The Amazing Race
They aced the Romanian gymnastics challenge, smashed stakes like pros in the Vampire Remains detour challenge and were all smiles at the finish line -- but married couple Brad and Victoria effed themselves over big-time by flying from Munich to Romania via Amsterdam.
The Celebrity Apprentice (Premiere)
Andrew Dice Clay was fired after proving to be too macho to bake for the first assignment (rake in big bucks selling cupcakes on the street). Skater Scott Hamilton whipped up a mean muffin, but with Clay's bad 'tude, Dennis Rodman's refusal to be a team player and NFLer Herschel Walker's passive leadership skills, the men's team didn't stand a chance against the women. Joan Rivers even smiled when Playmate teammate Brande Roderick's bunny friends hopped down to deliver a huge cheque from Hugh.
The Bachelor (Finale)/The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
If you haven't already heard about the whole Jason-dumps-fiancee-Melissa-on-TV-then-asks-ex-Molly-back-out ordeal, then you obviously need to see my recap at blog.canoe.ca/ent. After North America gushed while Jason gave his heart to obvious-choice Melissa on The Bachelor finale, the real drama broke out on controversial post-show After the Final Rose. That's where he said their "relationship" wasn't working because he still loves runnerup Molly. Why the heck Molly? Soon, she'll dump him and he'll be forced to go back to his other TV ex, Bachelorette DeAnna (whose return on the finale proved to be a waste of everyone's time). No doubt Jason will go down as the most confused Bachelor EVER!!!
Project Runway Canada
Why is everybody always picking on Jeff? His designs aren't THAT snoozeworthy. OK, maybe the one he came up with for this week's spring dress challenge was. He took the whole "day-to-night" thing too far by making his prudish white frock reversible -- with neither side impressing the judges enough to keep them from sending him home. Jessica won with her adorable minty-green asymmetrical number, which will hit select Winners stores. Can't wait!
American Idol
This week's batch of semifinalists actually did things right:
They (for the most part) made good song choices, sang on key and, in Lil Rounds' case, got Simon to use the word "brilliant." Ju'Not Joyner's unique take on Hey There Delilah and Rounds' Mary J. Blige impression went over particularly well -- so let's just try to forget Nathaniel Marshall's Elton John cover and Taylor Vaifanua's unjust butchering of Alicia Keys' If I Ain't Got You, all right?
The Biggest Loser: Couples
I devoted two hours of my Tuesday to watching the Losers learn how to prepare healthy food with celebrichef Rocco DiSpirito, take a shadowboxing class with Sugar Ray Leonard and shed loads of pounds with psychotrainers Bob and Jillian -- and all I got was a lousy "To Be Continued." Now I have to wait to see how the group weigh-in went down.
I feel so cheated.
The Bachelor: After the Final Rose (2)
After Monday's drama, Jason had some serious 'splainin' to do. So why not air a second After the Final Rose? The ratings hog -- taped six weeks after Part 1 -- brought Jason back to answer some hard questions, like why he proposed to Melissa in the first place. He gave us the most vague answers possible before having Molly join him so they could tell us how crazy in love they are now. Everyone join me while I gag. On a brighter note, Alberta's Jillian was crowned The Bachelorette for the upcoming season in May, as I predicted.
America's Next Top Model (Premiere)
A street preacher, a conspiracy theorist and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s ex were among the 34 stick figures The Tyra brought to Las Vegas for the semifinals. Then there was burn victim Tahlia, who made it to New York for the Top 13, but had a harsh reality check after having to cover her scars at a fashion show while her fellow models strutted around half-naked. Ebony-skinned Sandra was my pick from the get-go -- except if anyone knows how beautiful she is, it's her. Up next: Makeovers!
American Idol
Ryan Seacrest wasted no time letting Lil Rounds into the Top 12
-- a no-brainer. But with 45 minutes left to fill, he took his sweet time putting Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Nunez through, before the judges picked eight wild-card contenders: Jasmine Murray (Goodie!), Matt Giraud (Meh), Megan Corkrey (Yes!), Ricky Braddy (Why?), Jesse Langseth (Huh?), Von Smith (I can see it), Tatiana Del Toro (Seriously?) and Anoop Desai (Anoop Dawg's in the hizzouse!). But hey, whaddabout Ju'Not Joyner?
Survivor: Tocantins
Aw, poor ol' "crazy lady" Sandy just had to go, eh? Jalapao's most annoying member sure kept things interesting, if not annoying -- but at least we still have Coach! The tribe let her go after losing the immunity challenge to Timbura -- though they did pick up a sack of beans and a water can earlier, after winning a excruciating reward challenge where they had to balance up to 220 pounds on their shoulders with a large pole. Ouch.
Hell's Kitchen
I guess Chef Ramsay finally got sick of yelling at Colleen, and not getting much of a reaction. The cooking school teacher who messed up every dish she ever touched refused to break down no matter what insults he hurled at her -- including "stupid @#$%ing cow," which would turn me into a bawling mess. After this week's Asian-themed service, he dropped her like a stale fortune cookie before applauding her "tenacity." For once, I agree with him; Bravo, Colleen!
American Idol
Simon, Randy, Paula and Kara were so impressed with their wild-card choices, they picked four instead of three. Ah well, who cares what rules they broke, as long as they picked Megan Corkrey, Anoop Desai and Jasmine Murray -- which they did. Toss in a Matt Giraud, and there you have Idol's first-ever Top 13. Let the finals finally begin!
TOP-RATED REALITY SHOWS IN THE U.S. (millions of viewers)
American Idol WEDNESDAY (Fox) 24.5
American Idol THURSDAY (Fox) 20.9
Survivor: Tocantins (CBS) 12.1
The Bachelor (ABC) 10.9
Amazing Race (CBS) 10.6
TOP-RATED REALITY SHOWS IN CANADA (millions of viewers)
American Idol WEDNESDAY (CTV) 2.4
Amazing Race SUNDAY (CTV) 2.0
Survivor: Tocantins THURSDAY (Global) 1.98
