Last night, 60 million 'Idol' fans texted, called and Facebooked in their votes for the Top 5 and tonight, we learned whose run was cut shot, but not before multiple plugs for J.Lo's new album, a Lady Antebellum performance, a surprisingly fun Gordon Ramsay segment and a shout-out to Steven Tyler's new tell-all.

Before the night's festivities began in earnest, the remaining five took to the stage for another 'Glee'-wannabe group sing The Turtles' 'Happy Together.' As I watched James, Jacob, Scotty, Lauren and Haley perform, I was struck by what a diverse bunch we've got this season. Though I'm not a dyed-in-the-wool fan of any of 'em, we've got a nice cross-section of musical genres this season, with country, gospel, rock and soul all well (at times) represented. But yes, the group sing was bad. It's just proof that the Top 5 should just be left to do their own thing.

When you sign up for a reality show, you might not realize how much you'll miss your friends and family. On 'The Biggest Loser' (Tue., 8PM ET on NBC), the issue was this: What's more important, the competition or family ties?

Tonight, the contestants divided into Blue and Black teams and the two squads competed in a trivia challenge. The reward was 40 weeks' worth of 'Biggest Loser' food, plus getting to read letters from home.

[Warning: Spoiler alert.]

While it looks like the writer's strike may be coming to an end soon, the folks who stitch together so-called "reality" TV shows aren't part of the writer's union. So one way for the networks to strike-proof their TV lineups is to schedule more reality TV programs. But it takes a lot of work to come up with concepts like Flavor of Love 3 and The Amazing Race 271.

That's where the Random Reality Show Generator comes in.