TUESDAY

MAY 22

2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEASON FINALE: This show has had some ups and downs of late, but tonight’s episode definitely qualifies as TV Worth Watching for anyone who’s followed the series for the past three seasons. It’s graduation day at McKinley High, and viewers will learn more about the new directions the senior members of New Directions are taking now that their high school years are complete. Tonight’s show also features a guest appearance by Gloria Estefan, playing Santana’s mom, Maribel.

THE L.A. COMPLEX

CW, 9:00 p.m. ET

The L.A. Complex isn’t generally on the TVWW radar, but we’re watching because one of our own, correspondent Bill Brioux, makes an appearance in tonight’s episode, playing a doctor in the show's show-within-a-show. Brioux writes about his star turn HERE, and even speculates that it was his participation in tonight’s episode that caused The CW to drop the series from its schedule. I beg to differ. Since when do TV critics make or break a show?

DIRTY HARRY

AMC, 8:00 p.m. ET

This 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood is arguably one of the most iconic cop movies ever made, featuring one of the most famous movie characters of all time. So, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do you want to watch it tonight? Well do ya, punk?

CIVILIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST WITH NIALL FERGUSON

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

PART 1 of 2: British historian Niall Ferguson travels to 11 countries to explore the six characteristics he says the West possessed to become an economic and political superpower, and questions whether Eastern civilizations are now poised to eclipse the West. The two-part series – based on Ferguson’s book, Civilization: The West and the Rest – concludes next Tuesday. Check local listings.

AMERICAN IDOL

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

SEASON FINALE, PART 1 of 2: Phillip Phillips or Jessica Sanchez? They sing, you vote, and tomorrow, the season 11 American Idol will be crowned.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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