There was a gasp heard around the ballroom Tuesday night, as Sabrina Bryan was the latest contestant shockingly eliminated on "Dancing with the Stars." The Cheetah Girl and her partner, Mark Ballas, are arguably one of the competition's best pairs, but their foxtrot falls short this week. The judges' score of 25, combined with the viewer votes, isn't enough to keep them in the competition over soap star Cameron Mathison and Edyta Sliwinska.
Sabrina is robbed. She's noticeably shocked when she's in the bottom two instead of Marie Osmond, but when she's eliminated, the Cheetah girl looks like she's just seen a ghost. Sabrina's too shocked to cry, but judge Carrie Anne Inaba isn't. Judge Bruno Tonioli is right - this is madness.
I must admit, while Sabrina was one of my favorites, I didn't vote for her this week. I assumed she was safe, as I'm sure many of her fans did. I used all my votes for Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough, who I think are the most improved this week with their cha cha. Is Marie Osmond still getting the sympathy votes after passing out last week? Marie's a doll, but there's no way she's a better dancer than Sabrina. Is Cameron safe because he said he'd dance in a thong if he makes it to the finals? Come on, ladies, he's cute, but so is Helio! The new final two has to be Spice Girl Mel B. and Helio... I hope. But at this rate, you never know.
"Dancing" airs Monday at 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC.
Tempers flare on "I Love New York 2" this week, as Buddha confronts Tailor Made for screwing over Cheezy last week. Their argument escalates and Buddha head butts Tailor, and it has dire consequences (see Crybaby of the Week). Later, Tailor takes Sister Patterson's side at her mama's boys dinner, but Mr. Wise refuses to be a snitch like Tailor. The two end up in a fight, and Tailor spits in Wise's face, bringing back memories of when Pumkin spit in New York's face on "Flavor of Love." You'd think New York would dump Tailor after his actions, right? Wrong. Instead, she sends sweet 20 Pack home because earlier when she asks him to kiss her, he coyly asks if she's sure, which turns her off. Guess she has to keep Tailor around, since he causes the most drama. "I was so pissed off and disappointed in his actions," New York said. "It's going to take me a long time to get over this."
"New York" airs Monday at 9 p.m. on VH1.
Channel surfing
On "The Hills," Lauren and Whitney travel to New York to discuss the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party with editor-in-chief, Amy Astley. While Lauren works on a Marc Jacobs casting session she meets her dream designer. Whitney's presentation on the party seems to be lackluster, but upon her return to L.A., she learns she got rave reviews, even though she was a little overdressed. Meanwhile, Spencer calls frenemy Brody, but he doesn't pick up. Brody tells Lauren he doesn't think they'll be BFF ever again, and it's his decision and not her fault. "How about we forget all the BS, and I'll always be there for you, and you'll always be there for me," Brody says, kissing Lauren on the head. Aww.
"The Hills" airs Monday at 10 p.m. on MTV.
On "Keeping up with the Kardashians," "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis calls Kris from jail, asking if her daughters want to pose for a shoot in his new couture bikini line. Kris is all for it, but she doesn't tell Bruce why she and the girls are hopping a plane to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Peeved, Bruce finds out and tails them down there, leaving little ones, Kendall and Kylie, home with his son, Brody (yes, the Brody from "The Hills"). So while the older Kardashian girls pose on the beach, the little Ks shoot their own "Girls Gone Wild"-style video, dancing around Kris and Bruce's bedroom stripper pole. These girls are 9 and 11! Guess Brody and his manager Frankie (who makes a cameo on "The Hills" this week, too) aren't such good babysitters.
"Kardashians" airs Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on E!
On "The Salt-N-Pepa Show," Pepa's new New York City apartment is being renovated, so she asks Salt if she can stay at her family's house for three days. Three days turn into quite a few more, and Pep starts to wear out her welcome when she loudly plays dice with the guys, comes in late and has strange plants sent to the house. "I feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone now, this is just bizarre," Salt says. Everything comes to a head when Salt interrupts Pepa's prayer meeting. "This is not about us," Salt tells her. But finally everything comes out in the open, and the friends talk about their issues. "Hey Salt and Pepa are opposite, no question about that. But can we get along? Yes. It works itself out," Pepa says. Finally, it seems like they're getting along just a bit better, especially now that Pep will be moving into her apartment soon! "Before Pep and I didn't resolve our differences at all. We don't hold our feelings in anymore," Salt says.
"Salt-N-Pepa" airs Monday at 10 p.m. on VH1.
On "Gotti's Way," Deb's upset that Irv is being too tough on their sons, especially after Sonny loses his football game. "I have a hard time with him telling the boys to 'man up' because it's OK to cry. He's crying because he lost a playoff. Who wouldn't cry?" Deb says. Meanwhile, Lloyd's new album drops, but Murder Inc. misses the week's No. 1 mark by 5,000 copies. Irv says it's OK, as long as they're trying their hardest to succeed, just like he wants his boys to succeed. "If I am riding you hard, I'm only riding you hard because I want you to be the best at what you're doing," he tells the boys.
On last week's season premiere of "Run's House," Rev. Run buys JoJo a new BMW for his high school graduation gift, which makes little honor roll students Russy and Diggy a bit jealous. "I think your car might cause a little animosity around here because you're flashing it," Run tells JoJo. So big brother JoJo buys hot belt buckles for his little brothers as gifts for their good grades. Aww. Meanwhile, Angela and Vanessa want to move to Los Angeles, and Run says they must choose New York or L.A. They say L.A., but then Vanessa gets an offer from "Guiding Light" for a summer-long role. She accepts, meaning the girls are staying in New York, or so they think. Rev. Run already signed away their apartment! "I can't have the city. I can't have LA. I'm stuck back in Jersey!" Angela complains. Run and Justine are thrilled the girls are back home, and they think it's no surprise that the "Guiding Light" - aka an act of God - is keeping them there.
"Run's House" airs Thursday at 10 p.m. on MTV.
Crybaby of the week
... is Buddha on "I Love New York 2." He gets in a nasty fight with Tailor Made and head butts him. Even though Tailor deserves it, New York isn't pleased with the violence in the house, so she eliminates Buddha immediately. Buddha's upset he lets his chance with New York slip by, and sheds a few tears when he leaves the mansion. I never would have expected one of the show's beefiest guys to be crying over New York!
Coming up
"The Amazing Race," Sunday, 8 p.m., CBS.
"The Shot," Sunday, 10 p.m., VH1.
"Real Housewives of Orange County," Tuesday, 10 p.m., Bravo.
"Project Runway 4," Nov. 14, 10 p.m., Bravo.