The more seriously Celebrity Apprentice takes itself, the funnier it seems to get
On Sunday, The Good Wife ends its season on a high note and The Simpsons go on a cruise
Saturday
The best reason to watch The Celebrity Apprentice (Global, 8 p.m.) is the comedy. The more seriously people in The Celebrity Apprentice take themselves – and, let’s face it, Donald John Trump, Sr. takes himself very seriously indeed – the funnier it gets.
Yes, tonight’s two-hour broadcast, aired earlier in the week on parent network NBC, but hardly anyone here watches NBC on a Sunday night, not when weekly ratings chart-toppers like The Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, The Good Wife, CSI: Miami and even Canada’s Got Talent air that same night.
And there’s something espe- cially wacky about tonight’s Celebrity Apprentice. For one, you’ll learn the answer to the all-important, existential question: Who has the more august and austere hairline, first-generation Trump or second-generation Trump?
The Celebrity Apprentice may not be comedy, officially, but it’s funnier than Two and a Half Men. Or any number of other sitcoms out there.
If you’re looking for something more edifying, not to mention a better class of person, there’s always William & Kate: One Year Later (TLC, 9 p.m.), which charts the royal couple in the days, weeks and months since they wed. There haven’t been any scandals, which is one way you know you’re not watching a reality-tv program.
Saturday Night Live (Global, NBC, 11:30 p.m.) repeats an outing from February, hosted by Channing Tatum with musical guest Bon Iver.
Russell Hantz – remember him from Survivor? – looks to extend his 15 minutes of fame with a new reality series, Flipped Off (A&E, 10 p.m.), in which he uses his skills of manipulation to flip real estate in his hometown of Houston, Tex.
Sunday
Crisp, lean, mature – The Good Wife (Global, CBS, 9 p.m.) has been mighty good of late – which is why tonight’s season finale could leave a particularly bittersweet aftertaste.
On the one hand, advance word about tonight’s finale hints at an intellectually stimulating, satisfying hour of television.
On the other hand, The Good Wife’s finale means it won’t be back with new episodes for several months. Regular followers of one of network television’s more adult prime-time dramas can at least take solace in the fact that its survival is no longer in doubt. The Good Wife now looks certain to be renewed for a fourth season.
In the finale, two of Lockhart/gardner’s most dangerous rivals, played by guest stars Michael J. Fox and Martha Plimpton, force the firm into bankruptcy, as part of a scorched-earth takeover bid.
The Amazing Race (CTV, CBS, 8 p.m.) continues its streak toward the May 6 finish line, with the remaining teams in Cochin, India. According to the press notes, “Teams pull out all the bells and whistles for a largerthan-life challenge,” which could mean anything from a rickshaw chase through Co- chin’s infamous traffic to an unfortunate collision with an oncoming train.
Can Homer Simpson swim? Fans of The Simpsons (Global, FOX, 8 p.m.) may well find out tonight, when the family takes a vacation cruise. Thanks to Bart, the cruise doesn’t go exactly as the brochure promises.
Charming, elegant and disarming, if a little uneven some weeks, Once Upon a Time (CTV, 7 p.m.; ABC, 8 p.m.) draws closer to its date with destiny with a Pinocchio-centric outing, in which Geppetto (Tony Amendola) devises a plan to save Snow White and Prince Charming’s daughter from the Evil Queen’s curse – but only if he can save his son, as well. That whole they-all-lived-happilyever-after thing? It’s on hold for a while, clearly.