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What to Watch on Sunday: Big changes loom in 'Good Wife' season finale

The Good Wife (9pm, CBS) - The third season ends with Lockhart and Gardner facing bankruptcy as Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox) and Patti Hyholm (Martha Plimpton) join forces to sink the firm. Meanwhile, Alicia faces her conflicted feelings about Peter, and Kalinda's past catches up with her.

Breakout Kings (9pm, A&E) - In the Season 2 finale, the gang track a fugitive who used to perform in the circus as an escape artist. Later, they have a difficult choice when a case they're barred from being involved in turns personal.

Mad Men (9pm, AMC) - Don, Roger and Pete team up to recruit new clients, and Sally lends a hand to a relative.

Game of Thrones (9pm, HBO) - The Baratheon rivalry ends, drawing different reactions from Catelyn and Littlefinger. Also Tyrion finds Joffrey's defense plan at King's Landing lacking, but also learns of a mysterious secret weapon.

TV Land Awards (9pm, TV Land) - Kelly Ripa hosts the 10th annual ceremony, which honors revered shows and stars from TV's past. Tonight, the show receiving the Impact Award is my all-time favorite, "Murphy Brown" (cast at left). Also honored, "One Day at a Time," "Laverne & Shirley," "In Living Color," and "Pee-wee's Playhouse."

The Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - A very close call for Clay Aiken in the boardroom last week. Tonight, Clay clashes with Dayana Mendoza and loses it. Should be fun to watch.

The Big C (9:30pm, Showtime) - Cathy embraces new changes in her personal life, and Adam and Andrea deal with their personal issues in their own way.

GCB (10pm, ABC) - Amanda assemblese an all-female barbecue team for a cook-off. Meanwhile, Heather meets a handsome butcher and Sharon helps Zack with his dealership problems.

Veep (10pm, HBO) - The Veep is unexpectedly called to the White House Situation Room and later falls victim to a stomach bug that's going around.

What to Watch on Sunday: A night of 'Wives' (Army, Good, Desperate, Christian)

Army Wives (9pm, Lifetime) - The sixth season begins with the tribe preparing to leave Fort Marshall, but Roxy isn't prepared to move. Meanwhile, Joan gets the fort ready for a hurricane. A second new episode airs at 10.

Desperate Housewives (9pm, ABC) - Susan offers to help the father of Julie's baby to raise the child, and Bree decides to go to Maine with Orson -- maybe for good. None of this can be as crazy as the real life "Desperate Housewives" trial going on right now in Los Angeles.

The Good Wife (9pm, CBS) - Alicia defends a documentary filmmaker who is blamed for a student's suicide. Meanwhile, power grabs are made at the Will-less firm, and Peter discovers the price of taking the moral high ground.

The Walking Dead (9pm, AMC) - There's a real shocker in tonight's episode. Not kidding at all. Rick and Shane decide they must kill their prisoner, and Dale pushes back against what he sees as a lack of humanity fostering among the group. And Carl's actions have an unexpected and tragic impact on the group (stupid, stupid Carl!). Do not wait to watch this one or someone will spoil it for you on Monday.

The Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - The dysfunctional women's team may finally get a break when the contestants design living storefront window displays for a fashion collection. Or maybe not... Also, Dee Snider has surgery to repair the finger broken in last week's episode.

GCB (10pm, ABC) - The pilot for a new dramedy about a disgraced widow who moves back to Dallas to start over, but has to contend with a group of women who are eager to get revenge for her mean behavior in high school. Adapted from a novel called "Good Christian Bitches," this could be called "Desperate Housewives of Dallas." Stars Annie Potts and Kristen Chenoweth (left). Here's my "GCB" review.

Kandi Factory (10pm, Bravo) - Kandi Burruss invites two fledgling performers to Atlanta, where her team of experts attempts to mold them into pop stars. The singer with the most promise has a song released and gets to star in a music video.

Breakout Kings (10pm, A&E) - In the Season 2 premiere, the team hunts a merciless serial killer whom Lloyd's testimony helped convict.

What to Watch on Monday: 'Single Ladies' and 'Breakout Kings'

The Bachelorette (8pm, ABC) - 18 men move inthe mansion, and one man goes on a date to Las Vegas. Another attends a private Colbie Caillat performance, also in Vegas. Also, the Phantom of the Bachelorette finally removes his mask.

Single Ladies (9pm, VH1) - The premiere of a new scripted series executive-produced by Queen Latifah, in which three best friends (Charity Shea, Stacey Dash, and LisaRaye McCoy) have different philosophies on sex and relationships. Read our review.

Gettysburg (9pm, History) - A history of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought in 1863, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861, and recalls the costly battle in Pennsylvania that was a turning point in the war.

Breakout Kings (10pm, A&E) - In the first season finale, the head of a drug cartel escapes while attending her son's funeral, and while the hunts her, it's suspected that there's a rat in the ranks who's helping the fugitive elude the team.

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (10pm, ABC) - A non-competitive weight loss reality series with each episode focusing on one persons transformation over the span of one year with a personal trainer. Tonight, a young woman who weighs nearly 400 pounds attempts to lose half her body weight.

Law & Order: Los Angeles (10pm, NBC) - A kidnapping gone awry leads detectives to two armed Russian men and the discovery of a second crime.

What to Watch on Sunday: Slew of new shows premiere tonight

America's Next Great Restaurant (8pm, NBC) - The premiere of a new reality show in which contestants compete to launch a new restaurant chain. Tonight, 21 aspiring restauranteurs pitch their concepts cook items from their menu. 11 contestants will be eliminated. Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ellis and Lorena Garcia serve as investors and mentors. They had a casting call for this show in Raleigh last year, so it'll be interesting to see if anyone from here made it.

Secret Millionaire (8pm, ABC) - Another new reality series. In this one, wealthy people live and work anonymously alongside less fortunate people before revealing their true identities and donating aid to deserving recipients. Tonight we see millionaire Dani Johnson, who says she was on welfare as a child, doing minimum wage work in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - Sixteen celebrities engage in business-themed battles to win the top job as Donald Trump's apprentice (really, the big prize is a few months of publicity). Tonight, the stars must manage a New York City pizzeria. Here's more info on the C R A Z Y cast.

Army Wives (9pm, Lifetime) - In the Season 5 opener, Denise prepares to meet Jeremy's fiance while caring for her newborn and Emmalin leaves for college.

Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (9pm, Comedy Central) - Daniel Tosh ('Tosh.0') performs in San Francisco and talks about celebrities, sports, immigration, the Amish, and Mormons.

Keep reading for news on other premieres!

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