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Plan your week: 'The Powerpuff Girls,' and a new 'American Idol'


Plan your week in entertainment with these highlights and pop-culture milestones:

MONDAY, 4/4

Watch: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup return to save the day in an all-new, reimagined The Powerpuff Girls.  The animated comedy series airs at 6 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

TUESDAY, 4/5

Read: Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley's book Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again is out today. In it, Williams shares her family's journey through her mother's battle with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia.

WEDNESDAY, 4/6
Watch: The girls from NYC are back for an eighth season. The Real Housewives of New York City returns with cast members Bethenny Frankel, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and a new housewife: socialite Julianne "Jules" Wainstein. RHONY airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.

THURSDAY, 4/7


Watch: One last winner will be crowned tonight on the final night of American Idol's two-part grand finale. Two previous winners, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, are among those performing. The two-hour season finale airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

FRIDAY, 4/8

Listen: The Lumineers' new album, Cleopatra,  arrives today. The band begins a Cleopatra world tour in the U.K. midmonth and lands in the U.S. May 21 with stops in Dallas, Portland, Kansas City and Chicago.