The Good Wife
10/9c CBS
Jane Alexander guest stars as a judge with a soft spot for defendants in a murder case involving a prisoner who, under duress, confesses to killing a fellow inmate. The man is represented by Alicia and, although he confesses, Cary challenges the man's motives and seeks to uncover an unlikely connection between the two inmates. As for Peter, rival Wendy Scott-Carr threatens to expose a Florrick family issue in hopes of forcing Peter to drop out of the state's attorney race. — Tim Holland
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Life Unexpected
8/7c CW
The CW has not officially canceled this show, but they didn't pick up a full season of episodes for Season 2, so things don't look good for the show's fans. In this two-hour season finale, it's somewhat fitting that characters find unexpected things happening. Baze makes big plans for a future with Emma, unaware of the past she shares with his father. Then Lux arranges to enjoy a romantic meal with Eric, but is shocked when her parents arrive to throw a wrench in those plans. — Jennifer Sankowski
Read on for previews of The Biggest Loser, NCIS, No Ordinary Family, Pioneers of Television, White Collar and College Basketball.
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How I Met Your Mother (Monday, 8/7c, CBS)
Finding humor in tragedy is always a tricky business, and that's the challenge facing Mother as the gang accompanies Marshall back to his Minnesota home for his father's funeral. Ted and Barney task themselves with doing whatever it takes to coax a smile or a laugh from their grieving buddy. But Marshall is distracted by an unexpected meeting with the bully who terrorized him through high school. The joke being that the bully is played by the diminutive Danny Strong (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Elsewhere, Monday is a big night for new shows on TV, with the premieres of two remakes of British series — Being Human on Syfy and Skins on MTV — plus Harry's Law on NBC and the launch of Piers Morgan's talk show (with Oprah as the first guest) on CNN...
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