Janet Jackson to Be Interviewed by Robin Roberts Tonight

Janet Jackson will sit down with Robin Roberts for an exclusive television interview to air as an ABC News special. The intensely private pop star, who was known to be extremely close with her brother, Michael, will allow cameras into her Malibu home for the first time ever. “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Janet Jackson” airs WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Christophe Novelli Teaches Chef Academy on Bravo

Meet Jean Christophe Novelli, world renowned Michelin and 5AA Rosette award-winning chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa, and voted “World’s Sexiest Chef” by The New York Times. Bravo’s “Chef Academy” chronicles Novelli’s move to Los Angeles as he opens a test program for a top-notch culinary institute and trains and transforms those who aspire to cook like professionals. First order of business: selecting nine students to be his test subjects for his first Academy across the pond, but is America ready for this French culinary genius? Find out on Bravo’s newest docu-series “Chef Academy,” premiering Monday, November 16 at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

French born and residing in London, his Novelli Academy Cookery School in the UK has placed in the “Top 25 Cookery Schools in the World,” and he’s thinking of opening one stateside, setting his sights on Venice, California. Working with Novelli on the ambitious experiment is his executive chef and right hand man, Steve Kitchen. For additional support during his extended stay in the U.S., Chef Novelli brings along his pregnant fiance, Michelle, and hires a temporary assistant, Joel.

On the season premiere, nine eclectic students are chosen to be the guinea pigs in Chef Novelli’s culinary education experiment, hand picked by himself and Mr. Kitchen after performing the simple culinary task of cooking an egg. The students represent an array of backgrounds from newly trained chefs to anxious homemakers hoping to learn some new culinary tricks. Students are assessed weekly via a variety of tests from preparing bread to gutting a fish. But Chef Novelli forewarns the students – failing three tests are grounds for dismissal from his Academy. For a sneak peek at “Chef Academy,” go to: http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/videos/coming-to-america.

Throughout the series, Chef Novelli presents unique and delectable dishes that only someone of his caliber could create with directives laden with a heavy French accent. The awe-struck students, many of whom are culinary novices, are wowed by the creations they see too quickly taking shape with such ease in front of their eyes. While the dishes inspire the students, tensions arise when they are asked to recreate the dishes with their very fate at the Academy on the line.

The students form a tight bond through this unique experience of attending the Novelli Academy, but the bonds are often tested with at times too many cooks in the kitchen. The nine students selected to enroll in Chef Novelli’s esteemed Academy are:

Kyle Daley, 29 – Salt Lake City, Utah and residing in San Diego, Calif.

Emmanuel DelCour – Bordeaux, France and residing in Venice, Calif.

Zoe Feigenbaum – New York, N.Y.

Leanard Goodloe, 28 – New York, N.Y.

Sarah Jacobsen, 29 – Chicago, Ill.

Kyle Kupiszewski – Virginia Beach, Va.

Carissa Loughead, 26 – Charlotte, N.C.

Tracie Norfleet, 46 – Honolulu, Hawaii/Venice, Calif.

Suzanne Winn, 47 – Mission Viejo, Calif.

Kathy Griffin Is Hosting a New Show Called “Let’s Dance”

Two-time Emmy Award winner and NY Times best-selling author Kathy Griffin (”My Life on the D-List”) will host “Let’s Dance,” a new, comedic dance series that features stars competing for charity as they pay homage to some of the most famous movie, musical and pop video dance routines of all time.

“Let’s Dance” will kick off its five-episode run with a live 90-minute premiere episode on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET) following the Season 9 finale broadcast of “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC. Additional episodes will air on Monday, Nov. 30, Mon., Dec. 7 and Mon., Dec. 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with the finale on Tues., Dec. 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).

The first three episodes of “Let’s Dance” will feature stars from all walks of life competing in single, group and duo performances as they train, rehearse and take to the stage to reveal their comedic dance routine in front of a studio audience. After each performance, a celebrity panel will give their comments before viewers across America have the chance to vote for their favorite performance. The celebrity panel and star participants will be announced shortly.

From each of the episodes, two performances will be chosen one by the viewers and one by the celebrity panel. These two acts will then return again to dance in the finale and the chance to win the hearts of the viewing audience. In the spectacular finale results show, the one act with the most viewer votes will be crowned America’s favorite and be awarded the coveted grand prize for their personal charity.

Clint Black Travels to Kentucky to Help The Mattinglys on “Extreme Makeover Home Edition”

On September 5, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and celebrity volunteer Clint Black traveled to Daviess County, KY to tell Steve and Melissa Mattingly that their current home, a small single-wide trailer, will be replaced by a newly constructed home built in just seven days. This episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” airs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.

Country music superstar Clint Black will be the celebrity volunteer to “Get on the Bus” for this build.

Two years ago, Steve Mattingly was responding to a fire call at a neighborhood home, where he was asked to direct traffic around the site. Steve’s wife, Melissa, was driving by the fire when disaster struck: Steve was hit full speed by a car that didn’t see him. An EMT herself, Melissa immediately got out of her car and ran to her husband to give him care. Steve suffered multiple injuries, brain damage and amnesia. To date, he has had seven surgeries to try to repair the damage. Most of his problems with pain, balance and memory are irreparable, and he will probably never be able to work a full-time job again. Although Steve, 41, has regained his ability to walk and retains his humorous personality, his family knows his life has changed forever. They live in a small, 700-square-foot crumbling trailer, and Melissa, 38, is now the sole wage earner. They cannot afford to fix the home, which they also share with their growing daughters, Alana, 12, and Madison, 11. Now it’s up to Ty and the gang to give this family who have endured such hardship some comfort in a peaceful new home.

Show designers for this episode are Ty Pennington, Michael Moloney and Didiayer Snyder.

(courtesy of ABC)

Secrets Revealed Could Send Someone Home on “The Amazing Race”

One team musters up the courage to reveal a personal secret to the others, and another Racer breaks down in tears as the stress of the Race mounts, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Nov. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

(courtesy of CBS)

The Simmons Get Help Dealing With Their Two Sets of Twins on Supernanny

Debra and Tracy Simmons are pushover parents with two sets of twins, ages four and seven, who call all the shots and eat a diet packed with sugar and unhealthy food choices. Four-year-old Parker calls Mom a “butthead” with no consequences; Debra hides in the bathroom to eat a meal and get a moment’s peace. Dad Tracy works from home, and when his rambunctious children need disciplining, he meekly implores them not to misbehave. They respond by locking him out of their bedroom! Can Jo Frost help this family? Find out on “Supernanny,” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on  ABC .

Shameeka of Brooklyn Gets Budget Help On The Bank of Mom and Dad

Shameeka is a 29-year-old traveling nurse from Brooklyn, NY. She dreams of owning a bed and breakfast, but her financial situation has prevented her from saving for the future. She is trapped in a cycle of shopping to make herself feel better about not being able to pay her billsthousands of dollars in debt she’s racked up on clothes, shoes and food. With the help of money coach Farnoosh Torabi, Shameeka’s parents try to help get her get her spending under controlgoing so far as to auction off her wardrobe and bring in professional help to talk to her about her extreme shopping habits, on an all new episode of “Bank of Mom & Dad,” airing WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 (10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on SOAPnet.

(courtesy SOAPnet)

Ima Let You Finish, But Taylor Swift Performs on Dancing With the Stars

After a night of Waltz, Jitterbug and the first competition Mambo group routine, the remaining nine couples face their first Dance-Off double elimination as the eighth and ninth couples eliminated from the competition are announced, on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on ABC .

Taylor Swift, who sold more records in 2008 than any artist in the world, will make a very special appearance on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” on Tuesday, October 27,  to premiere a brand-new single, “Jump, Then Fall,” as well as perform her worldwide chart-topping hit, “Love Story,” accompanied by professional dancers Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Jonathan Roberts, Edyta Sliwinska, and Anna Trebunskaya.

Cuban superstars Tiempo Libre take to the “Dancing with the Stars” stage performing “Tu Conga Bach” from their new Sony Masterworks album entitled “Bach in Havana.”

In a “Dancing with the Stars” first, the couple with the lowest combined scores will be eliminated, while the second and third couple with lowest combined scores will face the judges one last time in a Dance-Off to save their spot in the competition. The two couples will perform a short dance routine of their choosing that they have secretly prepared for the Dance-Off, and the judges’ scores for the Dance-Off routine will determine their fate.

By evening’s end two couples will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes, along with the rankings from the Dance-Off dance. Who among the following nine teams will leave the ballroom floor?

Derek Jeter and Chef Curtis Stone on Tonight’s Biggest Loser

It’s an intense week on “The Biggest Loser” when the contestants learn from host Alison Sweeney that they will each face off against a player from the opposing team at weigh-in. The winner of the pop challenge gains considerable control by getting to choose who faces off against whom. Then New York Yankee and four-time World Series champ Derek Jeter gives the players a pep talk about the importance of teamwork before they embark on a wild baseball challenge. The challenge winner then gets a delicious and healthy Mediterranean meal prepared by acclaimed chef Curtis Stone. Later, one player breaks a “Biggest Loser” record at weigh-in, and then the contestants say goodbye to one of their own in the most emotional elimination so far of this season. Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

(courtesy NBC)

Kim Kardashian is the Guest Judge on Top Model

KIM KARDASHIAN APPEARS AS A GUEST JUDGE

The girls put their interviewing skills to the test as they interview “90210’s” Jessica Lowndes on the set of “The Insider.” The ladies are surprised to learn they must write their own scripts for their CoverGirl commercials. Kim Kardashian is this week’s guest judge.

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