Summer TV

How great was the Season 5 Top 10 performance show of 'America's Got Talent?'

Judge Piers Morgan didn't even come close to hitting his buzzer. "Not once," host Nick Cannon says. "He had all positive things to say."

"I got to the end of the night and realized I've never been through a whole show without buzzing anyone before," Morgan told AOL TV Squad after taping. "I couldn't believe it. Any of these acts now will have a great career. This is the first time we've had that."

"All the acts rose to the occasion," judge Howie Mandel said. "What a show this Top 10 was. Can't we just have a Top 10 and go home?"

"I agree," judge Sharon Osbourne said. "They're all so different and they're all at the top of their game. How do you pick?"

['White Collar' - 'Point Blank']

"Get in the mind of the file. Live the life of the file. Hear the pulse of the file!" - Mozz, aging an FBI file quickly

Remember in last week's episode, when Neal and Peter decided that they weren't going to lie to each other anymore? Instead, they were going to join forces and investigate the secrets of the music box?

Yeah, well, forget all that. This week Neal decides to lie to Peter to find out who killed Kate. I thought we had left all of this "keeping secrets" stuff behind us, but I guess not. We're still not sure why Neal keeps lying to Peter, since Peter has proved helpful every single week. If this keeps up, Neal is going to become "The Boy Who Cried 'Trust'."

['America's Got Talent' - 'Top 10 Live Performances']

... And then there were ten. The finalists raised the bar this week in order to get one of the four spots in the 'America's Got Talent' finale.

No red X appeared above the stage and words such as "phenomenal," "amazing" and "heavenly" were used to describe the performances we were offered tonight.

Did your favorite contestant do enough to get America's votes? Comments on the Top 10 acts, as well as the unnecessary performance from Enrique Iglesias, coming up!

After weeks and weeks of dance groups, singers, contortionists and one hand whistler, 'America's Got Talent' viewers (with help from judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel) have nailed down an impressive list of 10 finalists.

TV Squad spoke to the 10 acts that will perform tonight in the hopes of advancing to next week's finale. What's it like to have come this far? What's Prince Poppycock like off stage? Do people confuse Ali with Christina and vice-versa? Are the parents of 'Fighting Gravity' angry because their sons have (temporarily) quit college?

Read on to get answers and insights from the Season 5 finalists and don't miss tonight's performances when 'America's Got Talent,' hosted by Nick Cannon, airs tonight on NBC at 8PM ET.

['The Real Housewives of New Jersey' - 'Season 2, Reunion Part 2'] "It's the biggest crock of sh*t I've ever seen in my life." - Caroline

Danielle HUGS Teresa??? If Caroline's eyes are watering and rolling around in her head it's because they're looking for the pigs that are flying and the second coming.

Last week it seemed as though Kim G, with her polite-demure voice and open admissions of stirring the pot and liking it, was going to be the star of reunion part deux. All-over-bejeweled, souped-up in her blue, off-the-shoulder prom dress. Or maybe that's what she wanted. She didn't get it. Danielle outshone her in a sequined miniskirt, white tank top and exactly 80 hair extensions.

In baseball, a seasoned, veteran ball player is considered a valuable member of the team. It's not that different in television, and during the summer -- when baseball is thriving -- a lot of primetime drama series thrive thanks in no small part to the contributions of valuable assets like the following "boys of summer."

Without the experienced and knowing assists of veteran actors, the summer series listed here simply wouldn't be as entertaining.

Check out our seven "most valuable players" and tell us if we got it right ... or who we left out!

['Big Brother 12' - 'Head of Household #10 Conclusion, Nominations #10']

In what seems to be the power move in the ratings ploy game, we had to endure yet another "to be continued" live Head of Household competition this week. It's not that I don't understand the concept of endurance competitions. I wouldn't have an issue with the continuation if indeed 'Big Brother' was doing endurance.

It seems like they believe the cliffhangers will bring in more viewers anxious to know the results. Yeah, that works ... especially on a holiday weekend. It should go without saying that folks will cancel their holiday plans just so they can catch the ending of the HoH comp. Wake up, CBS!

['Jersey Shore' - 'Not So Shore']

Cat fight! Like a guidette-sponsored Sunday night dinner, this week's rough and tumble 'Jersey Shore' was well worth the wait -- and it packed more than just a JWoww punch.

Self-proclaimed tough cookie JWoww was on a tear. It's hard to tell exactly what set her off-Sam's poor me routine, Sam's inability to grow a pair, Sam's continual return to the roidy arms of her cheating beaux Ron-but if bets were being made, I'd say she's just as sick of this Heidi and Spencer crap as the rest of us.

[Project Runway - You Can Totally Wear That Again]

Without the hindrance of 'Models of the Runway' we can have a challenge on 'Project Runway' that has nothing to do with the models.

This week Heidi announced that the contestants would have to transform a bridesmaid's dress into something fashionable and hip, but not anything wedding related. Everyone was still reeling from the drama of last week, with Michael C. still wiping the truck tire marks off his face.

Since the contestants had to use most of the bridesmaid's dress in their new dress, they were given only $50 and a maximum of two yards of fabric. Obviously, the loophole was that they could grab as much trim, feathers, buttons and zippers that they needed. Interestingly, most of the contestants picked the two yards of fabric. Christopher got tossed a wrench almost immediately when his client was changed; ironically, we don't hear much from him the rest of the episode

[Big Brother 12 - 'Live Eviction #9, HoH #10] Another summer of 'Big Brother' is wrapping up as tonight's show gets us down to the final four hamsters. Who would have thought that the final five would be the Brigade minus one, Britney and Ragan?

It's time for all those remaining in the house to step up their game. In the Brigade, the guys have basically jumped in to win -- once they were up against the ropes. Well, now they're all up against the ropes and each one should be thinking of their own end game, not their friendships. That is, if they want to win the half-million.

People haven't been overly kind to 'Top Chef' this season. Either they think the cheftestants are inept, the Washington, DC locale is uninspiring, the guest politicians are annoying or, like me, they think the show has just become stale and predictable.

But something else has come up recently that's been bugging me: the judging. Not so much what 'Top Chef' vets Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio are doing; they're taking the same reasoned approach they always do. And when Gail Simmons is there, her criticism has always been constructive and kind.

No, I'm mostly looking at new judge Eric Ripert when I think the judging has suffered this year. He may be one of the greatest chefs and restaurateurs on the planet, but as a 'Top Chef' judge, he makes me long for the days when the oh-so-quippy Toby Young was subbing for Gail. Why do I think he's been so bad this year? Read on for my list of grievances...

There was a lot more at stake in last night's episode of 'Top Chef: DC' than usual. And, while bonus prizes like a new car, a trip to London and getting to see the Space Shuttle launch were nice incentives, it was the thrill of going to Singapore for the finales that really lit a fire under the remaining cheftestants.

Unfortunately, as Kevin said, "there's five chefs left and only four seats to Singapore. That fifth person, the one that's not going, is going to be crushed." True enough. Read on to get the details.

Warning: Spoiler Alert!

['Top Chef' -- 'Gastro-Nauts']

Twelve episodes into this seventh season of 'Top Chef' and we're still being treated to little nuggets of info about the remaining cheftestants. Angelo, for instance, got divorced last year and has a son. (An interesting development since, in a recent episode, he talked about wanting to win the prize money so he could bring his fiancée over from Russia.)

And, Kelly, who seems to smoke at every possible opportunity, has never been away from her husband, Rick, for more than a few days. Whatever. There's no time to wallow here, folks: The last two challenges before the finale are upon you. Shake a leg.

Dana Cowin, the editor in chief of 'Food & Wine' magazine is waiting in the kitchen with Padma Lakshmi to explain the final Quickfire Challenge: The chefs have to choose a wine from the selection in front of them and create a dish to pair it with. As a bonus, the winner will win a trip to London. "Ten percent of pairings are awful," says Cowin wrinkling her nose, "Ten are inspired." Where these chefs' offerings will fall within the spectrum, we'll soon see.

(S05E28) "We had more standing ovations than ever before." - Nick

Last night's acts were so phenomenal (except three or four that were so-so) that it's almost impossible to 100 percent predict which acts will get a spot in the Top 10 this week. For sure, a lot of fans will be angry because some extremely deserving acts will not return next week.

Which acts did America voted for? Are your favorites returning for the Top 10? Read on for the answers as well as the list of the Top 10 finalists who will perform next week for a spot in the Top 4.