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Thursday, May 26
LOST Spot the red herring! This purposefully convoluted two-hour season finale cliffhanger finds the raft-bound escapees hitting troubled waters, while back on the island the opening of the hatch poses serious threats to the remaining castaways. 8 pm on CTV
LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Another season blowout sees TV’s sexiest co-workers, detectives Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ) and Stabler ( Chris Meloni), investigating soldiers who’ve gone berserk after being administered an anti-malaria drug in Afghanistan by the U.S. army. 10 pm on CTV
Friday, May 27
OPENING SOON Local high-profile chef Didier LeRoy launches his latest eponymous bistro – Didier! – to indifferent reviews. 7 pm on Food, repeated at 10 pm and 2 am
BREAKIN’ IN: THE MAKING OF A HIP HOP DANCER NFB doc explores the exploitive sexualization of three young black women as they compete for dancing roles in rap videos. A big hit at this year’s Hot Docs festival. 10 pm on Newsworld, repeated at 1 and 4 am and Tuesday at 10 pm
Saturday, May 28
GUERRILLA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST Using archival footage, this documentary follows the bizarre saga of the Symbionese Liberation Army , a militant fringe political group that kidnapped and converted the teenage newspaper heiress to its terrorist cause in 70s San Francisco. 2 am on PBS
Sunday, May 29
ALIAS Yet another season-concluding cliffhanger finds double agent Sydney Bristow ( Jennifer Garner ) saving the world from destruction. Didn’t 24’s Kiefer Sutherland do this just last week? 4 pm on CTV
PORTAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHER PORTAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHER
Film crew dogs celebrity shutterbug David LaChapelle as he shoots soul sister Alicia Keys for a Vogue cover and snaps Elton John on assignment for Vanity Fair. 1:35 am on TVO
Monday, May 30
HELL’S KITCHEN Irascible Brit TV cook Gordon Ramsay launches the U.S. version of his hit reality series by creating a culinary boot camp for aspiring chefs in L.A. From the frying pan into the fire, no doubt. 9 pm on Fox
Tuesday, May 31
IN THE LIFE: MY FAIR LADIES Tony-winning actor Cherry Jones hosts the May episode of the U.S. net’s gay and lesbian newsmagazine that tonight salutes the contributions of such boundary-pushing women of the LGBT community as poet and activist Audre Lorde , tennis champ Billie Jean King and novelist Ann Bannon . 10 pm on PBS, repeated at 4:30 am
Wednesday, June 1
MY FABULOUS GAY WEDDING Just in time for Pride, grown-up Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson assists in the planning of several same-sex marriage ceremonies. Hijinks ensue! 10 pm on Global
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN
Noisy musical guests Toronto duo Death from Above 1979 beef up their combo with the addition of Bruce Springsteen’s Max Weinberg on drums. 12:35 am on NBC/CKVR