I did watch. Kate was so sure she was gone, all I could think was she was told ahead of time, or she is reading the blogs and knows many have turned against her. She was such a GRUMP through the entire show. When Shannon got the boot Kate was so elated, but we did not get to see her scene because they cut the lights on her. I was soooo glad the world didn't have to watch and Kate didn't get the line light! Her staying proves it is very much a popularity deal and the judges are just for show. Kate does have a following. Some poor schmucks actually believe her act. At this point the loudest thing everyone could do is stop watching the show. Walk away!!

I agree with ABC that this, so far, is the best season ever. And by that they, and I, mean that the first week all of the "stars" did a very decent dance. Some of them were really, really good, and no one "sucked." This week, for their second dances, some of them didn't do as well (got out of sync with their partner, missed steps, etc.), but overall, the caliber of dancing was what we never saw until at least the 5th week in previous seasons. Jack Wagner played Frisco on General Hospital for many years. He also had a #1 hit with his song You're All I Need, and he had a few other hits, too, although I don't think any of the others got to #1. He was also on Melrose Place for several years, which is where most people know him from. When he was on GH, he fell in love with his on-screen girlfriend-then-wife, and they married in real life and had two sons together. Eventually they divorced, and when he was on Melrose Place he got involved with Heather Locklear. They've been together for many years now, and recently got engaged and then broke the engagement. I don't know if they're still seeing each other or not. Melissa Gilbert started on Little House on the Prarie when she was just a little bitty thing. I don't know what she's done other than that, but she's best known for LHoTP. Donald Driver would be familiar to folks who are into football, especially if you follow the Packers. William Levy is, as noted above, a star on Telenova, which is a Spanish-speaking network. I think he was pretty much unknown to the majority of the USA until Monday night last week. :-) He looks, to me, quite a bit like Ricky Martin. This week's show had a lot of camera shots of William's wife and son in the audience. Sherri Shepherd, for those who have never seen The View, might know her from the Stephanie Plum movie One for the Money -- she portrayed Lula, the hooker-turned-file clerk. Katherine Jenkins is a classical singer who performed on one of the DWTS results shows last season or the season before. She has a beautiful voice (go to Amazon.com and listen to samples of the songs on her albums), a beautiful face, and a great body. I was very impressed by how well she did in both of her dances. Gavin DeGraw -- I'd never heard of him before this season of DWTS! I'm not terribly impressed with his dancing so far, either. Don't think he'll last very long. Martina Navratilova is someone who should be familiar to anyone who follows pro tennis, although she's been retired for a while now. She did a lot better than I expected on her first dance, but she messed up this week. I give her kudos for even venturing to do this show. Roshon Fegan is another one whom I'd never heard of, but I don't watch the Disney channel, and don't have nieces/nephews or grand/nieces or nephews in the right age range to be ga-ga over him. I was surpised this week that he managed to keep the hip hop out of his dance routine. Maria Menounos is a host of one of those entertainment-news type shows, although I'm not sure which one. She does have a horrible laugh, though, doesn't she? I've had one broken rib and I know all too well how painful it was, so I can't imagine doing those routines with two broken ribs! Ouch! Kudos to her for even attempting it!! Jaleel White has, I think, been pretty much out of the public eye for quite a while and is best known for being the nerdy/goofy character named Urkel many years ago when he was just a kid. He did a great dance last week, but I agreed with the judges this week that his second dance wasn't as good as his first. Glady Knight -- everyone should be familiar with Gladys Knight and the Pips! I predict that she'll continue on the show for many weeks, but won't make it anywhere near the finals.

Well, in defense of Kate ( we only see what the camera wants us to see, and I I wasn't impressed with her marriage that I did see.) She is working and earning a darn good salary. She is a single Mother, I can't fault her for working when I did the same. I didn't have a nanny, but my kids spent all days at the baby-sitter from early morning to dinner. I ended up seeing them enough to feed them and put them to bed. They have a higher life style than I did, and it takes money to pay for that. If the opportunity to have a beautiful home and private schools for my kids as well as the trips etc, I would have jumped at it too. Jon's has shown himself to be a real dirt bag. He doesn't work, has no income and pays no child support. His nasty lifestyle certainly wouldn't be good for the kids. Sad but true, those kids have been money to both parents. Jon certainly can't judge her and I don't think any judge would hand them over to him.

I have never cared for Brooke as the host. When she was doing her interview with Tom on her time as a finalist and talking about her freestyle dance, she seemed so much more natural and comfortable speaking. She isn't good with scripted interviews or talking, I don't think. It feels forced. I didn't like Samantha Harris either though. I think Melissa Rycroft would've been a good choice for Tom's co-host. She's bubbly and cute and seems fun. It's hard to say who will win but I think Hines could take it. He's adorable.