1) “American Idol” season-finale, 8-11 p.m., ABC. The night will be stuffed with performers. They include Alicia Keys, Nelly, Tori Kelly, Brad Paisley, Jason Mraz, Motley Crue, Gin Blossoms, the three judges and former runner-up Clay Aiken. Then someone — Keyla Richardson, Hannah Harper or Jordan McCullough (shown here, right, last week with Elliott Yamin) — will become the 24th champion. Read more…
Dance will replace romance, as the Monday key to ABC’s summer line-up.
That’s “Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro,” hosted by Robert Irwin (shown here). It debuts July 13, as part of line-up that also has three returning game shows and two specials.
For a while, ABC is dominated by the pro-basketball playoffs. This year, they start June 3 and could go as late on June 19.
Then summer has its delayed start — a three-hour annual country-music special is June 25, with other shows starting in July. Read more…
As it wraps its current season, the Fox network has news about future ones.
For this summer, it has a new game show, “Nation’s Dumbest.” For this fall, it has finally renewed “Murder in a Small Town” (shown here). And for a year later, it’s working on a new version of “Highway to Heaven.” Details include: Read more…
