Guest blogger John-John Williams IV is back again, helping me get through the post-DWtS madness:

While watching Bryan “B” get kicked off The Biggest Loser night before last (the red team has now been eliminated from the show), I saw a couple of trailers for two new reality shows on NBC.

The first, Celebrity Apprentice, left me extremely intrigued because of the mention of one contestant. The other, Clash of the Choirs, left me lukewarm.

Seriously, how exciting can a choir competition be?

Who cares if Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton go back to their hometowns to handpick and mold a choir? It’s not like the celebrity singers are going to be belting it out against each other. (For the record, Patti would win that battle.)

Choir robes can only generate so much heat in the middle of December. (The four-night event runs consecutively from Dec. 17 to Dec. 20.)

I almost had the same reaction about Celebrity Apprentice until I saw that pseudo-celebrity Omarosa was going to be a contestant. That’s right, she’s back!

Omarosa has to be one of the most controversial reality television stars ever. (See the YouTube video.) I mean she's right up their with Survivor: Borneo’s Richard Hatch, The Real World: Back to New York’s Coral and Survivor: The Australian Outback’s Jerri Manthey. 

The rest of the “celebrities” – I seriously have to use air quotes for a couple of these people – are semi-interesting.

Actor Stephen Baldwin, actress Marilu Henner, former-model Carol Alt, softball player Jennie Finch, America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan, Sopranos star Vincent Pastore, rocker Gene Simmons, country music star Trace Adkins, Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, Playboy Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon, heavyweight boxing champ Lennox Lewis and Ultimate Fighting Champion Tito Ortiz highlight the crop of "celebrities."

Nely Galan (who?), a former entertainment president of the Telemundo network and executive producer of Fox’s extreme makeover show The Swan rounds out the list of “celebrities.” 

Check out this AP story for quotes from some Apprentice contestants.

Apparently the contestants will be battling it out for charity. Nothing like a couple of notables cheating, screaming, and scheming their way to win in the name of good will…
 
My predictions:

Celebrity Apprentice: A- with Omarosa; C+ without Omarosa.
Choir: C- (I’m being generous because it premieres near the holidays…)