'The Amazing Race' Heads to Bangladesh

CBS' The Amazing Race travels to Bangladesh this week in their quest to complete the race and win $1,000,000.

The teams leave their pitstop in Oman behind and head for Bangladesh, the most populated city on the planet. Tensions run high when teams discover a new twist: the Double U-Turn.

A U-Turn traditionally comes into play after a Detour has been completed. A team that has been U-Turned must go back and complete the Detour task that they did not complete. In this variation of the U-Turn 2 teams will each be able to force another team to complete the other half of the Detour. Both teams can not U-Turn the same team.  This should add some spice to what is already a spicy race. 

Mysterious White Powder Sent to 'Dancing With the Stars' Studio

A Dancing With the Stars staff member discovered an envelope containing a mysterious white powder and a threatening letter at the show's production offices.

Though the white powder was eventually determined to be harmless, the scare led to the evacuation of the studio.

"Measures were taken to secure the area and ensure the safety of personnel," ABC spokeswoman Amy Astley said. "Ultimately we were advised by the LAFD that the substance was determined to be talcum powder."

Los Angeles city hazardous materials officials, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI immediately responded to the CBS Studios, where the show is filmed.

Immediate tests cleared the envelope for hazardous materials, and the envelope has now been sent to a regional lab for further testing. The FBI and LAPD are conducting a joint investigation.

The gossip site TMZ.com is reporting that the letter was targeting Bristol Palin, though authorities have neither confirmed nor denied this.

The FBI would not confirm the intended recipient of the letter to ABC News.

This season of the show has made headlines as fans have complained that Palin, the daughter of Sarah Palin, has advanced to the finals because her mother's supporters are manipulating the voting. Palin has remained on the show, despite consistently landing at the bottom of the judges' leader board.

This is hardly the first instance of a fan targeting a contestant on the hit show.

In 2009, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson was stalked by an obsessed fan who drove from Florida to California, attempted to climb the fence to get into the studio. He was quickly arrested, and police found guns and duct tape in his car.

Should be an interesting weekend and next week on the DWTS set.

'American Idol' Changes Nights

The revamped "American Idol," will air on a different night for its upcoming 10th season.

The Fox TV network said its hit singing contest will move from its longtime Tuesday and Wednesday night slots to Wednesday and Thursday when it returns. The season debut is slated for Jan. 19.

The switch means more big change for "American Idol," which is bringing in new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez after the departures of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi. Randy Jackson will be back on the panel.

Fox's decision to move the series, announced Friday, comes as "American Idol" must fight to keep its No. 1 spot. The show's ratings have been declining, with this year's finale between Lee Dewyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox drawing about 24 million viewers, down 5 million from 2009.  Expect more little changes as we get close to the start of the season.

'Big Bang Theory' Quotes from The Boyfriend Complexity

This season of The Big Bang Theory is all about relationships and this week was no exception. Penny's dad pays a visit and the guys monitor a telescope.  And of course, things get out of control.

Leonard: Whoever uses the bathroom after The Thing.

Sheldon: Whoever gives Wolverine his prostate exam.

Raj: There are no stupid questions.

Raj: Is that racist, it feels racist.

Sheldon: I don't like novelty editions of Monopoly. I like regular and Klingon.

Howard: That happens with me and my mom all the time.

Shelton: By that standard Penny is Coo Coo for CoCo Puffs.

Penny: You don't have a neck tatoo or outstanding warrants.

Penny: Get over yourself. I whistled, you came running.

Raj: Not if it has a hole in the middle.

Bernadette: So we just stare at the screen waiting for something to happen?

Howard: I did that when you rented "The Notebook"

Howard: Galileo drank Diet Sprite.

Bernadette: I just worked with penicillin resistant gonorrhea today, and I was wondering if I washed my hands.

Wyatt: That petition looked real to me.

Sheldon: Oh frickety-frack, not this again.

Howard:  Can't go any further, there's a sacred cow in my way.

Leonard:  You have to admit, I'm delightful.

Sheldon:  FYI, over use of the phrase "Oh My God" is number 12.

Raj:  if you like roaming around a big empty house with no one to love you.

Wyatt:  We're fishin', right here on his couch.

Wyatt:  I want to have grandkids before I die, and I don't want them growing up in a house with wheels.

Sheldon:  I have completed the Penny-specific section of the new roommate agreement.

Sheldon:  We are not alone.

Leonard:  Did you get to play with Raj's big telescope last night?

Raj:  He never touched my telescope.

Bristol Palin in the 'DWTS' Finals: Everyone has an Opinion

In the elimination shocker of the year, pop singer Brandy and dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were the ones sent home on Tuesday night's "Dancing With the Stars." Brandy, who was consistently at the top of the leaderboard this season, received a perfect 30 for her Argentine Tango Monday, and was in third place.

The person that advanced to the finals, Bristol Palin.  Until recently, we knew Bristol Palin as the teenage mother and daughter of Sarah Palin.  Now, we all follow her every dance move on ABC's Dancing With the Stars. 

Should Bristol be in the finals?  Based on dancing alone, no.  But it's not just about the dancing and that is what show producers wanted all along.  This is the perfect storm for this show which draws tons of viewers each week anyway.  Now there is a Palin controversy or conspiracy to talk about as well.  Have the Palin's orchestrated a voting campaign to get Bristol to win?  They may have, but usually when we get to the finals, the best dancer usually wins.

I received a tremendous amount of e-mails and comments from my article over at the Yahoo! Network.  The link is here:  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6019914/dancing_with_the_stars_semi_final_results.html

But I also wanted to print some of comments the readers left to see how much people are into this show and what it means going forward.

I guess the tea party is more concerned about who wins a dance contest than they are about the real issues in America!

I have watched this show from the beginning and I can tell you if Bristol wins, I will never turn this on again - this is pathetic to even think she came this far just because of her mother who has tremendous PULL. You'll see this show go down the tubes if she wins.

I now have 3+ hours a week more to dedicate to reading, listening to music, writing, and not watching DWTS. This is my last episode of my last season as a viewer. The finals are pointless since the winner will not be chosen for their dancing ability. I sincerely hope that the DWTS producers and ADVERTISERS read the posts of the shows used-to-be fans. This season has been riddled with rude, mean-spirited judging and unfair voting. The thrill is gone ABC.

What a disappointment, clearly Brandy was the better dancer! Bristol SUCKED from the very beggining and barely made improvements. This show is BS and so are the PALINS! I will not be watching again, this show is a farce, It's not DWTS, it's Dancing for Ignorant Politicians. Makes me want to never vote for anything again

This is a joke. I knew it was goin gto happen and I'll bet it happens next week. The Pee Party has screwed up something else...what else is new.

Tired of all the politics... (Guest) 11/16/2010

I love...LOVE..reality television. I can't believe that politics has crept its way into reality television! Looks like I'm going to have to tune out of DWTS for the seasons to come. Not only does Bristol Palin's undeserved run to the finals tarnish this season of the show, but it makes a mockery of the earlier seasons too. If the show is not canceled (I'm certain a large monetary contribution will come from the 13 Million Dollar (and growing) Mom, it should be renamed "Dancing With Politicos" -- clearly you have to organize a political action committee and get the grass roots machine in action week after week... Who cares about talent, that's for "American Idol" and "America's Got Talent"...for now!!!!

This is an absolute shameful example of the power of the Palin Stepford Wives! They want to shroud themselves in their so-called "Christian" beliefs, but how "Christian" is it to put what they believe to be the "power" of their politics over doing the right thing--based on honesty and ability, not on political affiliations or beliefs. They will continue to hide behind their self-proclaimed holier-than-thou personna, but fail others and themselves for talking too much of the talk and not walking more on the walk!!!

Sadly, I'm not shocked about what happened to Brandy tonight. We've seen more of Sarah's Palin's big head this season that many of the dancers who've been working their butts off. What's truly shocking is that ABC has turned it's network into a political vehicle for the tea-baggers. Mediocrity prevails yet again. And "teen activist"?? C'mon, she had unprotected sex, had a baby out of wedlock and is now going to preach to the rest of us how to live our lives. She's a wannabe reality star, just like everyone else.

And there are many and many more to go with these.