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On May 26, SMASH aired its farewell episodes on NBC and if you missed last night's big finish -- we've got both episodes right here featuring the Tony nominations and the awards themselves.

NBC lowers the curtain on SMASH with the series finale tonight, May 26. In anticipation of the show's closing night, Executive Producer Marc Shaiman wrote an in-depth send-off titled 'Goodbye, Norma Jean,' detailing what worked and what didn't throughout the series' two-season history.

Earlier this month, it was announced that NBC was lowering the curtain on SMASH, and despite winning E!'s Save One Show poll, the show must close. In anticipation of the series' finale tonight, May 26 on NBC, BroadwayWorld brings you a flashback of SMASH's high (and low) notes!

New BroadwayWorld.com Poll - Which SMASH show would you like to see win the Tony on the Series Finale?

Two more sensational songs have been released from the forthcoming series finale of NBC's musical drama series SMASH - no less than covers of Traffic and Queen byway of the dynamic leading ladies, Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty, and the rest of the cast!

The songs from the final episode of NBC's musical drama series SMASH are now available, including the Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman showstopper 'Big Finish', performed by Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee.

In the SMASH two-hour series finale on May 26th on NBC, 'The Nominations' and 'The Tonys', it's a crucial moment for both shows as Tony nominations loom, but keeping your eye on the prize can be hard. Click below to watch the promo!

On May 9, just before NBC announced SMASH's cancellation, the series' star Katharine McPhee talked to The Hollywood Reporter about what the experience has meant to her, saying 'this show was a huge gift.'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has officially dropped SMASH after two seasons. The series moved to Saturdays this March, and the show's wide fanbase was unable to boost the numbers. SMASH finishes averaging around 3 million total viewers.

At 8 p.m. ET, NBC's SMASH scored a 0.5 in the all-important adult 18-49 demographic (compared to 0.4 on 4/27) and delivered its biggest overall audience to date among five Saturday telecasts with 2.3 million viewers (compared to 1.9 million on 4/27).

Below, get a first look at the May 11th episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Transfer'. In the episode, with his sights set on the Tony, Tom (Christian Borle) pulls out all the stops at a Houston & Levitt tribute night, but can Julia (Debra Messing) turn away from 'Hit List' long enough to help? Ivy (Megan Hilty) is afraid of damaging her reputation when Tom asks her to perform a risque number. The cast of 'Hit List' is rocked by a betrayal close to home.

Saturday night's episode of NBC's SMASH remained steady in the ratings, tied with its series low of 0.4 adults in the 18-49 demographic. Week to week, 'Smash' took a slight dip in total viewers (1.9 million this week vs. 1.908 million on 4/20).

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As BWW reported earlier, NBC will air the Season 2 finale of SMASH on a special night and time. The two-hour episode is scheduled for Sunday, May 26 from 9:00-11:00PM ET. Today, the network released an official synopsis for the episode titled 'The Nominations/The Tonys'

According to NBC, the Season 2 finale of the musical drama SMASH will air on a special night and time. The two-hour episode is scheduled for Sunday, May 26 from 9:00-11:00PM ET.

'The Phenomenon' airs Saturday, May 4 at 9:00 p.m. on NBC. Check out a first look below!

NBC's musical drama series SMASH feautures a handful of well-known Broadway regulars acting as guest stars on this week's episode, with Daphne Rubin-Vega and Jesse L. Martin continuing their second-season arcs and Carolee Carmello and Kathie Lee Gifford making special appearances.

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NBC has announced the following primetime scheduling updates for Saturday April 20, 2013 - Sunday April 28, 2013:

The 'Opening Night' episode of NBC's Broadway drama 'SMASH' (airing Saturday, April 20 at 9PM-10PM EST/PST) will include the Actors' Equity Association iconic Gypsy Robe ceremony, an honor bestowed to a member of a Broadway chorus with the most Broadway musical chorus or ensemble show credits. The Gypsy Robe ceremony takes place onstage just before the audience enters the theater on opening night.