Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Monday, May 14

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By SuburBint | Monday, May 14, 2012 | 12:01 am | 6 Comments
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Monday, May 14

On this date in 1796, the British physician Edward Jenner performed the first official inoculation against smallpox by using pus collected from cowpox blisters on the hands of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes, who had contracted cowpox, a similar but not nearly as dangerous virus as small pox, from a cow named Blossom. The WHO declared smallpox completely eradicated in 1979, but the virus is still kept in certain labs. Lurking.

America’s Got Talent (NBC 8pm) Premiere: Hopefuls perform for the judges in Los Angeles and St. Louis.

This season we have Howard Stern as a judge and copious product placement by Snapple. Also, the usual crowd of hopelessly delusional contestants.

Bones (Fox 8pm) Finale: When a past suspect is back in court on appeal, Booth and Brennan work to prove he is guilty once and for all; Brennan becomes a suspect.

Super-smart creepy guy who can build computers out of toasters is back! Renewal status: Renewed!

Gossip Girl (The CW 8pm) Finale: Blair is targeted by Gossip Girl, forcing Serena to make a confession; Nate asks Lola to move in with him; Lily makes a decision about her marriage; Blair makes a choice between Dan and Chuck.

I never really got the appeal of this show, but if you’re a fan you will be happy to know that — Renewal status: Renewed, for a shortened final season.

How I Met Your Mother (CBS 8:30pm) Finale: On Barney’s wedding day, the friends remember the time they encouraged Ted to go after the one that got away.

They’ve been promising us for two or three seasons now that Ted meets the mother at Barney’s wedding. So let’s meet her already! Renewal status: Renewed, and if they don’t make this next season the last one, I will be writing very firmly worded letters to CBS.

Two and a Half Men (CBS 9pm) Finale: Jake graduates and must decide what to do with his life.

So much for Charlie Sheen’s prediction that the show would crash and burn without him, because — Renewal status: Renewed.

Hart of Dixie (The CW 9pm) Finale: As Bluebell braces for an impending storm, Lemon and George get ready for their wedding day; Zoe is stranded in a barn with Wade.

Despite the fact that I have never met anybody who watches this show (or admits to watching it at least) — Renewal status: Renewed.

Make It or Break It (ABC Family 9pm) Finale: Lauren battles to qualify for the Olympic team; Payson changes her routine; Kaylie receives bad news regarding her blood test.

Somebody’s been doping….! Or has she? Renewal status: Cancelled! That’s kind of a bummer.

The Bachelorette (ABC 9:30pm) Premiere: Emily Maynard meets 25 bachelors in hope of finding love.

Drinking game ideas? I was thinking a shot every time she mentions her daughter or her dead baby-daddy, but that would probably render me comatose within the first 15 minutes.

Mike and Molly (CBS 9:30pm) Finale: Mike and Molly come across speed bumps as they try to tie the knot.

Renewal status: Renewed!

Hawaii Five-0 (ABC 10pm) Finale: The team goes on a manhunt when one of its own is killed; a team member must choose which one of their kidnapped loved ones will survive.

Sounds like a Sophie’s wae’ana. Renewal Status: Renewed.

Smash (NBC 10pm) Finale: As Tom and Julia work to save the show, Derek makes a decision that permanently changes Karen’s and Ivy’s lives; Ellis’ true colors are revealed.

Apparently not everybody finds this show to be simultaneously ridiculous and boring. Renewal status: Renewed.

About

After giving birth to her fourth child, SuburBint carefully weighed the options and decided that recapping reality TV was probably a better choice in the long run than alcoholism. Liver function tests have yet to confirm the wisdom of this decision. Being an honest-to-goodness recapper is also a dream come true, as she has aspired to do this ever since discovering that such a thing existed way back in 2002.

Her favorite shows of all time include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Coupling, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Firefly, Community, Parks and Recreation, Doctor Who, and Veronica Mars. She can also quote The Big Lebowski in its entirety, and will do so with little to no provocation.

 

6 Comments

  1. 1
    cherrylipgloss
    Posted May 14, 2012 at 5:32 am

    LOL to your bachelorette drinking game….ohhhh, the love of her life….#blahblah

  2. 2
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted May 14, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Here’s a Bachelorette drinking game: every time Hostdouche Harrison shows up on the screen, drink and say “Too bad about that divorce, Chrissy Poo!!!”

  3. 3
    carol
    Posted May 14, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    I will admit I watch ‘Hart of Dixie’. Don’t know why, it’s not that good.

    I like how you are saying if the show if renewed or not, guess it is that time of year.

    I agree about ‘How I Met Your Mother’ – they have been dragging it out for a season or two too long. All of the fun of guessing has gone away. The fact that no one really watches for Ted anymore should speak volumes. They should just call it the Barney Stinson Show.

  4. 4
    SuburBint
    Posted May 14, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    @carol I’m using the link that you provided a couple of weeks ago to get my info about what’s been renewed and what hasn’t. Thanks for that!

  5. 5
    itchy itchy
    Posted May 15, 2012 at 4:51 am

    Hooray for the Bachelorette! I propose that this season, instead of handing out roses, she should hand out cold, dead fish. As a, you know, symbol.

  6. 6
    SuburBint
    Posted May 15, 2012 at 8:05 am

    @itchy — a symbol of… man’s inhumanity to man? I’m watching last night’s episode on Hulu, and right now I’m thinking the drinking game should be a shot every time she says “putting myself out there” or something similar. The woman talks like it’s a cattle market, which I suppose it is, but the cows are super skinny and wear ridiculous heels.

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