Reality TV News

By: Mary Cavaliere

Tonight’s episode showcased the Top 12 guys. I’ve rated each performance on a scale from 1-10 and noted why each contestant scored high or low in my book:

1) David Hernandez (8) ~ He has a nice voice but his performance was a little bland and there were a few bad notes at the end as well.

2) Chikezie (8) ~ Simon hated his performance and his suit but I thought he was very charismatic, nicely dressed, and original.

3) David Cook (9) ~

After last week's volatile and disruptive exchange between Piers Morgan and Omarosa Donald Trump attempts to put things back on track with another team switch. They meet for the task delivery, and Trump sends them via helicopter to QVC Headquarters in Pennsylvania. Each team is responsible for writing, directing, and producing a sales segment live on QVC. It's Quality, Value, and Chaos on this task, as a few of the celebrities have sold items on the network before, but others have a significant learning curve.

For this task, the winner is based on

Last week we had the chance to speak with Mary Sartain, the second contestant eliminated from Survivor Micronesia. I was surprised and happy to find out that Mary and Ryan Opray of Survivor Pearl Islands were recently engaged so I had to call Ryan to find out more. Below you will find the interview I had with Mary last Friday and the chat I had with Ryan this afternoon while he and Mary were at Saddle Ranch in Hollywood.

Interview With Mary Sartain

Q. What surprised you the most after watching

"My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad," premiering on Monday, February 18 (8-9 p.m. ET), is a fun-filled, family-friendly competition series from the producers of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (Mark Burnett Productions) and NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" (Reveille). The series will finally prove the familiar schoolyard boast -- "My dad is better than your dad!"

Hosted by Dan Cortese (“MTV Sports,” “What I Like About You”), the high-energy series features dads and their respective 8 to12-year-old sons or daughters at the forefront of the action -- leading them in exciting larger-than-life challenges

Music and Video Performances Available the Next Day

Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple, for the first time, have partnered to bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven of television’s most popular show exclusively on the iTunes Store ( HYPERLINK "https://www.fegmail.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.itunes.com/" t "_blank" www.itunes.com). Kicking off with the AMERICAN IDOL Top 24 semifinalists this week, customers can purchase music performances for 99 cents per song, and viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances for $1.99, starting March