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THE WEEK AHEAD: May 13-19, 2019

Here's a look at Week #34!

Check below this post for my NBC schedule analysis and check back later for my FOX schedule analysis!

It's worth noting that this week marks the end of The Big Bang Theory, which ends its run after 12 seasons and 279 episodes. I was never a fan of the show so I don't have any long post saying goodbye, but there's no denying its dominance in an era of ever decreasing viewership. It soared to some unbelievable ratings heights in the early 2010s after a modest start in 2007. At a time where very few shows can even get a 2.0 demo anymore, Big Bang never dropped below that level until this year. It may be the last huge tentpole comedy in the vein of Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld, and others that we'll ever see and feels a bit like a relic from another era of television. Congrats to the cast and crew on a remarkable run!

ABC

 MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelorette (Season Premiere)
10:00 The Fix

TUESDAY
8:00 American Housewife
8:30 The Kids Are Alright
9:00 Black-ish
9:30 Bless This Mess
10:00 1969

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Movie: Toy Story 2
10:00 Whiskey Cavalier

THURSDAY
8:00 Grey's Anatomy (Season Finale)
9:00 Station 19 (Season Finale)
10:00 For the People (SERIES FINALE)

FRIDAY
8:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 American Idol (Repeat)
10:00 20/20

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Season Finale)
8:00 American Idol (Season Finale)

CBS

 MONDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
8:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
9:00 The Code
10:00 Bull (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI (Season Finale)
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Season Finale)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor (Edition Finale)
10:00 Survivor Reunion Special (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (SERIES FINALE)
9:00 Young Sheldon (Season Finale)
9:30 Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell (Special)
10:00 S.W.A.T. (Season Finale)

FRIDAY
8:00 Meghan and Harry Plus One (Special)
9:00 No Exit! (Special)
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Season Finale)

SATURDAY
8:00 Million Dollar Mile
9:00 Ransom
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 The Red Line (Season Finale)
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Season Finale)

NBC

 MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 The Enemy Within

TUESDAY
8:00 The Village
9:00 The Voice
10:00 New Amsterdam (Season Finale)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Med
9:00 Chicago Fire
10:00 Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 Superstore
9:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Season Finale)

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist (Season Finale)
9:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 NHL Hockey Playoffs

SUNDAY
7:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
8:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Good Girls (Repeat)

NBC

 MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Season Finale)
9:00 Paradise Hotel

TUESDAY
8:00 Masterchef Junior
9:00 Mental Samurai

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Masterchef Celebrity Family Showdown (Special)
9:00 Paradise Hotel

THURSDAY
8:00 Paradise Hotel

FRIDAY
8:00 Paradise Hotel

SATURDAY
8:00 MLB Baseball: Houston at Boston

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Family Guy (Repeat)
8:00 Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2

CW

 MONDAY
8:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
9:00 Arrow (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash (Season Finale)
9:00 The 100

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale (Season Finale)
9:00 Jane the Virgin

THURSDAY
8:00 iZombie
9:00 In the Dark

FRIDAY
8:00 Dynasty
9:00 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

SUNDAY
8:00 Supergirl (Season Finale)
9:00 Charmed (Season Finale)

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