So many choices, so little time. I didn't even eat dinner tonight, although I must admit that my waistline might be slightly appreciative.

During the Summer o' 2006, Tuesday night has been the best night for boob-tube action, including the winding-down Big Brother and Rock Star series. The latter of these two seemed all but wrapped up by a Houstonian by way of South Africa, named Dilana, until a couple of missteps the past couple of weeks that had zero to do with music.

During a press clinic that the show did for each contestant, Dilana spoke poorly of other contestants and basically came off as a diva. Forgive my lack of detail here. I'm tired and bitchy, kind of like Dilana was last week.

Nevertheless, her vocals are riveting, beyond any musical reality contestant in history. She's legit as a rocker with substance and style, and tonight she tore up "Mother, Mother" with intensity.

On the other hand, everybody else save for possibly Storm Large did as well. In fact, it was the best night of music on "Rock Star" this season.

The trick to watching "Rock Star" is in appreciating the house band, who are collectively stellar. They've been written up in major newspapers and magazines, and -- frankly -- they're the key to the rise of this show.

Given the quality of performances by Ryan Star, Lukas Rossi, Magni and Toby Rand, this might have been the best night of quality music in the genre's history. If the shows producers know what they're doing in terms of marketing, they should at least consider a run at American Idol come springtime.

It's a longshot, but -- hell -- it's really been that good, and it proves that the show, in my estimation, is the perfect antidote for those who love musical reality competition but hate Idol. Of course, I love Idol and would TiVo them both.

My rankings for tonight are as follows:

1. Dilana - "Mother Mother"

2. Ryan Star - "Clocks"

3. Lukas Rossi - "Lithium"

4. Toby Rand - "Rebel Yell"

5. Magni - "I Alone"

6. Storm Large - "Bring It To Me"

My gut hunch still says that with only two weeks left, we're due a double-elimination night. With that said, I think the bottom three will be Storm, Magni and Ryan Star.

The bottom two will be Magni and Storm, with Ms. Large being the most likely choice for Tommy Lee's hatchet. If two shall go, take the Icelandic bald man with her.

While I definitely think the band, Supernova, would consider a woman to front them, particularly somebody as talented as Dilana, part of me thinks we're in for a J.D. Fortune-esque surprise with possibly Toby Rand winning the spot.

However, that's a superficial sentiment on my part because the dude has model-quality looks.

On the other hand, Ryan Star and Lukas Rossi are serious contenders as well. Oh, the choices.

In Big Brother All-Stars land, Tuesday was the night of the "ultimate betrayal," but isn't it every week? Erika nominated Danielle after Janelle won the power-of-veto, and Danielle proceeded to go crazy.

I also think Danielle might have been a tad drunk because they showed her drinking something that looked like wine, possibly?

Danielle and Chicken George are this week's nominees for eviction, but what the houseguests don't realize is that Thursday holds for them a double-eviction episode. Don't know what that means in terms of real time, but for us, the viewers, I do think it means the end for Danielle and Chicken George one way or the other.

That would leave us with Janelle, Erika, Will and Boogie, and frankly, that would make it anybody's guess. Also, it would make for the best television given the flirtation and downright macking that's happened between Boogie and Erika.

My dollar says Danielle goes first and then Chicken George.

That's not all on an otherwise hum-drum Tuesday night, though.

Fox debuted its new musical reality competition called, "Celebrity Duets," and even though I missed most of it because my secretary doesn't have my TV schedule (pronounced shhhedewl, like the Brits would say it) in tact, what I saw was actually excellent.

Early favorites include Alfonso Ribero, of Fresh Prince fame, and Jai Rodriguez, he of Queer Eye notoriety. They actually, literally, really could sing. Color me f***ing stunned.

With a format nearly identical to Idol and an equally puzzled, wacky Little Richard as a judge (he's the Paula Abdul of the threesome), I'm damn-near sure this show is going to be a hit a la Dancing With The Stars. At one point, Little Richard noted that one of the singers, Lucy Lawless, "made my big toe shoot up in my boot," which I think was a veiled sexual reference.

It also caused me to bust out laughing because I am sooo going to use that line. "Made my big toe shoot up in my boot."

It was possibly the most coherent thing he said all night, and the music legend will certainly be a viewer favorite given that he's clearly insane. Thursday will be a replay of tonight, I think, so I'll TiVo and watch a bit more thoroughly, although I don't have that much interest in breaking down Cheech Marin's singing abilities.

Last but not least, Bravo debuted a new reality series tonight called "Million-Dollar Listing," which follows some high-rolling real-estate salespeople. Looks good, but it's gonna have to wait on the ol' TiVo, probably until this weekend.

No links, and I sure as hell didn't proof this. Hopefully, as part of the return to an open blog format, you'll allow me the opportunity from time to time to divert from any structure whatsoever and just ramble.

Like Little Richard.

Now, it's time to make my big toe shoot up in my boot. Huh, what?