The final three get to go home to a hero’s welcomes this week on American Idol. That means we’re headed home to Georgia, Louisiana, and California. What would Idol be without those Southern finalists? Check out your other favorite shows at TV-Links.

1. The View. Arsenio Hall and Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger are the guests today. 10:00 AM CT ABC

2. St. Elmo’s Fire. Here’s an oldie but goodie they don’t repeat often. I haven’t watched it in awhile, but it’s probably one of the more dated Brat Pack movies. Interesting to see where their careers have gone since this. 11:00 PM CT Style

3. Despicable Me. In this animated flick starring Steve Carell, a super villain plans on carrying out the ultimate plan to steal the moon, but gets stuck with three little orphaned girls that stand in his way. 1:45 PM CT HBO

4. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The guests today include Steve Carell and Brooklyn Decker. Syndicated, check local listings.

5. NBA Basketball. Game 3 of Eastern Conference Semifinals. Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers. 6:00 PM CT TNT

6. MLB Baseball. Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays. 6:00 PM CT ESPN

7. Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. Senior citizens play pranks on younger people. 7:00 PM CT NBC

8. The Middle. Mike doesn’t approve when Frankie has Brick tattling on the others, and Sue finds Axl sneaking back into the house in the middle of the night. 7:00 PM CT ABC

9. American Idol. The final 3 perform songs after their visits home. 7:00 PM CT Fox

10. Suburgatory. Tessa feels the emptiness when Chatswin celebrates moms, Dalia travels to Israel without Dallas, Eden has a reaction to a baby shower theme, Fred arranges for a surprise for Sheila, and Lisa makes a discovery. 7:30 PM CT ABC

11. Criminal Minds. One of the BAU’s own becomes a hostage at a federal bank negotiation situation, and Prentiss says goodbye. 8:00 PM CT CBS

12. Rock Center with Brian Williams. 8:00 PM CT NBC

13. Modern Family. Gloria and Jay have an argument while at a diner ordering lunch, Claire and Cam don’t agree on disciplining kids, and Luke accepts an award under a falsehood. 8:00 PM CT ABC

14. America’s Next Top Model. One aspiring model falls under the pressure during the Hong Kong go-sees, and photographer Jez Smith is guest judge. 8:00 PM CT CW

15. Ghost Hunters. For Grant’s final investigation, the hunt leads to the team to Jason and Grant’s very own haunted property. 8:00 PM CT Syfy

16. Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis. When Jeff and Jenni try to transform the home decor of comedian Mark Decarlo, they discover that comedy is far from pretty … 8:00 PM CT Bravo

17. Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. Chloe tries to talk June into having casual sex, embarrassing footage of James and Chloe gets out as James becomes concerned on how it will affect his likeability. 8:30 PM CT ABC

18. NBA Basketball. Game 2 of Western Conference Semifinals. Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers. 8:30 PM CT TNT

19. Dog the Bounty Hunter. Dog and his team get help from the U.S.P.S. to nab a fleeing fugitive. 8:30 PM CT A&E

20. South Beach Tow. In the wake of Christie’s departure, an overwhelmed Robert Sr. loses control of the yard and a group of angry vehicle owners escape with their cars. And, Robbie confronts Perez in an effort to get Christie back, but a shocking explosion stops them all in their tracks. 8:30 PM CT truTV

21. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. After being led to a severed leg during an investigation into a missing teen, detectives get immersed into the world of self-mutilation and ritual amputation. 9:00 PM CT NBC

22. Revenge. Jack and Emily are brought closer together by a loss, Conrad’s fate could be sealed by Victoria’s new alliance, and Charlotte goes after Declan. 9:00 PM CT ABC

23. Duck Dynasty. Si, Martin, and Jep join in a Duck Commander RV road trip with Jase, and Phil and Willie have to get creative when a yard turns up an alligator 9:00 PM CT A&E

24. The Soup. 9:00 PM CT E!

25. Hot in Cleveland. The ladies find an item that requires Artie Firestone’s expertise in an abandoned storage unit they bid on, and Joy learns how to operate a CB radio. 9:00 PM CT E!

26. Total Blackout. A new lineup of contestants faces their fear in darkness. Who will emerge victorious? 9:00 PM CT Syfy

27. Around the World in 80 Plates. The cheftestants head to Lyon, France to recreate illustrious French cuisine, attempting to impress the notoriously tough local judges. 9:00 PM CT Bravo

28. Toddlers & Tiaras. Mackenzie, Damitri’ana, and Lacy Mae will go to all lengths to win with an around-the-world theme. 9:00 PM CT TLC.

29. American Restoration. An old amusement park ride gets tricked out. 9:00 PM CT HISTORY

30. Locked Up Abroad. A civilian truck driver working for the U.S. military in war-torn Iraq is taken hostage. 9:00 PM CT National Geographic

31. Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew. “Pitbull.” 9:00 PM CT MTV

32. Happily Divorced. Peter plays matchmaker with Fran and a doctor, but it pushes her back to Elliot, and Elliot asks Fran to go along with him to therapy to work on his issues with commitment. 9:30 PM CT TVLand

33. Conan. Liam Neeson, Marc Maron, and Brody Stephens are the guests tonight. 10:35 PM CT TBS

Teresa is pushing friends and family farther away. Caroline is convinced the woman is insane and completely jealous of Melissa, a younger, beautiful, better version of Teresa. Kathy, Teresa’s cousin, has not yet cut ties, but rather bites her tongue. Whereas her husband, Richie, has had it with Teresa.

Working out and venting frustrations go hand-in-hand. So while Joe Guidice pumps some weights at home, Teresa tells what happened at the Summer Solstice party.

“I know so many men who went with her. Before she was married.” Joe says about Melissa.

While Teresa goes on about the argument and how everyone’s against her, Joe puts down Melissa, Teresa’s brother, Joe, and everybody else in the childish manner we’re familiar with by now. Joe Gorga is a woman (that’s the polite version of it) and his name is really Josephine. Caroline is boring. Rosie looks like a butcher boy. Melissa is a loose woman (that’s the polite version).

Melissa tosses a football back and forth with her husband, Joe Gorga, and tells him about the big argument she had with his sister at that same Summer Solstice Party.

“Talking to Teresa is like talking to this football right here,” Joe tells Melissa.

Their conversation is a bit more adult than the former.

More walking out and venting frustrations, this time with Jacqueline and Teresa. Jacqueline lets Teresa know how upset she was for getting put in an awkward position at the Summer Solstice party. Teresa responds, “Your loyalties should lie with me as my best friend.”

There’s no getting through to Teresa, for real. Jacqueline’s trainer briefly leaves the women to find her some alcohol, or lipstick. This trainer looks totally out of it to me. Her head’s nodding off every now and then, her clothes looks sloppy for a trainer, and she’s barely working out herself.

Christopher Manzo, Caroline’s son, is trying to buy a new car — a Jaguar. But it’s just about out of his price range. It’s ridiculous in Caroline’s book.

None of Joseph or Victoria’s friends show up to the end-of-the-school-year party. Kathy’s pissed, especially when none of the other women show up, like Jacqueline or Caroline.

Richie told the kids not to invite their friends once he found out Kathy invited Teresa and Joe Guidice. Because he doesn’t want the kids’ image ruined at school and doesn’t want to publicize that they are related to the Guidices. As hilarious as it is, the show has aired and that ship has long sailed.

Jacqueline video chats with Ashlee. As soon as she starts missing her daughter, Ashlee gives off that similar “F*** you” attitude even online and Jacqueline’s feelings are if she doesn’t change she’s never coming back home.

The Gorgas and Guidices—Teresa at least—arrive at Kathy’s party with the beautiful kids. Joe Guidice is nowhere to be found.

“Here comes drama,” Richie says under his breath. This guy is hilarious.

Melissa has a hard time being around Teresa after their blow-up at the Solstice party and she can’t even fake saying nice words to her. At least the kids are all playing and having a good time. Kathy wants to be the glue and pull Melissa, Teresa, and the family together.

Richie talks with Joe Gorga about how Teresa maybe needs therapy. He’s joking, but the guy’s serious at the same time. Old-school Italians don’t believe in therapy. They just ignore each other and don’t talk for years.

Teresa tries to get her little girls and their cousins to hug for a little show of family love. It comes off as so awkward and forced. Particularly since she’s coaching Audriana to give them a hug.

Caroline and Al celebrate their twenty-seventh anniversary at the little apartment above the Brownstone, Al’s longtime owned restaurant. They reminisce on the old times, before living the luxurious life they live now.

Joe Gorga adores his nieces, especially God-daughter, Gia, so he calls Teresa over to try and talk things out again. Everyone’s looking on just to see what happens. The brother and sister are talking and there’s not yelling.

Teresa starts crying because she doesn’t want to say the wrong thing to Joe. Yet she opens her mouth up about Melissa.

So much for a peaceful chat. Teresa wants the “old Joey” back and Joe wants the old Teresa back, before the fame and image took over.

“Maybe you changed. When I got married, I put you before my husband. When you got married…” Teresa plays tit-for-tat.

Everyone’s fed up with her bull.

“You’re just the meanest brother ever,” Teresa tells Joe.

“I’m an angel from God,” Joe responds.

Teresa brings up how Joe Gorga has trash-talked her husband for eleven years. Joe tells her God will strike her if she keeps lying like that. He’s beyond fed up with her childishness, denial, and lies, and curses her as he walks away from it.

Teresa’s shocked and wants to leave the party. She searches for her kids and announces she wants to go. Once again, Teresa storms out on everyone.

On the next episode: Field day for the real housewives and their families: that means games, fun, and tug-of-war in every meaning imaginable. Jacqueline and Teresa get into an argument. Gia gets involved in the family tension she’s already aware of, thanks to Teresa.

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The talent was great on America’s Got Talent last night, but let’s be real. WE weren’t really watching that as much as we were watching Howard Stern. He seemed to do pretty well. He was fair and honest, and seemed to keep some of his more outrageous comments in check. And what completely surprised me is that he had moments of pure emotion that he didn’t seem to have any problems showing. Tonight is night two, and I expect more of the same. Catch up with all the TV you may have missed at TV-Links.

1. Dinner for Schmucks. To get ahead in the company, a man agrees to attend a dinner where the goal is to bring the biggest idiot as his +1, all for the point of them being made fun of. In the process, he ends up creating a relationship with the guy he chooses that changes and starts to ruin his life. Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell star. 11:30 AM CT HBO Signature

2. All About Steve. Sandra Bullock romantic comedy between an odd crossword puzzle creator and a news cameraman. She stalks him mistakenly believing he’s interested. 2:00 PM CT FX

3. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The guests today include Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, John Mayer, and Victoria Justice. Syndicated, check local listings.

4. NBA Basketball. Game 2 of Eastern Conference Semifinals. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat. 6:00 PM CT TNT

5. NCIS. The NCIS is up against devastating surprises while shaken by terrorism, the the case has an impact on the destination wedding of Jimmy Palmer’s. 7:00 PM CT CBS

6. America’s Got Talent. The auditions continue. 7:00 PM CT NBC

7. Cougar Town. In the first half half, Grayson moves in with Jules when his house suffers hurricane damage, Travis is asked whether Laurie or Ellie is sexier, and Jules and Bobby compete in a “white shirt challenge.” In the second half hour, Jules plans a spring Thanksgiving, Stan gets ahold of Big Carl which calls into question Ellie’s parenting, and Grayson helps Andy get ready for an annual pizza toss. 7:00 PM CT ABC

8. 90210. Naomi announces her decision about the New York job, Teddy comes back, Dixon tries to save what he has with Adrianna, and Silver has to decide between Liam and Navid. 7:00 PM CT CW

9. Glee. New Directions performs for celebrity judge Lindsay Lohan at nationals. 7:00 PM CT Fox

10. Giuliana & Bill. Giuliana Giuliana works the Grammy Awards, and ill travels to Haiti to build a house 7:00 PM CT Style

11. NCIS: Los Angeles. Callen and the team go after a revenge-motivated criminal mastermind. 8:00 PM CT CBS

12. Dancing with the Stars. One more couple is eliminated, leaving the final three to face off in the finale next week. 7:00 PM CT ABC

13. The L.A. Complex. Tariq and Kal take a break from L.A., Abby and Nick discover more of the city, Raquel doesn’t look forward to her upcoming birthday, and Connor doesn’t seem to enjoy his success. 8:00 PM CT CW

14. Fact or Faked. The team prepares for a strange encounter of a third kind. 8:00 PM CT Syfy

15. Dateline on OWN. In the first hour, “Deadly Sanctuary,” and the second hour, “Valentine’s Day Mystery.” 8:00 PM CT OWN

16. The Real Housewives of Orange County. Slade enlists Heather’s help with his proposal for Gretchen, while Vicki and Briana battle over Brooks. 8:00 PM CT Bravo

17. Mysteries at the Museum. Wildman visits the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA; the Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum in West Palm Beach, FL; Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum in Golden, CO; Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI; Old Fort Niagra in Youngstown, NY; and Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. 8:00 PM CT Travel Channel

18. NBA Basketball. Game 1 of Western Conference Semifinals. Los Angeles Clippers at San Antonio Spurs. 8:30 PM CT TNT

19. Fashion Star. Season finale. The final three create a showcase for each of retailers before the winner is crowned. 9:00 PM CT NBC

20. Private Practice. Amelia goes into labor with the other Seaside doctors at her side, Pete and Violet realize their feelings for each other, and Addison needs to come to a decision. 9:00 PM CT ABC

21. Dream Machines. The team brings their A-Game to create a vehicle inspired by the upcoming blockbuster ‘Battleship.’ 9:00 PM CT Syfy

22. Pregnant in Heels. Follow maternity concierge, fashion designer & pregnancy guru Rosie Pope as she guides NYC’s affluent expectant mothers through the joys & perils of preparing for baby! 9:00 PM CT Syfy

23. The Little Couple. Jen and Ben set up a meeting with an organization that finds parents for kids with special needs. 9:00 PM CT TLC

24. Off Limits. Wildman goes to the top of a 525-foot tower to see the new earthquake-safe Bay Bridge, gets special access to the largest sugar mill in the U.S., takes a drive in the Mars Rover at Johnson Space Center and visits the U.S. Mint in Denver to see how millions of coins are made each day. He also handles a deadly shark at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and goes behind the scenes at OC Groundwater in Orange County, California. 9:00 PM CT Travel Channel

25. United States of America. When Randy and Jason were born, only one in 89 births were twins. Today, twins are a lot more common, and the Sklars aren’t sure they like it. 9:00 PM CT HISTORY

26. Dance Moms: Miami. Sammy, Jess, and Hanna for a trio, Abby grabs Sammy from practice early, and Susan gets upset. 9:00 PM CT Lifetime

27. Best Ink. The final three artists tattoo different symbols of love on returning clients. Margaret Cho. 9:00 PM CT Oxygen

30. Conan. Bill Maher is the guest tonight. 10:00 PM TBS

Imagine that they failed to make that move. Likely Cha goes out fourth overall. The tribes merge. Let’s say that the Monica vote happens again, and Colton’s injury doesn’t change. That puts the guys at a 7-5 advantage at the merge – with Bill taking Cha’s slot. Now, all of a sudden, the women cannot dominate. Likely, the restructured Salamis become the power alliance – Kim, Kitten, Chelsea, Sabrina, Jay, Michael and Troyzan. Would the four women hold power here? Uncertain, but it would certainly give the boys a shot.

The season basically turned on an act of selfish racism. Chew on that for a moment. As we would later see, Colton sort of walked back his actions at the reunion, but not really all that much. Has he learned anything? Who knows. I get the feeling that he has, but he’s such an attention whore that as soon as the red light of the camera was fixed on him, he regressed. Much of the reunion was all about him – amazing for a guy who finished 13th – so much so that Probst was ready to put his mom on screen, and the producers shuffled the order so he could sit next to Bill, even though Monica went out between the two of them.

However, I have already said more about him than I wanted to – and I am glad that the rumors of who the returning three formerly injured Survivors coming back for Season 25 does NOT include him – and I need to get into the actual Survivors who did not get carried out on a stretcher. Plus, I wanted to yap on a bit about something so I can give those who have not watched the episode yet (and really, if you are one of those people, why are you reading this?) to move along before I reveal what I really wanted to name this episode, and what could be said is the real title defining this entire season.

It’s the first time ever there’s been an all-female final five on Survivor. I do wonder if it would have been different had Colton been able to stay in the game. I don’t think he was necessarily always making good decisions, but he was definitely influential in the game and latched onto the girls early on. It makes me wonder if Kim would be the one in control right now had Colton not left? Catch up on your other favorite shows at TV-Links.

1. NBA Basketball. Game 7 of First Round of Western Conference Playoffs. Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies. 12:00 PM CT ABC

2. National Lampoon’s Vacation. The original; the best. Lots of Vacation movies succeeded this one, but this is the original. Chevy Chase and Beverly d’Angelo did it up good this time. Everything from Aunt Edna to “My daddy says I’m the best” to “Sorry folks. Park’s closed. Moose out front shoulda told ya.” 12:15 PM CT CMT

3. MLB Baseball. Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals. 1:00 PM CT TBS

4. PGA Tour Golf. Final Round of The Players Championship from Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. 1:00 PM CT NBC

5. The Notebook. James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Ryan Gosling, and Rachel McAdams star in this move of a man who chooses a unique way to refresh his wife’s mind on their life together after she gets Alzheimer’s. 3:00 PM CT ABC Family

6. Dateline NBC. Detectives are puzzled when a man sleeping in bed with his wife is shot 6:00 PM CT NBC

7. America’s Funniest Home Videos. The countdown begins to this season’s winner. 6:00 PM CT ABC

8. The Cleveland Show. Donna’s estranged mother and Cleveland are brought together by an unexpected event, so he arranges to get the women back together. 6:30 PM CT Fox

9. Survivor: One World. Season finale. The first two hours are the final days of the game, and the final hour is the announcement of the winner and a reunion of this season’s contestants. 7:00 PM CT CBS

10. Harry’s Law. Harry represents a man who gets acquitted of raping and murdering his ex, leading the victim’s dad and brother to take the courtroom hostage, and Cassie’s friend needs help after being involved in a car accident. 7:00 PM CT NBC

11. Once Upon a Time. “A Land Without Magic.” 7:00 PM CT ABC

12. The Simpsons. Marge offers to throw the recently wedded Ned and Edna a reception, and Edna changes some of the rules hoping Ned’s kids will be more accepted socially. 7:00 PM CT Fox

13. Jerseylicious. Anthony is nervous about his new salon’s grand opening, Christy is turned against Gayle by a secret, and Olivia gets inspired to make a workout video. 7:00 PM CT Style

14. Mob Wives. Karen and Drita get ready for their meeting and Big Ang hosts a dinner to bring everyone together. 7:00 PM CT VH1

15. MLB Baseball. Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers. 7:00 PM CT ESPN

16. Bob’s Burgers. Tina and Tammy gang out together trying to get closer to Jimmy Junior. 7:30 PM CT Fox

17. The Celebrity Apprentice. The finalists are named and eight of the other celebrities return to help them with their final challenges. 8:00 PM CT NBC

18. Desperate Housewives. Series finale. Say goodbye to the ladies of Wysteria Lane. 8:00 PM CT ABC

19. Family Guy. Peter’s business is in danger of being closed down by city hall, so he joins the Team party and goes on a campaign to shut the government down. 8:00 PM CT Fox

20. Sister Wives. Kody works to find a home that will bring the family together again and also chops down Christmas trees for the clan. 8:00 PM CT TLC

21. Ax Men. After a boulder smashes into a truck at Big Gun’s Kidder’s Top site, will the pick-up still drive? 8:00 PM CT HISTORY

22. Army Wives. Roland and Joan go over legal issues, Denise offers her kidney to CJ, Hector wants Gloria to stop working, and Roxy holds good news. 8:00 PM CT Lifetime

23. Shannen Says. Season finale. In the first hour, Kurt scrambles to find the right wedding gift for Shannen, Last minute meetings with wedding vendors yield the perfect designer for Shannen’s two wedding dresses; and Kurt and Shannen forgot to get a marriage license! In the second hour, wedding planner David Tutera transforms the Cortazzo Ranch into the Shannen’s dream wedding. 8:00 PM CT WE

24. The Killing. Holder is missing and Sarah is desperate to find him. Meanwhile, Stan Larsen takes matters into his own hands and Richmond returns to City Hall. 8:00 PM CT AMC

25. Game of Thrones. Jaime meets a relative, Dany gets invited to the House of the Undying, Theon heads a search party, Jon gets lost in the wilderness, and Cersei counsels Sansa. 8:00 PM CT HBO

26. Nurse Jackie. Jackie dreams about Cruz and using, Coop makes demands about involvement with O’Hara’s child, Zoey questions how she feels about Lenny, and O’Hara takes action. 8:00 PM CT Showtime

27. American Dad. To help Steve become a man, Stan takes him to Mexican, and Steven then has to break them out of captivity after they are kidnapped by a drug cartel. 8:30 PM CT Fox

28. The Big C. Joy’s famous friend makes an offer to Cathy and Paul, Sean makes friends with a phone-sex customer, and Adam asserts his independence. 8:30 PM CT Showtime

29. Khloe and Lamar. Khloe is encouraged to prove paternity by taking a DNA test, and Lamar gets emotional. 9:00 PM CT E!

30. The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Kathy hosts a pool party that plays back drop to a blow out between Teresa and her brother Joe. 9:00 PM CT Bravo

31. My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. Tommy teaches his bride about the gypsy society, and ED needs to come up with extra cash for his 4-year-old daughter’s carnival. 9:00 PM CT TLC

32. River Monsters. Jeremy goes after a rare Mongolian river beats while being careful of the armed outlaws in the wilderness. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet

33. The Client List. George suspects the police could have a raid in mind, Riley’s friend finds hidden money, and Dale encourages Evan to discuss his feelings for Riley. 9:00 PM CT Lifetime

34. Mad Men. Don becomes competitive and Roger seeks new business as Sally faces a challenge. 9:00 PM CT AMC

35. VEEP. Dan and Amy go to book launch, Selina sees a charismatic war hero as a political threat, and Gay and Amy find out about Selina’s lover. 9:00 PM CT HBO

36. The Borgias. Alexander fears a sing from God, so goes on a Lenten fast, Cesare tries to prove his worth, and the Pope pushes Lucrezia into another married. 9:00 PM CT Showtime

37. Girls. Hannah has a proposition for her boss, Adam has a different idea concerning his relationship with Hannah, Marnie and Charlie take a look at their relationship, and Jessa wants to conquer an ex. 9:30 PM CT HBO

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Hallmark presents another installment of The Note movie series. Genie Francis again portrays the journalist and this time comes to terms with one of the most difficult times of her past, when she gave up her infant child. When an unknown infant is left on her doorstep, she doesn’t want any part of taking care of him at first, but it forces her to work through those feelings she has kept long buried.

1. The Heartbreak Kid. Ben Stiller is pretty funny in this movie that is very “Something About Mary-sh,” but the really surprisingly funny one is Jerry Stiller and how vulgar he can be to outwit his son. 12:37 PM CT TBS

2. PGA Tour Golf. Third round of The Players Championship from Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. 1:00 PM CT CBS

3. Con Air. This movie has one of my favorite movie lines of all time. Steve Buscemi hears Sweet Home Alabama playing, and watching the other convicts dancing around to it on the airplane, says “Define irony. Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” Love it. 4:30 PM CT TNT

4. NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup. Showtime Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC. 5:30 PM CT ABC

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Jack Sparrow and the others take on the Chinese pirate Sa Feng. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffrey Rush star. 7:00 PM CT ABC

6. Notes from the Heart Healer. Genie Francis and Ted McGinley reprise their roles from The Note movie franchise. In this one, she tries to come to terms of her past along with the help of a baby left on her doorstep. 7:00 PM CT Hallmark

7. Cats 101. Featured cats include Oriental Bicolor, Donskoy, Minskin, Javanese, Sokoke, and Cats of the Web. 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet

8. The Firm. In a case against Kevin Stack, and Abby takes the stand, while Mitch finds the details of Stack’s plan. 8:00 PM CT NBC

9. Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s. Tim’s recent performance distracts him, and Miss Robbie takes care of things alone, and Tim helps out with the judge auditions. 8:00 PM CT OWN

10. Tanked. Wayde and Brett go back over their favorite projects from the season. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet

11. Easy A. While a teen learns about the Scarlet Letter in school, someone makes an assumption about her, giving her a bad reputation, and she decides to milk that, as guys begin giving her lavish gifts if she’ll say she had sex with them. 8:00 PM CT Starz

12. Flipped Off. An interior designer has exact specifications for the condition of a house she’s interested in. 9:00 PM CT A&E

13. Beverly’s Full House. Nikki plans a birthday party for Robert, and Beverly considers marriage, Anansa and David are speechless 9:00 PM CT OWN

14. Robert Redford Presents Blue Velvet. David Lynch’s classic thriller about a young man who finds a severed human ear and decides to solve the mystery himself, leading him to a dark underworld lurking beneath the bucolic suburbs. Kyle MacLachlan and Isabella Rossellini star. 9:00 PM CT Sundance Channel

15. NBA Basketball. Game 7 of Western Conference Playoffs, First Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets. 9:30 PM CT TNT

16. Saturday Night Live. Will Farrell is guest host, and Usher the musical guest. 10:30 PM CT NBC

On tonight’s episode of Total Blackout, there are four players and three challenges. The players are competing for five thousand dollars in complete darkness, and the catch is that they must conquer their fears, phobias, the competition, and also the ick factor. 

Let’s meet tonight’s players. Cliff, 21, from Trabuco Canyon, CA, is a student. Okay Cliff likes to close his eyes and just face his fears head on, and this has worked for him in all scenarios except for his fear of driving! Here is a tip for his fellow Trabuco Canyon residents – stay off the road when Cliff is behind the wheel.

Next up – Chellena, 42, from Chicago, IL, a music director. She is a winner and likes to win and will win. Go Challena!  Justin, 24, from Riverside, CA is a bank teller. Justin believes he is mentally tough and very competitive. We shall see when we watch him scream in the dark. Good luck, Justin, may the force be with you, or at least a flash light. Irina, 46, from Russia, is a mom. Moms have seen it all, so she may just be the winner, or maybe she watched Rocky V and took notes from Ivan Drago. Good luck players. 

The first challenge already sounds gross and vile. The players use only their mouths and identify each object. Cliff is worried he may have to put things like chickens, live puppies, cattle, and things of that nature in his mouth. Where do these people come up with these insane ideas? The must identify four items correctly and after the first challenge one player will be eliminated by taking a jump through the black hole. Jaleel explains all their answers will be right on the tip of their tongue. 

Oh this is so beyond gross; I think I am going to close my eyes. Cliff starts off and walks head on into the door. Good one! Challena is doing a lot of laughing, but at least it is not screaming! Irina is giddy and tries to test the first item, which is an ear. She makes a reference to ole Mike Tyson and immediately guesses it is an ear. The gross part is that she really did quite a lot of nibbling on some random person’s ear.   

Justin makes random guesses, such as a bug, and a mouse. No and No! Irina takes her turn and just can’t deal with this. Cliff has his turn and guesses an ear, and bada bing, he is correct! 

The next item is a cow tongue, and Cliff guesses a fish and a fish head over and over again, oh this is too much. Challena gets right in there digging in and using her animal instincts, handling this piece of meat. She finally guesses liver. Gross. Irina starts screaming at random times and just can’t get to this cow tongue. Finally Cliff guesses correctly after first shouting cow head.

Nothing like French kissing a co ,says Jaleel. No way in a million years; that is all I will say. But it is not over yet; they have the ultimate taste test. I will give you a hint: millions of people sit on it every day, and now these people are licking it and trying to figure out what it is. Okay, do you want to know? It is a toilet seat!

I know, I know. A toilet seat … no way! I would run for my life, and they could keep the five thousand dollars. Cliff must now taste the toilet seat; oh I can’t handle this … He is kissing it and licking it and now so is Irina. Oh, help these people, get them some wipes and Clorox. Cliff keeps guessing and finally guesses a toilet seat! Irina says, “I hope it’s not a toilet.” Challena is practically eating the toilet seat, finally guesses correctly, and is so grossed out. 

It is Justin’s turn again, and he goes toward the human toe, which is yet another wonderful item to be licking. I need a barf bag. Irina finally guesses it is a toe. Challena just starts sucking away and guesses a toe right away.

This is so gross, so thankfully it is over. One contestant will be jumping through the black hole and the other three will continue to go on to more torture. After Jaleel’s countdown, poor Justin does not make it to round two.

 The next challenge features the players doing the electric limbo. The object is simple; try not to get shocked. They better be flexible, because they are going to have to bend over backwards. The player that takes the longest to limbo is going home. 

Irina is first and finds there is a catch – there is no electric limbo, just the sound of electricity. The guards are in charge of making the old school Frankenstein sound with a little limbo music.

Irina must get low and limbo like her life depends on it. Cliff starts to limbo, and so does Challena. She has a system and is really getting into this limbo. Cliff throws his back into it and pushes through it as quickly as possible. Jaleel tries to throw out some inspiring words, but the players just try not to get fake electrocuted. Irina, Cliff and Challena finish and all do well.

One more player will be sent home through the black hole. Challena and Cliff are the two to stay in the game and will have to go swimming for the final challenge. Folks should know by now not to go swimming in the dark on the Syfy channel.

It is pure adrenaline and fear as the two contestants prepare to take on the unknown. It is a unique show, because it truly shows when the mind wants to push itself it really can. Cliff and Challena will be submerged in icy water and must identify three items correctly that are dumped on top of them in the icy water. The player who identifies all of the items the fastest will win.

 Cliff thinks he may have peed himself (bummer), while Challena is ready and waiting. Cliff goes first and is afraid already, as item number one is submerged. He guesses correctly that it is a fish. Challena is next and she finally guesses correctly after some screaming. 

The next item is a mophead, and Challena and Cliff are freaking out, shouting all kinds of random crazy stuff. Cliff finally guesses and has one item to go. Challena guesses right as well. The last item is an octopus, and they both guess correctly.

They act scared but time is up. After Jaleel’s countdown, Cliff is sent through the black hole, leaving Challena is the fearless winner. Congratulations Challena. You competed and won five thousand dollars on Total Blackout.

Don’t miss next week’s exciting episode of Total Blackout, Wednesday, 10/9c on the Syfy channel and may your nightmares inspire you. Stay out of the dark, Folks.

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I am amazed by how many people this season have thought they were in control of the action.  It is interesting how things have gone this season, and when I say interesting I don’t mean that in the sense of good television.  Interesting to see the levels of delusion people have in their lives.  But as far as Survivor seasons go…there is really not a lot that can save One World at this point.  It started off ok, but man, this has limped to the end.  I really don’t know which seasons I would rank below One World in the list of 24 – Nicaragua because of the quitting, and maybe Fiji for the terrible Haves vs. Have Nots twist.  However, that might be it.  They have two more hours and a reunion to somehow get past Thailand in the pecking order.

But as for this last episode before the three-hour Sunday extravaganza, it was an hour of dizzying strategizing.  Was it going to be a 3-3 split between Tarzan/Cha/Alicia and Sabrina/Kim/Chelsea?  Was Chelsea aiming for Alicia? Was it going to feature a new alliance with Tarzan in the finals?  Was Chelsea going to be targeted?  Was Cha going to see the end of the road? Cha and Chelsea spoke about strategy and then Cha spilled the beans.  Alicia seemed to play multiple sides, and in the end made a decision which may come back to haunt her.

What we learned this week was that Kim has two plans left and has been playing both sides very carefully.  However, now she had a decision to make – stick with Chelsea and Sabrina or align with Tarzan/Cha/Alicia.  If she stuck with Chelsea and Sabrina, she would have to manage to twist the vote to one of the other three.  And…spoiler a coming, friends…she chose to take out the last man standing.

Tarzan was actually starting to say some interesting things this week strategically.  He was stirring things up a little to push his way into a Final Four with Kim, Alicia and Cha.  Later on, he pushed the same story on Kim and Alicia about how they were being targeted.  The problem is that the ladies, unlike the dudes, liked to talk to each other this season.  Kim and Alicia compared notes, and Kim found her wedge.  The harmless Tarzan suddenly appeared like a threat to Alicia.  I love how the self-proclaimed queen of the social game is getting played week in and week out by Kim.  

Now, the Final Five is set, and we have the first season where all women stand at the end.  Micronesia had four women, but never five.  In fact, never before have there been five of the same gender at the end.  And the balance of power is about to shift.  Kim, amazingly, is the swing vote.  How often has the power broker been the swing vote?  Ever?  

Alicia and Cha need each other in the finals – however, they made a bad decision in taking out Tarzan.  Can you see the two of them in the Finals beating any of the other ladies?  I don’t.  Cha gets zero votes no matter what, and Alicia may get a few.  Chelsea and Sabrina crush them both in a vote – perhaps to Earl or Boston Rob kind of levels.  The only hope is jury bitterness acts as a major backlash against Kim enabling Alicia to get the not-Kim vote.

However, against Tarzan?  After the jury learns that Tarzan is the reason they all got voted out thanks to his decision to secretly side with the women, the men would probably not vote his way no matter what gender they share.  They should have stayed strong and forced Kim’s hand.  If 3-3 deadlock, well, maybe you force the rock.  Alicia had nothing to lose, she had immunity.  

Tarzan would have been on the chopping block, he had nothing to lose.  They would just need Cha to stay strong and gamble that a 20% chance of elimination on a random rock pull would be better than their chances of reaching the end with the all-female Final Five.

Because as I see it, the Chelsea vs. Alicia showdown happens now.  Kim will have to pick her preferred Final Three.  And it is not as easy as you think.  If Kim sticks with Chelsea and Sabrina, she risks facing her biggest competitors before the jury – with Alicia and Kitten’s votes likely not in her pocket.  If she goes against Alicia and Cha at the end, it seems like an easy choice, no?  Well, that would mean three votes on the jury will likely be very bitter – Chelsea, Kitten and Sabrina.  Would she be able to muster up five of the guys?  That’s asking a lot.  What about a combination?  Maybe take out Cha at Five – since no one cares about her – and then force a 2-2 vote and let them fight it out.  That angers the fewest amount of people before the Final Tribal.

Otherwise, this was a very non-eventful episode of Survivor.  One thing that happened was another Survivor made bad choices on a Reward challenge.  Chelsea earned the win and smartly picked Sabrina – she was in need of a Reward and finished a close second to her – but dropped the ball when she chose Kim.  The Real Queen has already had about 35 Rewards and by choosing her it made it obvious that the three of them were close.  Choosing Cha or Tarzan would be the right move – both have yet to have eat, and choosing them SPLITS THEM UP!!! You know, so THEY DON’T PLOT AGAINST YOU!!!  Seriously.

The other thing that happened was that Tarzan wore Kitten’s dirty panties on his head.  That happened.  Kitten’s reaction at Tribal was pretty awesome in her disgust and utter repulsion.  

Since very early on in this American Idol season, it’s seemed very probable that the final three would end up being Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Joshua Ledet. Despite the surprises throughout the season, that’s exactly what we’re ending up with.

It almost always turns up that the final two are exactly how it should have been all along. The only season it seems that didn’t happen was the year Chris Daughtry went out in fourth place. Everyone seemed to think afterwards that people were just so worried about who would face him in the final two that they forgot to vote for him. Since then, it’s been more on people’s minds, and they invented the judges’ save, hoping to prevent that, even though it can’t be used that late in the competition anyway.

As much as Hollie Cavanagh’s fans were very vocal in their claims that she belonged in the final two, as much as they enjoyed her, it wasn’t likely. She had been in the bottom two nearly every single week. Regardless of what they think of her talent, she wasn’t connecting with the voters. Some others may think she lasted longer than she should have. But in the end, it doesn’t matter, as the people who are getting to the end are the people most figured would make it there.

It’s not to say Hollie isn’t talented, because she definitely is. But maybe Jennifer Lopez encouraged Hollie’s entrance into the competition one year too soon. She didn’t make it last year, and Jennifer was very vocal that she thought Hollie deserved it after she grew a little more. She thought this year was that necessary growth year.

But a big knock against Hollie’s performances were that she didn’t have the maturity to understand the lyrics she was singing. Another year could have made all the difference for her. You can’t just have a great voice to make it to final two. You have to be able to connect to your music, and Hollie always seemed to pick songs she thought she would sound good on, no matter the content. More than anything else, that’s why she went home tonight.

Each of the final three have the potential to fall into their own traps to not make it to the end. Here’s a look at what they have to do to ensure they make it to the final 2 and the finale.

Joshua Ledet – This guy sings with such ease. It just oozes out of him. But that’s not where his potential problems lie. Again, it has to be more than just the voice. He has the potential to focus on that side of him too much. Jimmy Iovine is right that the whole gospel thing was just too much on You Raise Me Up. It sounded great, but it was just too much, like putting spoonfuls of sugar into your frosted flakes. Less is more.

Yet on the second song, Joshua got it all right. He added all the extra into the song at just the right place. It seemed to put the punctuation on his emotion in the song. That’s what he needs to do. He needs to be careful to not put too much in, and just do it at the right places. At this point we all know he can do it, and we’ll be far more impressed by seeing him use it creatively to bring out just the right emotion out of us, as it does him.

Phillip Phillips – The best thing Phillip has going for him is that he’s truly unique. People want to say he’s just like Dave Matthews, but he’s really not. If you’ll notice, when he sang the Dave Matthews, he didn’t really sound identical to him. They just have a similar style. He can’t “sing normal,” as when he does, it doesn’t go over well. That was the problem with the past few weeks. He stopped being himself and tried to be “normal.”

This week, though, Phillip finally dropped the wall and allowed himself to fully be seen, and sang what was deep in his soul. As much as they keep saying Phillip doesn’t care what anyone else thinks, I don’t buy it. I think the opposite is true. I think he cares too much about what everyone else thinks, and that manifests into that “cool” vibe that makes it appear he doesn’t … until this week when he decided to let us all in to that last song. That’s what he tried all season for us not to see. But he finally realized to get to the end, he had to show it to us.

Jessica Sanchez – Jessica is definitely one talented girl. My big problem with her, though, and it’s now starting to become a bigger problem, is the same thing that was present in David Archuleta. They were both raised to do this. This is what these kids and their parents have spent every waking moment doing, managing this career and working towards this one point. The growl is cute on this 16-year-old, but to see that she’s been doing it since 5 tells us it’s not natural. Someone either taught her to do it or told her early on it was cute when she discovered it on her own.

And now that we know that, it kind of ruins it. It’s no longer something that is going to awe us. It’s reminiscent of when Simon Cowell used to mention “like a kid entertaining for the grownups at a party.” That’s exactly what Jessica has become. She has a gift that has been almost exploited with that growl thing since she was little. It’s time to be effective and wow an audience without it. The outfits, the heels, and the growl do not belong on a 16-year-old girl.

Here’s something to think about when looking at Jessica next week. She has a big similarity to my 15-year-old daughter. They both have the same space in their teeth on the side of their mouths when they smile. My daughter has had that space for the past month. It was created when she had her last baby tooth pulled. She’s missing the adult tooth that is supposed to take its place. The dentist told me it’s the most common teeth to not come in. Some people just never get those teeth. So she had to have the baby tooth pulled. It keeps making me wonder, did Jessica just get her baby tooth pulled as well? Is that really how young she is? Did that girl with the short, tight dress, four-inch heels, and the growl just get her last baby tooth pulled?

If so, whoever is allowing the growl, the outfits, the heels, etc., has to remember she’s barely out of the little girl stage. And she’ll never get that time in her life back again. Let her be a girl and stop forcing her to be a woman just so she can win a competition.

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