Hell’s Kitchen Taste Test: Ep. 8 Review [Spoilers]

Tension ran high in this week’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ as blue and red team chefs battled it out for the chance to become the executive chef at Ramsay’s new restaurant Araxi in Whister, B.C.

The episode began with a taste test challenge, and the blue team hoped this would be Andy’s forte. They were mistaken. Andy barely avoided elimination last week, and though he had much to prove this week, he failed. The red team triumphed and Andy again came close to being on the chopping block.

The red team had about all they could stand of Suzanne and her ‘know it all’ attitude. They were thrilled when she bombed during dinner service. Through her inability to handle her fish station, Suzanne pulled her entire team down, resulting in defeat for the evening.

Tennille, named by Ramsay as the best of the worse, took extreme delight in nominating Suzanne for elimination along with Sabrina, who displayed such a severe lack of consistency that she was booted from the kitchen and forced to eat raw lamb. Always a twist, Ramsay had a nomination of his own and brought Amanda, who appeared to crack under pressure, down to the carpet to face the music.

After listening to the three chefs vying for another chance to prove their worthiness in ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ Ramsay decided that a defeatist attitude was worse than sending up cold fish and sent Amanda packing.

The Fox show dominated the 8pm hour with the best performance of the night amongst adults 18-49 and earned a 3.2/11 rating, and averaged 7.2 million viewers over all ages.

Big Brother 11 Nominations: Episode 23 Review (Pandora’s Box)

This week’s ‘Big Brother 11′ challenge was to race on a graham cracker track and fill a bowl with hot chocolate. The first to win would gain power to nominate two housemates for eviction. Kevin slid his way to victory.

Last week, Kevin and Natalie convinced Jeff that they would form an alliance with him if he got rid of Russell. Unwittingly, Jeff played into a trap. But the gloves are now off, as Jeff learns that Kevin and Natalie played him.

Next week, contestants will try to win veto power, and one will decide whether to save Jeff or housemate Michele from eviction.

‘Big Brother 11′ had a strong ratings run. The CBS show boasted an average of 8.08 million viewers and earned a 2.7/9 with adults 18-49.

In related news, fans are all hot and bothered about a ‘mystery door’ Kevin went into. We’ll call the door “pandora’s box,” because it is rumored to have consequences for Kevin when he emerges from it. At this point, only the producers know what’s going on.

Americas Got Talent Results Show: Week 10, Night 2 Review

NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ revealed the final contestants who will round out the remaining five spots in the semifinals. As results shows go, this one was filled with exhaustive behind the scenes footage, recaps and storytelling twists to build tension and fill an hour of airtime with material that wouldn’t take more than five minutes to reveal ordinarily.

That being said, the following acts did not get enough viewer votes to make it to the semifinals: African High Flyers, Pam Martin’s Dogs, Matt and Anthony, Ishaara and The Lollipop Girls. Drew Stevyns, The EriAm Sisters, Recycled Percussion and Barbara Padilla all made it to the semifinals and are still in the running to win the $1million prize.

The final spot in the semifinals was a battle between singer Mia Boostrom and dancing prodigies Erik and Rickie. Erik and Rickie claimed the final slot, beating Mia Boostrom by earning two out of the three possible votes from the judges. For Boostrom, what’s worse than being eliminated twice from competition is losing to adversaries under 10 years old.

The toast of the evening was a performance by Reba McEntire, who dazzled audiences with a song from her new album “Keep on Loving You.”

‘America’s Got Talent’ semifinals Week 10, Night 2 pulled in 3.3 million viewers to score a 2.6 rating, nearly tying with Big Brother’s Sunday episode, according to TV by the Numbers.

Americas Got Talent Quarterfinals : Week 10, Night 1 Review

The first act to get a strike from one of the judges on NBC’s America’s Got Talent was the African High Flyers, an acrobatic group from Kenya. Their routine rivaled that of a high school cheerleading squad, certainly nothing to write home about.

Overall, judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan, seem to love, or at least like, every performance, including the truly mediocre. So, this review will focus on the few acts the judges didn’t give a ‘thumbs up’ in the quarterfinals round.

The first act to get a strike from one of the judges was the African High Flyers, an acrobatic group from Kenya. Their routine rivaled that of a high school cheerleading squad, certainly nothing to write home about.

The judges detested Coney Island Chris, who promised a life risking performance, but instead delivered a generic comedy act that left the audience silent. The only moment that earned a laugh was when Hasselhoff expressed his disappointment that Coney Island Chris didn’t set himself on fire.

‘America’s Got Talent’ quarterfinals pulled in 4.03 million viewers to score a 3.1 rating, coming in just below Hell’s Kitchen, which brought in 4.5 million viewers and a 3.5 rating, according to TV by the Numbers.

Project Runway Pregnancy Challenge: Ep. 2 Review [Spoilers]

The challenge for the designers this week on ‘Project Runway’ was to create a look for a very pregnant Rebecca Romijn that was chic and stylish, while still celebrating shape. Most of the designers were not accustomed to designing maternity wear, and that pushed the trash talking to a fever pitch.

Ra’mon Lawrence Coleman was most verbal with his disdain over the other designers’ creations, describing their looks as ‘hot messes’ – the most overused phrase in contemporary times. And for all his pontificating, his design ended up being in the bottom. It was described as a ‘bowling ball bag’ …

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