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WEEKLY BUZZ…a day early

Hello everyone! Due to vacation plans, you are getting the Weekly Buzz a day early. Enjoy!

TV NEWS

–Lost and Grey’s Anatomy are expanding its seasons. Both shows will have 2-hour finales. The ‘Lost’ finale airs at 9 p.m. May 29 on ABC, while ‘Greys’ airs at 9 p.m. May 22 on ABC. 

–ESPN’s “The Contender” won’t be back. If it does come back, it will be on another network.

–Flavor Fav is starring in a new sitcom that starts tonight at 8 p.m. on MyNetworkTV.

SHOW RETURNING THIS WEEK

Tonight (Wednesday) — ‘Til Death (Fox); Back to You (Fox)

Thursday — Smallville (CW)

Sunday — Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Monday — Gossip Girl (CW)

Tuesday — Reaper (CW)

Wednesday, April 23 — Law & Order (NBC)

Thursday, April 24 — Ugly Betty (ABC); Supernatural (CW); Grey’s Anatomy (ABC); Lost (ABC)

TV PREMIERES

Thursday — Doctor Who (Sci Fi)

Sunday — Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane (Style); Code Monkeys (G4); The Block (G4)

Monday — X-Terminators (Discovery)

Tuesday — Alaska Experiment (Discovery)

Thursday, April 24 — Miami Ink (TLC)

TV FINALES

Tonight (Wednesday) — Eli Stone (ABC)

Thursday – The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)

Friday — Canterbury’s Law (Fox); Your Mama Don’t Dance (Lifetime)

Saturday — Trading Spaces (TLC); Torchwood (BBC)

Sunday — Oprah’s Big Give (ABC)

Monday — America’s Prom Queen (ABC Family)

Wednesday, April 23 – South Park (Comedy Central); Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (CW)

WEEKEND EVENTS

–Summerfield-Petersburg Branch Library will host 75 years of Petersburg’s history from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

–The Sugarloaf Art Fair will be held Friday through Sunday at Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River Blvd., Novi. Over 300 exhibitors, craft demonstrations, specialty foods and live entertainment. It’s from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

–Ann Arbor Antiques Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, Ann Arbor.

–The Toledo Zoo is hosting a “Party for the Planet!” in honor of Earth Day. It will be held Saturday at the zoo, located on Anthony Wayne Trail in Toledo. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.toledozoo.org. Click on “Zoo Events.”

–A Spring Astrology/Psychic Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Clawson-Troy Elks Lodge, 1451 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy.

–The Wolverine Knife Collectors Show and Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Show are two shows that will be held at Rock Financial Showplace in Novi from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

–Bringin’ Back the 80’s festival will be Friday and Saturday at Harvey Kern Pavilion in Heritage Park in Frankenmuth. For details, call 989-652-8008 or visit www.80sfest.org.

–The National Trout Festival will be this weekend in Kalkaska. Call 800-487-6880 for details.

WHO’S ON LATE NIGHT TV?

Tonight (Wednesday)

David Letterman — Uma Thurman, Graham Rahal, the Gossip

Jay Leno — Charles Barkley, the Young@Heart Chorus

Jimmy Kimmel — Minnie Driver, Milo Ventimiglia, Danity Kane  

Late Late Show — Jackie Chan, Cobie Smulders, Bell X1

Conan O’Brien — Dane Cook, Emily Mortimer, Slash (REPEAT)

Thursday

David Letterman — Kelly Ripa, Dr. John Holdren, Black Keys

Jay Leno — Ewan McGregor, John Cho and Kal Penn, Seether 

Jimmy Kimmel — Dax Shepard, Jesse Ventura, John Mulaney   

Late Late Show — Henry Winkler, Jason Aldean 

Conan O’Brien – Matt Lauer, Ryan Reynolds, A Simple Plan (REPEAT)

Friday

David Letterman — Amy Poehler, Jason Segel, Jordan Zevon

Jay Leno – Jason Taylor, Flogging Molly  

Jimmy Kimmel – Charles Barkley, Judd Apatow, Lyrics Born   

Late Late Show — Kristen Bell, Oliver Hudson, Liam Finn  

Conan O’Brien – Martin Short, Boston Celtic Ray Alleen, the Kooks (REPEAT)

DVDs coming Tuesday, April 22…

-Charlie Wilson’s War

-Cloverfield

-Friday Night Lights: Second Season

-Laverne & Shirley: Fourth Season

-The Savages

-Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

MOVIES arriving in theaters on Friday, April 18…

-Forgetting Sarah Marshall

-88 Minutes

-Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

-The Forbidden Kingdom

Limited release: Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Kiss the Bride, The First Saturday in May, The Life Before Her Eyes, Pathology, The Tiger’s Tail, Zombie Strippers

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