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What to Watch on Friday: Finales for 'Vegas,' 'Touch' and 'Blue Bloods'

Kitchen Nightmares (8pm, Fox)- In the final episode of the fifth season, Chef Ramsay visits Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is clean but has issues with food and service.

Vegas (9pm, CBS) - In the Season 1 (and let's be realistic, probably the series) finale, a vengeful Sheriff Lamb (Dennis Quaid) joins forces with Savino (Michael Chiklis) to bring down Porter Gainsley, who was behind the murder of Lamb's wife and the attempt on Katherine's wife.

Touch (9pm, Fox) - In the Season 2 series finale (Fox is not renewing), Aster Corporation's success depends on the completion of the number sequence, and CEO Nicole Farrington relies on two new test subjects to get it done.

Shark Tank (9pm, ABC) - To filmmakers from Los Angeles seek an investment for their movie about motorcycle racing, and an idea is pitched for a hot pink hamburger truck staffed by beautiful women.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - A tank resembling a donut dunked in a cup of coffee is constructed for a Florida business.

Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - In the third season finale, the Reagans go after a gang leader who killed Jamie's partner, and Danny works an angle involving the gang leader's girlfriend. Meanwhile, a second crisis occurs and unnerves Frank.

What to Watch on Friday: Duke, State and Carolina begin NCAA tourney play

NCAA Basketball Tournament (CBS) - Duke, N.C. State and UNC all play today. Duke tips off first at 12:15 against Albany on CBS. State plays Temple at 1:40 on TBS. The UNC game should start around 7:20 on TNT. Carolina plays Villanova. For more information on games and networks (all games will air on truTV, TNT, TBS and CBS), check out our NCAA Tournament channel guide, which has a link to schedules.

The Trainer (8pm, Lifetime) - A new movie in which a recently divorced woman joins a gym and quickly becomes friends with a young trainer. Unfortunately, the trainer is a psychotic murder.

Malibu Country (8:30pm, ABC) - In the Season 1 finale, family members set up Reba with a date from an online site, and despite the evening not turning out to her satisfaction, Reba realizes she's finally ready to begin dating again.

Grimm (9pm, NBC) - Nick and Hank are on the case after a woman contracts a sudden case of blindness and then dies. The search for answers leads them to a Wesen that feeds off its victims fears.

Touch (9pm, Fox) - Martin pressures Calvin to assist with the search for Amelia and explain what Aster Corporation intends to do with her. Meanwhile, Jake's brain scan helps Calvin in his quest to communicate with his brother.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - "Jackass" producer Jeff Tremaine wants a saltwater aquarium for his man cave that features the skull-and-crutches logo, but Brett and Wayde also equip their creation with a surprise the whole daredevil crew can appreciate.

What to Watch on Saturday: An invasion on 'Doctor Who,' Mumford & Sons on SNL

Last Hours in Suburbia (8pm, Lifetime) - In a new Lifetime movie, a teen tries to prove she is innocent of causing a car accident that killed her best friend.

Doctor Who (9pm, BBC America) - Millions of sinister black cubes fall from the sky, and the Doctor worries about an invasion of Earth.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - Brett and Wayde recall their most memorable aquarium-building experiences across the country.

Celebrity Ghost Stories (9pm, Bio) - Diane Neal, Debbie Allen, Kevin Sorbo and Debbie Matenopoulos tell of spooky encounters. Allen claims to have been visited by her deceased grandmother and Sorbo encounters the ghost of a dead bride.

The Incredible Dr. Pol (10pm, Nat Geo Wild) - Dr. Pol mistakes a bat for a banana peel and gets bitten. He takes the bat to get tested for rabies, and a positive result could endanger the health of the whole family. Meanwhile, Dr. Brenda has to perform surgery on a pup who may not survive. All in all, sounds like a barrel of laughs.

Saturday Night Live (11:35pm, NBC) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt hosts, with musical guest Mumford & Sons.

What to Watch on Saturday: SNL season debuts, Neil Patrick Harris gets 'Tanked'

Aladdin and the Death Lamp (7pm, Syfy) - In this Syfy movie, Aladdin fights a malicious genie who wants to control the world. I'm assuming there's a two-headed sharktopus involved, also. Kandyse McClure ("Battlestar Galactica") and Noam Jenkins (RIP Jerry on "Rookie Blue") star.

Celebrating the Music of Johnny Cash: We Walk the Line (8pm, UNC-TV) - A concert honoring Johnny Cash featuring performances by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, Lucinda Williams, Shooter Jennings and others.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother") requests a tank to honor escape artist Harry Houdini at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Wayde makes plans for his 15th wedding anniversary.

Pegasus vs. Chimera (9pm, Syfy) - Flying, magical steed Pegasus squares off against the hellish, shape-changing Chimera. Sebastian Roche ("Fringe") and Rae Dawn Chong ("Commando") star.

Saturday Night Live (11:35, NBC) - Season 38 opens with host Seth MacFarlane and music guest Frank Ocean.

What to Watch on Saturday: Contemplating time travel in 'Doctor Who'

How to Rock (8pm, Nickelodeon) - Gravity 5 sneak into a Cee Lo concert, and Cee Lo winds up inviting Kacey to tour with him. However, her impending absence leaves her band with no lead singer for the Battle of the Bands competition.

My Cat From Hell (8pm, Animal Planet) - Jackson Galaxy helps a couple whose cat eats everything, forcing them to employ childproofing tactics in their home. "Wow, that's weird," said the TV blogger with a pillaging cat and locked cabinets.

The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who (9pm, BBC America) - The concept of time in "Doctor Who" is explored. "The Nerdist" at 10 p.m. continues the theme with a tribute to time travel.

Smart Cookies (9pm, Hallmark) - A sweet Hallmark movie about Girl Scouts. Adrienne has a review.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - A man-cave aquarium for NFL's Bart Scott, and a vault tank for a Florida technology company.

Wedding Impossible (10pm, Food) - Chef Robert Irvine plans his own Napa Valley wedding to pro wrestler Gail Kim.

Dark Matters: Twisted But True (10pm, Science) - The Stanford prison experiment is detailed, as is a dentist's plot to bomb Japan.

What to Watch on Saturday: Track and field finals, 'The Boogeyman' on Syfy

2012 Summer Olympics (NBC) - You can check to see when and where games are playing on the NBC Olympics schedule page. Highlights include various track and field finals, the men's diving final and the gold medal game for women's volleyball. Tips on watching the Olympic games.

NFL Exhibition: Texans at Panthers (7pm, ABC) - The title is pretty self-explanatory. Football in Charlotte.

Taken Back: Finding Haley (8pm, Lifetime) - A movie about a mother obsessed with finding her kidnapped daughter. She believes she has located her, but not everyone is convinced that the found girl is actually her daughter.
 
NYC 22 (8pm, CBS) - Lazarus and Tonya try to convince tenants to evacuate a condemned building before it is demolished, while Kenny and Ahmad search for a pickpocket.

The Boogeyman (9pm, Syfy) - A group of young boys inadvertently free a supernatural creature from captivity. The Boogeyman, whose origin dates back to the time of Genesis, goes on a killing spree and is hunted by the town Sheriff (Eddie McClintock, pictured here) from "Warehouse 13"). Also stars Emma Samms ("General Hospital"). 

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - In the third season premiere, Brett and Wayde work on a shark tank with a "Jaws" theme for comedian Tracy Morgan.

What to Watch on Saturday: Daytime Emmys, albino spiders and a 'Tall Hot Blonde'

Daytime Emmy Awards (8pm, Headline News) - The awards show celebrating soaps, daytime talk and children's programs. "The View" executive producer Bill Geddie is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Barbara Walters.

Tall Hot Blonde (8pm, Lifetime) - In this new Lifetime movie, a middle-aged father (Garret Dillahunt, "Raising Hope" "Deadwood") poses as a young single marine and begins an online relationship with an 18-year-old girl that leads to the murder of an innocent man. It stars Laura San Giacomo ("Just Shoot Me") as his wife. Courtney Cox ("Friends" "Cougar Town") directs. Check out Adrienne's review.

Arachnoquake (9pm, Syfy) - It pains me even to write this: A movie in which an earthquake unleashes monstrous albino spiders on New Orleans. It stars Tracey Gold ("Growing Pains"), Edward Furlong ("Terminator 2") and appropriately, someone named Bug Hall ("The Little Rascals"). You know it's going to be excellent because it has the same director as the classic Syfy movie "Swamp Shark" (Griff Furst).

Tanked: Unfiltered (9pm, Animal Planet) - An enhanced episode featuring commentary from the crew on a shark tank in an orthodontist office, and a display tank in an appliance store.

The Firm (10pm, NBC) - Chapter Nineteen will allegedly air tonight. Same episode that was supposed to air last weekend but did not: Tonight, Abby has an epiphany as she tries to save her mother's charity from a crooked accountant.

What to Watch on Saturday: 'Iron Chef' battles with military cooks

Imaginary Friend (8pm, Lifetime) - A woman who grew up with an abusive father fights to free herself from an imaginary childhood friend whose reappearance threatens to end her marriage.

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - Wayde and Brett recall their toughest jobs from Season 1.

Iron Chef America (10pm, Food) - Iron Chefs Cat Cora, Michael Symon and Masaharu Morimoto team up with experienced Army, Navy and Marine cooks for a special grilling battle at the historic Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10pm, A&E) - Dog uses social media to track the whereabouts of two courthouse no-shows.

Iylana, Fix My Life (10pm, OWN) - The premiere of a new advice show in which author and inspirational speaker Iylana Vanzant discusses what men want and women need.

What to Watch on Saturday: Will Ferrell and Usher on SNL

Shark Men (8pm, NGC) - The crew hope to catch one more tiger shark and three more silvertip sharks before pulling anchor and leaving the Revillagigedos Archipelago. 

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9pm, OWN) - Robbie must run the business by herself because Tim is distracted by his show-business endeavors. But she does persuade him to help judge auditions for the Upper Crust, and he finds one performance surprisingly charming. 

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - The crew discuss their favorite tanks and pranks from Season 1 in an episode that features unseen footage. 

Lockup: Santa Rosa - Extended Stay (10pm, MSNBC) - An inmate dies; a murderer explains prison life, which a young inmate learns about firsthand; and another inmate mails a death threat to the White House. 

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Will Ferrell is the guest host with musical guest Usher

What to Watch on Saturday: Rock Hall of Fame ceremony dedicated to Beastie Boy

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (9pm, HBO) - HBO is dedicating tonight's broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Adam "MCA" Yauch, the Beastie Boy who died on Friday after a three-year battle with cancer. The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Hall of Fame on April 14, but Yauch was too ill to attend. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz read a letter from Yauch at the ceremony. Billboard reports that HBO has altered the broadcast to include an acknowledgment of Yauch's passing and tributes to Dick Clark and Levon Helm, who also died after the ceremony. Other inductees this year include Donovan, Small Faces/The Faces, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N' Roses, Freddie King and others. Taped at Cleveland's Public Auditorium.

My Ghost Story: Caught on Camera (9pm, Bio) - Two men encounter the ghosts of people killed in a train derailment; the ghost of a dead cook is seen by a Pennsylvania woman; Native American ghosts haunt a Kentucky cave; and a married couple befriend the spirits of sailors who served on the USS North Carolina

Tanked (9pm, Animal Planet) - A baseball team in Pensacola, Fla., asks for a tank inside a school bus and Brett designs an aquarium resembling a bottle of nail polish—complete with hand driers—for his mom's salon. 

Saturday Night Live (11:29, NBC) - Guest host Eli Manning and musical guest Rihanna.

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