Must See HDTV (April 29th - May 5th)
This week the NHL joins the NBA in celebrating its postseason, with plenty of games on the schedule for each. There are a number of premieres and finales this week, as well as the debut of individual seasons of Friends on Blu-ray. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
Star Trek: TNG S3 / The Best of Both Worlds
The third season of Star Trek The Next Generation comes home this week remastered in HD, and it should be a good for fans. If you can't live with its cliffhanger ending until the fourth season arrives, The Best of Both Worlds Part 1 & 2 are also being released, edited together as a single episode. either way you get it, judging by the first two seasons, the adjustments should be well-received.
($59.99 and $14.99 on Amazon)
The Americans
FX's cold war spy drama closes out its first season this week. While it hasn't grabbed the mindshare of other popular cable series yet, the quality of the writing and acting is still there.
(May 1st, FX, 10PM)
Parks & Recreation
It appears that NBC's best remaining comedy will be renewed after this season, so this week's season finale will represent only the start of a vacation for the residents of Pawnee, IN. The Office finally getting yanked from the stage, 30 Rock calling it a series recently and Community... well. Let's just hope we have more PnR to look forward to this fall.
(May 2nd, NBC, 9:30PM)
Blu-ray & Games
Silver Linings Playbook
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
The Guilt Trip
Friends (S1)
Friends (S2)
Strictly Ballroom
Broken City
Monday
Bulls/Nets, TNT, 7PM
Pacers/Hawks, NBA TV, 7:30PM
The Voice, NBC, 8PM
How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM
Bones (season finale), Fox, 8PM
Oh Sit, CW, 8PM
Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 8PM
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Rules of Engagement, CBS, 8:30PM
Defiance, Syfy, 9PM
The Following (season finale), Fox, 9PM
90210, CW, 9PM
Thunder/Rockets, TNT, 9:30PM
The Big C (season premiere), Showtime, 10PM
Warehouse 13 (spring premiere), Syfy, 10PM
Castle, ABC, 10PM
Scam City, Science, 10PM
Revolution, NBC, 10PM
Bates Motel, A&E, 10PM
Tuesday
Kings/Blues, CNBC, 8PM
Wild/Blackhawks, NBC Sports Network, 8PM
Warriors/Nuggets, TNT, 8PM
The Voice, NBC, 8PM
Splash, ABC, 8PM
NCIS, CBS, 8PM
Hart of Dixie, CW, 8PM
New Girl, Fox, 9PM
Dancing With The Stars, ABC, 9PM
Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM
The Mindy Project, Fox, 9:30PM
NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM
Awkward, MTV, 10PM
Who Gets the Last Laugh?, TBS, 10PM
Grimm, NBC, 10PM
Golden Boy, CBS, 10PM
Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
Inside Amy Schumer (series premiere), Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Grizzlies/Clippers, TNT, 10:30PM
Red Wings/Ducks, NBC Sports Network, 10:30PM
Wednesday
Maple Leafs/Bruins, CNBC, 7PM
Islanders/Penguins, NBC Sports Network, 7PM
Manhunt, HBO, 8PM
The Voice, NBC, 8PM
Survivor, CBS, 8PM
Arrow, CW, 8PM
The Middle, ABC, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
Family Tools (series premiere), ABC, 8:30PM
Mythbusters (spring premiere), Discovery, 9PM
Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 9PM
Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM
Supernatural, CW, 9PM
Rogue, DirecTV, 9PM
How to Live With Your Parents (for the rest of your life), ABC, 9:30PM
CSI, CBS, 10PM
Chicago Fire, NBC, 10PM
The Big Brain Theory (series premiere), Discovery, 10PM
The Real World: Portland, MTV, 10PM
Psych, USA, 10PM
The Americans (season finale), FX, 10PM
Nashville, ABC, 10PM
Sharks/Canucks, NBC Sports Network, 10:30PM
Thursday
Senators/Canadiens, CNBC, 7PM
Rangers/Capitals, NBC Sports Network, 7:30PM
The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM
Community, NBC, 8PM
Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
The Office, NBC, 8:30PM
Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8:30PM
Glee, Fox, 9PM
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9PM
Person of Interest, CBS, 9PM
Kings/Blues, CNBC, 9:30PM
Parks & Recreation (season finale), NBC, 9:30PM
Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM
Hannibal, NBC, 10PM
Elementary, CBS, 10PM
Men at Work, TBS, 10PM
Scandal, ABC, 10PM
Red Wings/Ducks, NBC Sports Network, 10PM
The Show with Vinny (series premiere), MTV, 10PM
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (series premiere), MTV, 10:30PM
Brand X with Russell Brand (season finale), 11PM
Friday
Happy Endings (season finale), ABC, 8 & 8:30PM
Nikita, CW, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Vegas, CBS, 9PM
Shark Tank, ABC, 9PM
Da Vinci's Demons, Starz, 9PM
Touch, Fox, 9PM
Wild/Blackhawks, NBC Sports Network, 9:30PM
Maron: Internet Troll (series premiere), IFC, 10PM
Merlin (spring premiere), Syfy, 10PM
Sharks/Canucks, CNBC, 10PM
XIII, Reelzchannel, 10PM
Blue Bloods, CBS, 10PM
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM
Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM
Vice HBO, 11PM
Saturday
Rangers/Capitals, NBC, 12:30PM
NASCAR Nationwide Series @ Talladega, ESPN, 3PM
Maple Leafs/Bruins, CNBC, 7PM
Ducks/Red Wings, NBC Sports Network, 7:30PM
Cops (season finale), Fox, 8PM
Doctor Who , BBC America, 8PM
Smash, NBC, 9PM
Orphan Black, BBC America, 9PM
The Nerdist, BBC America, 10PM
Blues/Kings, NBC Sports Network, 10PM
Saturday Night Live: Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men, NBC, 11:29PM
Sunday
IndyCar Racing@ Sao Paulo, NBC Sports Network, 11AM
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Talladega, Fox, 12PM
Penguins/Islanders, NBC, 12PM
Blackhawks/Wild, NBC, 3PM
60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
Canadiens/Senators, NBC Sports Network, 7PM
The Cleveland Show, Fox, 7:30PM
The Amazing Race (season finale), CBS, 8PM
Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM
The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
Dodgers/Giants, ESPN, 8PM
Bob's Burgers, Fox, 8:30PM
The Apprentice, NBC, 9PM
Family Guy, Fox, 9PM
Nurse Jackie, Showtime, 9PM
Game of Thrones, HBO, 9PM
Mr. Selfridge, PBS, 9PM
Revenge, ABC, 9PM
American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM
Mad Men, AMC, 10PM
The Bletchley Circle (season finale), PBS, 10PM
The Borgias, Showtime, 10PM
Veep, HBO, 10PM
The Mentalist (season finale), CBS, 10PM
Red Widow (season finale), ABC, 10PM
Canucks/Sharks, NBC Sports Network, 10PM
