Plus, Martin Short’s life is in the spotlight in the documentary “Marty, Life Is Short,” and the season finales of the One Chicago and “Law & Order” franchises.

What to Watch this week: Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney close out season 51 of SNL, a horrific Obsession hits theaters

Plus, Martin Short's life is in the spotlight in the documentary "Marty, Life Is Short," and the season finales of the One Chicago and "Law & Order" franchises.

By Gerrad Hall

Gerrad Hall

Gerrad Hall is an editorial director at **, overseeing movie, awards, and music coverage. He is also host of The Awardist podcast, and has cohosted EW’s live Oscars, Emmys, SAG, and Grammys red carpet shows. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Talk, Access Hollywood, Extra!, and other talk shows, delivering the latest news on pop culture and entertainment.

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Season 51 of *Saturday Night Live* wraps up with Will Ferrell returning as host and Paul McCartney as musical guest. Plus, the One Chicago, *Law & Order*, and *NCIS* franchises wrap up, and *American Idol* names a new winner. And Beth and Rip are back for the *Yellowstone* spinoff, *Dutton Ranch*.

In theaters, when a guy makes a wish on a One Wish Willow for his crush to have mutual feelings, he finds himself the object of her *Obsession*. Vivica A. Fox, Sterling K. Brown, Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, and Erika Alexander star in *Is God Is*, and Jude Law, Paul Dano, and more star in *The Wizard of the Kremli*n. On streaming, Martin Short shares his life story in the documentary *Marty, Life Is Short*.

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Monday, May 11

'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest and judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie.

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**Movies*****96 Pounds of Dynamite* (doc) - VOD

**Streaming*****The Brokenwood Mysteries* (season finale) - Acorn TV***Dead & Buried* - Acorn TV***Everyone Is Doing Great* (season premiere) - Netflix***The Great American Baking Show* (season premiere) - The Roku Channel***The Island* (series debut; binge drop) - Acorn TV***The Legend of Kitchen Soldier* (series debut) - Rakuten Viki***Pop Culture Jeopardy!* (season premiere) - Netflix

**8 p.m.*****90 Day: The Last Resort* - TLC***American Idol* (season finale) - ABC / Disney+***Antiques Roadshow* - PBS***Below Deck Down Under* - Bravo***History's Greatest Mysteries* - History***The Neighborhood* (series finale) - CBS***Sullivan's Crossing* - The CW***WWE Monday Night RAW* - Netflix (5 p.m. PT)

**8:30 p.m.*****DMV* (series finale) - CBS

**9 p.m.*****BBQ Brawl* (season premiere) - Food Network (next day on HBO Max)***Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out* - TLC***FBI* - CBS***Foul Play With Anthony Davis* - TBS***History's Greatest Mysteries* - History***Hollywood Demons* - ID / HBO Max***The Quiz With Balls* - Fox***Rock the Block *- HGTV***Tucci in Italy* (season premiere) - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+, Hulu)***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**9:30 p.m.*****Top Chef* - Bravo

**10 p.m.*****CIA* - CBS***Tucci in Italy* - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+, Hulu)

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

Tuesday, May 12

The Short family at the May 6, 2026 L.A. premiere of 'Marty, Life Is Short'.

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**Movies*****The Christophers* - Digital***Cotton Candy Bubble Gum* - Digital, VOD***Hamlet* - Digital

**Streaming*****Devil May Cry* (season premiere) - Netflix***Marty, Life Is Short* (doc) - Netflix***S10* (Dutch movie debut) - Viaplay

**8 p.m.*****Celebrity Jeopardy! *- ABC***Farmer Wants a Wife* - Fox***Love & Hip Hop Atlanta* - MTV***NCIS* (season finale) - CBS / Paramount+*******Renovation Aloha* - HGTV***Summer House* - Bravo

**9 p.m.*****7 Little Johnstons* (season finale) - TLC***Bear Grylls Is Running Wild* - Fox***Chopped Castaways* (series debut) - Food Network (next day on HBO Max)***The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special* - ABC (next day on Disney+, Hulu)***NCIS: Sydney* (2-hour season finale) - CBS***The Punisher: One Last Kill* (special) - Disney+***U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men's National Soccer Team* (docuseries debut) - HBO / HBO Max***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**10 p.m.*****Soccer's American Dream* - VICE TV***Squatters* (series debut) - A&E***Welcome to Plathville* - TLC

**10:30 p.m.*****Squatters* - A&E

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

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Wednesday, May 13

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**Streaming*****The Boys* - Prime Video***Criminal Record* - Apple TV***The House of the Spirits* (season finale) - Prime Video***Margo's Got Money Troubles* - Apple TV***Off Campus* (series debut; binge drop) - Prime Video***The Other Bennet Sister* - BritBox***Perfect Match* (season premiere) - Netflix***The Testaments* - Hulu***Widow’s Bay* - Apple TV

**8 p.m.*****Celebrity Jeopardy!* - ABC***Chicago Med* (season finale) - NBC***Love & Hip Hop: Miami* - BET***MasterChef* - Fox***Survivor 50 *- CBS / Paramount+***The Valley* - Bravo

**9 p.m.*****The A List: 15 Stories From Asian and Pacific Diasporas* (doc) - HBO / HBO Max***Chicago Fire* (season finale) - NBC***Flavortown Food Fight* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)***The Floor* - Fox***One Day in My Body* - TLC***Southern Hospitality* - Bravo

**9:30 p.m.*****America's Culinary Cup* (season finale) - CBS / Paramount+

**10 p.m.*****Chicago PD* (season finale) - NBC***Conspiracies & Coverups* - Discovery***The Face Doctors* (series debut) - TLC***On the Case With Paula Zahn* - ID***Shared Planet* - PBS***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

Thursday, May 14

Mariska Hargitay on 'Law & Order: SVU'.

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**Streaming*****After the Flood* - BritBox***Black Sands* (season premiere) - Viaplay***Nemesis* (series debut) - Netflix***On the Roam* (season premiere) - HBO Max***The Terror: Devil in Silver* - AMC+, Shudder

**8 p.m.*****After the First 48* (season premiere) - A&E***Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem* - Apple Music, select AMC theaters***Celebrity Jeopardy!* - ABC***Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage* - CBS***Jersey Shore Family Vacation* - MTV***Law & Order* (season finale) - NBC***Next Level Chef* - Fox***Scrabble* - The CW

**8:30 p.m.*****Ghosts* - CBS

**9 p.m.*****Elsbeth* - CBS***Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear* (two-part special event debut) - Fox***Hacks* - HBO Max***Half Man* - HBO / HBO Max***Interrogation Raw* (season premiere) - A&E***Law & Order: SVU* (season finale) - NBC***Trivial Pursuit* - The CW***Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo***Welcome to Wrexham* (season premiere) - FXX / Hulu

**10 p.m.*****Killer Investigations* - A&E

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central

Friday, May 15

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser on 'Dutton Ranch".

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**Movies*****Berlín and the Lady With an Ermine* - Netflix***The Crash* (doc) - Netflix***Driver's Ed* - In theaters***Forge* - In select theaters***Is God Is* - In theaters***Lurker *(streaming debut) - HBO Max***Magic Hour* - In theaters***Obsession* - In theaters***The Wizard of the Kremlin* (doc) - In theaters

**Streaming*****Couples Therapy* (season premiere) - Paramount+***For All Mankind* - Prime Video***Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident* (comedy special) - Hulu, Hulu on Disney+***Rivals* (season premiere) - Hulu***RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars* - Paramount+***RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked* - Paramount+***Travis Japan: Summer Vacation!! In the USA* - Disney+***Unconditional* - Apple TV***Your Friends & Neighbors* - Apple TV

**8 p.m.*****Celebrity Jeopardy!* (season finale) - ABC***Deadliest Catch* - Discovery***Dutton Ranch* (series debut) - Paramount Network / Paramount+***Outlander* (series finale) - Starz***Sheriff Country* - CBS

**9 p.m.*****20/20* - ABC***Dateline* - NBC***Fire Country* - CBS***Great Performances: Suffs* - PBS***My Lottery Dream Home* - HGTV***The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd* (season finale) - History

**9:20 p.m.*****Amadeus* - Starz

**9:30 p.m.*****Zillow Gone Wild* - HGTV

**10 p.m.*****Boston Blue* - CBS***Real Time With Bill Maher* - HBO / HBO Max

Saturday, May 16

**8 p.m.*****Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story* (movie) - Lifetime***Hannan Swensen Mysteries: Best Served Cold* (two-hour special) - Hallmark***Love & Marriage: Huntsville* - OWN

**9 p.m.*****Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever* (season finale) - CNN

**10 p.m.*****48 Hours* (season finale) - CBS

**11:30 p.m.*****Saturday Night Live* (host Will Ferrell; musical guest Paul McCartney) - NBC

Sunday, May 17

**7 p.m.*****60 Minutes* (season finale) - CBS**America's Funniest Home Videos (season finale) - ABC***The Killer Among Us* (series debut) - Oxygen

**8 p.m.*****24 in 24: Last Chef Standing* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)***61st Academy of Country Music Awards* - Prime Video***90 Day Fiancé* - TLC***Family Guy* (season finale) - Fox***Friends Until the End* (movie) - Lifetime***Home Town* - HGTV***Marshals* - CBS / Paramount+***Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown* (season premiere) - Discovery***The Real Housewives of Atlanta* - Bravo

**8:30 p.m.*****Bob's Burgers* - Fox

**9 p.m.*****American Dad *- Fox***The Audacity* - AMC / AMC+***Euphoria* - HBO / HBO Max***From* - MGM+***Property Brothers: Under Pressure* - HGTV***Saturday Night Live U.K.* (host Ncuti Gatwa; musical guest Holly Humberstone) - Peacock*******Tracker* - CBS***The Way Home* - Hallmark

**9:15 p.m.*****The Real Housewives of Rhode Island* - Bravo

**9:30 p.m.*****Bob's Burgers* (season finale) - Fox

**10 p.m.*****Betrayal: Secrets & Lies* (season finale) - ABC***The Food That Built America* - History***In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers* (docuseries debut) - Discovery

**10:15 p.m.*****Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**11 p.m.*****Last Week Tonight With John Oliver* - HBO

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