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Weekend TV highlights, May 16-17, 2009

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SATURDAY

"Scream, Blacula, Scream" (9 p.m., WCIU-Channel 6): Pam Grier is a voodoo princess. In the movie, I mean.

"Saturday Night Live" (10:30 p.m., WMAQ-Channel 5): Distinguished alum Will Ferrell will be hosting the season finale, so expect some partial nudity. Musical guest: Green Day.

"Mad TV" (10 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Unless another channel steps in, this will be the last episode of "Mad TV." Fred Willard, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Will Sasso and Debra Wilson Skelton stop by to pay their respects disrespectfully.

SUNDAY

"Survivor: Tocantins" (7 p.m., WBBM-Channel 2): During the two-hour season finale, one happy camper will win a million dollars. Coach isn't one of the four finalists, but maybe he'll write another poem for us.

"The Simpsons" (7 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Season finale. When unemployed workers from Ogdenville come to Springfield, Homer gets political and forms a border patrol.

"King of the Hill" (7:30 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Season finale. Boomhauer trades homes with a Canadian family for the summer; Hank and the guys have a hard time adapting. As Hank would say, "Yep."

"Saturday Night Live Just Shorts" (8 p.m., WMAQ-Channel 5): Andy Samberg hosts a two-hour special on the short film art form that he has mastered. Who doesn't want to see "Lazy Sunday" again?

"Desperate Housewives" (8 p.m., WLS-Channel 7)" Both Susan (Teri Hatcher) and cute son MJ are in danger. Man, what a rough neighborhood. Also, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) gets some life-changing news.

"Family Guy" (8 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Season finale. A psychic reveals that Peter had a past life in the 17th century. And he was a gentleman.

"American Dad" (8:30 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Season finale. Hayley and Roger try to attract a frat boy. So it's educational.

"Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices" (9 p.m., HBO): The Chicago team doesn't make it to the finals, but one youth poetry slam champion will finally be named in D.C. Queen Latifah, who knows her way around words, narrates.

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Paige Wiser


Paige Wiser is the TV columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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