NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday April 22, 2012 - Saturday April 28, 2012

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday April 22, 2012 - Saturday April 28, 2012
"DATELINE NBC"
"TBA"
04/22/2012 (07:00PM - 08:00PM) (Sunday) :
　
　
"HARRY'S LAW"
"BREAKING POINTS"
04/22/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Sunday) : HARRY DEFENDS A RUNAWAY JURY MEMBER WHILE ADAM AND PHOEBE JOIN FORCES TO REPRESENT A CASE INVOLVING A REALITY TV STAR COUPLE – Harry (Kathy Bates) represents a rogue juror who ran away from jury duty in the midst of deliberations on a high-profile murder case. With Tommy’s (Christopher McDonald) help, Harry must justify the juror’s flight which led to a costly mistrial for the State. Elsewhere, Phoebe (Justine Lupe) and Adam (Nate Corddry) defend a reality TV show wife after being sued by her dead husband’s family when he commits suicide. Back at the office, Oliver (Mark Valley) and Cassie (Karen Olivo) strive to balance their newfound relationship with the firm’s heavy case-load.


"CELEBRITY APPRENTICE"
"TBA"
04/22/2012 (09:00PM - 11:00PM) (Sunday) :
Sharon Pannozzo
Erika Lewis
　
"THE VOICE"
"LIVE QUARTER-FINAL PERFORMANCES"
04/23/2012 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Monday) : THE LIVE SHOWS CONTINUE – In this live performance phase of the competition, the top artists from two teams will compete against each other during a live broadcast in front of coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Carson Daly ("Last Call with Carson Daly") hosts. Christina Milian ("Be Cool") serves as Social Media Correspondent.
Nikki Lichterman
Akiva Griffith
　
"SMASH"
"PUBLICITY"
04/23/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : Karen (Katharine McPhee) finds herself seduced by the glamorous life of new BFF Rebecca Duvall (special guest star Uma Thurman) -- but can Rebecca be trusted? What will Karen's ascent mean to her relationship with Dev (Raza Jaffrey)? And will Rebecca drive Derek (Jack Davenport) insane? Eileen (Anjelica Huston) introduces new beau Nick (guest star Thorsten Kaye) to ex-husband Jerry (guest star Michael Cristofer), while Julia (Debra Messing) panics when her son Leo (Emory Cohen) goes missing. Megan Hilty and Christian Borle also star.
　
　
"THE BIGGEST LOSER 13"
"EPISODE 17"
04/24/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : ELIMINATED CONTESTANTS RETURN TO COMPETE FOR THE CHANCE TO BECOME A FINALIST – The stakes are higher than ever when all the eliminated contestants return to the ranch to compete in a fateful, four-part challenge. The challenge winner will secure a coveted spot as a finalist, and the chance to compete for the $250,000 grand prize, along with the other two finalists revealed in last week’s episode. It’s a fight to the finish with each player fiercely determined to get back in the game in a competition that will put their speed, knowledge and endurance to the ultimate test. In the end, the third finalist of season 13 will be revealed.

"THE VOICE"
"LIVE ELIMINATIONS"
04/24/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) : LIVE ELIMINATIONS - America will vote to save artists on each team, leaving coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton to decide during the live results show who they will save and who will not move on. Carson Daly ("Last Call with Carson Daly") hosts and Christina Milian ("Be Cool") serves as Social Media Correspondent.
Nikki Lichterman
Akiva Griffith
　
"FASHION STAR"
"MENTOR'S CHOICE"
04/24/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : THE CELEBRITY MENTORS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DESIGNERS—The remaining designers are paired off with celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos. This episode the mentors must decide what each designer will create. One of the contestants butts heads with Varvatos when it comes to fabric options. Meanwhile, two designers raise the bar with their daring design choices. The contestants that do not get bids from the retailers and fail to impress the celebrity mentors will find themselves facing elimination. The winning designs will be available online immediately and in stores the following day. Elle Macpherson hosts and executive produces the series.
Joanne Park
Danielle Dusky
Traci Saulsberry
　
"BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS"
"EPISODE 5"
04/25/2012 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Wednesday) : Betty White’s sassy senior pranksters are back on the streets, pulling outrageous pranks on the younger generation. This week, a woman insists that she’s a young girl’s long forgotten grandmother, a waitress runs out of everything – including good humor, and a man with a speed-monitoring radar gun reprimands walkers for going too fast. Other pranks include an unhappy mail carrier who decides to turn his duties over to someone else, and a stewardess determined to celebrate a girl’s birthday when it isn’t her special day. As star of the series, the delightful Betty White shares her comical pearls of wisdom and stars in engaging and funny sketches between the pranks.
　
　
"BEST FRIENDS FOREVER"
"SINGLE AND LOVIN' IT"
04/25/2012 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : CLOSING THE DEAL – Jessica (Jessica St. Clair) gets back into the dating game after receiving a Facebook message from a former crush. However, after things go awry, she takes sage advice from Rav (Stephen Schneider) and ends up at an unusual frat party. Meanwhile, Lennon (Lennon Parham) and Joe (Luka Jones) struggle with finding intimate time together in their new living situation. Daija Owens also stars. Raquel Alessi and Max Carver guest star.
　
　
"ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS"
"042512"
04/25/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) :
　
　
"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
"LEARNING CURVE"
04/25/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : A STRING OF HATE CRIMES HITS CLOSE TO HOME FOR DETECTIVE TUTUOLA (ICE-T), AND THE SVU SQUAD SUSPECTS A COVER UP WHEN A PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHER (GUEST START TONY HALE) IS SIMILARLY ATTACKED. JANE ADAMS, DYLAN MINNETTE AND MARTHA STEWART ALSO GUEST STAR.
As Detective Tutuola's (Ice-T) son Ken (Ernest Waddell) prepares to tell his father that he is getting married, his fiance is brutally assaulted by a street gang. He’s the latest in a string of recent hate crimes against gay men, and before the SVU squad can arrest a suspect, a school teacher (guest star Tony Hale), is similarly brutalized even though he doesn't fit the pattern. As the detectives search for a connection, they learn that he was dismissed from an elite private school for having an inappropriate relationship with a student (guest star Dylan Minnette, NBC's "Awake.") In trying to make their case, they quickly realize the facts don't add up and another teacher (guest star Jane Adams) may hold the clues to what really happened. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins.) Special appearance by Martha Stewart and Stephanie March (ADA Alex Cabot).
　
Sharon Pannozzo
"COMMUNITY"
"BASIC LUPINE UROLOGY"
04/26/2012 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Thursday) : THE STUDY GROUP’S SCIENCE EXPERIMENT IS SABOTAGED AND THEY GO ON THE OFFENSIVE TO EXPOSE THE CULPRIT – MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS GUEST STARS – When Annie (Alison Brie) discovers the study group’s yam experiment smashed to smithereens on the science lab floor, the group mobilizes to expose the criminal and save their grade. Once Abed (Danny Pudi) and Troy (Donald Glover) think they have located the perpetrator, the group conducts a "trial," with a reluctant Professor Kane (guest star Michael K. Williams) serving as judge. Jeff (Joel McHale) soon realizes, however, that the plot is thicker than anyone suspects. Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jim Rash also star.
　
　
"30 ROCK"
"TBA"
04/26/2012 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Thursday) :
　
　
"THE OFFICE"
"FUNDRAISER"
04/26/2012 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : ANDY MAKES A SPLASH AT A LOCAL FUNDRAISER—JACK COLEMAN ("Heroes") GUEST STARS-- Unemployed Andy (Ed Helms) crashes a fundraiser for the Senator (guest star Jack Coleman) and winds up adopting twelve disabled dogs. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) discovers that winning an auction means losing money, and Darryl (Craig Robinson) teaches Nellie (Catherine Tate) how to eat a taco. John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, James Spader, BJ Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Creed Bratton, Ellie Kemper, and Zach Woods also star.

"PARKS AND RECREATION"
"THE DEBATE"
04/26/2012 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : LESLIE FINALLY GETS HER DEBATE WITH BOBBY NEWPORT -- PAUL RUDD ("OUR IDIOT BROTHER") GUEST STARS -- DIRECTED BY AMY POEHLER. Leslie (Amy Poehler, who also wrote and directed) goes toe-to-toe with Bobby Newport (guest star Paul Rudd) in their big televised debate. Ann (Rashida Jones), Tom (Aziz Ansari), and Chris (Rob Lowe) work in the media spin room, while Ron (Nick Offerman) goes the extra mile to save a party for Leslie's donors. Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott, Jim O'Heir and Retta also star.
　
Joanne Park
"AWAKE"
"GAME DAY"
04/26/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) : THE FINAL SCORE – A big football rivalry captures the attention of the police department, but all bets are off when the final play goes both ways in Detective Britten’s (Jason Isaacs) two realities. In one world a dispute between rival fans leads to a murder in the stadium parking lot and in the other an in-the-red gambler gets burned. Meanwhile, Rex (Dylan Minnette) is suffering from a broken heart. Elsewhere, Vega (Wilmer Valderrama) and Hannah (Laura Allen) are planning a going away party for Britten. BD Wong and Cherry Jones also star.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"
"ROB LOWE"
04/27/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Friday) : ROB LOWE DISCOVERS HIS MATERNAL FAMILY’S UNEXPECTED TIES TO EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY – Armed with information from his late mother’s scrapbook, Rob Lowe sets off on a journey that leads him to America’s founding fathers. In Washington, D.C., a visit to the Library of Congress uncovers his ancestor's surprising role in the Revolutionary War and his direct connection to George Washington. After visiting his ancestors native Germany, he gains a deeper understanding of why everything was risked for a chance to build a new future in America.

"GRIMM"
"LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS"
04/27/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Friday) : A LONG STANDING FEUD COMES TO LIGHT AND NICK TAKES STEPS TO UNLEASH HIS INNER GRIMM -- DAVID ZAYAS ("DEXTER") GUEST STARS -- As Nick (David Giuntoli) delves into the trailer’s weapons cabinet and his inner Grimm, the investigation of a dead construction worker leads him into a long standing conflict in the creature world. Sensing an unfamiliar threat, the suspect takes it upon himself to summon reapers to town to eliminate the Grimm once and for all. Meanwhile, Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) insists that Nick invite Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) over for dinner, making for quite the interesting evening. Russell Hornsby, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee also star
　
　
"DATELINE NBC"
"FR2132"
04/27/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Friday) :
　
　
"ESCAPE ROUTES"
"EPISODE 5"
04/28/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Saturday) : THE TEAMS ESCAPE TO SAN FRANCISCO – Six teams of two participate in a unique road trip competition series with real world challenges. In the urban challenge, teams will complete a classic scavenger hunt where they must collect four items that highlights the iconic locations and culture of San Francisco. The team that finds a way to drive the fewest miles and still collect all four items will come in first place. In the escape challenge, teams escape to the idyllic countryside north of Sonoma to a full sized outdoor flying trapeze rig where they must attempt to execute three different aerial tricks successfully in order to come in first place. Rossi Morreale hosts.
　
　
"THE FIRM"
"CHAPTER FIFTEEN"
04/28/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Saturday) : TIME TO TAKE A STAND—Mitch (Josh Lucas) and Ray (Callum Keith Rennie) make dangerous decisions in their effort to expose Kevin Stack (Martin Donovan) and the Noble Insurance conspiracy. With Stack and Alex Clark (guest star Tricia Helfer) working hard to evade justice, Abby (Molly Parker) surprisingly finds herself at the center of the case. Juliette Lewis and Natasha Calis also star.
Akiva Griffith
"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
"TBA"
04/28/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Saturday) :