Laurel’s TV Picks

Daytime Friday TV coverage is in the tomorrow section of these picks. Full picks for Friday should be online soon.

Season finale of C.S.I. (CBS, 7pm – 9pm)
Season finale of The O.C. (FOX, 7pm)
Season finale of Without A Trace (CBS, 9pm)
Season finale of ER (NBC, 8:59pm)
Ellen Degeneres, Hot Hot Heat on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm)
Amy Poehler, hristopher Meloni, the Doves on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm)

FOX and UPN announced their Fall 2005 schedules today, I’ve incorporated that data into my Fall 2005 Schedule Grid which should now be complete. I’ll be adding links to more info on the new shows and other data as it becomes available. Be sure to check out the press releases and fall preview website links at the bottom of the page (after the grids).

Arrested Development moves to Mondays. Veronica Mars moves to Wednesdays (opposite Lost? Eek!). WWE Smackdown moves to Fridays. And so on. Check out the grid, it’s rather interesting. I’ll post some more of my thoughts about it tomorrow.

Daytime Thursday TV info can be found in the tomorrow section of yesterday’s picks.

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Quentin Tarantino directs an angst-filled two-hour season finale of CSI (CBS, 7pm – 9pm). Tony Curtis and Frank Gorshin (who passed away this week) make guest appearances. Note early start time.

Jimmy Cooper (Tate Donovan) and Hailey Nichol (Amanda Righetti of North Shore) return to The O.C. (FOX, 7pm) for the eventful season finale.

Alec Baldwin, Seth Green, and Eric Stoltz guest star on the hour-long season finale of Will & Grace (NBC, 7pm – 8pm).

Season finale of Blue Collar TV (WB, 7pm).

NBA playoffs on ABC and ESPN.

There’s a live boardroom and a live reunion on the season finale of The Apprentice (NBC, 8pm – 8:59pm).

A look at some of the worst auditions from around the world on American Idol (FOX, 8pm).

The missing young woman on the season finale of Without A Trace (CBS, 9pm) may be involved with some sort of conspiracy. Anna Belknap (of The Handler) guest stars.

Carter works his final shift at the ER (NBC, 8:59pm) and then gets a going away party. Meanwhile, there’s a disaster that is handled in part by a skeleton staff at the ER. Danny Glover guest stars. So long, Noah Wyle; good luck in your future endeavors.

Tom Ridge on a rerun of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 10pm and midnight).

Ellen Degeneres, Hot Hot Heat on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Teri Hatcher (of Desperate Housewives), Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich, Big & Rich featuring Cowboy Troy on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Amy Poehler (of Saturday Night Live), Christopher Meloni (of Law & Order: SVU), the Doves on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm).

Adam Scott, Gwen Stefani on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Dr. Phil McGraw, Ringside on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, check your local listings).

Gary Sinise, Rick Fox, Scott Weiland on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings)

“Get It Done” and “Storyteller” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 6am, 7am).

“Loyalty” episode of Angel (TNT, 7am).

Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: The Twilight Zone (Sci-Fi, 7am – 3pm).

Ellen DeGeneres, winner of The Apprentice, Donald Trump on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).

Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).

Home improvement experts on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).

“Love On The Rocks” episode of Chicago Hope (Discovery Health Channel, 8am and 3am).

Ashanti on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Patricia Arquette (of Medium) on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

“Here Comes The Son” episode of Gilmore Girls (ABC Family, 10:30am).

“The World Of Possibility” episode of Ed (TBS, 11am). One of the first episodes of this series.

“Lies My Parents Told Me” and “Dirty Girls” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, Noon, 1pm).

Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs (WGN, 1pm).

Marcia Cross (of Desperate Housewives), Carson Daly on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

James Denton (of Desperate Housewives), Tom Bergeron, Katherine Heigl (of Grey’s Anatomy, Roswell) on The Tony Danza Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Life Prep 101″ on The Jane Pauley Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“If People Really Knew” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Oprah’s Bra and Swimsuit Intervention” with the What Not To Wear women on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Those Are Strings, Pinocchio” episode of Gilmore Girls (ABC Family, 4pm). Rory graduates from high school.

“Blood Money” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).

Secrets from Wisteria Lane (We, 5pm).

“The Paper Chase” episode of Felicity (We, 6pm).

“Grill Seekers” episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 6pm).

Sugary treats Unwrapped (Food Network, 6:30pm).

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, Daytime Emmy Awards, a Dr. Phil special.

Plus new episodes of What I Like About You and Reba, and probably a couple others.

Full details in my picks for Friday.
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