Season Finales

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Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season
By Sarah Hepola May 21, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Gossip Girl"

    After two seasons of elite sex and scheming, the classmates finally graduated. Is there life after high school?
    By Thomas Rogers May 19, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Dollhouse"

    Joss Whedon tries to be his best (and succeeds!) with a clever, action-packed season finale.
    By Heather Havrilesky May 9, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "The Real Housewives of New York City"

    Clash of the self-promotional titans! The "Real Housewives of NYC" end the season going head-to-head in a product-publicity death match.
    By Heather Havrilesky May 6, 2009

  • The end of "ER"

    Call the time of death: After 15 years, "ER" brings back its old stars and turns off the paddles for the last time.
    By Joan Walsh April 3, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Life on Mars"

    In its last episode, the charming (and canceled) cop show finally unlocks the secrets of our hero's past. But they're not what you might expect.
    By Stephanie Zacharek April 2, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Big Love"

    America's favorite polygamist drama ends its third season with a cosmic revelation, startling violence and an ultra-creepy kiss.
    By Laura Miller March 23, 2009

  • Goodbye, "Galactica"

    Will the cylons triumph? Will Baltar and Roslin survive? All these answers and more as the celebrated science-fiction epic comes to an end.
    By Laura Miller March 21, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Top Chef"

    Cheftastrophe! The fifth season boils down to overcooked soufflés, under-salted fish and lots of big, salty tears.
    By Heather Havrilesky February 26, 2009

  • Finale wrap-up: "Dexter"

    On Showtime's third season finale of "Dexter," the world's most popular serial killer loses the best man, but keeps the bride.
    By Heather Havrilesky December 15, 2008

  • Damned for all time

    In its last episode, "The Shield" drops the curtain on its groundbreaking dirty-cop tragedy.
    By Heather Havrilesky November 26, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "True Blood"

    The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries.
    By Heather Havrilesky November 24, 2008

  • Rebel without a badge

    As "The Shield" goes into its heart-stopping homestretch, Vic Mackey careens toward a final day of reckoning.
    By Heather Havrilesky November 11, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Mad Men"

    In the second-season finale of "Mad Men," big bombs drop without making a sound.
    By Heather Havrilesky October 27, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Weeds"

    Nancy Botwin finds a conscience and almost loses everything else -- again.
    By Heather Havrilesky September 16, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Battlestar Galactica"

    What the frack?!! "Battlestar" is known for its shocking finales, but this one may be the most mind-blowing of them all.
    By Heather Havrilesky June 14, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Top Chef"

    The judges bring this season's delicious bowl of cheftastic goodness to a most satisfying conclusion.
    By Heather Havrilesky June 12, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Lost"

    The puzzle pieces fall into place -- and the picture gets stranger -- in the season's last episode.
    By Joy Press May 30, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "American Idol"

    America finally gets it right, and the best man wins!
    By Louis Bayard May 22, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Gossip Girl"

    Lots of parental angst, sure. But where was all the teen sex?
    By Thomas Rogers May 20, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "The Office"

    The Dunder Mifflin crew caps the season with a flurry of plot twists and fireworks.
    By Scott Lamb May 16, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "America's Next Top Model"

    Tyra Banks crowns a "juicy" winner, breaks new ground -- and reminds us why we can't stop watching this show.
    By Sarah Hepola May 15, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "The Hills"

    Never mind the sex-tape rumors. "The Hills" ends another soapy season with a nod toward love.
    By Joy Press May 13, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Survivor: Micronesia"

    "Survivor's" best season ever ends like a John Hughes movie, with selfish popular girls, angry outbursts and a great big love confession!
    By Heather Havrilesky May 12, 2008

  • Finale wrap-up: "Big Brother 9"

    The finale demonstrates how just a spoonful of sugar helps the mediocrity go down in the most delightful way!
    By Heather Havrilesky April 28, 2008
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