CBS drama set to ‘Medium’

Fri., May 21, 2010

At press time, word was CBS was canceling three of its scripted Friday-night dramas and bringing back only “Medium” for next fall.

So “Ghost Whisperer” and “Miami Medical” will be signing off for good tonight, joining “Numb3rs,” which wrapped up its season in March, on the scrap heap.

On “Ghost Whisperer” (8 p.m.), a haunted hospital poses a mortal challenge to Melinda and her son.

In the last episode of the sixth season of “Medium” (9 p.m.), Allison’s brain tumor resurfaces, setting up the same kind of cliff-hanger that ended the fifth season.

And on “Miami Medical” (10 p.m.), a rampaging alligator fills the wards. By evening’s end, not only the alligator will be dead.

•“Kitchen Nightmares” (9 p.m., Fox) wraps up its second season with cranky chef Gordon Ramsay revisiting some of the eateries he has advised to see if they’ve remained on track.

But fans of Ramsay won’t be without him for very long. His cooking-competition series “Hell’s Kitchen” returns for its seventh season June 1.

“Kitchen Nightmares” will return for a third season, but not until early 2011.

Other highlights

Taylor risks much to put his team first on “Friday Night Lights” (8 p.m., NBC).

A patient’s lifestyle may be fatal on “House” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

Janel Moloney (“The West Wing”) stars in the 2005 TV movie “Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution” (8 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG).

Hidden cameras capture dilemmas on “Primetime: What Would You Do?” (9 p.m., ABC).

Telford falls under suspicion on “Stargate Universe” (9 p.m., Syfy).

Scheduled on “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC): an abuser’s killer – hero or vigilante?

A stranger challenges Arthur on “Merlin” (10 p.m., Syfy).

A cranky veteran (Clint Eastwood) makes an uneasy peace with his neighbors in the 2008 drama “Gran Torino” (10 p.m., Showtime), directed by Eastwood.

Steve Guttenberg (as himself) makes Roman an offer on “Party Down” (10 p.m., Starz).

Cult choice

Lena Horne plays a temptress sent by the devil himself in the 1943 musical fantasy “Cabin in the Sky” (6:30 p.m., Eastern), part of a prime-time salute to the singer/actress who died May 9.

Series notes

Hifalutin meets low-riders on “Wife Swap” (8 p.m., ABC) … Wrestling on “Friday Night SmackDown!” (8 p.m., MyNetwork) … A winner emerges on “America’s Next Top Model” (8 p.m., CW, repeat).

Late night

Ashton Kutcher, Larry Miller, Brooks and Dunn, Reba McEntire and Michael Ammar appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) … Jay Leno welcomes Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Adam Lambert on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) … Teri Hatcher, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and Massive Attack appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (12:05 a.m., ABC) … Donald Trump, Jorge Garcia and Robbie Dupree chat on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (12:35 a.m., NBC) … Craig Ferguson hosts Ben Kingsley and Court Yard Hounds on “The Late Late Show” (12:37 a.m., CBS).

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