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TV Junkie: 'DWTS', 'the Bachelor', 'Idol' Finales Tonight! Wikipedia Guy on Charlie Rose; Amy Sedaris on Conan

A Word or 76:
Finale-fest tonight! Enjoy now because re-runs and other sub-par programming is all we have on the horizon.
Tonight - Tuesday - May 22, 2007
Brewers @ Dodgers (PRIME, 7:00 p.m.)
Angels @ Tigers (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.)
NCIS (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) The team's secrets unravel
Dateline NBC (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) Author John Grisham discusses wrongful murder case
The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) The fiancee is chosen(!) - facedown with the rejects.
Veronica Mars (the CW, 8-10:00 p.m.) 2 x the Veronica Mars!
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (CBS, 9:00 p.m.) Tom Selleck as a small town police chief in a made-for-TV movie
American Idol (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) Final 2 contestants perform. Finale!
Dancing With The Stars (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Group dance of all couples - winner is chosen! (2 hour sextravaganza)
On the Lot (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) This is the "movie maker" reality/contest thingy.
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) Ludacris guest stars as murderer on trial
The Shield (FX, 10:00 p.m.) Vic prolly losing his job; Shane schtups the daughter of an Armenian crime boss
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m.) US Sec of Education Margaret Spelling
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:30 p.m.) UN High Commish for Refugees, Antynio Guterres; co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales; author Erica Wagner
The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Author John Amaechi
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35p.m.) Charles Barkley; Seth Rogan; Michael Martin Murphey performs
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35p.m.) Demi Moore; author Judd Apatow; Angylique Kidjo and Ziggy Marley perform
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) 24's Jorge Garcia; Ozzy Osbourne performs; DWTS winner
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35 a.m.) Carrie Fisher; Naomie Harris; magician Nathan Gibson performs
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Amy Sedaris-fest
Demi Moore via AP
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