Reality TV News

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
I was a skeptic, like everyone else, when I heard that Adam Lambert was going to be this week's mentor to the Top 9 on American Idol. Surprisingly, though, he was actually the most helpful and interesting mentor all season. I think they should consider bringing him on full time - sort of like the Tim Gunn of American Idol. He had no problem telling people that they were boring and needed to step up their game. Finally, someone tells the contestants what they needed to

by David McAlpine

Last week on The Biggest Loser, it was Melissa and Victoria's first week back on the ranch without immunity. An episode-long twist threw everyone for a loop when it forced them to wager their chance for immunity against their ability to lose 2% of their body weight. Eventually Sam won safety and Andrea and Melissa fell below the yellow line. The deliberation wasn't even close and the house decided to unanimously eliminate Melissa, sending her home for a second time.

A new day dawned on the

 
by Danae Young
 
This week on Dancing With the Stars: The Results, Len gives a breakdown of last night’s performances and Macy’s Stars of Dance has an amazing performance where ballet and hip hop collide.
 
The first two couples announced safe for this week were Chad and Cheryl and Jake and Chelsie.
 
Len gave his breakdown of each couple after last night’s double score showdown.
 
Erin’s Tango put her under pressure after she had a minor error in her performance.
 

 
by Chandra Clewley
 
The Food Network has come to the table with a reality series that will compete with the likes of other network shows that capture how the other half live.  Private Chefs of Beverly Hills covers Big City Chefs, a traveling catering service for high end clients in..errr…Beverly Hills. There are 6 chefs: Sasha Perl-Raver, Brian Hill, Jesse Brunne, Brooke Peterson, Stuart O’Keefe and Manouschka Guerrier.  Along with the chefs, are CEO Tom Stieber and Branch Manager Samantha who dispatches the chefs to their various events. 
 

 
by David McAlpine

Last week on Dancing With the Stars, it was a hero's sendoff when Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the latest celebrity casualty. The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka just survived the bottom two and, to many people's surprise, ex-TLC star Kate Gosselin made it through yet another week.

Last night's performance marked another milestone for the show: the first time ever the judges gave two scores, one for performance and one for technicality. Now, this may sound like a crude attempt to rig the competition for Evan