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Reality TV: Idols do Beatles
Friday, March 14, 2008

This season's "American Idol" scandal is detrimental to David Hernandez, as the stripper is the first singer eliminated from the Top 12. Tough luck for David. While his rendition of "I Saw Her Standing There" isn't fantastic, he's better than a handful of the other contestants during Lennon/McCartney songbook week.

Kristy Lee Cook butchers "Eight Days a Week" with her country twang, while fan-favorite David Archuleta forgets the words to "We Can Work it Out." I'm glad Chikezie has his best week yet when he rocks "She's a Woman" so hard he breaks a sweat.

"Idol" airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. and Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Fox.

Brad's a no-show on "The Bachelor: Where Are They Now?" special. Is it really a surprise after he dumped Jenni and DeAnna at the end of last season? Maybe he's just jealous Jenni's engaged now and DeAnna's ABC's next Bachelorette. Former Bachelors Aaron, Alex, Jesse and Travis are still single, while Bob's married and Andrew's engaged. Season nine diva Erica started T-Erica, and the brassy socialite sells -- what else -- luxury tiaras. "Bachelorette" success story couple Trista and Ryan offer a peek into their blissful life with new son Max. Season 12's Bachelor, Matt, is a businessman from London.

"The Bachelor" begins Monday at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.

Channel surfing

On "Big Brother: 'Til Death Do You Part," Head of Household Ryan puts Chelsia and Sharon on the block. Chelsia wins the Golden Power of Veto and saves herself, leaving Ryan to decide whether to listen to the pushy HouseGuests urging him to put up his pal, Matt, in exchange for two weeks of safety or go with his gut and target James. Ryan puts up James and the mohawked misfit is eliminated, 5 to 1, over Sharon. Host Julie Chen announces a twist -- the HouseGuests must vote for James or a previously eliminated mystery HouseGuest to return to the house. They pick James, 5 to 3, over Alex -- not such a big twist after all. Chelsia's elated her love is back, and everyone begins the endurance HoH competition. I'm starting to root for once-annoying Adam who's deftly flying under the drama radar.

"Big Brother" airs Sunday at 8 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 p.m. on CBS.

On "Flavor of Love 3," Bee-X, Thing 1 & Thing 2 and Prancer win the bedtime stories challenge and earn a date with Flav, where twins Thing 1 & Thing 2 call out Bee-X on her star-chasing reputation. Meanwhile, Myamee and Shy blame Bunz for blowing the challenge when she practically moons the kiddie crowd. They take the feud too far when they badmouth Bunz to her face. Flav's not too happy about the drama, but those three are safe when Bee-X is eliminated. She denies she's looking for fame, but Flav discovers online that Bee-X was on "Oprah" because she's Usher's biggest fan. Busted!

"Flavor of Love" airs Monday at 11 a.m., and 9 and 10:30 p.m. on VH1.

Crybaby of the Week

... is Kim on the season two premiere of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The starlet's newfound celebrity power gets to her head, as she yells at momager Kris about incorrectly booking her Miami hotel room. "And I'm not going if I'm not having a suite at the Setai. I want the $2,500 room, the best room they have," Kim demands. Mom tells Kim to check her attitude, and by the end of the episode, sweet Kim's cooking breakfast for her family -- amazing!

"Kardashians" airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on E!

Coming up

"Dancing with the Stars," Monday, 8 p.m., ABC.

"The Bachelor," Monday, 9:30 p.m., ABC.

"I Know My Kid's a Star," March 20, 10 p.m., VH1.

"Hell's Kitchen," April 1, 9 p.m., Fox.

"Step it Up and Dance," April 3, 11 p.m., Bravo.

"The Real World: Hollywood," May 21, 9 p.m., MTV.

First published on March 14, 2008 at 2:27 pm
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