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While the finale of "American Idol" is always bloated and overhyped (this season's two-night finale airs May 20 and 21), tonight's episode, in which the three finalists are cut down to two (9 p.m. EDT on Fox) may provide just the right mix of high stakes and low expectations. Who will be cut, one of the two Davids or Syesha? America decides, and then America watches and cringes at what terrible taste America has.
A long, long time ago, we'd be popping popcorn for tonight's season finale of "America's Next Top Model" (8 p.m. EDT on the CW), but tonight, we might just take in Leo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond" (7:30 p.m. on Cinemax) instead; then there are back-to-back repeats of "TransGeneration" (9 p.m. on Sundance) and what's sure to be another combative episode of "Top Chef" (10 p.m. on Bravo).
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Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Sen. John McCain, Paulie Litt |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Sara Ramirez, Tony and Marc Danza |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | Barbara Walters, Emile Hirsch, "The Bachelor" Matt Grant |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | Lisa Ling's Special Report on Polygamy |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | TBA |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | TBA |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT | John Harwood |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Laura Dern, Grover Norquist |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Jack Hanna, Kid Rock |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Rainn Wilson, Howard Dean, Kate Nash |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Carly Simon |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | Evangeline Lilly, Ben Barnes, Joe Jackson |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | The Black Keys |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Tony Danza, Maura Tierney |
Contributors: Molly Eichel, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter, Charly Wilder
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