American Idol (8pm, Fox) - The winning singer -- Jessica Sanchez vs. Phillip Phillips -- is revealed. Performers tonight include Rihanna and Aerosmith. Also, last season's winner Scotty McCreery will also be in attendance.

The Middle (8pm, ABC) - In the third season finale, Mike's brother plans to get married at the Hecks' home, but he doesn't run the idea past them first.

Modern Family (9pm, ABC) - The Season 3 finale has Jay and Manny helping Lily get ready for a dance recital and Alex going to her first prom. Also, Haley announces her future plans, which come as a shock to her family.

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 (9:30pm, ABC) - This first short season ends with June desperately trying to keep pace with Chloe's hard-partying ways. And James is furious when he discovers that Dean Cain's "Dancing with the Stars" dressing room is larger than his.

Revenge (10pm, ABC) - In tonight's explosive season finale, Emily tackles the final stages of her plan while the Graysons continue to self-destruct. And from the looks of this photo from ABC, Emily and Nolan are going to have to get out of crazy mess at some point (glad to see Nolan is alive!).

Law & Order: SVU (10pm, NBC) - In the 13th season finale, an underage escort is murdered at an upper-crust bachelor party, and the detectives are cautioned to be discreet because of the names on guest list.

American Idol (8pm, Fox) - The two finalists perform in part one of the season finale, and last season's winner Scotty McCreery also performs. The winner is revealed tomorrow night.

Glee (9pm, Fox) - It's graduation time (and season finale time) for McKinley High's class of 2012 and the glee kids look back on their time in high school and contemplate their futures. Gloria Estefan guest stars as Santana's mother.

Dancing with the Stars (9pm, ABC) - A winner is announced in the 14th season finale.

The L.A. Complex (9pm, CW) - Nick meets a kindred spirit after an improv class and Connor struggles with keeping up appearances on set.

Frontline: Cell Tower Deaths (10pm, UNC-TV) - Frontline examines the toll taht building and servicing America's cellular infrastructure is taking on cell-tower workers, who are 10 times more likely than average construction workers to die on the job.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (10pm, HBO) - Segments include a look at why Korean women dominate the LPGA Tour and another visit with NYC fireman Matt Long, a marathoner and Ironman competitor who overcame a serious bike accident.

Scotty McCreery is heading back to the show that made him famous this week as "American Idol" crowns its newest winner.

Scotty, the Garner High School student who won Season 10 of the popular singing show a year ago, will perform on Tuesday night's show and then be on hand for the blowout "Idol" finale on Wednesday night.

On that show, either Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., or Jessica Sanchez of San Diego will be named the winner of Season 11. (Even without hearing their final songs, we'd bet the ranch on Phillip.)

Well, this came from out of nowhere: Raleigh native Clay Aiken, a singer and Broadway actor who got his start on "American Idol," got a random name-check in yesterday's Kathy Taft murder trial. 

Jason K. Williford, 32, is on trial for raping and murdering Taft in 2010, but apparently, Williford also had a sort of run-in with Aiken at some point in his past (both Aiken and Williford attended Leesville Road High School at about the same time in Raleigh, but it's unclear when the following incident took place or if the two even knew each other).

According to the story by The N&O's Josh Shaffer, Williford's lawyer chronicled the man's lifelong pattern of drug abuse and bizarre behavior:

American Idol (8pm, Fox) - The final three singers each perform three songs and return to their hometowns to visit family, friends and fans.

Suburgatory (8:30pm, ABC) - In the first season finale (it's renewed!), Tessa feels left out when the town celebrates mothers day in the community. Meanwhile, an endangered-animal theme at the Lerners' baby shower draws a reaction from Eden.

Criminal Minds (9pm, CBS) - The 7th season ends with a two-hour episode in which a federal bank goes under attack and hostages are taken, including a BAU team member. Meanwhile, Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster, far right) says goodbye.

Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis (9pm, Bravo) - Jeff and Jenni provide a design makeover for comic Mark DeCarlo in the season 1 finale.

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 (9:30pm, ABC) - James freaks out when a sex tape of him and Chloe is leaked to the public because he fears how it will affect his status on "Dancing with the Stars."

Revenge (10pm, ABC) - A loss brings Emily and Jack closer, and Victoria's newest collaboration causes trouble for Conrad.

Law & Order: SVU (10pm, NBC) - Police dive into an underground world of self-mutiliation and ritual amputation while searching for a missing woman.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing Clay Aiken is the first "American Idol" contestant to appear as a guest on CBS's "Face the Nation." 

Clay, who is also a finalist on the current season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," was in-studio this morning on the Sunday morning news issues program to discuss gay marriage and the passing of North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Host Bob Schieffer identified Clay as "American Idol singer and activist," and his first question to Clay was if he believed President Obama's recent statement supporting gay marriage "pretty much ensures" that he's going to lose North Carolina in the presidential election.

Raleigh native and current Durham resident Clay Aiken, a runner-up on the second season of "American Idol," is currently a favorite (at least by the way I call it!) to win the top spot in this season's "Celebrity Apprentice" show on NBC.

Clay's time on the show has served him -- and his charity -- well (he is playing to earn money for The National Inclusion Project, a charity he helped form). Viewers this season have discovered that Clay is pretty proficient at a lot of things besides singing and acting. For many of the tasks he and his teammates have been charged with, Clay has written, produced, directed, managed and designed. And he wowed us during one project with his puppetry skills -- skills he said he learned attending Vacation Bible School while growing up in Raleigh.

Earlier this week I got a chance to talk to Clay by phone about his experiences on the show. The interview is below. "Celebrity Apprentice" airs this Sunday night at 9 on NBC, and the season finale will air next Sunday at 9.

Scotty McCreery pitched a complete game three-hitter shutout yesterday for a Garner Trojan 5-0 win over Smithfield-Selma. Check out this photo gallery from the game.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (4pm, NBC) - Watch 14-year-old Jake Foushee from Mebane wow Ellen with his deep-voiced impressions today. First, read more about Jake and his internet fame.

American Idol (8pm, Fox) - The contestants perform Queen songs and Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor are special guests.

Nova: Secrets of the Sun (9pm, UNC-TV) - Examining the sun, which is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit at its core. Included, spacecraft- and Earth-based telescopes that enable scientists to glean information about how the sun works.

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 (9:30pm, ABC) - June lands a demanding internship on top of her job, and then must clean up a mess from one of Chloe's half-baked ideas. Meanwhile, James Van Der Beek is thrilled to be cast in a body-switching film opposite Kiernan Shipka, who plays Sally Draper on "Mad Men."

Revenge (10pm, ABC) - Emily uncovers the identity of her father's killer. Also, while Declan testifies in court, jeopardizing his romance with a fragile Charlotte.

Law & Order: SVU (10pm, NBC) - A reporter and a vigilante group criticize the police for not finding a rapist on the loose in West SoHo, and the detectives keep hitting dead ends until one of the vigilante members is assaulted.

It’s becoming a bit old hat for Scotty McCreery — another country music association announces award nominees, and the Garner High School student is a contender.

On Monday, CMT announced that Scotty’s music video for “The Trouble With Girls” has been nominated for “Breakthrough Video of the Year” at this year’s CMT Music Awards, to air on June 6 on the country music cable channel.

Fans can go online to vote for Scotty at www.cmt.com through June 4. Carrie Underwood – like Scotty, a former “American Idol” winner – leads the nominations with five.

Scotty’s fellow nominees in the breakthrough category have all competed against him before – Lauren Alaina, who has runner-up when Scotty won the 10th season of “Idol” a year ago; Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes, both of whom were nominated against Scotty for Best New Artist at the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this month; and Pistol Annies and Thompson Square, both of whom were nominated against Scotty for Top New Artist in December’s American Country Awards.