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Maksim Chmerkovskiy appears to have come to terms with his shocking elimination from 'Dancing With the Stars' along with partner Brandy. On 'Access Hollywood Live' (weekdays, syndicated), he refused to slam the surprising vote or America's decision to put Bristol Palin in the finals. Instead, he asked viewers to keep watching the dance competition despite a recent flurry of criticism.

A woman drops by the shop to claim a $10,000 pavé diamond ring she used as collateral for a pawn loan, but Nikki and Tom discover that the pricey piece of jewelry has gone missing on 'Pawn Queens' (Thur, 10PM on TLC).

Jimmy Fallon writes thank you notes to several things he's grateful for on 'Rachael Ray' (weekdays, syndicated). It's up for debate how thankful Fallon really is for these things, but he makes a good show of it anyway. Of course, fans of Fallon will instantly recognize this as a recurring segment on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.'

As part of its viral video series, 'Today' (weekdays, 7AM ET on NBC) recreates a music video by the students of the Université du Québec, in which they lip sync to the Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' over the course of one continuous take.

Apparently, there were no diva antics on the set of the upcoming movie 'Burlesque.' Instead, Cher took Christina Aguilera under her wing, much like Meryl Streep once did for her, she said on 'Live With Regis and Kelly' (weekdays, syndicated).

Since Mandy Moore lends her voice to the upcoming animated feature 'Tangled,' it's only fitting that she was inspired to sing at a young age by another famous animated character. On 'Good Morning America' (weekdays, 7AM ET on ABC), Moore said Ariel of 'The Little Mermaid' put her on the path to become a singer.

On 'The Early Show' (weekdays, 7AM ET on CBS), Dave Price returns after a week-long adventure that took him from one end of the country to the other. And during his travels, the intrepid weatherman started a winter coat drive for the needy.

According to Christina Aguilera, receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and attending the premiere of her new movie 'Burlesque' have been welcome distractions from her split with husband Jordan Bratman. But, focusing on son Max has helped the most during the trying time, she said on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated).

I seriously cannot wait for 'Top Chef All Stars.' Seeing cheftestants from seasons past, going head-to-head to prove they deserved to win is my idea of good TV. Add new judge Anthony Bourdain to that equation and I'm practically giddy. I caught up with Tony and head judge Tom Colicchio to find out who's changed the most, and who they'd want to hang out with outside of the show.

Plus, fans of 'The Nanny' can stop watching their box sets on a loop -- Fran Drescher is back on TV with a new daytime talk show. Excuse me, tawk show. So who's her dream guest? Well let's just say she's aiming pretty high ...

I also get totally '80s with the stars of 'Glory Daze.' What's their stance on the bright clothes and crazy hairstyles? And what would their characters' '80s theme songs be? Yep, making people sing on the spot is never not entertaining.

Got questions? E-mail me TV questions at TheTVShowGirl@aol.com and I'll try to get you answers on the show. -- By Maggie Furlong

Thanksgiving is a part of American history and is one of our biggest holidays. But the residents of Mumbai, India are less familiar with the concept. On 'Outsourced' (Thu., 9:30PM ET on NBC), Todd Dempsey (Ben Rappaport) has to sell some Thanksgiving-themed novelties. So the manager tries to explain "Turkey Day" to his call center staff.

But telling South Asian Indians a story about "Pilgrims and Indians" inevitably causes offense. Todd gushes about how Indians helped Pilgrim settlers survive the winter in New England. Employee Asha (Rebecca Hazlewood) asks a really good question. "But if the Indians gave the Pilgrims shelter, what did Pilgrims give the Indians?" Todd stutters an idiotic reply: "Less land ... to worry about?"

It was a good night for 'The Howard Stern Show' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (weeknights, 12AM ET on ABC). Previously, Gary Dell'Abate (a.k.a., "Baba Booey" -- the show's producer and unofficial mascot) played a game of catch with Kimmel. And it went badly. How badly? Bad enough that Mr. Booey hit an audience member in the head with a baseball.

That wasn't the worst part. Baba Booey was already trying to recover from one of the greatest televised baseball disasters ever. The producer threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Mets game -- and missed home plate by about fifteen feet.

Clearly, the 'Howard Stern' cast needed a baseball "do-over." So Howard's co-host Robin Quivers tried to see if she could put things right. But would she end up "throwing like a girl," so to speak?

Jeff Goldblum was the guest on 'The Late Late Show' (12:37AM ET on CBS). Host Craig Ferguson played a sudden -- and random -- game of "True or False" with the actor. Below are some of the questions that were asked. (We'll give you the answers later on.)

1) True or false -- Jeff Goldblum once bought an accordion in Yugoslavia.

2) True or false -- Craig Ferguson's arm tattoo goes "all the way around" to his penis.

3) True or false -- Craig Ferguson is circumcised.

It's been a decade since George W. Bush appeared on 'The Tonight Show' (weeknights, 11:35PM ET on NBC). So he and Jay Leno had a lot of catching up to do.

Leno started out with some basic praise for the former president -- and all the jokes he gave late night hosts a chance to make: "In the last ten years ... thank you for all the material." Bush was gracious in the face of this zinger, merely laughing in response.

Mr. Bush's presidency may be over, but Jay wanted to run through some highlights, and had compiled a presidential 'blooper reel' of sorts. Leno showed some classic awkward "Bush moments," including the time that Bush tried to escape a press conference in China -- only to find that the door was locked.

Singing is big these days. Well, actually, singing has always been kind of "big," since it's a universal human activity dating back to the start of recorded time. But singing on TV is currently hip, due to the success of 'Glee,' and other shows; shows like, well ... okay -- basically it's just because of 'Glee.'

On the new 'Late Show' (weeknights, 11:35PM ET on CBS), comedian Jim Carrey tried branching out into a vocal career, with mixed results. "I've been tryin' to learn how to sing!" he said. "'Cause it's a sensation!" Next, the comic launched into a rendition of the classic 80s song 'Take on Me.'

Jim screeched such lyrics as "I'll be coming for your love -- okay?" But it was definitely not okay -- as David Letterman's horrified reaction showed. Dave soon had another reason to back away in fear. By the end of the song, Carrey's off-key vocal stylings caused a coffee mug to shatter (sort of).

It's hard to say whether Chelsea Handler is dating rapper 50 Cent -- though it certainly appears that way to most outsiders. Chelsea and '50' were recently spotted having lunch together in Malibu -- he also appeared on Handler's show to poke fun at the rumors.

Tonight, fellow rapper Nelly showed up on 'Chelsea Lately' (weeknights, 11PM ET on E!), and gave Chelsea a gift to help her get in the "swing" of her (potential) new relationship.

Chelsea teased Nelly about his own are-they-or-aren't they situation: he's rumored to be dating singer Ashanti. Nelly fought back by giving Ms. Handler an inappropriate present: a "sex swing" for her and 50 Cent to use. If you're not familiar with what a sex swing is: it's a bizarre contraption made up of stirrups and springs -- which facilitates different crazy sexual positions.