With the TV part of my brain so focused on "Chuck's" fate, I had a hard time focusing on the rest of the television landscape this week. As I browsed my usual TV resources looking for something to write about, nothing jumped out at me and screamed, "Make me a column!"

However, as I searched, I found several little things that popped up and asked politely, "Will you make me a column note, please?" Eventually, enough of those presented themselves for me to give you this TV roundup:

We'll start with guest stars. There are big ones on what seems like every other show this week, which can mean only one thing - Sweeps are in full swing! Here's a rundown of the week's notable names:

Tonight: Sharon Lawrence and Kellie Martin, "Grey's Anatomy," 9 p.m., ABC; Elaine Stritch and Steve Buscemi, "30 Rock," 9:30 p.m., NBC.

Sunday: Ellen Page, "The Simpsons," 8 p.m., Fox; David Archuleta, "Hannah Montana," 8 p.m., Disney; Tom Skerritt, "Brothers & Sisters," 10 p.m., ABC; Cynthia Watros, "In Plain Sight," 10 p.m., USA. Also, Gale Harold (Jackson) returns on "Desperate Housewives," 9 p.m. ABC. 

Monday: Anne Dudek (Amber/"Cutthroat Bitch") pops up in dreams, "House," 8 p.m., Fox.

Tuesday:  Swoosie Kurtz, "SVU," 10 p.m., NBC.

Wednesday: Mekhi Phifer and Daniel Sunjata, "Lie to Me," 8 p.m., Fox; Charles S. Dutton and Mare Winningham, "CSI: NY," 10 p.m., CBS.

"Ugly Betty" returns to ABC at 8 p.m. tonight - a week ahead of schedule! Why it had to go away for so long anyway is beyond me. "In the Motherhood" was a failure from the start, and "Surviving Suburbia" is hardly faring any better. ABC should've just yanked both of those, put "Samantha Who?" back in its post-"Dancing with the Stars" Monday slot and kept "Ugly Betty" undisturbed. At any rate, it continues undisturbed until its May 21 two-hour finale.

Starting this week, CBS has moved "Harper's Island" from Thursdays to 9 p.m. Saturdays. However, that's not the death knell that such a move normally suggests. It turns out the show - a 13-episode mystery/slasher story - is doing better with its DVR playback and online viewings than its nightly ratings, so the move shouldn't lose many viewers (or at least that's what CBS hopes). 

Fox isn't known for giving struggling shows much of a fighting chance, but in some cases, that's a good thing. For instance, it dumps the painfully bad two-week old "Sit Down, Shut Up" in the 7 p.m. Sunday slot starting this week. The show debuted in the post-"Simpsons" slot, which now goes to "King of the Hill." "American Dad" reruns will take the 7:30 p.m. slot that "KOTH" occupied.

With the TV part of my brain so focused on "Chuck's" fate, I had a hard time focusing on the rest of the television landscape this week. As I browsed my usual TV resources looking for something to write about, nothing jumped out at me and screamed, "Make me a column!"

However, as I searched, I found several little things that popped up and asked politely, "Will you make me a column note, please?" Eventually, enough of those presented themselves for me to give you this TV roundup:

We'll start with guest stars. There are big ones on what seems like every other show this week, which can mean only one thing - Sweeps are in full swing! Here's a rundown of the week's notable names:

Tonight: Sharon Lawrence and Kellie Martin, "Grey's Anatomy," 9 p.m., ABC; Elaine Stritch and Steve Buscemi, "30 Rock," 9:30 p.m., NBC.

Sunday: Ellen Page, "The Simpsons," 8 p.m., Fox; David Archuleta, "Hannah Montana," 8 p.m., Disney; Tom Skerritt, "Brothers & Sisters," 10 p.m., ABC; Cynthia Watros, "In Plain Sight," 10 p.m., USA. Also, Gale Harold (Jackson) returns on "Desperate Housewives," 9 p.m. ABC. 

Monday: Anne Dudek (Amber/"Cutthroat Bitch") pops up in dreams, "House," 8 p.m., Fox.

Tuesday:  Swoosie Kurtz, "SVU," 10 p.m., NBC.

Wednesday: Mekhi Phifer and Daniel Sunjata, "Lie to Me," 8 p.m., Fox; Charles S. Dutton and Mare Winningham, "CSI: NY," 10 p.m., CBS.

"Ugly Betty" returns to ABC at 8 p.m. tonight - a week ahead of schedule! Why it had to go away for so long anyway is beyond me. "In the Motherhood" was a failure from the start, and "Surviving Suburbia" is hardly faring any better. ABC should've just yanked both of those, put "Samantha Who?" back in its post-"Dancing with the Stars" Monday slot and kept "Ugly Betty" undisturbed. At any rate, it continues undisturbed until its May 21 two-hour finale.

Starting this week, CBS has moved "Harper's Island" from Thursdays to 9 p.m. Saturdays. However, that's not the death knell that such a move normally suggests. It turns out the show - a 13-episode mystery/slasher story - is doing better with its DVR playback and online viewings than its nightly ratings, so the move shouldn't lose many viewers (or at least that's what CBS hopes). 

Fox isn't known for giving struggling shows much of a fighting chance, but in some cases, that's a good thing. For instance, it dumps the painfully bad two-week old "Sit Down, Shut Up" in the 7 p.m. Sunday slot starting this week. The show debuted in the post-"Simpsons" slot, which now goes to "King of the Hill." "American Dad" reruns will take the 7:30 p.m. slot that "KOTH" occupied.

The penultimate episode of "Scrubs," directed by Zach Braff, and the season (series?) finale of "Better Off Ted" air at 8 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on ABC. They were pre-empted on April 29 by President Obama's press conference.

The hour-long "Scrubs" finale airs at 8 p.m. Wednesday. However, there are now whispers that it might not be the series finale after all. Apparently, ABC is in talks for a ninth season, despite the lowest ever ratings for the show this year - and despite the fact that most of the core cast has either said it's leaving (Braff, Judy Reyes) or been cast in new pilots (Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Neil Flynn).

NBC will hold its Upfront presentation on Tuesday and announce the fate of my beloved "Chuck" as well as other shows like "Life," "Medium" and the new "Southland." Remember, NBC is losing five-hours of primetime programming with this stupid Leno thing, so its new season announcement (which comes about two weeks ahead of the other networks') is highly anticipated.

NBC has the season premiere of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," wherein Jeff Goldblum joins the cast, at 8 p.m. Wednesday. However, note that this is the network premiere only. Original episodes air first at 9 p.m. Sunday on USA, and the season began there on April 19.

Series premieres: "Jonas," 8 p.m. Saturday, Disney (Jonas Brothers sitcom); "Cook Yourself Thin," 5 p.m. Sunday, Lifetime (low-fat, high-taste cooking show).

Season premieres: "Deal or No Deal," 8 p.m. Monday, NBC.

Season finales: "Private Practice," 10 p.m. tonight, NBC; "Wife Swap," 8 p.m., and "Supernanny," 9 p.m. Friday, ABC; "Cold Case" (part one of two), 9 p.m. Sunday, CBS; "The Real Housewives of New York City," 10 p.m. Tuesday, Bravo.

Of note: Part one of a two-part "My Name is Earl," 8 p.m. tonight, NBC; Charles Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop" on Masterpiece Classic, 9 p.m. Sunday, PBS; parts one and two of a three-part "Medium," 9 p.m. Monday, NBC.

Reach Amy Robinson at flips...@wvgazette.com.