COMEDY

COFFEE TALK ON WISTERIA LANE

BEFORE the May finale of “Desperate Housewives,” producers catch everyone up on the secrets that have entertained 25 million viewers a week.In a one-hour special, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong),whose suicide occurred on the first episode,tells us about the jealousy between Susan (Teri Hatcher)and Edie (Nicollette Sheridan).

We ‘ll see why Bree (Marcia Cross)is so crazy and how Lynette (Felicity Huffman) got hooked on ADD medicine.But how desperate can a housewife be?One only has to look at Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria).

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Sunday, 9 p.m., ABC

DRAMA

M.D.meltdown

THE hottest new show on TV,after “Desperate Housewives,” is “Grey ‘s Anatomy.” This week,Meredith (Ellen Pompeo),who ‘s preoccupied with the failing health of her mother (Kate Burton),thinks that she made a boo-boo in the operating room.Alex (Justin Chambers)is dealing with a patient addicted to painkillers.With all this stress,thank God one of the residents is throwing a party.Izzie (Katherine Heigl)wants to have a soiree for new beau,but those plans go awry.

GREY ‘S ANATOMY

Sunday, 10 p.m., ABC ,

MADE FOR TV

THE PRIVATE FDR

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT was a hero to millions of Americans for leading them out of the Depression,but he couldn ‘t help himself when he came down with polio.At age 39,he became confined to a wheelchair.In “Warm Springs,” Franklin ((Kenneth Branagh)and his wife, Eleanor (Cynthia Nixon),head to a small Georgia town – Warm Springs – to find a miracle cure..While Eleanor assumes many of her husband ‘s public duties,Roosevelt,who would be elected to a fourth-term,battles the stigma of polio and sees first-hand how people already afflicted with the

disease also grapple with poverty and illiteracy.The fabulous Kathy Bates plays Franklin ‘s therapist.

WARM SPRINGS

Saturday, 8 p.m., HBO

DRAMA

Life ‘s a beach

IF you haven ‘t followed the hit castaway drama “Lost ” from the beginning,,a one-hour special episode will give you a chance to catch up with the survivors of Oceanic flight 815.”Lost:The Journey ” features flash-backs on the show ‘s core characters,illustrating who they are and what they were doing before the crash.In addition,the island itself will be explored,plot points will be summarized and some additional secrets could be revealed,so even if you are an avid

fan of the show and have taped each episode, you may learn a thing or two.

LOST:THE JOURNEY

Wednesday, 8 p.m., ABC

INTERVIEW

On golden Fonda

JANE FONDA is hawking her new,No.1 best-seller,”My Life So Far,” a look back at her strange life in which her marriages seemed like performances.She played the bombshell and sexual adventuress with first husband Roger Vadim,the political activist with second husband Tom Hayden and the mogul ‘s moll alongside husband No.3,Ted Turner.Now mostly retired from acting (she has a forthcoming movie co-starring box-office poison Jennifer Lopez),Fonda,67,looks back at her many sterling performances,both public and cinematic,with James Lipton.Thirty years ago,Fonda was one of America ‘s best actresses,as clips from “Klute,” “The China Syndrome ” and “They Shoot Horses,Don ‘t They?” will prove..Henry ‘s girl did all right for herself.

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO

Sunday, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Bravo

REALITY

They can ‘t take it anymore

A married couple with five children,Laura and Chris are at the end of their rope after dealing with the pressures of everyday life and the challenge of raising so many young children. Enter licensed marriage therapist Jamie Greene,who comes to their aid on “Marriage 911 ” with a list of helpful suggestions and behavior modifications to help them survive their own lives.

MARRIAGE 911

Monday, 8 p.m., Fox