What’s On? Thursday, 5/13/10

Lots of new stuff tonight – what are you watching?

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC airs an all new episode of FLASH FORWARD.  One day prior to the flash forward date, Mark tries to protect Gabriel, who is the link between Dyson Frost and the blackout.  Aaron risks his life to save Tracy.  Janis is assigned to kill a fellow agent. And Simon meets the man whose organization may have been behind the blackout.  Over on CBS, there is an all new SURVIVOR.  The 6 remaining castaways compete to win time with a loved one.  Russell scrambles to form an all male alliance to combat his former partner Parvati.  NBC has all new episodes of COMMUNITY and PARKS AND RECREATION.  On COMMUNITY, Señor Chang is replaced as the Spanish teacher after the college finds out he doesn’t have a teaching degree.  Elsewhere, Troy discovers he has a knack for plumbing.  On PREX, two state auditors (Adam Scott and Rob Lowe) arrive in Pawnee and slash the budget of the Parks and Recreation department, putting Leslie’s plan for a new park on hold.  April has plans for Andy on her birthday, and Ann tries to solve a romantic mystery.

BONES is all new on FOX – Taffet, aka, the Grave Digger, goes on trial but what should be an open and shut case finds the Jeffersonian team burning the midnight oil to find enough evidence for a guilty verdict.  Over on The CW, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is all new. The first season ends with a Founder’s Day celebration that ends in destruction and death due to a plan set in motion by Jonathan Gilbert.  Elena tries to repair her relationship with Jeremy.  Caroline attempts to mend Matt and Tyler’s friendship.

The 9:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new GREY’S ANATOMY.  An elderly heart patient meets a long lost lover in the ER prompting the staff to reassess their own romantic lives.  Meanwhile, Alex treats a trouble teen whose parents say she’s schizophrenic and Meredith expresses her suspicions about Owen to Cristina.  CBS has an all new episode of CSI.  In part 1 of 2, Ray is accused by a former colleague of being part of the Dr Jekyll serial murders that the CSIs have investigated for months.  Meanwhile, infamous “Dick and Jane” killers says he has vital information on the case.

An all new episode of FRINGE airs on FOX.  In part 1 of the season finale, Olivia heads to the alternate universe with Walter, who is gearing up for his showdown with William Bell.  NBC has all new episodes of THE OFFICE and 30 ROCK.  On THE OFFICE, Jim and Pam are having trouble staying awake at work.  Michael shows unforeseen maturity in dealing with the news he got about Donna.  Elsewhere, Dwight faces the wrath of Angela when he reneges on their baby contract.  On 30 ROCK, Liz’s ex boyfriends all return when she’s dateless for Floyd’s wedding and she tries to get one of them.  Jack’s love life becomes messier and Tracy marches onward in his quest to get an EGOT.

The fifth season finale of SUPERNATURAL airs on The CW. The brothers face the Apocalypse and Sam and Dean are forced to make heart shattering decisions that will alter their lives forever.  Also at 9, A&E has an all new FIRST 48.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC has the season 3 finale of PRIVATE PRACTICE.  Addison, Amelia and Fife struggle to save Maya and the baby, while Sam operates on another car-crash victim.  Meanwhile, Cooper tries again with Charlotte.  CBS has an all new episode of THE MENTALIST.  The head of a nonprofit organization battling human trafficking is murdered.  The case has Jane crossing paths with psychic Kristina Frye and romance develops between them.  NBC has an all new THE MARRIAGE REF with guests Howie Mandel and Bette Midler.

You’ll find an all new episode of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY on Bravo and A&E has an all new FUGITIVE CHRONICLES.  On MTV, catch all new episodes of DUDESONS IN AMERICA and ULTIMATE PARKOUR CHALLENGE.  The DUDESONS meet up with a Native American mentor and go through 7 painful rites of passage.  PARKOUR has the competitors heading to Muscle Beach in Venice, California.