When last we saw Desperate Housewives (Sunday, 8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Bree (Marcia Cross) was preparing to end her own life.

She wrote the note. She had the gun. She was about to do what Mary Alice did when the show began almost eight seasons ago.

Without giving anything away, let's just say that the show isn't going to keep viewers hanging for long. There is a resolution early in the episode ... and then the show moves on.

In this, the final season of "Housewives," we're moving toward a conclusion of all the storylines. And it's a fun ride.

Elsewhere on Friday ...

College football (6 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Cotton Bowl - Arkansas vs. Kansas State

A Gifted Man (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): In the middle of a blizzard, Michael needs immediate medical attention.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (7 and 8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): In the series finale, the team helps a blind widow and her six children.

Chuck (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Chuck and Sarah deserve their next move.

NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz

CSI: NY (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A cage fighter who was being stalked is murdered.

Great Performances (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): The L.A. Phil's opening night gala features an all-Gershwin repertoire with special guest Herbie Hancock.

Supernatural (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Dean is determined to take down Dick Roman; Sam helps a teenager search for her father.

Merlin (8 and 10 p.m., Syfy): In the fourth-season premiere, Arthur and his knights try to protect the king from hellish forces called up by Morgana. (Part 1 of 2)

Blue Bloods (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Erin's informant it murdered.

Elsewhere on Saturday ...

College football (11 a.m., ESPN): BBVA Compass Bowl - Pittsburgh vs. SMU

NFL playoffs: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans (2:30 p.m, NBC/Ch. 5); Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints (6 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)

Men's college basketball: San Francisco at BYU (4 p.m., BYUtv); Washington at Utah (4 p.m., ROOT/FSN); Nevada at Utah State (7 p.m., KCSG)

Republican presidential debate (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Live from New Hampshire

NBA (8:30 p.m., ROOT): Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors

Saturday Night Live (10:30 p.m., Ch. 30): Charles Barkley hosts; Kelly Clarkson performs.

Elsewhere on Sunday ...

NFL playoffs: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants (11 a.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos (2:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2);

College football (7 p.m., ESPN): GoDaddy.com Bowl - Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

Once Upon a Time (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Rumpelstiltskin searches for a power source to help his son avoid war.

The Simpsons (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Homer gets his own political talk show and endorses rocker Ted Nugent for the Republican presidential nomination.

The Good Wife (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A divorced couple accuses Lockhart/Gardner of influencing them for financial gain.

The Firm (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Two-hour premiere of the legal drama based (sort of) on the Tom Cruise film and the John Grisham novel.

Absolutely Fabulous (8 p.m., BBC America and Logo): Saffy invites a friend to move in; Patsy learns that she has no identity.

CSI: Miami (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A killer uses an unusual weapon to murder a genius.

Pan Am (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Maggie falls for the congressman.