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[04/14/10 - 10:24 AM]
CBS Confirms Finale Dates, Upcoming Stunts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- CBS has booked its finale dates for the 2009-10 season as well as a few upcoming stunts.

The bulk of the Eye's season cappers will air during the final week of the May sweeps period as has been custom for the network.

Among those getting early send offs are its Wednesday comedies "Accidentally on Purpose" (April 21 after 18 episodes) and "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (May 12 after 21 episodes). CBS will fill the Wednesday, 8:30/7:30c half-hour on April 28 with a repeat of "Two and a Half Men" and on May 5 and May 12 with additional repeats of "The Big Bang Theory."

Meanwhile, the network is planning a few stunts in the coming weeks, beginning with a special 9:00/8:00c episode of "The Big Bang Theory" on Monday, May 3. Said installment replaces "Two and a Half Men," which was already slated to air a repeat ("Warning, It's Dirty").

And finally, "Undercover Boss" will off up a special Wednesday repeat on May 26 at 8:00/7:00c.

Here's a recap of the aforementioned dates:

Wednesday, April 21
8:30/7:30c - "Accidentally on Purpose" (Season Finale)

Sunday, May 2
9:00/8:00c - "Cold Case" (Two-Hour Season Finale, Special Time)

Monday, May 3
9:00/8:00c - "The Big Bang Theory" (New Episode - Special Time)
9:30/8:30c - "The Big Bang Theory" (Repeat)

Sunday, May 9
8:00/7:00c - "The Amazing Race 16" (Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 12
8:00/7:00c - "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (Season Finale)
8:30/7:30c - "The Big Bang Theory" (Repeat)

Sunday, May 16
8:00/7:00c - "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (Two-Hour Season Finale - Special Night)
10:00/9:00c - "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains Reunion"

Thursday, May 20
8:00/7:00c - "The Mentalist" (Repeat)
9:00/8:00c - "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "The Mentalist" (Season Finale)

Friday, May 21
8:00/7:00c - "Ghost Whisperer" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "Medium" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "Miami Medical"*

Monday, May 24
8:00/7:00c - "How I Met Your Mother" (Season Finale)
8:30/7:30c - "Rules of Engagement" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "Two and a Half Men" (Season Finale)
9:30/8:30c - "The Big Bang Theory" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "CSI: Miami" (Season Finale)

Tuesday, May 25
8:00/7:00c - "NCIS" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "NCIS: Los Angeles" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "The Good Wife" (Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 26
8:00/7:00c - "Undercover Boss" (Repeat)
9:00/8:00c - "Criminal Minds" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "CSI: NY" (Season Finale)

* final sweeps episode, will still have five episodes yet to air





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· ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (CBS)
· AMAZING RACE, THE (CBS)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· COLD CASE (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· CSI: NEW YORK (CBS)
· GHOST WHISPERER (CBS)
· GOOD WIFE, THE (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· MEDIUM (CBS)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· MIAMI MEDICAL (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE (CBS)
· RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· UNDERCOVER BOSS (CBS)




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