Chico: I'm Chico Alexander here... and I have a breaking rumor..
Gordon: what, pray tell is it?
Chico: Multiple websites, citing unnamed sources, have discovered that the next cast of Survivor Philippines will feature, among their ranks, former "Facts of Life" star Lisa Whelchel... you remember her, right? She played Blair.
Gordon: Right. I've heard that
Chico: Not one to rest on their laurels, The Amazing Race have prebooked Joel Higgins and Erin Gray. The mom and pop from Silver Spoons.
Gordon: Aka Team SIlver Spoons
Chico: Edward Stratton III was always my favorite TV dad. He had me at Ms. Pac Man dance. And he got the hot chick.
Gordon: Yes he did.
Chico: So indulge me if you will... Ahem... "Here we are... face to face.. a couple of Silver Spoons..." Okay, enough of that. Let's get to what we came here for.
Gordon: You know it's a good thing that people are reading this, and not listening to this...and to the 5 people who are still going to be listening to the podcast after Chico does that - I'm sorry. I'm so very, very sorry.
Chico: From Somewhere in America... WLTI.... IS... ON!
Gordon: YAY! Gordon Pepper along here, with Chico, and we'll be talking about lost of people who sig better than...that...but first, we talk about the passing of someone who was a gems show staple in the 80's and 90's.
Chico: Well, mostly the 80s, but you get it. And this news broke as we were wrapping our show last week, the passing of Bill Rafferty. If you ask me, one of the most underrated game show hosts in history. I believe he hosted three shows for a combined less than three years, but he made those shows his own. He enjoy the you-know-what out of them.
Gordon: He did. And he hosted two of those at the same time. That would be Blockbusters and Card Sharks.
Chico: Right. First half of 1987. In that short time, he cemented his legacy on those shows.
Gordon: He started his career on the show Real People and hosted Every Second Counts along with Retired and Wired, in 2007
Chico: You remember the term "dual implication", yes?
Gordon: Yes. He created the concept.
Chico: As the British call it, "Blockbusters either way", where one question would decide who won the game by completing the connection either way.
Gordon: He wasn't for everyone's tastes, and sometimes he was 'too cool for the room', but he knew the games and he carried about him an air of gameplay that's seldom matched many many of the new hosts out there.
Chico: Right on. And again, you know he was having a GREAT time. He LOVED his job. You can tell that. And you know, he may be too cool for the room in some tastes, but in others, he was a bit sly about it, he never once put himself over the show. A lot like Richard Dawson in that, only... he's from Queens. :-)
Gordon: What he lacked in the grace of Dawson, he more than made up for in the passion and zeal of his games. I would have loved to have seen what he could have done if he hosted more shows after that.
Chico: I really would have as well.
Gordon: I think he could have killed in Millionaire
Chico: You think so? That's a lofty statement, bro.
Gordon: I do. Rafferty would have the passion of Regis and a little less snarky.
Chico: Or maybe a little more.
Gordon: Or maybe both
Chico: You know, he could've.
Chico: He was still active well into his 60s, hosting "Retired & Wired" for Retirement Living TV.
Gordon: But I think he was an untapped talent.
Chico: He was. Very underused, very underrated. And we'll leave it at this quote from his family... "All of you gave him great joy during his final months. He loved talking to all of you." That spoke to his character. He was very genuine, very caring, and I think that's what we'll miss most about him.
Gordon: The sad thing is we can only say...what if.
Chico: Perhaps the saddest thing of all, that. Sadly, his is a story of "what ifs" and "if onlys".
Gordon: But we're glad we can give him the same joy that he gave us. A moment of silence please?

(Silence)

Chico: And thank you. Moving on, it was YouTube week on America's Got Talent. We get to pick one magician, three musicians, and ... ultimately watch the rest as filler. Because that's what the YouTube show usually amounts to.
Gordon: And a flying bird.
Chico: One magician, three musicians, and a flying bird.
Gordon: I can Has YouTube?
Chico: You can has YouTube. I believe you called the four acts to advance.
Gordon: I Can Has big Bored?
Chico: You can has.

Chico: It's a round we're calling...
Gordon: The Subject: YouBored
Chico: Love it... and the Xs were flying all over the place. First was Clint Carvalho and his Extreme Parrots.
Gordon: More like ZZZZz for me.
Chico: What's so extreme about guiding a parrot to a pillar? You tell me. It was hardly extreme, but apparently the judges liked it, so they advance.
Gordon: It's a parrot flying across the street. Yay. The next few acts had the potency of what sometimes comes out of a parrot while it's flying by.
Chico: It was either him or another act that we'll get to later. Next is Reverse Order, covering Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl"  ... and I didn't like it.
Gordon: The theme is going to be acts with the wrong material.
Chico: It was for all intents and purposes... a garage band performance.
Gordon: If you're supposed to be a girl heartthrob act, why are you singing Katy Perry? LMFAOs I'm Sexy and I know it' Rockified would have been a slam dunk
Chico: Really would. I only hope they were doing it to be ironic. Otherwise you can just chalk it to the pasta theory. Which garage bands are still victim to.
Gordon: Use your noodle and give me the next act
Chico: Alright, Meatball head. :-)  Rudy Coby. He had a puppet, but this was no puppet show. He had magic... but this was no magic show either.
Gordon: I liked the act. It took forever to get there
Chico: Too much buildup, too little payoff.
Gordon: I liked the act. But it took too long .
Chico: That was the big issue. And it was a big issue with Howard and Sharon as well. Like "get on with it".
Gordon: You have 90 seconds. If you bore me out the first 75, I won't be there for the last 15.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Next?
Chico: 7 in Unison... were not. They danced to "Fever".
Gordon: Howard was right on the money. The red decor and lack of individual pop was sleep-inducing.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: next?
Chico: Drew Erwin, who was an audience pick, sang "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia. Turned it into a Natalie Imbroglio.
Gordon: It was the wrong song and the wrong key. He had all sorts of high registered issues.
Chico: And yet he had enough votes to at least have the judges consider him.
Gordon: He only made the Top 5 because there was a lot of infinitely worse.
Chico: We're getting there, G. Melinda Hill was a comic. Unfortunately the bar was set high for comics this year. And even if it wasn't... she just wasn't funny. At all..
Gordon: The material, which was funny on YouTube, wasn't funny now.
Chico: Way too many pregnant pauses. I chalk it up to nerves and internet courage. And I'm sorry, but she looks like AND sounds like... what's the best way I can put this... an airhead. Let's get on the Buss. Eric Buss performs the Blue Danube with snake nut cans. And a shredded American flag. Yeah, that works.
Gordon: Again, this could have been good if he told a story. Magical snakes in the air isn't a story.
Chico: Romeo Dance Cheetah, an air guitarist... NEXT ACT! It was.... ... you just wanted to be on TV, didn't you? The Magic of Puck The one magician that advances. And it was because it wasn't just magic, it was comedy. You see Penn & Teller make a living out of that. He taps into that with only himself. He makes a handkerchief dance to reggaeton. It's good FOR A START. Actually pretty funny. You're curious as to what comes next.
Gordon: We have all seen that before. It was well done, but I need more if he wants to get any further
Chico: We'll see if he gets more. Bria Kelly sings "Gunpowder and Lead"... which is just a powerful song. Which means that she has to be powerful.
Gordon: This is the only that I think has a shot to win the million. Really nice song and she has a great voice.
Chico: She looks the part. She SOUNDS the part. She could be a dark horse to win. If she can somehow knock out the big purple elephant in the room, Tim Winnerberry... she could take it all.
Gordon: true
Chico: Cast in Bronze rings the bell, school's in session. And yet, the song he chooses... "Carol of the Bells". Not right. Not right at all. TOO SOON.
Gordon: actually, I thought the song was good. What I didn't like was the orchestration and the fact that he played the same line over and over again. he did absolutely NOTHING with the song.
Chico: And finally... Academy of Villains. They are a dance troupe, but they do it all sort of differently. It's more of a collective of performance artists, because they don't do much dancing. Instead, they act with their arms.
Gordon: Well...yes and no.
Chico: It's pretty, it's artistic, it needs a little more, though. But do elaborate.
Gordon: I loved what they did with Bohemian Rhapsody. Then they went to a forgettable zombie dance routine which was done by Westfield School last season -and Westfield did BETTER.
Chico: There you go. I liked Bohemian rhapsody, but they didn't have to add on to that. And again, I believe you had all four.
Gordon: I had a different order, but I had all 5 that got selected to play. Now next week, the Wild Card Round.
Chico: I have the Wild Card Lineup. Next week... Ben Blaque, Todd Oliver, Spencer Horsman, Horse (yay)... All That! (Boo), Lindsey Norton, the Bandbaz Brothers, Jake Wesley Rogers, Jarrett & Raja, Sebastien El Charro de Oro, Cristin Sandu, and Andrew De Leon.
Gordon: You got your 4?
Chico: I got my four. I'm going to give it to Andrew De Leon, Sebastien, Jake Wesley Rogers, and... begrudgingly.... All That.! Shouldn't even be here.
Gordon: You retiring if they advance?
Chico: ... no, but I'll think about it.
Gordon: I'll give you my 4: All That, Todd Oliver, Sebastian and Andrew De Leon.
Chico: Right. And again, if All That advances, a stink will be raised.
Gordon: Now let's raise a stink



Chico: .... Things just got interesting in the house CBS built... Ashley just dumped one loser for another. The difference here? the loser Ashley dumped... is actually in a dominant alliance.
Gordon: Well that's not the storyline this week.
Chico: But she's not going anywhere for the time being. Mike and Shane... MIGHT be.
Gordon: The Storyline is that the Secret 6 alliance lasted...one week.
Chico: Quickest alliance in BB history US.
Gordon: Shane who wins the HOH, decides to nominate both of his alliancemates, Frank and Boogie, to which I say...huh?
Chico: Wha? That doesn't make any sense. Shane has no beef with either or, so... why.
Gordon: Danielle sways Shane to get rid of their alliance and take out Boogie, to which I say - overplaying your hand way too soon. Now Frank does win Veto, so they could pick someone else, but this is a terrible move.
Chico: They could.  BUT! BUT! We know Frank's going to save himself. This is a golden opportunity to get rid of a huge threat.
Gordon: Which threat do you get rid of?
Chico: They just need to make sure they have the votes to do it first. Boogie. Again, they have to make sure as in ABSOLUTELY sure... that they have the votes to pull it off.
Gordon: I would in my first chance. This means you MUST nominate another Secret 6 member,.
Chico: So who's left...
Gordon: Britney, Danielle, Dan
Chico: Danielle, Britney, Dan, Boogie's on the block, Frank's taking off the block.
Gordon: Really easy choice here.
Chico: ... Ashley?
Gordon: no. You want to get rid of a threat. Ashley is not that
Chico: Danielle. SHE's a threat.
Gordon: There's a bigger one. I'm a newbie in the house. Who is the biggest threat to me?
Chico: DAN.
Gordon: AH. DING DING DING
Chico: So you have to stack the deck against the coach/players. Because I don't know if they're really in it for us or themselves. Because, hey, they're alums, they look after their own. So here's an opportunity to knock off a big gun. Will Frank take it? He will if he's smart.
Gordon: Dan Vs, Boogie guarantees that someone who won this game before is going home.
Chico: And we wouldn't mind seeing that.
Gordon: As we said last week, the longer the alumni stay in the game, the more dangerous they get.
Chico: Right on. We'll follow up on this next week. Meanwhile, we have three quickie reviews to get to. So let's get to them. One of the shows was worse than we gave it credit for. One was better (just)... and one was just absolutely unwatchable. The "worse" show... Stars Earn Stripes. Basically a love letter to the military from Mark Burnett and Dick Wolf.
Gordon: it is. That being said, there were some good things about it.
Chico: The good? It's not boring. The people behind it know what they're doing and they know what they're talking about.
Gordon: It's not boring. And I do like hearing the military and their thoughts on the challenges.
Chico: Yes, give us a little insight on "the life" and if you're a civilian... like Gordon... you will be able to pick up on it. That's the mark of good reality TV, good storytelling. THAT SAID...
Gordon: The bad: There wasn't enough of it and too much of everything else
Chico: Now we've experimented on TV with regular people or even famous people in an armed capacity....  But giving a celebrity a gun and telling them to go play soldier gives us no insight to real Army life as sittin gin your garage gives you insight of being a car. NBC could've easily run two hours of sister channel G4's Bomb Patrol Afghanistan and achieve a similar result for less.
Gordon: I would have taken Combat Missions, and I hope he puts some of that into this show. Mark Burnett is the same producer of both.

	STARS EARN STRIPES NBC - 8p ET Mondays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	C-	D	D+

Chico: This is true. This is a bit of a redo on that format. Except with the infiltration of celebrities. But you wrap a turd in a shiny gold package... you still have a turd. D.
Gordon: The challenges on Combat Missions were smarter and hipper.
Chico: Agreed.
Gordon: I won't be as harsh. It is watchable TV C-
Chico: I'm not saying it shouldn't have been made, it just shouldn't have been made THIS WAY.
Gordon: And honestly, I don't see why Jack Osbourne couldn't have done this.
Chico: Agreed. Maybe they'll let him on the CW.
Gordon: Not if he has a smart agent.
Chico: He'd be a good fit for Oh Sit... Hey, I'm a poet and I was unaware. It's basically Wipeout... meets demolition derby... meets musical chairs ... with a Singing Bee atmosphere. In a word... CRAZY.
Gordon: 12 people run around a track like white rats around an electrified cylinder. When the band stops playing, the kids have to go to the center of the playing field and find a place to sit. Slowest person to get to a chair and person who made the least amount of money in the round is gone.
Chico: And it's not just a matter of finding a place to sit, you also have to hope to be sitting in the chair with the most money.
Gordon: Or not in the chair with the least money.
Chico: Players bank money until the final race, where you have to swim and then climb Chair Mountain. The one in the chair gets to take home all the cash he or she banks.
Gordon: IN episode one, it was a he.
Chico: Now there is some good in this in that it doesn't hide behind pretense. What you see is pretty much what you get. 12 people running round like maniacs trying to get to a chair by going through an obstacle course.
Gordon: There are some seeds for some interesting play. I like the chair premise and the bane. They do play it over the top, as it's supposed to be played.
Chico: Yep. Now the bad... there's a golden snitch from round to round, except for the last round where it goes to the fastest. As for the hosts, they try too hard to be the next John Anderson & John Henson. And they have no chemistry between them. A lot of talk signifying nothing.
Gordon: It's not just Wipeout light, it's Wipeout: Bantamweight. And this gets boring quickly.
Chico: It gets repetitive quickly. The most excitable of the regulars... sideline reporter Tanika Ray. AKA Cyber Lucy from Gordon's FAAAAAAAVORITE kid show of all time, Wheel 2000.
Gordon: I liked Wheel 2000
Chico: So YOU'RE the one. All in all, it has all the ingredients to be an enjoyable show... but they're just all in the wrong place... and in the wrong order...
Gordon: I am. For this show to work, it needs to be EVIL. I meah chum in the water sort of evil. It's all way too slanted for a guy to win. The women are window candy.

	OH SIT! CW - 8p ET Wednesdays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	D	C	C-

Chico: Right. So, I'm giving it a C. I was expecting a complete nightmare... It didn't surface thank goodness.
Gordon: No, but Freddy Kruger in the water would be more entertaining. It's a clone of wipeout that fails. D.
Chico: And finally, we come to the show that was just unwatchable. The Next: Fame Is At Your Doorstep. A propos title.
Gordon: This is a reality show that tries to be a game show.
Chico: And not in the whole Dancing with the Stars we know it's a game show trying to be a reality show kind of way. This is basically trying to create a story out of a contest.
Gordon: it takes from every show.
Chico: The problem is... a) we've seen it done before (and better), and b) there's no story to tell and again, when the judges are shoehorned into the contestants lives... it never works. See "Duets". Actually, Duets is a masterclass compared to this.
Gordon: Here's the show: 4 singers who haven't seen a paycheck in a while: Gloria Estefan, Nelly, John Rich and Joe Jonas, visit people's houses and teach them to be a better singer. The screaming crowd determines the winner.
Chico: Continue for at least five cities.
Gordon: Two live semi-final shows and one finale later, we have a winner that will be forgotten about next week.
Chico: That's the show. LITERALLY, that's the hook. Once those are out of the way, it is guaranteed to be like every other talent show ever. Do you remember who won "Duets"? ... yeah, me neither.
Gordon: That could be a million dollar question on Millionaire.
Chico: It really could.
Gordon: The Good: The talent is VERY strong - I'd say even stronger than most shows out there.
Chico: And the bad? Everything else. And the host? I tried looking it up on Wikipedia and got a hit. I STILL don't know who she is and why she has the charisma of week old spinach souffle.
Gordon: The vignettes, though entertaining, feel more staged than a Jersey Shore episode.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: The hosts had the same charisma as the host who shall not be named. Only John Rich shwed me anything.
Chico: Which is odd because you almost expect them to be lively... because they're all lively on stage.
Gordon: Joe Jonas had the liveliness of a Ken Doll. Gloria was at least useful. I'm still wondering what Nelly's point was.
Chico: To pull in the urban demographic.

	THE NEXT: FAME IS AT YOUR DOORSTEP CW - 9p ET Thursdays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	D-	F	D-

Gordon: ...didn't work. D-
Chico: F
Gordon: The talent is too good for me to fail it.
Chico: It's bush league Idol. The talent deserves better than this.
Gordon: No. The caliber is excellent. It's like the NY Giants playing in the XFL.
Chico: Ouch. True but still... ouch. Okay, D- is good enough. Also good enough... TPIR's 40th season.
Gordon: Unlike the other stars. I could actually see these guys making an impact.
Chico: We'll see.
Gordon: And now...a Bonus.



Gordon: TPIR will be celebrating it's 40th year. So it's high time we do 5 Questions on the show.



Gordon: Chico - the first question please.
Chico: First question...

1) We've seen TPIR use new technology in their new games and upgrading old favorites. Will they go digital on any more games in season 41?

Chico: I definitely think that you're going to see more digital upgrades to more games. It's cheaper and easier to run that way AND in some cases, overdue. Clock Game for one.
Gordon: I think you would have to - but what I'd personally like to see is the resurrection of games that would be awesome in digital - like Hurdles, Super Saver, or Drew's Trading Bar
Chico: Trader Drew. :-) A Drew-shaped puppet.
Gordon: I'd go with Trader Drew. It was a great game.
Chico: ... sorry, that was Professor Drew. My bad. That could work, too.
Gordon: Professor Drew? Maybe not.
Chico: Come on... Anyway, next question.
Gordon: #2....

2) Drew still doesn't have an Emmy nomination. Does he get one this year?

Chico: Sorry, Drew, but you're going to have to beat out Steve Harvey.
Gordon: The field may be the strongest EVER. No.
Chico: He is getting better, but right now he's on the outside looking in. No easy way to say.
Gordon: It's accurate. next one?

3) Mike Richards responded to the fanboys by saying "A show with variety is not a variety show". Who's smarter in this case?

Gordon: Mike Richards is, but he said it wrong. The idea which I think Mike was saying is that there can still be games but add some variety to it. I like the direction the show is going in much more than a very trepidatious me was thinking 4 years ago.,
Chico: Agreed. And it's not just the games, it's the idea that you want to make this appointment viewing, as if to say, you miss an episode, you'll miss... this... and then something amazing happens. That's the variety he's speaking of, whether it's a contestant doing something amazing or a very special guest showcase... that's what's pulling you to watch.
Gordon: Appointment Daytime TV. who'd have think it. Next one...

4) TPIR is getting male models. Thoughts?

Chico: Catching up to the rest of the Fremantle stable, probably. But me, it's not really gonna matter. I mean, if you've seen Sale of the Century, they've had male models and no one said boo.
Gordon: Honestly? I have no issues with it. If the target is women, why not throw guys in there? $ale of the Century, Caesar's Challenge, etc.
Chico: And if it works, hey, the show grows from it.
Gordon: I think it will. Last on
Chico: Last question...

5) Last season, TPIR averaged a 3.5 and was the most watched show on network daytime, haters. This season, The Price Is Right will average...

Chico: I think it's going to go down a little, but not a fault of its own, just the general trend downward. That and it was a special year, so a 3.4 is not unheard of this year.
Gordon: The daytime numbers will go up. I'll say 3.6
Chico: We'll see, but we know that TPIR is not going anywhere any time soon and thanks for that. It's doing quite well for itself five years after Drew Carey inherited the mic. And to think... they said it wouldn't last. Isn't that right, Hans... Who's a good pig.... Who's a good pig... You're a good pig...
Hans: Oink
Gordon: The pork is right. Roll That Beautiful Brain Footage.

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)

Chico: Thanks, Doug. First up, I'm going to need a baseball bat. A Glass Bat. You notice we didn't talk about The Glass House this week, and here's why...
Gordon: (Gives Chico a glass bat) Besides the fact that we hade more important things to talk about.
Chico: And can I get this glass bat filled with Haterade, too?
Gordon: (Fills bat with Haterade)

Anyway, CBS decides to drop its suit against The Glass House, saying that, and this is from their release... "The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against The Glass House".

Chico: To which I say.... yeah. WHAT viewers?
Gordon: There were viewers.
Chico: Yeah, who'll watch anything if there are cameras involved. I don't get it.
Gordon: These viewers



Chico: I think we found our new spokeszombies! Well, they say every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Glass house ends this week. What begins?
Gordon: Our sanity, hopefully.
Chico: Heh. What else?
Gordon: BTW, Erica, Kevin and Andrea are your final 3.
Chico: Bye bye Gene.
Gordon: Lot of new shows this week.

Tuesday gives us Season 3 of Face: Off, Thursday is GSN's slate of American Bible Challenge and Beat the Chefs, and Friday is America's Next Top Zombie Models.

Chico: now Beat the Chefs I'm looking forward to, as I am about Face Off. Bible Challenge... I think it'll do well, but I don't think it gets the audience. I know they're hammering us about it.
Gordon: I like the zombie models also
Chico: Mostly on right-wing talk radio and that's the audience... but me? I dunno. If you can sell it as more of a game and less as... well, proselytizing...  I'm hoping for "Jeopardy! category Bible questions".
Gordon: I accept it for what it is.
Chico: Which is good.
Chico: We'll review it next week. Meanwhile, let's get loaded.

For the first time, you're going to decide who wins "Face Off" when it starts next week. Of course, that's for the finale down the line, but right now, we're going to whittle it down to that.

Chico: I think this idea is way overdue. Because ultimately, this SFX master is going to be designing for an audience. And the audience wants to like what they see.
Gordon: I like the idea also. My one concern is that people will also vote for the likability of the contestant, so now it's not about designing costumers - it's about designing characters. As in your own personal character.
Chico: I see what you did there. SMART.
Gordon: Thanks. However, we have a cavalcade of stupid this week.
Chico: Helmet?
Gordon: (Gives Chico a helmet)
Chico: Thank you. ... Okay hit me.

Are YOU Smarter than....Scotty McCreery, who falls off the stage during his own concert.

Chico: Ouch. Good luck at State, there buddy.
Gordon: But we have more.
Chico: Hit me.

Are YOU Smarter than...Flava Flav, who in addition to all of his driving arrests, now owes more than 1 million to the IRS in back taxes.

Chico: Check please.
Gordon: But wait! One more!
Chico: Hoo boy.

Are YOU Smarter than...Chad Johnson. whose now-infamous headbutt of Evelyn Lozada has resulted in one less wife (she filled for divorce), one less job (the Mia mi Dolphins cut him) and one less show (as Ev and Ocho run into this dude)



Chico: Hey, I remember those from five minutes ago!
Gordon: well, good here's more.
Chico: Holy crap. They keep coming!

Scream If You Know the Answer and Platinum Hit officially become Zombie Food.

Chico: Here. Eat up. I need another vacation.
Gordon: Where are we going?
Chico: Let's go to... Europe... AND Asia.
Gordon: oooh

New deals for Upgrade are sending the show to Denmark, India, and Hungary.

Chico: Really awesome stuff.
Gordon: I like Upgrade.
Chico: So do the Russians, they've commissioned for season 3 of the show.
Gordon: Here's a clip of the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DycTqFfM9IY
Chico: Also a big hit in Switzerland, Norway, Korea, and Canada, where the show originated. But yeah, THIS is the kind of reality show GSN needs to get behind. Not... Family Tirade. Make it happen GSN. Anyway, let's upgrade us some hoes, G.
Gordon: Luda me.
Chico: (plays "Pimpin' All Over the World")

In this week's Media Ho Report, we have a $500,000 winner in Red or Black with only half the audience watching from Season 1, TPIR Model Stephanie Schlund does Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Spike Revives Joe Schmo, Top Chef: The Cruise, Ryan Lochte meets Chris Harrison. Howard Stern wants Sharon Osbourne to beg for her job back, Marc Summers gets plastic surgery due to a car accident, Alex Trebek almost loses a car, and Cat Cora deals for probation.

Gordon: But none of them are your ho of the week.
Chico: Who you got?
Gordon: I have Mariah Carey, who not only officially signs her American Idol contract this week, but who will be performing on NBC's Football Kickoff Special.
Chico: For her 14th album. 14. That do anything for ya?
Gordon: That's a lot of money. And those...are your hoes.
Chico: And that's Brainvision. Brobot?
Brobot: You'll always be my baby (shuts down)
Chico: Still to come on the showgram, Gordon's up to the bar dishing out poisons, but first... I got two tickets to Whammyville. That's next. This is WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you a trip to the land of parting gifts. We miss you, Bill...

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