TV This Weekend - May 16, 2008

Tonight Ghost Whisperer and the other CBS shows have their season finales. Saturday night there's a Raiders of the Lost Ark Marathon. Sunday night Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons have their season finales.

US television highlights for the weekend of May 16, 2008 to May 18, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Ghost Whisperer, Pater Familias. 8:00pm, CBS.
In the Season 3 finale, Melinda finally discovers why her father vanished, and why her mother kept the truth hidden. Beth Gordon: Anne Archer. Tom Gordon: Martin Donovan. Gabriel Lawrence: Ignacio Serricchio.

The Sarah Jane Adventures, Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, Part 2. 8:00pm, Sci-Fi.
As Maria and Sarah Jane plot their escape from the Graske's limbo, Maria's father (Joseph Millson) labors in the present to determine why he is the only person in the world who seems to remember that he has a daughter. Note: another new episode at 8:30pm.

Moonlight, Sonata. 9:00pm, CBS.
In the first-season ender, Mick and Josef team up with other area vampires to protect their secret identities after a murder investigation threatens to expose them. The crime in question occurs when a vampire kills a human in a moment of passion.

Doctor Who, The Sontaran Stratagem. 9:00pm, Sci-Fi.
The Doctor and Donna are called back to present-day Earth by UNIT advisor Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) to investigate a satellite navigation system that the developer claims can also reduce the globe's carbon dioxide emissions to zero.

Numb3rs, When Worlds Collide. 10:00pm, CBS.
In the fourth-season finale, Megan leaves the team in the face of a crisis, and Don and Charlie investigate a national-security case that causes them to confront their opposing beliefs when one of Charlie's colleagues is arrested on suspicion of being linked to a terrorist group.

Battlestar Galactica, Guess What's Coming to Dinner?. 10:00pm, Sci-Fi.
In a plot to demolish the enemy's Resurrection Hub, the Galactica forms an unlikely alliance with a group of rebel Cylons who are looking for a way to get to Earth; this new partnership tests President Laura Roslin's leadership.

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Saturday

Raiders of the Lost Ark Marathon, 4pm to midnight, Sci-Fi Channel.
4pm Raiders of the Lost Ark, 6:33pm Temple of Doom, 9:08pm Last Crusade.

Million Dollar Baby, 2004 movie, 3 hrs., 8:00pm, AMC.
Director-star Clint Eastwood's knockout tale of a boxing trainer who takes a female fighter (Hilary Swank) under his wing won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Actress and Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman).

Saturday Night Live. 11:30pm, NBC.
Scheduled: host Steve Carell; musician Usher. (season final)

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Sunday

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, special, 1 hr., 8:00pm, TCM.
The singer is joined by Ella Fitzgerald and bossa nova king Antonio Carlos Jobim in this 1967 TV special. Sinatra sings "Day In, Day Out," "What, Now, My Love," "Ol' Man River" and "Put Your Dreams Away." Ella sings "Body and Soul," "It's Alright with Me" and "Don't Be That Way," and joins Sinatra on "Going Out of My Head" and "The Lady Is a Tramp." Jobim sits in with Sinatra for three songs from their 1967 album, "Change Partners," "I Concentrate on You" and "The Girl from Ipanema."

Academy of Country Music Awards, special, 3 hrs., 8:00pm, CBS.
Reba McEntire hosts the 43rd annual gala in Las Vegas. Performers include Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Brooks and Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.

Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest, special, 2 hrs., 8:00pm, History.
Historians examine some of the artifacts that have filled the imaginations of fans of the "Indiana Jones" series; while many of Dr. Jones' findings in the films are believed to be purely myth, some go in a search to determine if they could exist.

The Simpsons, All About Lisa. 8:00pm, Fox.
In the 19th-season finale, Lisa receives Springfield's Entertainer of the Year Award, and Sideshow Mel narrates her history in showbiz in a wry spoof of "All About Eve." Drew Carey voices himself.

Million Dollar Baby, 2004 movie, 3 hrs., 8:00pm, AMC.
Director-star Clint Eastwood's knockout tale of a boxing trainer who takes a female fighter (Hilary Swank) under his wing won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Actress and Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman).

Desperate Housewives, The Gun Song; Free. 9:00pm, ABC.
In the fourth-season finale, Mike and Susan show off their bundle of joy; Gaby forms a strong bond with her tenant, Ellie (Justine Bateman); and Lynette is accused of child abuse. Then death threats rock Wisteria Lane; Susan faces the loss of a loved one; and Katherine's secrets are revealed. 2 hrs.

Carlos Mencia: Performance Enhanced, special, 1 hr., 9:00pm, Comedy Central.
Comic Carlos Mencia performs a routine that includes riffs on his trip to the Middle East, honesty, racism, modern-day superheroes and vegetarians. Taped in Hollywood, Fla. Note: repeats at 10pm.

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, special, 2 hrs., 9:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Adventurers search for 13 quartz crystal skulls Mayan legend proclaims to hold the key to the future of Earth and mankind; they are baffled to find that one skull's crystal is the same quartz used in today's computers.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Trade. 10:00pm, NBC.
A pregnant woman's body is found buried under the debris of her burnt apartment and when details of a secret affair between the victim and her fiance's father emerge, the detectives unveil the lies and conspiracies of a well-to-do family.

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