TV on Tap (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)

The Voice is one show away from picking its winner as a two-night finale begins.

News

Like many hit music-themed shows, The Voice will be going on tour. the 8 semifinalists will be going on tour which includes Nakia. The four mentors will not be part of the tour.

There's been questions if this season of Weeds will be the final one. Creator Jenji Kohan's contract ends this year but Showtime hasn't committed either way. Now, Kohan says she's writing two endings for this season, one meant as a series finale.

Meanwhile, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is saying the fifth season may be the final one, though he may change his mind about that. Since Gilligan has previously said that he couldn't imagine going beyond three or four seasons, I figure there's a good chance Gilligan will start getting ideas for season six in about year.

The talk show line-up for 2012 is getting crowded with Katie Couric, Rikki Lake and Jeff Probst all getting talk shows. Reportedly, Probst will be able to continue filming Survivor during his talk show's hiatus. I wonder which shows will be cancelled to make room for all these new chatfests?

TNT's alien invasion drama Falling Skies lost 30% of the viewers who tuned in to the premiere. which sounds normal to me for a show so heavily-marketed. Meanwhile, Leverage is up 10% from a year ago.

I didn't bring up the second season premiere of The Marriage Ref on this week's Appointment Viewing since I figured none of you were interested in seeing Tracy Jordan on TV after his ugly homophobic rant. I'd guess the rest of the country felt similarly. Last night's episode was down 20% from a year ago and was beat by a rerun of CSI: Miami.

Listings

The Talk (CBS) Check local listings
Alfre Woodard will be visiting The Talk tomorrow. While she'll be there to discuss her series Memphis Beat, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she lets slip when we can hope to see Lafayette's mama again on True Blood. 

Days of Our Lives (NBC) Check local listings
We should be seeing Sonny (Freddie Smith) today as he spends some time with his family, Be sure to join snicks when he gives the episode the liveblog treatment starting at 1PM Eastern!

POV (PBS) Check local listings
With My Perestroika, POV takes a look at the changes Russia has gone through since the fall of the iron curtain. By telling the stories of a handful of people who became adults just as the sweeping changes began.

America's Got Talent (NBC) 8:00 PM EDT
The New York auditions continue tonight. Will we get to see anything as cool as last week's pole-fessional.

Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) 8:00 PM EDT
As the Liars continue to spend time apart, Emily finds ways to avoid moving and Aria enjoying the freedom offered by Ezra's new job... freedom that Jenna quickly sabotages.

The Voice (NBC) 9:00 PM EDT
The finals are here with the top four performing to determine whether the victory will go to Christina, Cee Lo, Adam or Blake. Since two hours is a lot of time for four singers, Brad Paisley, Pitbull and Ne-Yo will also be performing.

White Collar (USA) 9:00 PM EDT
When a Detroit gangster comes to town, Peter and Neal turn to Mozzie, who has a history with the gangster, to prevent a new gang war from breaking out.

Covert Affairs (USA) 10:00 PM EDT
Annie heads out to Argentina for her next assignment. Unfortunately, she gets distracted from her mission when it turns out there's an assassin targeting her.

Conan (TBS) 11:00 PM EDT
He's got a hit series with a man in a dog suit and tonight Elijah Wood will be visiting Conan.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!

Want the extended outlook for TV listing suggestions? Check out this week's Appointment Viewing.