The Bachelor - Titillating Us Right Through to the End
I think I need to give up on my reality TV prognosticating, or at least with The Bachelor and Bachelorette. The past few seasons, I just don’t know what’s going on by this point. I always think the Bachelor or Bachelorette is falling head over heels for one person, and then they don’t choose them in the end. All the pomp and circumstance surrounding the finale of this season is only making all that worse. If they’re trying to drum up record numbers for their finale, they’re succeeding.
Last night, when Jason was with Jillian, he had a sparkle in his eyes that wasn’t there with the other two. Then we watched them get all hot and heavy in the hot tub. Maybe that’s what the sparkle was from, as maybe he was looking forward to having “adult time” with someone after way too much one-on-one time with a 4-year-old. Aside from that, she seemed to know something the others didn’t. At last weeks’ rose ceremony, she seemed like the cat that ate the canary. At last night’s, though, she seemed a little nervous for the first time.
With Jason’s date with Molly, I wondered how could they experience something so thrilling as that bungee jump together, for her to then be pushed aside a few days later like that experience together was nothing. Yet, I thought for sure that was a possibility last night. She seemed nervous, but she does every rose ceremony. She has never seemed confident that she’d be staying. Even when Stephanie left, Molly kept saying it’s me, it’s me. She was sure she was going.
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - First Performance Show on American Idol
We’ve been waiting, and have made it through the auditions and Hollywood with plenty of drama to be had. Here we are tonight with our first performance show. We’ve already had one person disqualified, a little matter of her living in the same building as 19 Executives that she referred to as “best friend,” and our first twelve lineup has changed even, with Michael Sarver being in, then out and back in again. How will that affect his performance?
My Dog Skip. I have to appreciate any movie that makes my son emotional and lets me see that he’s a big old softie, just like me. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, and Kevin Bacon star in this movie about the importance a dog takes on in a family. 10:15 AM CT HBO West
Rachael Ray. Gordon Ramsay of Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares stops by to cook things up with Rachael. Will they actually take tips from each other? Syndicated, check local listings.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Lock up your little girls. The Jonas Brothers are on. They’ll play Blindfold Musical Chairs. Spice Girl Mel B is on as well with a fitness segment. Syndicated, check local listings.
The Quiet American. Screen adaptation of Graham Green’s novem starring Brendan Fraser and Michael Caine about a British journalist and American agent in Vietnam. 3:45 PM CT IFC
NCIS. A case from Tony’s past is reopened because of a recent murder, and it forcing him and Gibbs to reverse roles. 7:00 PM CT CBS
The Biggest Loser: Couples. Everyone climbs the big hill to find two keys to the gym. The ones that don’t get the keys have to find other ways to work out. Later, they have a rowing challenge. 7:00 PM CT NBC
Homeland Security USA. Customs officials in Buffalo separate a Turkish man from his family when they wish to emigrate to Canada, and officials grow suspicious. 7:00 PM CT ABC
American Idol. Finally, the performances start! Tonight we’ll hear from the first 12, and I’m excited! Tomorrow we’ll find out who we put through. 7:00 PM CT Fox
The Mentalist. The poisoning of a prominent member of a country clove is investigated, an the team finds a community with too many hidden secrets. 8:00 PM CT CBS
Chris Brown & Rihanna: Love In Trouble. Can we walk into this with an open mind? Of course not. 7:00 PM CT MTV 3
Fool’s Gold. Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in this romantic comedy set in the Florida Keys. 7:00 PM CT HBO East
Without a Trace. After a mother attends a self defense class, both she and her infant son disappear. 9:01 PM CT CBS
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. After a man is found beaten up very badly in a parking lot at a strip club with little to no evidence at the scene, detectives questions the dancers, then the victim’s ex and transgender son. 9:00 PM CT NBC
Primetime: What You You Do? A real estate agent mistreats black and Muslim couples, young girls are approached by a stranger about a lost puppy, a confused older man goes to drive a car with his granddaughters inside, and a best friend plans to marry a much younger man. 9:00 PM CT ABC
Late Night With David Letterman? Are you missing Bonnie Hunt this week with her show in repeats? Catch up with her tonight as Dave’s guest, along with M. Ward. 10:35 PM CT NBC
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