The Amazing Race Season 17 Episode 9: Nick Gives Up In Hong Kong In Non-Elimination Leg

Nick & Vicki were saved. Again. By a non-elimination leg of The Amazing Race, which saw Nick return to being a foul-tempered bad boyfriend to sweet, good-natured Vicki.

All teams arrived in Hong Kong on the same flight. They had to take a bus to a ferry to an island to find a clue on a trail to a cave.

Jill & Thomas had their usual good luck and got on a bus before the other teams, with all but Nick & Vicki catching up at the ferry.

Running to the ferry Vicki had an asthma attack. Nick did not offer to lessen her burden by carrying her backpack. By the time they made it to the ferry Vicki was crying, which then had Nick insisting she stop crying.

The cave clue directed teams to the Kowloon Majesty Chinese Restaurant Buffet Roadblock. The team member doing the Roadblock had to figure out an item of food that was fake. There did not seem to be any rule that said you could not feel the food. There was a rule that anything you tasted you had to eat. I didn't quite understand why it was so hard to find the piece of fake food.

Nat, of the doctors, was the first to find a piece of fake food. Thomas was an eating machine, to little avail. Then Brook & Claire arrived, with Claire doing the Roadblock, and then being horrified to find it involved eating, because she's a picky eater. Thomas and Claire were circling the buffet, with Thomas finding a fake shrimp, sending Jill & Thomas on their way.

Then Nick & Vicki showed up, with Vicki joining Claire. Soon, Claire could eat no more and ran to the restroom to throw up, to the great amusement of Nick. Vicki eventually had to do the same thing. Which had Nick suggesting she give up and they take the penalty.

But, Vicki eventually found her fake piece of Chinese food, finally sending Nick & Vicki on their way to find the Bruce Lee Statue, where a detour put them on a Ding Ding bus or a Sampan. On the bus they had to look for signs that would tell them where the Pit Stop was. Jill & Thomas were the only team to take the Ding Ding  Detour. With Thomas going on about meticulously observing everything, they rode right by "Pit Stop," "Statue," "Square."

Eventually Jill & Thomas gave up and headed to the Sampan option. They arrived before Brook & Claire, and before Nat & Kat found their clue, which involved delivering a birdcage, with birds, to a boat with a serial number matching the one on the birdcage. Seemed simple. But it was dark and the numbers were in random locations on the boats.

When Nick & Vicki made it to the Sampan, Brook & Claire were still searching, so Nick & Vicki knew they were still in it. But, Nick quickly became frustrated and gave up, saying he'd not slept in 2 days, he laid down and slept. Eventually Vicki gave up and agreed to give up and take the 6 hour penalty.

Arriving at the Pit Stop, Phil told them they were in Last Place. Then the pause. Then the news that this was a non-elimination leg. Usually this news is met with whoops of joy. In the picture above you are looking at Nick when he heard they were not eliminated. On the Sampan he said more than once he was ready to go home.

Early on in the episode we saw Nick crying due to being ashamed of how badly he treated Vicki. This seemed to foreshadow that he was going to be bad again. But, I didn't think Nick would be as bad as he was. Not a nice guy. Vicki deserves better. And she needs to lose the piercings. And tattoos. Vicki is a cute girl. She doesn't need those embellishments.

Jill & Thomas were the first to find their boat, getting their clue "Pit Stop Statue Square." Nat & Kat found their boat shortly after Jill & Thomas and beat them to a taxi, and to the Pit Stop. Jill & Thomas came in a close second.

Nick & Vicki have the 6 hour penalty, plus a Speed Bump in the next leg, which take them to South Korea. We did not see Nick & Vicki in the previews for next week's episode of The Amazing Race.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi Koated Nights With NeNe Divorcing Greg

Kandi Koated Nights really shows us a side of  Kandi Burruss that I did not think was there. With Way Too Much Information being shared. When it is tasteless to Kim Zolciak, you know it is really tasteless.

And then Kim invited Kandi and her mother, Joyce, over for Mother's Day, at least I think it was Mother's Day, with Kim's kids and mom and dad.

Why are Kim's mom and dad in practically every episode this season, when they did not exist, as far as we knew, previously?

So, Kandi's mom proudly brought her "Better Than Sex" cake and presented it to Kim's mom. Who seemed to take the sexy cake well.

Back to Kandi Koated Nights, I could have lived without the stripper taking it all in front of the ladies, including a humongous sock covering that which should have remained covered, which was referred to by one of the women as humongous. The various expressions on the housewive's faces, when the humongous member was presented for their visual examination, was pretty funny.

Kim took daughter, Brielle, to her favorite jeweler to get a ring. An Abstinence Promise Ring. All the rage among 13 year olds. With the ring Brielle promises to not engage in any baby making activity until she is 18. The diamond studded ring cost $3,000. Oh, the values Kim is instilling in her girls is quite impressive.

Phaedra came home from the hospital. Apollo had to carry her up the stairs due to Phaedra being unable to walk. Then he remembered to go get the new baby in the car. Phaedra said several strange, goofy things, only one which I remember, something about the baby's crocheted onesie being from the same place as Oprah's. Huh?

Kandi and her music crew worked on Kim's Ring Don't Mean a Thing song. Kandi played it for Kim, who's eyes lit up, now liking the song. Kandi was ready to sell it to someone else if Kim continued hating it. Kandi keeps bitching about Kim not paying her for Tardy for the Party. But, on Watch What Happens Live Kim said she not only paid Kandi, she overpaid her.

A gossip fest broke out after someone recorded Greg ranting about NeNe. And put the rant on a radio website. Greg did not know he was being recorded. He thought he was talking to a friend on the phone.

So, after we saw Sheree's funny dumping of her phony "Doctor" boyfriend, Tye Muhammad, we ended the episode with NeNe confronting Greg about his "radio" interview, after NeNe learned of it, in a humiliating way, on her first day of work on her new TV "journalist" job.

NeNe was all bent out over Greg airing their dirty laundry so publicly. The nerve. But wait. NeNe has this confrontation with Greg, in front of the cameras, so we all could watch. Now that is just ironic. And hypocritical.

Anyway, another entertaining episode of RHOA, except I could have lived without the Cynthia wedding planning part.

Hell's Kitchen Season 8: Episode 12: Gail Takes Her Jacket Off & Gets Out of Hell's Kitchen

This current iteration of Hell's Kitchen is being the oddest since this series started. In all previous seasons of HK there have been a few competent chefs.

On this season it's like the chef criteria that got you cast was the degree of potential entertainment value, not potential chef value.

How else do you explain casting a nutcase like Raj?

Or Trevor. Who has somehow managed to make it to the Final Four, along with Russell, Jillian and Nona.

Gail Novenario was a total basket case in this week's dinner service, which got her kicked out of the kitchen and then out of Hell's Kitchen. Gail had gotten off to such a good start on the episode, winning a challenge by making the most popular lunch cart special, which got her a makeover and new wardrobe. In the end, Gail seemed happier about the makeover than sad about getting the boot.

Paris Hilton and a group of Marines were among the people in Hell's Kitchen for whom Gail had trouble cooking.

Trevor really can not seem to cook anything correctly. And yet he is still there, spouting delusions and burning beef. Trevor was up for elimination, along with Gail. I thought Trevor would be the one to go, as he seems much worse than the terrible Gail.

Jillian had seemed fairly competent, til the most recent episode where we learned that, apparently, she had never cooked a fish product before, requiring Russell to come to the rescue over and over again.

And then there is Nona. She seems to have gotten more and more competent as the show has progressed.

But, of the 4 remaining, the only one who seems even remotely believable as possibly being able to run a kitchen like the one in that fancy LA Market place, is Russell. And he has not been without some doozy mistakes.

I'm thinking that maybe what is going to happen is Chef Ramsay decides none of them are worthy of winning.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim Zolciak Having A Baby With Kroy Biermann The Big Poppa

So, the rumors were true. Kim Zolciak is pregnant. And the baby daddy is the guy we saw Kim hit on in the episode of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta previous to the most recent episode, due to her attraction to the guy's butt.

The guy with the special butt is an Atlanta Falcon Quarterback named Kroy Biermann.

The news that Kim was pregnant was about to come out in a magazine called Life & Style, so Kim make the Baby Announcement on her Bravo Real Housewives of Atlanta Blog, saying....

"This has been one of the biggest weeks of my life. I performed "Google Me" on WWHL for the first time and Kroy and I were happy to announce that we are expecting our first child together (my third his first)! And how great was the timing? Just a week ago, you ALL saw him on the show for the first time. God clearly had a BIGGER little plan for us. This is the third happiest time of my life, thank you for all the support."

I watched the WWHL (What What Happens Live) episode to which Kim refers. Kim was drinking tea. Due to Kim's usual drink of choice being wine, and due to the rumors of an incoming baby being cooked, Andy Cohen asked Kim if she was pregnant.

Kim indignantly took umbrage, asking Andy if he thought she looked fat. Then claiming that the tea drinking was due to Kandi telling her to drink tea, rather than wine, to help improve Kim's pathetic singing voice.

Andy also asked about Big Poppa (Lee Najjar) and Kim also took umbrage, in a good-natured way, to that question. I did not quite catch exactly what Kim said, but it was to the drift that Big Poppa was no more.

Which makes sense, what with Kim being knocked up by the football player and with Kim saying they are being quite happy together. Kim said Kroy texted her the night we saw Kim meet him. Kim did not say how long it was before she had a closeup personal encounter with that butt about which she was so enamored.

Andy also asked Kim the odd question of which, if any, of the Housewives Kim would dip into the Lady Pond with. Kim said none, that she was done dipping into the Lady Pond.

So, is Kim marrying the Baby Daddy? No word on that that I've heard.

Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for November 15 - November 21

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for November 15 - November 21. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	NFL: Giants/Eagles	NBC	23.2	21.0
2.	Dancing with the Stars	ABC	20.7	21.0
3.	NCIS	CBS	19.4	21.3
4.	60 Minutes	CBS	17.7	14.2
5.	Dancing Results	ABC	17.4	17.3
6.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	15.8	17.4
7.	The Mentalist	CBS	14.7	17.0
8.	Criminal Minds	CBS	14.4	16.0
9.	Two and a Half Men	CBS	14.3	15.4
10.	CSI	CBS	14.2	15.7
11.	Big Bang Theory	CBS	13.0	14.9
12.	Undercover Boss	CBS	12.7	12.8
13.	Football Night in America Pt. 3	NBC	12.1	11.4
*	Mike & Molly	CBS	12.1	12.4
*	Modern Family	ABC	12.1	14.7
16.	Survivor: Nicaragua	CBS	12.0	13.2
17.	American Music Awards	ABC	11.7	--
*	Glee	Fox	11.7	12.7
*	The Good Wife	CBS	11.7	13.9
20.	Grey's Anatomy	ABC	11.5	14.3

Dancing with the Stars: Will a Bristol Win Cause Rioting in the Streets?

In a couple hours the nation will find out if a scandal of Watergate/Teapot Dome proportions has erupted upon the land due to Bristol Palin winning the coveted Dancing with the Stars mirror ball trophy.

Last night, as is the norm, for most of the season, Bristol got the lowest point total from the judges.

Will the vast Right Wing Conspiracy save Bristol again tonight?

I have no idea.

I really do not have any understanding of how the judges' votes are combined with the public's votes and the additional judges' votes from tonight's additional 2 dances, to determine who wins this silly thing.

Personally, I hope Bristol wins. That would provide me the most entertainment. I'm likely projecting what I think on to others, but I think Jennifer Grey has worn out her welcome with the viewers.

And Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough sort of make an unseemly couple. A cougar with her boy toy. While Bristol and Mark make such a cute couple, with only a 4 year age difference.

And was it not nice of Bristol and Mark to take a break from the bedroom, I mean ballroom, and put on some of their clothes to pose for this lovely photo for us?

The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Phaedra Has a Baby While Kim is Rumored to Be Having a Baby

You are looking at Kim Zolciak and Lee Najjar, also known as Big Poppa, he being the married man who keeps, or used to keep, kept woman Kim in the style to which she has grown accustomed.

Last week on The Real Housewives of Atlanta we saw Kim hook up with an Atlanta Falcon's Quarterback with a big butt named Kroy Biermann.

I did not see it, but I read that on Watch What Happens Live Andy Cohen asked Kim, who was drinking tea, not wine, if the rumors were true about Kim being heavy with child. Some say Kim answered in the affirmative, others indicate the answer was ambiguous. Still others claimed that Kim was looking heavy with child.

Again I did not see this particular episode of Watch What Happens Live. I think my DVR may have it recorded, though.

Now, what were the highlights of this week's episode of RHOA? Well, Kandi had a birthday party where Kim gave Kandi a wig that Kandi, and others, thought looked like a hooker wig.

In a way too long segment, NeNe got a job on Atlanta's Channel 11 TV station, working on some local TV show.

There was a lot of debate about Phaedra's outgoing baby and the short amount of time Phaedra claims the baby had been gestating. With Kim saying it takes 10 months to cook a baby. I'd not heard that medical term before.

If I understand the scandal correctly, Phaedra and Apollo have only been married 6 months, getting hitched soon after Apollo got out of prison. With Phaedra being hugely pregnant, the other housewives all agree there is no way she is only 6, or is it 7, months pregnant.

So, Kandi visits Phaedra in the hospital were labor is being induced, with Phaedra still acting like she has no idea how long she has been heavy with child. The doctor then matter of factly said Phaedra was in her 40th week.

Ooops. Phaedra's mother is there, who just moments before stated her abject disapproval of babies conceived out of wedlock.

Personally I don't get what the big deal is, but it is amusing to watch the ladies go on and on about Phaedra's mysterious pregnancy.

Induced labor did not work, so a Cesarean was needed. Phaedra was quite the drama queen during the process. And then the baby came out, with the doctor showing Phaedra her baby for the first time, with the first words the new born heard from his/her mama being "Ew Gross."

Later, when the baby was all cleaned up Phaedra opined that it looked Chinese and then said she was fairly sure it was her baby because there were no Chinese people in the room. Or something like that.

Back to Kim recent gossip. Supposedly the Big Poppa Sugar Daddy is in money trouble. With electricity in his buildings being turned off. A mall which Lee Najjar owns owes more than $200,000 in overdue power bills, according to Georgia Power officials. Atlanta's Channel 2 Action News also reported that Najjar is behind on his water bill and owes three year's worth of back property taxes totalling $250,000.

This all makes Kim's garage sale make sense. And hooking up with the new Football Quarterback Sugar Daddy with the big butt.

The Amazing Race Season 17 Episode 9: Double U-Turns Send Chad & Stephanie From First to Last & Eliminated from the Race

Yet one more entertaining leg of the most entertaining season of The Amazing Race in a long, long time.

This week, Chad & Stephanie, who had a euphoric week last week, getting engaged and coming in first, got U-Turned last night, coming in last to the Pit Stop, with Phil Eliminating the couple.

First to leave the previous Pit Stop, Chad & Stephanie read the clue telling them to fly to Dhaka, Bangladesh, the most densely populated city in the world.

In Dhaka teams had to find a sugar cane press and produce a glass of sugar cane juice. First at the airport, Chad & Stephanie found a Jet Airways flight that got to Dhaka at noon the next day. Jill & Thomas and Nick & Vicki soon booked the same flight.

Chad & Stephanie then proceeded to gorge on fast food, while Jill & Thomas worked an agent to get a better flight. Eventually the agent found a flight that got  them into Dhaka 7 hours earlier. Brook & Claire saw Jill & Thomas doing a happy dance, so they accosted the same agent, to no avail.

While Chad & Stephanie continued to pig out, Brook & Claire told Nick & Vicki that Jill & Thomas now had a 7 hour lead. This sent the pairs off to try and find a better flight, with Nick & Vicki successful at getting on a plane that would land in Dhaka at 8:40am.

Brook & Claire were stuck landing at noon with Chad & Stephanie. Along with Nat & Kat who took a more circuitous route to Dhaka.

After Jill & Thomas cranked out the sugar cane juice the next clue was a Detour. Balanced Meal or Balanced Bricks. Jill & Thomas opted out for bricks and a wild rickshaw ride. Balancing bricks in a basket on their head, the pair delivered the 100 bricks and got their next clue.

While Chad & Stephanie, Brook & Claire and Nat & Kat were en route from Mumbai to Dhaka, Jill & Thomas arrived at the Double U-Turn. Without much debate, Jill & Thomas U-Turned Brook & Claire, forcing them to do both detour tasks.

As Nick & Vicki were arriving in Dhaka, Jill & Thomas were at a Roadblock in Nazira Bazaar where one team member had to piece together a rickshaw. Again, Jill did the Roadblock. Thomas does not seem to like to do the manly things, like scale down cliffs and build things.

Jill put together the rickshaw and got the clue sending them to the Pit Stop where they got a $15,000 gift card from Discover.

Nick & Vicki arrived at the U-Turn after completing the Balanced Meal Detour option of delivering food to dockworkers. Nick wanted to U-Turn Nat & Kat, Vicki did not. Vicki won the argument with Nick saying she was too nice. When they came in 2nd at the Pit Stop Vicki remarked that being nice pays off.

The final 3 teams were in dead heat mode through the sugar cane press. All three opted to deliver meals, with Chad & Stephanie's rickshaw driver getting lost.

Nat & Kat made it first to the U-Turn and U-Turned Chad & Stephanie, sealing their fate.

Chad & Stephanie had all sorts of woes trying to completing the food delivery Detour. When they finally made it to the U-Turn Chad was all happy to see Brook & Claire U-Turned, then he saw that he and Stephanie had also been U-Turned.

The pair got the bricks delivered, and then made it to the rickshaw assembly spot to see Claire still working on it, while Nat & Kat were on their way to a 3rd place finish.

Stephanie and Claire were in a race to get the rickshaw built. Claire finished hers with Stephanie seconds behind. The teams were now in race to find Lalagh Fort, as darkness fell on the city. Brook & Claire got to the Pit Stop first, with Brook whining to Phil that they'd been U-Turned by a man, prompting Phil to say, "Don't even pretend you guys aren't a threat."

Then Chad & Stephanie showed up, taking the bad news well. The end of another good episode of The Amazing Race.

And might I add. I HATE the U-Turn gimmick. I have HATED it ever since it was introduced. I double HATE a Double U-Turn. The Amazing Race needs to lose the U-Turn.

Bristol Palin Winning Dancing With The Stars Will Not Be A National Tragedy

I am finding it to be extremely stupid all the Sturm and Drang Yammering over Bristol Palin making it to the Final Three on Dancing with the Stars, as if this were some sort of American National Tragedy of Scandalous Proportions.

Bristolgate.

There are idiots out there who think Bristol and her mother have orchestrated a voting campaign for Bristol. First off, is Bristol's mother bright enough to organize such a thing? And her motivation would be? And it is kept secret how?

In various Internet TV forums, debates rage over the horrendous miscarriage of justice that sent Brandy and Maks home and kept Bristol and Mark dancing.

Such fevered passion over something so trivial. One guy in the Midwest, was it Wisconsin? Shot up his TV, or threw a shoe at it. I think a SWAT team was called.

People get so worked up over Bristolgate, something that matters not a whit in the vast scheme of things, with nary a peep over the upcoming execution of innocent Troy Davis. No raging debate over House ethics woes, most recently on display with Charlie Rangel. No raging debate and shooting TVs over the ridiculous deficit spending, the over the top partisanship in Washington, D.C., the continuing tanked economy and all the myriad other woes that actually matter.

Okay, there is a bit of upset over the TSA's recent decision to closely examine the private parts of people wanting to board an American commercial airliner.

Now, here is my take on the Bristol/Dancing with the Stars phenomenon. First off, I am not a fan of her mom. But, I do find Bristol's mom to be amusing. I was appalled when John McCain picked her for VP. I cringed when Katie Couric interviewed her. I'm amazed she remains a national figure. But, I do find it amusing.

I, like many, thought it a very cynical move, on the DWTS's producer's part, to ask Bristol to dance. She was not a celebrity.

She is now.

The pre-hype had Bristol saying she would not wear anything skimpy.

I was prepared to dislike her.

But, what turned out to be the reality? For Bristol's first dance she came out like such a severe librarian even her mother said she was playing the conservative card too hard. And then Bristol ripped off that outfit to reveal a shimmering red, skimpy number.

This was not the Bristol of viewer's expectations.

And then, as the week's went by, we got to know Bristol. And grew to like her. Even her mother seemed more likable. At least to me.

And we saw Bristol working hard at learning the dancing. Something I know, no matter how much time you gave me, I could never learn to do. Americans of all types respect seeing someone trying hard and getting better at it.

It was easy for viewers to identify with Bristol. She was not an entertainer. She was just an ordinary American girl thrust into the spotlight as a result her mother's ambitions.

And then we learned that when Bristol got the DWTS call, she drove herself to Los Angeles, in her little pickup, in 5 days. A lot of people picked up on that little fact.

So, I'm thinking it is highly likely that Bristol has been the top vote getter for weeks now. The show's producers put her in the bottom two for dramatic effect. Clearly saying, each week, that the bottom two are not necessarily the actual bottom two.

Now, am I motivated enough by the whole Bristol thing to bother voting for her? No. I don't know how to do that, never have, can't imagine ever doing so, not for this show, not for American Idol.

But, millions do bother. I know I'd rather see Bristol win rather than Jennifer Grey, who during the run of the show has grown ever less likable.

Summing up, I do not think Bristol Palin being in Dancing with the Stars Final 3 is the result of a vast right wing conspiracy. I think it's the result of a good example of All American Spunk and Americans liking what they see.

Survivor Nicaragua: Jungle Jane Wins Immunity With Brenda Kicked Out of the Tribe

The toughest person on Survivor Nicaragua, and maybe the toughest person in Survivor history is Jane.

Jane of the Jungle. The oldest woman on Survivor.

I don't know how old Jane is. She appears to be anywhere from 65 to 95. With the strength of a teenage Olympic athlete.

Wednesday's episode was, for me, the most enjoyable of the current Survivor.

I liked the make your way to a goal using planks and barrels Reward Challenge. With a helicopter ride and slide down a volcano to a pizza feast reward.

The team that did not win went back to camp where we learned that what shocked the tribe in last week's previews was not Jane and Fabio making whoopee. Instead, their camp had burned down. Not exactly a Survivor first.

We got to see Sash and Brenda doing some crowing about controlling the game. Always a good sign that a comeuppance is coming.

Brenda remarked that Sash and she were the King and Queen of the Jungle. Then she changed that to say that actually she was the King. Which made Sash a Queen. Something Shannon had rudely suggested in, what was it, the second episode?

The Immunity Challenge took strength. Stand on a narrow plank above a shark infested pond and hold onto a series of knot on a rope as you lean back over the tank.

Most fell into the water before they got to the second knot.

Soon it was down to Benry (Ben Henry), Chase and Jane, on the second knot.

Soon Benry fell into the water.

Chase tried to psych Jane out. Jane was a little wobbly. Probst urged her to continue.

Then Chase started fidgeting and either violated the rules by reaching beyond his current knot. Or he simply dropped out. This particular subject is a raging debate on the Internet today.

So, once more, Jane wins Immunity.

And at Tribal Council Brenda learned she is no longer the King of the Jungle. Even the Queen, Sash, voted her out.

Jane is a shoo-in for the million bucks if she makes it to the Final Three. Unless she does something dumb, like break Fabio's heart.

Speaking of Fabio. I can't believe I've grown to like him and find him funny.

Hell's Kitchen Season 8: Sabrina Leaves Hell's Kitchen

It was down to 6 chefs left, Sabrina, Nona, Jillian, Gail, Russell and Trevor.

Sabrina did not have a good night at the dinner service part of Hell's Kitchen.

But, I thought it was the thoroughly bad Trevor who should have been told to take off his jacket and leave. Or 2 of the other girls, those being Nona or Gail. Even though Nona was not bad this episode, clearly she can't win this thing.

Even if Trevor was not a worse chef than Sabrina, he certainly did not provide as much entertainment fodder as Sabrina.

I don't think Trevor had any of the cooking highs that Sabrina had. And he sure seemed to have lower lows than Sabrina.

The Amuse Bouche competition that led off the episode was amusing. Sabrina went all gaga over one of the chefs doing the judging. The chefs got scored for presentation and taste. Russell scored all perfect 10s for the win. He took 2nd place Gail along for the reward. A visit to the place the winning chef gets to run, The LA Market.

Trev got last place with his Amuse Bouche, even though he thought the judges were going to love his frog legs. That delusion was shattered when one judge remarked it looked as if the frog leg had been run through a blender.

Before dinner service time, Chef Ramsay taunted the chefs with a suitcase full of the $250,000 they get if they win Hell's Kitchen.

Dinner service did not start off well. Sabrina burned her risotto. Gail messed up her scallops. Which seems to be a constant problem. Trev overcooked spaghetti. Then Scott scolded Trevor for yelling at Sabrina, which did not end the Sabrina/Trev bickering.

When Gail screws up the first dish order, Chef Ramsay screamed at the chefs about their lack of teamwork. After that most seemed to start cooking better.

Except for Sabrina, who was now messing up salads by forgetting dressing. With Gail still not getting fish right. And then Russell topped the bad cooking with a raw Beef Wellington.

Chef Ramsay had another of his patented fits, after which the cooking improved.

Until Russell once more undercooked some more beef.

At that point Chef Ramsay had an apoplectic fit and kicked everyone out of the kitchen.

After dinner service was over Ramsay lined up the chefs to hector them some more, told them all to take off their jackets and go up to the dorm and pick two to be eliminated.

A little arguing took place in the dorm. Back downstairs, Sabrina told Ramsay that she and Trevor had been picked for elimination. Arguing to stay in Hell's Kitchen Sabrina insisted she never made the same mistake twice. Sabrina suggested it should be Gail who should go home.

Instead, Ramsay kicked Sabrina out of Hell's Kitchen.

I think Gail would have been a better choice to go too. Or Nona. Or Trevor.

Is this the worst group of chefs yet for Hell's Kitchen? I can't imagine any of them are competent enough to run a big fancy top of the line restaurant like that LA Market place.  Of the remaining 5, it seems there are only 2 who possibly could be the Final Two.

Russell and Jillian. And both have some serious problems

Sabrina would have made for much better TV for the finale

Skating With The Stars: I Know Who 66% of Them Are Including Bethenny Frankel, Jonny Moseley and Sean Young

Last night on the Dancing with the Stars Results Show which saw Maks & Brandy sent home by Mark & Bristol, there was an ad for an upcoming new ABC show, Skating with the Stars.

I somehow do not think ABC is going to have the same success this skating show as they have with their dancing show.

However, I actually recognized a higher percentage of the skater's names than I did the dancer's names when the most recent list of Dancing with the Stars dancer's names was released.

I know Jonny Moseley is an Olympic skier. And that Sean Young is an actress who has, at times, fallen on hard times. And Vince Neil is a rocker who also has fallen on hard times and has shown up on at least one other Reality TV show that I have watched. Was it Celebrity Fit Club or The Surreal Life? Or both?

And then there is the skater whom the ad promo described as a Reality TV Show Superstar. I can not argue with that description. Because of the little group of 6 skaters, Bethenny Frankel is the one who I feel like I know the best. As in know real well, due to her star turns on The Real Housewives of New York City and her spin-off show, also on Bravo, Bethenny's Getting Married?

I believe we have seen Bethenny ice skate on RHONYC. Or am I confusing Bethenny her extremely annoying ex-friend, Jill Zarin? Will Bethenny's amusing brand of sarcastic wit be able to shine through the ice on this show?

The other two skaters, whom I'd never heard of are yet one more Disney Channel star, a guy named Brandon Mychal Smith, who plays Nico Harris on a sitcom called Sonny With A Chance. And Rebecca Budig, who is on ABC's All My Children, playing a character named Greenlee Smythe.

How long can this show run with only 6 skaters? I don't know if I will be interested enough to watch beyond the premiere, which happens Monday, November 22, 9/8C on ABC.

Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for November 8 - November 14

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for November 8 - November 14. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

The Amazing Race is out of the Top 20 this week, while TLC's Sarah Palin's Alaska is tied for 4th highest rated Cable TV Show.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	NFL: Patriots/Steelers	NBC	21.2	20.8
2.	Dancing with the Stars	ABC	20.0	20.9
3.	NCIS	CBS	19.9	21.6
4.	Dancing with the Stars Results	ABC	17.0	17.2
5.	CMA Awards	ABC	16.5	--
6.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	15.6	17.7
7.	The Mentalist	CBS	13.8	16.9
8.	Two and a Half Men	CBS	13.6	15.3
9.	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	13.1	14.8
*	The OT	Fox	13.1	12.1
11.	CSI	CBS	13.0	15.6
12.	Criminal Minds	CBS	12.6	15.8
13.	Football Night in America Pt. 3	NBC	12.4	11.3
14.	60 Minutes	CBS	12.3	13.7
*	The Good Wife	CBS	12.3	14.2
16.	Desperate Housewives	ABC	11.9	13.8
17.	Survivor: Nicaragua	CBS	11.3	13.2
18.	Grey's Anatomy	ABC	11.1	14.3
19.	Glee	Fox	11.0	12.8
20.	Castle	ABC	10.8	12.8
*	Mike & Molly	CBS	10.8	12.2