Finale Fanfare

ABC is home to some of the best shows on television, and the finales for these great series will surely not disappoint. Look for excitement from Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy--and be sure to bid a final farewell to Sydney Bristow on the series finale of Alias.

Monday, May 1

9:00 p.m.: Supernanny
Second-season finale
Vicki and Aaron Newton are separated, with joint custody of their two sons, Aaron and Kobe. Though the boys are angels for Dad, young Kobe saves his worst behavior for Mom. He is violent and destructive--hitting, kicking, slapping, punching, and swearing. He even throws rocks at Jo's head. Aaron isn't physically aggressive, but he does talk back to his mother. For the first time, Jo Frost observes life in two homes to hone her recommendations for each parent. But can she get them to collaborate on their child-rearing techniques? (Source: ABC press release)

Tuesday, May 2

8:00 p.m.: According to Jim
Fifth-season finale
When an ecstatic Ryan (Mitch Rouse) announces that Dana is pregnant, Jim advises him on how to avoid the pitfalls of Dana's upcoming fluctuating hormones. Then Jim dreams that he is pregnant. (Source: ABC press release)

8:30 p.m.: Hope & Faith
new episode
After a loud, late-night dancing session by Faith and "The Gooch" (Mark Consuelos) pushes Hope and Charley over the edge, they suggest that the couple find their own home. Unfortunately, Charley and Hope learn that a local real estate technicality makes Faith the legal owner of her garage apartment--unless she has paid them rent. So Charley tries to squeeze a single rent check out of Faith, but the truth comes out and Faith declares an all-out war on Hope and Charley to keep her place--and they join in an outrageous battle of one-upmanship. (Source: ABC press release)

9:00 p.m.: Hope & Faith
Third-season finale Hope reminisces with her family about the first fight she and Charley had during their courtship back in 1985 when they were both in college. Flashbacks to that fateful night reveal that it was also the first time Charley and Faith met. The fireworks begin when Hope cancels her date with Charley to go to a Huey Lewis concert, choosing instead to stay and console Faith, who is distraught after not being cast as the lead in her high school play. Both Charley and Hope think they missed the concert, but as the story is re-told, Hope uncovers some outrageous secrets that Charley and Faith have kept under wraps all these years--not to mention one last surprise that's revealed about Hope. (Source: ABC press release)

Monday, May 8

8:00 p.m.: David Blaine: Drowned Alive
Live special broadcast
David Blaine, known for his headline-making feats of physical, emotional and mental endurance, will once again put his life on the line in a death-defying attempt to hold his breath underwater longer than any human being, which is currently a stunning eight minutes, 58 seconds. He will undertake this latest challenge after living with a life support system in a specially built human aquarium--an eight-foot acrylic sphere--for seven days and nights, in full public view in front of New York's Lincoln Center. Viewers will hold their collective breath during the heart-stopping finale of the broadcast when Blaine will put himself to the ultimate test--live. (Source: ABC press release)

10:00 p.m.: What About Brian
First-season finale
Brian's (Barry Watson) apparent interest in his new girlfriend causes Marjorie (Sarah Lancaster) to unwittingly sabotage the relationship. Dave (Rick Gomez), who is convinced that Deena (Amanda Detner) is having an affair, turns what was supposed to be a simple golf outing with the guys into a complicated stakeout to catch his wife in the act. Meanwhile, Nicole (Rosanna Arquette) has told Deena that spouses shouldn't keep secrets from each other, but she's hiding from Angelo (Raoul Bova) that she's taking fertility hormone injections. (Source: ABC press release)

Tuesday, May 9

8:00 p.m.: Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
ABC Premiere Event
There are times that test humanity and challenge the soul of a community or a nation. News images and headlines tell stories of rising waters, quaking ground and tragic acts by man himself. But the real story, the human story, is found in the lives changed forever, in the strength of the survivors, and the resilient hope that gives them the courage to recover. ABC will bring such a story to television in a two-hour original movie. (Source: ABC press release)

Thursday, May 11

9:00 p.m.: American Inventor
First-season finale
Viewers will see the four finalists struggle to make a 30-second commercial that best highlights their invention. The commercials will be shown and America will vote on who should win the one million dollar prize and become the next great American Inventor.

Sunday, May 14

10:00 p.m.: Grey's Anatomy
Second-season finale, part one (see May 15 for part two)
Finn gives a health update on Doc; Meredith is assigned to work with Callie for the day, while George gets paired with Derek; and Burke and Izzie continue to try to find a new heart for Denny, on part one of the season finale. (Source: ABC press release)

Monday, May 15

8:00 p.m.: Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball
This historic celebration included an unforgettable luncheon, a glamorous white-tie ball and a heart-bursting gospel brunch. In this one-hour special, Oprah shares her memories, candid celebrity interviews and intimate behind-the-scenes moments from this special event. (Source: ABC press release)

9:00 p.m.: Grey's Anatomy
Second-season finale, two-hour part two (special night & time, see May 14 for part one)
Izzie and George attend to Denny as the pressure increases to find him a new heart, Cristina suddenly finds herself in charge of an ER room, and Derek grapples with the realization that the life of a friend is in his hands. Richard goes into interrogation mode about a patient's condition, Callie confronts George about his feelings for her, and Meredith and Derek make a decision about Doc. (Source: ABC press release)

Tuesday, May 16

8:00 p.m.: Celebrity Debut
Meet John Travolta, Halle Barry, Kate Winslet, Felicity Huffman, Andre Agassi and other surprise stars from film, television and sports before they strolled down the red carpet, partied at glitzy premieres, won major awards and embraced worldwide acclaim. Observe the stars' humble career beginnings as they give their very first interviews. Witness their first roles, false starts, and hopes and dreams. Hosted by Brian Austin Green, star of ABC's hit comedy Freddie, Celebrity Debut unfolds the lives of the stars with early interviews, rare appearances and forgotten footage. Peer into the lives of the world's biggest stars just moments before their lives change forever and hear in their own words their feelings about stardom minutes before it happened for them. (Source: ABC press release)

9:00 p.m.: Boston Legal
Two-hour second-season finale (special time)
Denny Crane and Alan Shore travel to the Los Angeles office of Crane, Poole & Schmidt for business and wind up unexpectedly taking on the case of the beautiful Courtney Reese (Jeri Ryan), a Hollywood celebrity who shot a paparazzo who she felt was a threat to her life. Also on the case is the LA firm's senior partner, Barry Goal (Robert Wagner), a powerful and cagey attorney who, like Crane, is no stranger to the spotlight. Back in Boston, Shirley Schmidt must once again defend Professor Clifford Cabot (Ed Begley), this time on charges of soliciting a prostitute—an act he claims was purely for the purposes of academic research. Meanwhile, Denise Bauer thinks the sly new associate, Marlene Stanger (Parker Posey), will ruin her chances of making partner, so she employs some back-stabbing techniques of her own; and Brad Chase's teenaged niece is accused of giving pharmaceutical drugs to a boy at a party and is charged with his murder. (Source: ABC press release)

Wednesday, May 17

10:01 p.m.: Invasion
First-season finale
Pandemonium ensues as the hybrids continue their round-up of the humans during the hurricane, while Underlay and Russell try to put together a rescue plan. Meanwhile Larkin, Dave, Jesse and Rose are taken hostage by two humans who believe Underlay is the cause of the melee. (Source: ABC press release)

Thursday, May 18

10:01 p.m.: Commander in Chief
First-season finale
When a longtime outspoken critic of the Equal Rights Amendment passes away and his wife prepares to take over his Congressional seat, Mac sees the opportunity to amend the Constitution and finally pass the ERA. Meanwhile, she prepares to participate in a previously scheduled "Get out the Vote" event with Templeton, which turns into more of a presidential debate. On the home front, Rod is approached about doing a story on his relationship with Mac--a Presidential marriage--and it turns out Kelly has a past with the writer. Rebecca continues her relationship with her IM buddy, but they're each shocked at the other's identity when they meet in person. And the differences between Mac and Dickie's beliefs become glaringly apparent. (Source: ABC press release)

Friday, May 19

8:00 p.m.: America's Funniest Home Videos
Two-hour 16th-season finale (special night & time)
In a two-hour special season finale edition of the show, and filmed on location in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, AFHV counts down to the 20 funniest videos of all time, with the owner of the top video taking away the largest cash prize in the show's history, $250,000. (Source: ABC press release)

Saturday, May 20

8:00 p.m.: Remember the Titans
ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Remember the Titans tells the story of highly successful black football coach Herman Boone (Washington: The Manchurian Candidate, Training Day) thrust into a racially charged head coaching position at a previously segregated high school. Boone discovers he is replacing the school's award-winning white coach (Will Patton, TV's Into the West, The Agency) a reverse of the circumstances that caused him to leave his last post. Both men must put aside their pride in order to meld a team divided by race. After the coaches and players make progress during their summer training camp, they return home and to the school to face communities at odds and entrenched in old behaviors. (Source: ABC press release)

Sunday, May 21

7:00 p.m.: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Two-hour third-season finale (special time)
After a devastating house fire that left the Turner family homeless, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition helps rebuild the life and home of Beverly Turner from Irvington, NJ, a mom of 18 adopted special needs children, to accommodate her happy and large brood. (Source: ABC press release)

9:00 p.m.: Desperate Housewives
Two-hour second-season finale
A series of flashbacks take us back to moving-in day on Wisteria lane for Bree, Susan, Gaby and Lynette, and to how Mary Alice Young brought them all together. Meanwhile Bree gets some frightening news, Susan moves into a trailer, Lynette faces a crisis in her marriage and Gaby and Carlos learn more about Xiao-Mei. (Source: ABC press release)

Monday, May 22

8:00 p.m.: Wife Swap
Second-season finale (tentative)
A cosmetics industry executive and wife from Florida who proudly admits that appearances--especially first impressions--are important, swaps places with a Halloween-loving wife from Arizona who drives around in a hearse and proudly displays a coffin in her family's living room. (Source: ABC press release)

9:00 p.m.: Alias
Two-hour series finale (special night & time)
In the first part of the two-hour finale event, "Reprisal," Sloane takes Marshall and Rachel hostage in order to discover a crucial clue to Rambaldi's ultimate endgame, as Sydney, Vaughn and APO race to stop him. In the second part, "All the Time in the World," Sydney and Jack must find a way to keep Sloane and Irina from putting their deadly plan into action. (Source: ABC press release)

Tuesday, May 23

8:00 p.m.: Stephen King's Desperation
In the middle of the vast, empty Nevada desert stands the once proud mining town of Desperation--a harmless, non-descript little community that one may briefly notice on a drive to some distant vacation destination. But something evil has taken over Desperation. Its name is Tak...and its mission is to eliminate anyone who gets close to stumbling upon its secret. (Source: ABC press release)

Wednesday, May 24

9:00 p.m.: Lost
two-hour second-season finale
After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch, on the season finale of Lost. (Source: ABC press release)