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This weekend on TV: It's the end of the line for 'One Life to Live'
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Published on Jan 13, 2012 08:26AM

It's the end of the line for another daytime soap. One Life to Live (1 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) ends its nearly 43-year run by looking at highlights from the past.

There's no big mystery or great conspiracy to what happened here. The ratings for "OLTL" don't support the cost of producing the show anymore. Case closed.

And this really is the end - plans to move ABC's canceled soaps to the web have fallen through.

Elsewhere on Friday ...

A Gifted Man (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Michael and E-Mo clash over a patient.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (7 and 8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Helping seven families in Joplin, Mo.

Chuck (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Chuck and Sarah go on one last mission together.

CSI: NY (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A home invasion turns out to be more complicated than originally thought.

Grimm (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A fugitive returns to Portland with revenge on his mind.

Great Performance (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): In her one-woman play "Let Me Down Easy," Anna Deavere Smith portrays a variety of characters.

Fringe (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Peter travels to the Other Side to confront Walternate.

Supernatural (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): The God of Time sends Dean back to 1944.

Merlin (8 and 10 p.m., Syfy): The kingdom is on the verge of collapse.

Blue Bloods (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Jackie and Danny investigate a murder at a diner.

Elsewhere on Saturday ...

NFL playoffs: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers (2:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Denver Broncos at New England Patriots (6 p.m. CBS/Ch. 2);

Men's college basketball (6 p.m., ESPNU): Santa Clara at BYU

The Fades (7 and 10:15 p.m., BBC America): In this British series, a teenager is able to see "the Fades" - remnants of the dead who have not been accepted into heaven.

NBA (7 p.m., ROOT and NBATV): New Jersey Nets at Utah Jazz

Miss America Pageant (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke-Charvet host.

Elsewhere on Sunday ...

NFL playoffs: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens (11 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); New York Giants at Green Bay Packers (2:30 p.m. Fox/Ch. 13)

Golden Globe Awards (6 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Ricky Gervais returns as host. We'll see who he offends this year.

NBA (6 p.m., ROOT): Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets

Undercover Boss (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The chairman and CEO of Diamond Resorts International goes under cover in the second-season premiere.

Once Upon a Time (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The evil queen has Hansel and Gretel steal an artifact from a witch.

The Simpsons (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Lisa's online social networking site creates all kinds of problems.

Leverage (7 and 10 p.m., TNT): The team faces an enemy from the past.

Oprah's Next Chapter (7 and 8 p.m., OWN): Oprah interviews George Lucas and Goldie Hawn.

Napoleon Dynamite (7:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): In the premiere of this animated series, Napoleon has trouble with a bully. (Another episode airs at 8:30 p.m.)

The Good Wife (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Alicia defends a lawyer who was arrested for not revealing the name of a client in another case.

Desperate Housewives (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Gaby turns to Lynette for help with the business while Carlos is in rehab.

Masterpiece (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Downton Abbey becomes a convalescent home for wounded WWI soldiers.

Hell on Wheels (8, 9 and 11 p.m., AMC): In the season finale, Cullen has to choose between his past and his future.

Pan Am (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Dean is chosen to fly the first commercial flight to Moscow.

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (10 p.m., Comedy Central): The stand-up comedian performs.

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