(Season 17, Episode 10 – “Nothing Tastes Better Than Five Hundred Dollars”)

Who knew that after seventeen seasons, Survivor would still be able to be this entertaining? I won’t spoil anything before the jump, which means I won’t say much before the jump. That’s mainly because all the fun to be had in this episode revolved around Tribal Council.

I will go ahead and say here that tonight featured the “Survivor Auction,” and Randy reaffirmed to everyone that he is one of the most immature and childish people to ever play the game. Every second that Randy’s cockiness and babyish chatter filled up my screen this season I had two thoughts. Either this guy is going to somehow win this whole thing or he needs to go tonight! And coming into tonight, for nine episodes straight he didn’t go home. Maybe he’ll win the whole thing?

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MTV

8:00p/7:00 Central

• FOX offers up a two-fer with Kitchen Nightmares, while CBS’s Survivor: Gabon offers up a merge (maybe) and a reality show twist. The NFL offers a special Thursday night game at 8:15p/7:15 Central with NFL: Broncos at Browns on the NFL Network.
• Ugly Betty tries really hard to get the attention of her neighbor on ABC, while on The CW’s Smallville, Kara returns when Clark and Lois wind up in the Phantom Zone.
• NBC’s “Must See” Thursday starts with My Name is Earl with Jane Seymour guesting as herself. Then, on Kath & Kim has Kim convincing Kath that she knows nothing about her fiance.

9:00p/8:00 Central

• NBC’s comedies continue with The Office. Tonight, the team is shocked by the results of the annual customer survey. On 30 Rock, Oprah Winfrey guests.
• FOX is back with another Kitchen Nightmares, while reality is all new with BBC America’s Dragon’s Den, Discovery’s Destroyed in Seconds, History’s Ancient Discoveries and Spike TV’s TNA: Impact!
• The doctors of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy get competitive when a solo surgery is up for grabs. Alternately, on The CW’s Supernatural the boys find a wishing well that really works. Or, Grissom turns to Lady Heather for help on CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

10:00p/9:00 Central

• 50 Cent, who’s managed to parlay his street background and rap success into a megamillion dollar business enterprise, offers up the opportunity to get a $100,000 investment from him into someone’s vision on MTV’s 50 Cent: The Money and the Power.
• BET’s American Gangster looks at Cornell Jones while VH1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew keeps trying to help Jeff Conaway.
• Other reality includes new installments of TLC’s LA Ink, Bravo’s Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style and Sundance’s Iconoclasts with Bill Maher and Clive Davis.
• The team of CBS’s Eleventh Hour faces a positive viral outbreak, while Sam faces a potential race riot on Life on Mars, over on ABC.
• NBC’s ER moves on without creator Michael Crichton, who may not have been actively involved but it was still his baby.
• FX offers up a new It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, followed by Testees. At the half hour Comedy Central is all new with The Sarah Silverman Program.

11:00p/10:00 Central

• HBO keeps heading toward fight night with a new Calzaghe/Jones 24/7.

NBC

8:00p/7:00 Central

• Tonight, CBS’s Survivor: Gabon throws a new wrinkle into the game by having the tribes battle for individual immunity, and then sending both to tribal council to lose a member.
• Clark’s secret may be revealed on The CW’s Smallville, as a picture snapped by Jimmy of him saving Lois at super speed is headed to the front page of the Daily Planet. Alternately, Kimmie (Lindsay Lohan) finally shows her true colors on ABC’s Ugly Betty. I guess that means she becomes a boozing, drug addicted whore.
• On NBC, Randy befriends Catalina’s creepy nephew on My Name is Earl, followed by Kath overextending herself trying to plan her dream wedding, while Kim finds a reason to get back with her husband ($$$$) on Kath & Kim.
• FOX launches a two-hour Kitchen Nightmares block with a repeat from the first season where Ramsay has a showdown in front of the staff with the executive chef. They were going to air an episode of Hole in the Wall but I think they’re done with that now.

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CBS

(Season 17, Episode 6)

What I love about this show is how things can turn around so quickly for people. Look at Susie. She was on the chopping block right after Gillian, and here we are a month later and she’s still hanging in there. At this point, other than hoping her tribe keeps on winning, her best strategy is to lay low and not rock the boat. Hell, we’ve seen people win the whole thing by laying low.

The big question going into tonight is if this was going to continue being one of the most lop-sided seasons in Survivor history. Or is Fang going to get their act together and start competing again? You don’t really want me to tell you on this side of the jump, do you?

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The Biography Channel

8:00p/7:00 Central

• Pull on your bulletproof vest and tune into the BET’s Hip Hop Awards ‘08. Actually, hopefully there won’t be any shootings at this one. The Rays are shooting themselves that they blew game one against the Phillies, but there’s always World Series Game 2 tonight on FOX to even things up.
• One contestant suffers a breakdown and food struggles continue on CBS’s Survivor: Gabon.
• Can Earl avoid being a snitch on NBC’s My Name is Earl? After that, on Kath & Kim, Kath starts planning her wedding, Kim tells her she’s too old for a fancy shindig and then both suspect their significant others of having affairs. Is this show clicking for you? It’s still a little weird for me. If you’d rather flip over to Lifetime there’s yet another Rita Rocks on. For the record, this will be a Tuesday night show once this week-long premiere ends.
• Would you rather see Lindsay Lohan return to ABC’s Ugly Betty? She needs Betty’s help to find a job. Maybe TV will work for the Lohan until she can get her shit together more. Or, on The CW’s Smallville, a serial killer may be meteor-infected (hey, remember when that was every week!). It may be Davis, too. Gasp!

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Everyone had something to say this week, from Michael Scott to Amy Poehler to Tom Bergeron, who has a sense of humor about his Emmy hosting gig:

“That’s why I host, because there are very few hosting injuries … unless you count the Emmys.” – Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars

“In describing her beautiful home, Sarah Palin says that when she stands on her porch, she can see the moon. You know what that means — she’s now qualified to be an astronaut.” – Jay Leno, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

“Last night’s Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain is being called flat, boring, and uninteresting. As a result, it’s been picked up as a fall series by NBC.” - Conan O’Brien, Late Night With Conan O’Brien

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