee: Tuesday, June 8 @ 9 pm/ET
- House: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
- The Simpsons: Sunday, May 23 @ 8 pm/ET
NBC
- 30 Rock: Thursday, May 20 @ 9:30 pm/ET
- The Biggest Loser: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
- The Celebrity Apprentice: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
- Chuck: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
- Community: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
- Law & Order: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
- Law & Order: SVU: Wednesday, May 19 @ 10 pm/ET
- The Marriage Ref: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
- Mercy: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
- The Office: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
- Parenthood: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
- Parks and Recreation: Thursday, May 20 @ 8:30 pm/ET
- Trauma: Monday, April 26 @ 9 pm/ET
It appears that the first few weeks of May are pretty quiet and only include finales for The Amazing Race and Cold Case, but that just means the last two weeks are going to be even more hectic.
Do you have your television finale viewing schedule planned out? Are any of your favorite show finales airing at the same time? Is anyone going to choose Celebrity Apprentice over Lost?
Make sure to check back as Screen Rant plans on reviewing a good potion of this year’s television finales. Of course, don’t expect any Brothers & Sisters or Desperate Housewives reviews because our resident female drama fan, Paul Young, will be still gushing over the American Idol finale.
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ABC
Brothers & Sisters: Sunday, May 16 @ 10 pm/ET
Castle: Monday, May 17 @ 10 pm/ET
Cougar Town: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9:30 pm/ET
Dancing With the Stars: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
Desperate Housewives: Sunday, May 16 @ 9 pm/ET
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET
FlashForward: Thursday, May 27 @ 8 pm/ET
Grey’s Anatomy: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Lost: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
The Middle: Wednesday, May 19 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Modern Family: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9 pm/ET
Private Practice: Thursday, May 13 @ 10 pm/ET
V: Tuesday, May 18 @ 10 pm/ET
CBS
The Amazing Race: Sunday, May 9 @ 8 pm/ET
The Big Bang Theory: Monday, May 24 @ 9:30 pm/ET
Cold Case: Sunday, May 2 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Criminal Minds: Wednesday, May 26 @ 9 pm/ET
CSI: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
CSI: Miami: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
CSI: NY: Wednesday, May 26 @ 10 pm/ET
Ghost Whisperer: Friday, May 21 @ 8 pm/ET
The Good Wife: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
How I Met Your Mother: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET
Medium: Friday, May 21 @ 9 pm/ET
The Mentalist: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
Miami Medical: Friday, May 21 @ 10 pm/ET
NCIS: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET
NCIS: Los Angeles: Tuesday, May 25 @ 9 pm/ET
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
Rules of Engagement: Monday, May 24 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Sunday, May 16 @ 8 pm/ET (three hours)
Two and a Half Men: Monday, May 24 @ 9 pm/ET
The CW
90210: Tuesday, May 18 @ 8 pm/ET
America’s Next Top Model: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Gossip Girl: Monday, May 17 @ 9 pm/ET
One Tree Hill: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
Smallville: Friday, May 14 @ 8 pm/ET
Supernatural: Thursday, May 13 @ 9 pm/ET
The Vampire Diaries: Thursday, May 13 @ 8 pm/ET
Fox
24: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
American Dad: Sunday, May 16 @ 9:30 pm/ET
American Idol: Wednesday, May 26 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Bones: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
The Cleveland Show: Sunday, May 23 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Family Guy: Sunday, May 23 @ 9pm/ET (one hour)
Fringe: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
Glee: Tuesday, June 8 @ 9 pm/ET
House: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
The Simpsons: Sunday, May 23 @ 8 pm/ET
NBC
30 Rock: Thursday, May 20 @ 9:30 pm/ET
The Biggest Loser: Tuesday, May 25 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
The Celebrity Apprentice: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hours)
Chuck: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Community: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
Law & Order: Monday, May 24 @ 10 pm/ET
Law & Order: SVU: Wednesday, May 19 @ 10 pm/ET
The Marriage Ref: Thursday, May 20 @ 10 pm/ET
Mercy: Wednesday, May 12 @ 8 pm/ET
The Office: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
Parenthood: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
Parks and Recreation: Thursday, May 20 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Trauma: Monday, May 10 April 26 @ 9 pm/ET
