Sad to say, but I haven't seen The Apprentice the past two weeks because I watched Entourage instead. Or rather, I saw the second half of last week's, but I was so confused (especially by the firings of Heidi and Kristine, who I had pegged as the final two) that I couldn't figure out what was going on. Sounds like no one got fired last night, so I guess I will catch up next week.

And speaking of not watching things, I completely forgot to watch the Dancing With the Stars results show on Tuesday (but House sure was good). I caught up with it on ABC.com this weekend and saw that Leeza Gibbons was voted out and that John Ratzenberger was in the bottom two with her. I'm not shocked by either of those developments -- though I really did think that Clyde Drexler would probably be at the bottom, too.

I am all caught up with The Amazing Race, at least. That show is down to the final four teams -- adorable Oswald and Danny, contentious but competent Dustin and Kandice, always-fighting Eric and Danielle, and Charla and Mirna, the Towson cousins who think this is a morality game. (Note to them: The Yield is a part of the game, not a grand double-cross. Yes, it can be bad karma, but it's not against the rules. So dial down the outrage, mmmkay?) I still can't believe how much of the airtime of the past four episodes has been spent in airports and how many airport difficulties people have had, especially when Eric and Danielle and Joe and Bill got more than an entire leg behind.

I also watched part of the second episode of The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman this weekend, and all I have to say is: That guy is creepy. On the surface, he seems like a "catch," but whenever he talks (especially about how attractive all the women are), he seems to lack a filter, and it's very off-putting. I think I'm done with that one.

And (the rain lent itself to a weekend by the TV and computer, OK?) I saw Shear Genius' premiere episode. It's just like Project Runway, Top Chef and Top Design, but with hairdressers, in case you haven't heard of it. Like those shows (except maybe Design), it was great fun, although I was surprised who got voted out and also couldn't figure out why Jaclyn Smith was there. I guess because she has great hair? I do hope the contestants will be able to cut real people's hair soon. Watching them cut mannequins' coifs and create "hair art" was interesting for the first episode but won't hold my interest for an entire season. (But I do have to share this. My friend Erika and I were discussing the show, and I told her that Theodore, who won the first challenge, reminded me of the guy from Greatest American Hero, and she responded with: "Believe it or not, he's working on hair ..." Maybe you had to be there, but to me, that is genius!)

Speaking of Bravo series, it is so sad watching Work Out right now, as the staff learns more about trainer Doug being ill. We already know that he passed away several months ago, so many of the interviews with him and particularly about him have proved extra poignant. I haven't seen every episode of that show, but the ones that I have seen, Doug always stood out as a legitimately nice and caring person.