Who's on who Wednesday, April 10

Wednesday's talk show guests are...


Kelly and Michael - Joan Rivers, Ashley Tisdale (N)
Ellen - Mario Lopez, Bethenny Frankel, Kacey Musgraves (N)
Jeff Probst - Cast of Funeral Boss (N)
The View - Co-host Ali Wentworth, Sarah Hyland, Paul Anka (N)
The Chew - Chef Ina Garten (N)
The Talk - Jerry O'Connell, Sam Saboura (N)
Wendy - Lynn Whitfield (N)
Anderson - Co-host Kellie Pickler, Kelsey Grammer, Teresa Giudice (R)
Katie - Michelle Obama, Richard Simmons (N)
Rachael Ray - Regis Philbin, chef Curtis Stone, Sarah Chalke (N)

Letterman - Harrison Ford, Rita Wilson, Jake Bugg (N)
Leno - Charlie Sheen, Andy Enfield, Brad Paisley (N)
Fallon - Bill Cosby, Ashley Tisdale, chef Sandra Lee (N)
Kimmel - Jason Bateman, Chadwick Boseman, Alice in Chains (N)
Ferguson - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Myq Kaplan (N)
Watch What Happens Live - Not on this week
Daily Show - Ken Burns (N)
Colbert Report - Shane Smith (N)
Conan - Jeremy Piven, Jeremy Wade, The Three O'Clock (N)
Chelsea - Josh Groban (N)

Who's on who Tuesday, April 9

Tuesday's talk show guests are...


Kelly and Michael - Alexander Skarsgard, Jason O'Mara, Kenya Moore (N)
Ellen - Jerry O'Connell, Brad Paisley (N)
Jeff Probst - Melissa Peterman, Michael Pollack (N)
The View - Carol Burnett, Ken Coleman, Marie Coleman, Taylor Coleman, Carol Leifer (N)
The Chew - No guests (N)
The Talk - Sarah Chalke, Tony Horton (N)
Wendy - Melania Trump, Luke James (N)
Anderson - Co-host Jane Velez-Mitchell, Nick Cannon (R)
Katie - Pattie Stanger, Ready for Love cast (N)
Rachael Ray - Blythe Danner, Dr. Ian Smith (N)

Letterman - Lindsay Lohan, Pete Lee, Gary Clark Jr. (N)
Leno - Rebel Wilson, Jackson Galaxy, Hanson (N)
Fallon - Julianna Margulies, Adam Scott, Jonas Brothers (N)
Kimmel - Rosario Dawson, Nicole Richie, Foals (N)
Ferguson - Drew Carey, Jane Levy (N)
Watch What Happens Live - Off this week
Daily Show - Jimmy Carter (N)
Colbert Report - Charlie LeDuff (N)
Conan - Matthew Perry, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Escondido (N)
Chelsea - Kid Rock (N)

The Carrie Diaries season finale is tonight

At 8:00 on CW it's the 1st season finale of The Carrie Diaries, TNT has a special episode of Dallas and on VH1 it's a special episode of Love & Hip Hop.

On SyFy it's the 3rd season finale of Being Human, HBO has the special 50 Children, Speed has the 1st season finale of R U Faster Than a Redneck? and on Bravo it's the special The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Secrets Revealed.

The 1st season finale of Burning Love is on E! at 10:00, Discovery has the 2nd season finale of The Devils Ride, TNT has the 1st season finale of Monday Mornings and on VH1 it's the 3rd season premiere of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.

There's a special presentation of Defiance on SyFy at 11:00 and at 11:59 on VH1 it's the time slot premiere of Master of the Mix.

Who's on who Monday, April 8

Monday's talk show guests are...


Kelly and Michael - Eva Longoria, Jordana Brewster, American Idol cast-off (N)
Ellen - Chris O'Donnell, Aubrey Plaza (N)
Jeff Probst - Don Felder (N)
The View - Co-host Giada De Laurentiis, Melania Trump, Edie Falco, Elizabeth Petrakis (N)
The Chew - No guests
The Talk - Ana Gasteyer, chef Roy Yamagucki (N)
Wendy - Jay Pharoah (N)
Anderson - Cohost Soledad O'Brien (R)
Katie - Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Betty White (N)
Rachael Ray - Montel Williams, James Purefoy (N)

Letterman - Jeremy Renner, Jack Hanna (R) airs at 12:05 EST
Leno - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anthony Jeselnik, Vintage Trouble (N)
Fallon - Keith Richards, Edie Falco, Celebrity Apprentice cast-off, Ghostface Killah (N)
Kimmel - Rachel McAdams, Kelly Oxford, Kid Rock (N)
Ferguson - Max Greenfield, Debbie Reynolds (N)
Watch What Happens Live - Off air until 4/14, Andy is on his book tour
Daily Show - David Stockman (N)
Colbert Report - Bill Clinton (N)
Conan - Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon (N)
Chelsea - Kris Jenner, Kim, Khloe & Kourtney Kardashian host (N)

Mad Men is finally back!!

At 8:00 on BET it's the two hour special Celebration of Gospel 2013, CBS has the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Food airs the 8th season premiere of Cupcake Wars and on Bravo it's part 1 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion.  

On History at 9:00 it's the 6th season spring premiere of Ax Men, Comedy has the special Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy pt. 1, on E! it's the 3rd season finale of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami and on AMC it's finally the two hour 6th season premiere of Mad Men!!  On Animal Planet it's the two hour 5th season premiere of River Monsters and on Showtime it's the 3rd season finale of Shameless.  At 9:30 on FOX it's a special episode of The Cleveland Show.

House of Lies has its 2nd season finale on Showtime at 10:00, VH1 has the 3rd season finale of Mob Wives and on BET it's the series premiere of The Sheards.  Up at 10:30 on Showtime it's the 6th season finale of Californication.

Hannibal & How to Live With Your Parents...I watched them

First up new this week was How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) which I recorded & was expecting to not like.  I'm not the biggest fan of Sarah Chalke to begin with but I do like Brad Garrett & Elizabeth Perkins so I figured I'd check it out.  I'm happy I did record this because I really enjoyed it...I even liked the kid which is just unheard of for me.  There were a couple things that I thought were stupid or confusing like at the beginning Polly (Chalke) and her kid arrive at the home of her mom & step-dad because Polly left her husband Julian so they need a place to stay.  They are in an old beat up VW Bug & both look a mess & they happen to catch the fun loving, always drinking, never serious parents in the middle of some one on one time.  The show flashes to 6 months later & Polly has a job at a smoothie place & a brand new VW Bug, the parents are exactly the same & the ex Julian is always at the house.  

If she can afford a brand new car then whey are they still living with the parents?  If she was leaving her husband then why he is always at the house?  It's only been 6 months & she's already divorced & dating...this was confusing to me because we all know that's never the case & if she is still so chummy with her recent ex-husband then why did they divorce?  It's pretty clear from the first episode that Julian still loves her & that she still has feelings for him too...not just because he's the father of her kid but because she always has.  All in all, this show is funny, the parents are the best part & I plan to continue watching it but it has the possibility of getting really old really fast.  I also wish the name were about 10 words shorter!

Next up is Hannibal...this show was beyond confusing for the first 20 minutes & well I guess was confusing all the way through.  First off I can't tell when this show is supposed to take place...theoretically it should take place in the 80's but I believe I saw a smart phone involved at one point so this must take place in current times.  I don't like these shows that are made from movies (which in this case were based on books to begin with) & change the time frame of things like Bates Motel...Norman Bates & Hannibal Lecter wouldn't have had iPhones...period.  So anyway, I thought this show was about Hannibal Lecter but really it's not, it's about a special agent/teacher named Will who has the ability to empathize with serial killers & put himself in their mind frame to figure out why/what they are doing.  This is the most confusing part because you think something is happening but really it's not, he's just thinking it so then the next time something awful happens you think he's just thinking it but it's really happening.  

In the first case they are on the trail of a cannibal & we see Hannibal cutting up lungs (which was unsettling & disgusting) & assume they are looking for him but no they aren't...they actually use Hannibal to assist with the case.  I"m assuming that he's not yet "Hannibal the Cannibal" or he would be in prison & not still seeing patients.  Apparently he's also being used to keep an eye on Will as a patient but it seemed to me like Will wasn't aware of this & neither were we.  As I sit here thinking about the episode I'm even more confused than I was watching it...I don't know why Hannibal is even on the show because it's not really about him, it's about Will.  Laurence Fishburne plays Agent Jack Crawford who in Silence of the Lambs was white & middle aged...now he's black & older than middle aged & it's 20+ years later?  Honestly, the time frame is the most difficult of all of this...they have taken characters we know & muddled them all together to make some TV show that doesn't relate to all of the other stories that we already read/watched decades ago!!  For instance, in Silence of the Lambs, Crawford was younger than Lecter and in this TV Show he's older...Silence was made in 1991...it's now 2013 & as I said the show seems to take place in current times.  

I think I might just be too much of a realist for this TV Show...I will give it 3 episodes like I do every show I try but based on just the 1 I'm not much of a fan yet.  The show is full of creepy & gross & some scary too but overall it's just full of confusion.

A Mother's Rage on Lifetime tonight

At 7:00 on DIY it's the series premiere of Garage Gold and then at 8:00 on Lifetime it's the original telefilm A Mother's Rage while on Animal Planet it's the 4th season premiere of My Cat from Hell.

On ABC at 9:00 it's the 20/20 special General Hospital - The Real Soap Dish, SyFy has the original telefilm Battledogs, on Animal Planet it's a special My Cat From Hell and on NBC, Smash moves to a new time slot.

Tonight's SNL host is Melissa McCarthy with musical guest Phoenix.

Cable movie premieres for the weekend of 4/5

Friday at 8:00 on Showtime Showcase it's Kinky Boots at 12:10 (am) it's Hero and the Terror on Encore Action.

Saturday at 9:00 on Starz it's Total Recall, on TMC it's Saw, on Showtime it's Man on a Ledge.

Vice premieres tonight on HBO

This evening at 5:30 on Cartoon it's the 2nd season finale of Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc and then at 8:00 over on E!, Playing With Fire moves to a  new time slot.

At 9:00 Vegas moves to its new time slot on CBS and then at 10:00 on Discovery it's the special Bering Sea Gold, on DIY, Extra Yardage moves to a new time slot and on ID it's the 1st season finale of Who the (Bleep)...

On HBO at 11:00 it's the series premiere of Vice.

Who's on who Friday, April 5

Friday's talk show guests are...


Kelly and Michael - Chelsea Handler, Jane Levy (N)
Ellen - Kellie Pickler, Giuliana and Bill Rancic (N)
The View - Co-host Bobby Flay, Bridget Moynahan, Brian Banks, Justin Brooks, Lori Klein (N)
The Chew - Chef Fabio Viviani, chef Richard Blais (R)
The Talk - Michael Chiklis, Chi-Lan Lieu (N)
Wendy - Not on due to Tigers home opener...go Tigers!
Anderson - Co-host Andy Cohen, Jessica Walter (N)
Katie - Goldie Hawn, Deepak Chopra (R)
Rachael Ray - No guest

Letterman - Martin Short, Tyler the Creator (N)
Leno - Eva Longoria, Terry Crews, Cavalia's "Odysseo" (N)
Fallon - Melissa McCarthy, Chris Jericho, Ryan Bingham (N)
Kimmel - Goran Visnjic, Seth Sentry (N)
Ferguson - Molly Shannon, Kunal Nayyar (R)