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American Idol Season 8 Episode 22

The top 11 performed in American Idol 8 Episode 21, and tonight one more person will be going home, bringing us down to the summer touring top 10.

Because there’s only one person going home tonight, the filler tonight is even more… filler full. How long we gotta wait to even find out… something? Didn’t they say last year that the results show this year would drag less?

Danny Gokey is safe.

Lil Rounds is safe.

Anoop Desai, who surprised everybody last night, is safe.

Allison Iraheta and Michael Sarver stand up next. Paula doesn’t believe anybody’s in the bottom three. Somebody has to be, though, unless it’s like an 11 way tie. She reluctantly answers that Allison is in the bottom, and she’s correct. Michael needs to stand back up, since he’s also in the bottom three.

So now we’ve got another 35 minutes to kill.

Scott MacIntyre is safe.

Megan Joy Corkrey is safe and still contagious.

Matt Giraud is safe.

Kris Allen is safe.

Alexis Grace and Adam Lambert are the two still remaining. It’s safe to assume that Adam is safe, with Alexis in the bottom three. Randy loved Adam’s wacky song choice and thinks Alexis is in the bottom. That is correct. Adam won’t be able to pull that kind of stuff as the weeks go on, but there’s still plenty to weed out at this point.

Of the bottom three, Allison is safe. That means it’s between Alexis and Michael.

Before we get to that, Carrie Underwood, one of American Idol’s brightest stars, premieres her duet I Told You So with Randy Travis. They call it a duet anyway, but Carrie steals the thunder. Either way, it’s bound to be a huge success as usual.

The judges claim they would consider saving one of the bottom two, but I’m okay with either of them going.

Michael is safe. Alexis Grace has been eliminated. Pretty quick fall for someone who not long ago was quite the overrated fan favorite. Alexis was the one the judges were thinking about saving. The judges have unanimously decided to let Alexis go, though. She’s better than some of the people who are still there, but I agree that, with just one save, it’s not the time to use it just yet.

Memo to Michael Sarver: don’t sass the judges next time. People didn’t like it in season 1, and they still don’t like it 7 years later. Take the constructive criticism and use it to improve.

Special programming note: the President is preempting the show next Tuesday. Again. How much TV time does this guy need anyway? It will air on Wednesday and Thursday instead.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 23, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

American Idol Season 8 Episode 21

Last week on American Idol 8 Episode 20, the first two contestants were voted out by America: Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez.

This week is country week, celebrating the Grand Ole Opry with Randy Travis. Whoever makes it through this week will be part of the top 10, meaning they’ll have a cushy summer job.

Michael Sarver
Song: Ain’t Goin’ Down ‘Til the Sun Comes Up by Garth Brooks
Randy: Cool song choice. Fun. Not sure it showed anything different in your vocal capabilities.
Kara: More personality but no big notes.
Paula: Fun. This is the genre that suits you so well.
Simon: Should have been good. Couldn’t understand a single word you were singing. Clumsy. Could have been karaoke night.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-01

Michael’s got one too many smart alec remarks here. He apparently hasn’t learned from the bad publicity prior contestants received by talking back to the judges instead of listening to them.

Allison Iraheta
Song: Blame It on Your Heart by Patty Loveless
Kara: I am starting to think you could sing the alphabet well. Made the song your own. Getting better each week.
Paula: Another rock solid performance. And then some mumbling.
Simon: Good. A little tuneless in parts. Like you were struggling remembering the words.
Randy: Dope.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-02

Kris Allen
Song: To Make You Feel My Love by Garth Brooks
Paula: Pleasantly surprised. Honest, pure, vulnerable performance. Some pitchy moments but a smart choice.
Simon: Terrific. Great choice of song. Completely in control. Probably the first time you have a shot of doing really well in the competition.
Randy: Tender moments. Who knew?
Kara: Beautiful and very Kris Allen.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-03

Lil Rounds
Song: Independence Day by Martina McBride
Randy: Interesting, ambitious song choice. Struggling at the beginning. A little better in the power zone. Didn’t feel comfortable.
Kara: Kinda of missed the old Lil at the beginning, but at least you stood your ground. Not your best performance.
Paula: Everything’s going right for you tonight.
Simon: Look, Little, you kind of came over like a girl forced to sing a song at a wedding. Not a suitable song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-04

Adam Lambert
Song: Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, with a Middle Eastern twist… I am confused
Kara: All a little strange. I don’t know what to make of that. Kind of liked it.
Paula: Confused and sort of happy.
Simon: What the hell was that? Never go to Nashville. A lot of people throwing their television sets out the window. Indulgent rubbish.
Randy: Like Nine Inch Nails doing a country song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-05

Scott MacIntyre
Song: Wild Angels by Martina McBride (playing piano)
Paula: Another impressive lovely performance, but the piano is becoming a bit of a crutch.
Simon: Elton John used to sit behind the piano. Nothing wrong with that. Both performances last week and this week were very similar. Not good enough songs.
Randy: Just a nice kind of good performance.
Kara: Up your game a little. Brought class and poise to the song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-06

Alexis Grace
Song: Jolene by Dolly Parton
Randy: Just not sure you hit the notes quite right. Enjoyable but not a great performance.
Kara: Lost your edge a bit. A little flat.
Paula: More effective song because it showed different sides of your vocals.
Simon: Okay. Sound alike. Forgettable.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-07

Danny Gokey
Song: Jesus Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood
Kara: When you hit your stride, it’s like none other. Half way through, it was like here comes Danny.
Paula: Brilliant. Carrie Underwood would go out and buy that record.
Simon: Agree with Paula. But don’t like what you’re wearing.
Randy: The rest of the song was crazy, but you didn’t support the verses enough.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-08

Anoop Desai
Song: Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson
Paula: Anoop is back. Fit you like a glove. Tender, honest, amazing, sweet vocals.
Simon: From zero to hero. Good choice of song. One of my favorite performances of the night. Definitely deserve to be in the show.
Randy: Really showed your vocal skills. The arrangement was dope.
Kara: Amazing. Probably the best performance of the night. The biggest surprise.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-09

Megan Joy Corkrey
Song: Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline
Randy: Quite impressed. Really good.
Kara: Perfect song. Perfect look. A winner being able to do this with the flu.
Paula: Fighter. Consummate professional.
Simon: Should have the flu every week. Better than last week.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-10

Matt Giraud
Song: So Small by Carrie Underwood (playing piano)
Kara: Amazing.
Paula: Authentic performer. Piercing through so many people’s hearts.
Simon: Don’t think you’ve had enough credit for your vocals. Outsang Danny tonight. Terrific performance.
Randy: Favorite performance of the night.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-11

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 22, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on Fox.

The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Episode 11

Despite black team’s reckless disregard for their trainer and their goals at the ranch, blue team still fell below the yellow line in The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Episode 10. It came down to a choice between Mandi and Aubrey, and although black team foolishly planned to support Aubrey’s boot instead of Mandi’s, Mandi decided that it was her turn to go home so her sister could stay.

After elimination, Allison asks the black team to join them. They’re probably going on a trip. Yep, everybody’s going home for the week. Typically a bad week because, while it’s a time to reenergize, they normally get knocked off the wagon and start eating poorly. If last week was any indication, the black team is not ready for any temptation whatsoever because they buckled quickly and ridiculously.

As they go home to see their families, it’s pretty obvious there’s some enabling going on there. Most of them have family members who are at least 100 pounds overweight. Perhaps the most visible example of this is Mike’s brother Max, who is about the same size his father and brother were before they went on the ranch.

When they arrive home, they hear the doorbell and see tins sitting on their porches. Mmm. Cookies the size of their heads. As if they really need any more temptation. Their challenge while at home, in addition to overcoming the family distractions, is to run half a marathon. I wonder if any of them will get a ride part of the way from one of the producers. In addition to that, they will be facing a temptation. For every cookie they eat, they can add 5 minutes to the player of their choice’s time. The player with the fastest time wins $10,000. Not worth it when you’re this close to a quarter of a million. Tara’s considered the biggest threat, along with Sione. Aubrey is chowing down. Helen is also eating, with the encouragement of her family that she’s allowed to have a high calorie day.

At the 20 minute mark, Tara and Sione are tied at 2.0 miles each. By the 1:12:00 mark, Sione’s opened up a slight lead 7.8 to 7.5. Helen is at 5.3 miles, Aubrey 5.1 miles, Cathy 4.6 miles, Mike 4.1 miles, Laura 4.0 miles, Filipe 4.0 miles, Kristin 3.5 miles, and Ron’s walking the whole way but nonetheless giving it a go at 2.2 miles. Mandi’s also running alongside Aubrey. Mike, Laura, and Filipe begin struggling around the 5 mile mark. Helen’s also hitting a wall around 8 miles. The top prize is still up for grabs between Sione and Tara. Sione’s extended his lead a bit 12.6 miles to 12.2 miles. A couple hundred yards away from the finish line, Sione’s quad tightens up, and he can’t even take another step. He drops to the ground. Hell of a place to drop. I’d roll the rest of the way myself. He’s up on Tara 12.9 miles to 12.5 miles with a total distance of 13.1 miles to go. After stretching his leg, Sione gets back up and continues going.

Tara – 2:24:19
Sione – 2:25:57
Helen – 2:49:19
Aubrey and Mandi – 2:53:02
Cathy – 3:15:21
Mike – 3:19:38
Laura – 3:24:00
Filipe – 3:24:05
Kristin – 3:43:45
Ron (4 miles) – 1:52:34

So now it’s a question of who ate cookies, and how they decided to apply those minutes.

But before we get to that, it’s time to take a look at the contestants and how they’re doing at home. Aubrey’s trying to juggle her litter of kids and a workout schedule. Ron and Mike go to one of their favorite restaurants. Pizza, beer, and cookies, all they want on the house. Could they pick a worse restaurant? It looks like they’ve managed to behave themselves, though. Filipe actually has to think about what he plans to put in his mouth, asking the waitress a bunch of questions. Tara’s being the food nazi with her family. She’s also teaching her brother about their Extra sugar free gum commercials. Filipe sees some calamari. He smells it, but you don’t get fat by smelling it. Helen pays a visit to a Polish supermarket, and she insists on shopping for the healthy stuff.

Like Mike, Aubrey’s also got an extremely overweight relative. Her father is in the neighborhood of 500 pounds, and she wonders if she’ll be lucky enough to get another 20 or 30 months out of him. He’s in denial about his life threatening disease.

When they return to the ranch, Allison’s there and waiting to reveal the results of the marathon challenge.

Nobody penalized Sione, so his time stands. Tara, however, is not going to be so lucky. Helen ate a 370 calorie cookie to penalize Tara, which means that Sione wins the challenge and the $10,000. So we don’t get to find out who else ate what else?

Now it’s time to find out how well the contestants did at home.

Mike: 270 pounds (-8, 2.88%)
Laura: 220 pounds (-6, 2.65%)
Tara: 198 pounds (-2, 1.00%), Jillian warns her that she’s overtraining, so her body’s fighting back
Sione: 273 pounds (-4, 1.44%)
Filipe: 267 pounds (-7, 2.55%)
Helen: 182 pounds (-7, 3.70%)
Black Total: -34 pounds, 2.35%

Aubrey: 195 pounds (-5, 2.50%)
Ron: 337 pounds (-10, 2.89%), over 100 pounds total
Kristin: 264 pounds (+1, 0.38%)
Cathy: 241 pounds (-1, 0.41%)
Blue Total: -15 pounds

Blue team loses. Again. It’s pretty apparent that the mother/daughter duo still has a lot to learn. Aubrey’s outnumbered once again. However, Cathy volunteers to go home and says she feels strong enough to go home.

Votes
Aubrey: Cathy
Ron: Cathy
Kristin: Cathy

With three votes, Cathy has been eliminated. She is down to 215 pounds from her starting weight of 293 pounds. Her other daughters, Karri and Stephanie, are also participating in the weight loss program.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser 7 Episode 12, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Apprentice UK Series 5 Cast

Sir Alan Sugar will be returning with a new group of candidates when The Apprentice UK Series 5 premieres on BBC One Wednesday March 25. Nick and Margaret will be back as usual (he hasn’t offed them so his kids can be on TV) as well. The 15 job candidates are:

Anita Shah
35
Business Strategist
“My CV is strong. I am articulate. I can deal with questions and make impactful statements. Many lawyers canâ€™t. People want to chat with me.”

Ben Clarke
22
Trainee Stockbroker
“To me making money is better than sex.”

Debra Barr
24
Senior Sales Consultant
“When I set my sights on something I have to make sure I get it. I am very cautious and only let the people that I can trust see the softer side of me.”

Howard Ebison
24
Retail Business Manager
“I am a credible businessman who wants to go far. I’m incredibly ambitious. If I don’t go far down this route I shall go far down another route.”

James McQuillan
32
Senior Commercial Manager
“I’m astute and shrewd and smart… maybe blunt at times.”

Kate Walsh
27
Licensing Development Manager
“My CV speaks for itself. I’ve always excelled academically and I have really achieved within a corporate environment across sales, marketing and a number of different aspects of business.”

Kimberly Davis
33
Marketing Consultant
“I bring honesty and integrity to the table, I don’t lie, cheat or backstab. I am not the stereotypical New Yorker and it’s a stereotype I’ve faced.”

Lorraine Tighe
36
National Accounts Manager
“I’ve fought against all the odds. I’m a single mum with no education and I’ve had a very hard time. It is tough, but to have the confidence I have I should be very proud of myself.”

Majid Nagra
28
Business Development Manager
“I think that business is the backbone to this world. Without companies buying and selling there wouldn’t be any economy.”

Mona Lewis
28
Senior Financial Manager
“I knew I would be selected, not to sound big-headed… I’ve succeeded in the companies I’ve worked for because I work hard and I’m honest.”

Noorul Choudhury
33
Science Teacher
“I have always been ambitious and driven and I’ve got the capabilities to deliver. I am not all talk… I can manage a team of people, total strangers even, because I am feisty and have attitude.”

Paula Jones
29
Human Resources Consultant
“I am the girl with a plan. I have great wit and strength of character, and I am resilient to the core.”

Phillip Taylor
29
Estate Agent
“Business is the new rock ‘n’ roll and I’m Elvis Presley”

Rocky Andrews
21
Sandwich Chain Owner
“For me business is about hard-work, attention to detail, being willing to make mistakes and learning from these mistakes.”

Yasmina Siadatan
27
Restauranteur
“Business is about a simple formula. Make more than you spend. That’s what I do, I keep business simple and it works. I’m good at it.”

The Celebrity Apprentice 2 Episode 3

Scott Hamilton named his team’s character EEE to represent Zappos, and despite the fact that they were going on and on for an hour about the theory that there may be another alternative, the obvious happened when Scott was fired in The Celebrity Apprentice 2 Episode 2.

This task is all about weddings. Not good news for the men, who have already lost the first two tasks. George is back and will be following a team. As planned, Tom Green is stepping up to be project manager for the men, which he’s happy to do since he has no faith in any of his team. Brande Roderick will be the manager for the women.

Tom challenges Clint Black to raise $100,000 by contacting his contacts. He agrees to it.

On the other side, Annie Duke’s already lined up a $10,000 buyer.

Both teams are located right next door to each other.

Melissa Rivers has brought Preston Bailey, a wedding planner, to help them out.

So that he understands the product, Tom Green decides to put on a wedding dress. He wants Brian McKnight to help him with his zipper.

Dennis Rodman is concerned about the lack of publicity, so he wants to go somewhere to try to generate interest in their sale. Oh, and he wants to have some drinks as well.

Ivanka believes the men are working together harmoniously. At least those who are actually there anyway. She’s not sure where Dennis and Herschel went.

Khloe Kardashian calls Joe Francis from Girls Gone Wild to get him to buy a $5,000 dress.

Dennis has loosened up a bit and is finally working. It only took some vodka and cranberry juice to get him to do that. He calls up someone to get a model, and they send him a Russian model. He loves Russian bitc… girls.

The next morning, Tom and Dennis aren’t there, and the rest of the team doesn’t know why. They went down to the bar the night before with the Russian girl.

An hour later, Tom comes strolling down. The rest of the team didn’t wait. No need to waste time.

The men plan to go with a minimalistic look focusing just on the dresses. The women are just lucky this is about income rather than profit because they’re going all out.

Tom arrives at the store a couple hours before the sales begin. He’s still a bit drunk. Dennis? It’s not clear where he is. Eventually, Dennis’ guy calls and says he’s having trouble with his eyes and will not be coming in.

George visits Kotu and doesn’t think their store is very inviting, whereas the women have more of an entertainment extravaganza, rather than it just being about dresses.

In the middle of the day, the girls’ store is empty, while the men have managed to pack theirs. Joan Rivers is concerned and goes over to the men’s store and begins stealing customers. Khloe will stand guard outside to make sure nobody goes in.

Clint has managed to raise some money as he was assigned to do. The checks have arrived, and he gets $35,000.

Joan, meanwhile, has gotten $25,000 from QVC.

Herschel is still waiting for his checks with 7 minutes left in the task. At the 2 minute mark, his guy arrives with the checks.

Brande says that nobody did a poor job on her team. Melissa and Annie were her stars.

Tom was also pleased with his team, especially Clint and Herschel. As for Dennis, he had an… allergic reaction. From cats. Or dogs. Some animal anyway.

Herschel wouldn’t put Tom on his A team.

The men sold 21 dresses for $63,453. The women sold 22 dresses for $103,000. Brande has won $167,000 for California Police Youth Charities.

Trump doesn’t think Tom is a great team leader.

Herschel thinks Dennis was hungover. Tom claims he was knocking on Dennis’ door for about half an hour, which is why he was late.

If Phil Jackson were knocking on the door, Dennis would have ignored him, too. Same for Michael Jordan.

Clint would have made Dennis produce at least three doctors to tell him that he was indeed having an allergic reaction.

Jesse James would get rid of both Dennis and Tom.

After Trump asks him half a dozen times, Dennis says that he should fire Tom.

George thinks that Tom seemed unconcerned that Dennis was not there.

For some reason, Tom continues to defend Dennis, while not defending himself very well, if at all.

Clint would be okay with firing both of them.

Brian would fire Tom. He’s not ready to be a leader.

Tom has been fired on the heels of another poor performance. Dennis has to ask whether he’s safe, and apparently he is, despite not showing up for the task.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Celebrity Apprentice 2 episode 4, which airs Sunday at 9/8c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 14 Episode 5

Amanda & Kris, one of the stronger teams, were eliminated in The Amazing Race 14 Episode 4 following a poorly placed blind U-turn that gave them no chance of survival.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Christie & Jodi – 12:34PM
Second: Kisha & Jen – 12:36PM
Third: Tammy & Victor – Well, it apparently doesn’t matter what time anybody else leaves because they’re not telling.
Fourth: Margie & Luke –
Fifth: Jaime & Cara –
Sixth: Mel & Mike –
Seventh: Mark & Michael –

Since they’re in the middle of a snowstorm, Christie & Jodi are hoping for a warm place. Next stop: Novosibirsk, Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway. The train departs at 10:26, so everybody will be on the same train. It’s a good thing nobody got left behind (though it was obviously planned that way), or this would have been a real obvious leg with only one train per day (that’s how you know nobody wants to go there).

The flight attendants believe they have an advantage working together all the time. Kisha & Jen plan to merely stay with the pack and hope for a footrace.

Jaime & Cara and Margie & Luke continue to work together.

Jen is frustrated with Kisha because she’s ignoring the strategy of following the pack and instead going another direction.

The detour is a choice between Russian bride or Russian snow plow. In Russian bride, teams choose a car with a manual transmission called a Lada that they must drive to find a bride, who needs to be driven across town to a church to meet her groom. In Russian snow plow, teams take a Lada to a stadium where they must operate snow plows through a training course.

On their way to the first detour, the first three teams pull over to get directions. While the others are getting directions inside, Victor asks a cab driver outside. Rather than wait the 30 seconds for them to come out, Victor bails. He just lost their trust needlessly. It’s obvious his directions weren’t very good because he’s stopping again. Margie gets directions from somebody on the street when they stop. Victor sees the direction the local is pointing, so he takes off in that direction, again going on his own. Silly man. Again, it’s not worth the half a minute advantage you’re gaining. Their efforts to lose the other two teams have not paid off, and all teams are even when they get to the plows.

Russian snow plow: Margie & Luke, Jaime & Cara, Tammy & Victor, Mark & Michael
Russian bride: Mel & Mike, Christie & Jodi, Kisha & Jen

The next stop is an unpronounceable library with way too many names, the largest library in Siberia. The road block is a winter marathon… in their underwear. They will warm up with their local partners and run 1.4 miles through the snow to the Novosibirisk Ballet and Opera Theater, which is the pit stop for this leg of the race.

At this point, two teams are dragging behind trying to find the church, Kisha & Jen and Christie & Jodi. It will be a footrace for first between the two teams who have been working together (Margie & Luke and Jaime & Cara) and the team that has been working with them when convenient (Tammy & Victor).

As Kisha & Jen slide around on the icy roads, Christie & Jodi hope they can find their way there by following a taxi. The friction remains between Kisha & Jen, as it has through much of the season, but the flight attendants say they’re just going to remain calm and hope for the best. Nonetheless, I suspect time is up for Christie & Jodi, unless it’s a nonelimination leg. Jen has to get some underwear because she’s going commando, while Christie is blurred out because she’s wearing a thong.

Road block (in order of arrival): Luke, Cara, Tammy, Mike, Mark, Jen, Christie

First: Margie & Luke (win a trip to St. Lucia)
Second: Tammy & Victor
Third: Jaime & Cara
Fourth: Mel & Mike
Fifth: Mark & Michael
Sixth: Kisha & Jen
Non-eliminated: Christie & Jodi

Christie & Jodi have been saved by the non-elimination leg. They will have to complete a speed bump on the next leg.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 14 Episode 6, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 5 Episode 6

Ramsay decided he didn’t care what the teams wanted, opting instead to choose his own person to be booted, so he sent Colleen home in Hell’s Kitchen 5 Episode 5.

Red team seems disappointed by Colleen’s departure. Andrea knows she got what she deserved and doesn’t mind that she was nominated.

Ramsay is impressed with Lacey’s recent performance.

The chefs will be doing a bar mitzvah. The boy’s mother and grandmother are there to discuss what food he likes. Each team will create a hamburger, a brisket, and chicken soup. Their task is to transform everyday foods into gourmet dishes.

Blue team’s depending on Ben, who is Jewish.

Carol will be doing the burger for her team. She’ll be using bleu cheese, which the others don’t think is a good idea.

Max, the guest of honor, will be judging the dishes.

Blue team made a traditional chicken soup with pasta, vegetables, and riceballs. The girls have a spring chicken soup with spring vegetables and homemade past. Although the grandmother seems to like the red team’s dish, Max picks the blue team.

Ben believes he’s a brisket master. His brisket is pretty sweet. Red team has a cherry barbeque sauce on theirs. Red team is chosen.

It’s down to the burger. Robert’s burger is Kobe beef. Carol has combined lamb, veal, and Kobe beef and stuffed it with bleu cheese. Oh, now this one’s just too obvious. While Max liked the burger from the red team, he didn’t like the cheese. Blue team wins.

Blue team’s going to the spa. Red team will be transforming the room into the dining room for the bar mitzvah.

Francisco will be helping them with the party. JP wants to slap him around.

J has never had a facial. J is too busy talking about himself in the third person.

Andrea and Carol both believe they’re the boss of each other… and everyone else. They’re not alone. Paula hates both of them, too.

In addition to the regular menu, the winning foods from the challenge will be featured.

Andrea’s mushroom risotto is lacking… mushrooms.

For the second part of their punishment, the girls have to lift Max up in his chair for the traditional dance. Just don’t drop him, or you’ll probably lose.

Coi forgot the burgers. Oops. No entrees can leave the kitchen until Max’s table’s food is ready. When she does cook the burgers, she doesn’t cook them completely. They can’t serve cold burgers.

Danny brings out dirty plates.

As for Coi, now she’s struggling with her brisket.

Red team’s running into each other and completely unable to communicate.

Lacey has brought out cold beef as well. Where’s the beef?

Carol and Andrea hate each other. Still.

Francisco has dropped the cake. A couple of the kids will still eat it off the floor.

To cap off the night, the Harlem Globetrotters have come to pay Max a visit. Robert remembers those guys from when they were on Scooby Doo.

Andrea apologizes to Carol for the confusion over the fries. She didn’t realize why nothing was being done with them. Carol’s response: “Oh, I wanted to punch you in the neck.”

Ramsay says that both teams were pretty even across the board. He will be basing his decision on the level of determination throughout the service. Blue team wins. Since Andrea bounced back from her poor start, she will be able to nominate two people. The rest of the team is shocked by this decision.

Andrea comes downstairs and says she still doesn’t know. Ramsay forces her to make her choices. Her first nominee is Coi due to her performance. Her second nominee is LA because she’s a line cook, not a leader. LA finds this amusing.

As Chef Ramsay is about to announce his decision, Coi says that Andrea is the worst. LA agrees. Carol falls in line. Paula is finally able to give a non-vengeful answer, and she says it was Coi. Coi will be leaving Hell’s Kitchen.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 5 Episode 7, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

Survivor: Tocantins Schedule Change

Survivor: Tocantins will be preempted each of the next two weeks due to March Madness basketball.

For the week of March 19, no new episode will air.

For the week of March 26, Survivor will instead air on Wednesday March 25 at 8/7c. That episode is set to be a recap show, which typically sums up the start of the season and has some new footage mixed in.

Things will return to normal the following week with the Thursday April 2 episode.