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Team captains Fay Ripley and Rob Beckett are joined by celebrity guests Josie d'Arby, Emilia Fox, Richard Madeley and John Thomson for the final edition of the first series of the TV trivia quiz.

"American Idol" judge Lionel Richie will stop by to be chat. Then, in all-new Drew-Gooder, meet the Preschool teacher who has spends her weekends driving for Uber to buy her students school supplies, winter clothes, gifts and food. Plus, Drew and Ross are now serving the news sunny side up in Drew's News.

"American Idol" - Auditions #1-Savannah - Jan. 18, 2012 And, we're back. The eleventh season kicks off with auditions in Savannah, GA. We start with a look back at Kelly's big moment way back in the day interspersed with current auditioners watching the show as kids and home video of them singing and then watching them walk into the audition room and talk about how they've been waiting their whole lives for this moment. Then there's a lot of Ryan talking about "Idol" and how it's the biggest platform for star-making. We also hear that the auditioners will be telling their stories from their point of view as well, via home video of their "journeys." Then there's a montage of the many yes's that are to come. And now... a montage of some contestants preparing for/driving to the auditions. First up is a very youthful looking 17-year-old named David Leathers, Jr. who claims to be a ladies man. He's very confident. It turns out that he once competed against Scotty McCreery in a local singing competition and won. He sings "Remember the Rain" by Century 21. He's pretty good and they ask if he can sing a Michael Jackson. He busts out "Never Can Say Goodbye," which is even better. He's going to Hollywood. We're told 9,000 people showed up to the cattle call. Next up is Gabi Carrubba a singer and tap dancer. We get video of her dancing as a baby. She points out that when Steven likes someone he makes a certain, Zen-like peaceful face and she's hoping to see that. We get a montage of Steven making the face. When she walks in she first hugs producer Nigel Lythgoe who is sitting off camera. She loves him on "So You Think You Can Dance." She sings "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5, they all really like her. She's going to Hollywood. Steven makes "the face" We then get a montage of yes's to Brianna Faulk, Neco Starr, Molly Hunt, and Elise Testone. Randy, Steven, and JLo are loving how good everyone is on the first day. Next up is Jessica Whitely who says singing is all she ever thinks about so of course, she's terrible. They are all speechless until Randy says it was awful and that this is not her groove. She says she'll see them in Texas, for that audition. We get a montage of people acting like Ryan Seacrest. It culminates in him doing an actual impersonation in front of Ryan and other contestants and the other judges, who love his impression. His name is Shawn Kraisman and of course, he's not very good. Next is Shannon Magrane who is 15 and sporty and the daughter of a former major league pitcher. We get to meet the whole family. She then sings right there in the middle of her family. She does an Etta James song and her mother mouths it right along behind her. The judges start clapping along. She's pretty good for 15. She's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of the awful and delusional. Then we meet Amy Brumfield who lives in a tent in the woods because she's struggling economically. She's not amazing but they decide to be nice and give her a trip to Hollywood. Which, just guessing, will be as far as she goes. Next up is Joshua Chavis, whose biggest dream is to sing the national anthem at a Nascar race. He is overconfident and therefore not very good. He melts down on the way out, flipping off the camera. Then we meet 15-year-old Stephanie Renae who has wanted to do this since she was 8. We watch her on her way to the auditions. She's got good power and stamina but she's a little shrill and sharp.They tell her that she's good but she needs vocal lessons. Randy says no but JLo and Steven say yes. She's going to Hollywood. Schyler Dixon auditioned with her brother last year but is going it alone this year. She's nervous without him. The judges force her to bring in her brother Colton. She sings "Breakeven" by the Script. She is good, much better than the last girl. They make Colton sing even though he's not technically auditioning. She is not happy with this turn of events clearly. The judges tell her she's grown and that he has grown even more. The judges want them both. They're both going to Hollywood. She does not seem happy about this. We get a montage of the teary rejects. Next up is Lauren Mink who works with adults with intellectual disabilities. Of course we go to her job with her and meet some of her clients. She, inexplicably, sings "Country Strong" and she's pretty good. She gave JLo goosebumps. She's going to Hollywood. Day 2 brings us montages of people dancing and complaining about the heat. We meet Mawuena Kodjo, who came all the from Africa. There are weird and mildly offensive subtitles to compensate for his accent. He says he's going to blow them away. He sings a Rascal Flatts song. It is awful. They openly laugh at him. They tell him that he was off key and all over the place and Randy says it was terrible. Mawuena says he's good. Randy tells him to go sing for strangers and prove him wrong. So Ryan brings him out to sing for people and convince them to change his mind. The only ones he can find are some children, whos father/grandfather/guardian who asks if he's a runner. Oy. Mawuena leaves saying he's going to be the first African country music star. Next is Ashlee Altise who comes on like a classic "Idol" trainwreck-- overconfident, badly dressed, possessed of her own dance-- but she's better than expected on the Beatles "Come Together." We get another montages of no's. Then there's country singer W.T.Thompson, who is just not quite good enough on on Little Big Town's "Boondocks." Steven says no, JLo says yes-- he's got a baby on the way-- and Randy says yes. He fakes out his family pretending he got a no. We get a montage of women talking about how hot Steven is, some of whom he hugs, kisses on the mouth, and dances with. We meet happy, laughy Erica Nowak from Buffalo who just loves Steven.She hugs him and grabs his butt. He tells her she better sing good. She has train wreck vibe but she's not a train wreck she's just not great on Joss Stone's "Super Duper Love." She gets a hug from Randy before she goes. She grabs his ass too. Next is NBA dancer Brittany Kerr who sings "Spoiled" by Joss Stone. (What's up with all the Joss Stone?) It's fine, soundalikey.Randy and Steven are obviously smitten, they both say yes. It seems like JLo says no just 'cuz the boys like her. (Later she's overheard saying she thought she was good but that her voice wasn't "strong" enough. (I believe the pot is now on the line with a message for J.Lo). The final contestant is Phillip Phillips who works at his dad's pawn shop, which we visit of course.We also meet his dad Phillip Phillips, Sr. He brings in his guitar. His mother tells Ryan how handsome he is. PP sings Stevie Wonder's "Superstition." It is growly, overemotive,twitchy, and push his voice too hard. And of course they love it. They ask him to grab his guitar. He plays an acoustic version of "Thriller." He's got a very Dave Matthews vibe about him. He's going to Hollywood. 42 singers made it through.

"American Idol" - Galveston, TX Auditions - Jan. 26, 2012 We get greetings from the International Space Station for some reason. First up is Phong Vuwho is enjoying the attention and promises to be a superstar and then he gets teary and says God is on his side. God is apparently more concerned about football because predictably, he is not good. He is very earnest and Randy is laughing at him. Steven tries to be diplomatic and then after his "signature moves" he is sweetly dismissed. We get a montage of bad singers including some who try Scotty's audition song. Next up is country gal Skylar Laine. We get her whole backstory as a mudding tomboy from Mississippi whose family store/restaurant is struggling. She's a Miranda Lambert-a-like. She's going to Hollywood. We get a quick montage of home video of people preparing for their auditions. Next up is a repeat contestant Baylie Brown. She made it to Hollywood in season 6. We see a snippet of this (she was grouped with Antonella Barba and her buddy). She was 16 then and is now 21. She's also a country singer and she's great: strong, quivery, poised. She' s going to Hollywood. It's the last chance Texaco for Kristine Osorio a mom of three who is 28, the upper age limit. She took out a loan to pay her divorce lawyer but used the money to buy a ticket to audition for "Idol" instead. She has a few little pitch issues. But she's got a strong voice and she's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of singers who get a yes from Jennifer but no's from Steven and Randy. She thinks they're crazy. They all seem as good if not better than people they did put through, which J.Lo points out. Then they go the other way, Randy and Steven say yes and JLo says no. She tells Randy that she thinks someone has slipped him something and feels like shes in the twilight zone. JLo, during a make-up break, starts asking for help to back up her opinions. (It ain't worth much, but I totally agree with you JLo). Next up is clear train wreck Alejandro Cazares who keeps babbling about revolution. He is not good. He begs and babbles some more. Randy tells him he will never have a career in singing. Security eventually comes out.He is not going to Hollywood. It's day two and our first contestant is Cortez Shaw. We get his single parent household/struggling childhood/overcoming adversity backstory. He does a literally snappy version of Adele's "Someone Like You." It's okay. But apparently the judges think it's much better than that and he sucks up to Randy and they put him through to Hollywood. We get a montage of bad singers. And a montage of each one of the judges finally breaking down and laughing right out loud in people's faces. The final contestant is Ramiro Garcia and he was born with no ears, literally. He has hair covering them. His parents were told he would never hear or speak but through surgeries he was able to do both. He is a worship leader in his church. He sings "Amazing Grace" and for someone with his medical background it is truly impressive. They say they're taking a leap of faith and put him through to Hollywood. 54 people were given golden tickets.

"American Idol" - Portland Auditions - Feb. 1, 2012 We get an opening montage of people on the way to the auditions and walking into the audition room. Ryan tells us it's the show's first trip to Oregon. We then get a montage of the sights of Portland. First up is Sara Bareilles fan Brittany Zika who got a chance to sing with her American idol. She trips on the way in and calls herself Tripster the Hipster. She sings Brandi Carlile and she's fine. They love her. She's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of bad singers from Seattle in season 6. We then met a kid from Philly named Ben who has a cold. We get shots of him pounding his chest and blowing his nose and talking about his job selling cable on the street. He goes to sing Lady Gaga for the judges, and given the fact that he has a cold he could be much worse. He, however, is not good and is not going to Hollywood. Next up is Jermaine Jones who eats, breathes, and sleeps music and grew up singing in church and his mom thinks his vocal gift is from God. He cries tears of joy and excitement and says it's his turn. His mother is very supportive. He's 6'8" 1/2. He sings "Superstar." He's fine and a little teary and very sweaty. The judges love him and tell him to loosen up, he's going to Hollywood. On Day 2 we meet single mom Britnee Kellogg who has her kids and a whole passel of family, in matching "we heart Britnee" t-shirts, there to support her. She was married to a basketball player who held her back from her dreams and then he cheated on her and now she's pursuing her dreams. She sings "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt. She's got the right motivation. She's pretty good and JLo starts singing along with her. They love her and she's going to Hollywood. She asks JLo advice about being a working a mom. JLo says it takes a village. Britnee's village comes in. Next up is Sam Gershmann who is extremely animated and perky. She sings oddly, squeaky, affected and shrill. She is very irritating. The judges openly laugh at her. Steven calls her "too Broadway." Jlo saying her personality is bubbly and she should be onstage but not the "Idol" stage. Next up is David Weed is very geeky with glasses and a sweater vest. He works in fast food. He sings "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. Given that, again, not as bad as it could've been. The notes are mostly there but... Randy claims that he thinks Geddy Lee is a really good singer. David then says he wants to be a comic too and tells a terrible joke. He's not going to Hollywood. It's kind of sad. Next up is Romeo Diahnhe is from Liberia. He lived in a refugee camp in Ghana before coming to the U.S. He saw a lot of tough stuff before he got here. He sings Bob Marley, very much in an impression style. It's fine but since he has an interesting back story he's going to Hollywood, although JLo does express concern about how he will do in the competition. Next up is Naomi Gillies who sings the Aerosmith song "Cryin." She doesn't show much range but she's got power and decent pitch and... she sings an Aerosmith song so she's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of no's and angry and/or crying auditioners. Next is Ben Harrison who claims he is adorable and then goes about proving that he isn't really, more like manic. He explains he's often kicked out of bands by older guys who are jealous of him. He sings Queen and it is... odd. He isn't going to Hollywood but is glad he didn't puke or pee his pants and walks out smiling. We get another montage of no's. And the final contestant is Jessica Phillips, a woman whose boyfriend of five years had a massive stroke last Easter. He was hospitalized for a month and a half and when he woke up he didn't know who she was and she's become his caretaker. We see them walking and holding hands and doing his speech therapy. It is clearly very tough for her. She breaks down crying talking about it, justifiably. She sings "Again" by Faith Evans. She's not bad, but she's not amazing, she has breath issues, but she's got sass, seems really nice, and of course... a very interesting story so... she's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of yes's of some of the 45 people who got golden tickets, almost none of whom we actually got to see/hear.

"American Idol" -St. Louis Auditions - Feb. 2, 2012 We open with old home video footage of Carrie Underwood at home in OK on her way to audition in St. Louis for "American Idol." We then get a montage of folks in the present doing the same thing. We get the obligatory montage of St. Louis sighs and sounds. A whiny cab driver weighs in on the traffic. First up is John Keyser who is a child of divorce who lives with his dad. John's family gets a look at his audition on a video screen outside the room. He sings Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" a very overdone audition song. He's pretty good. Also, very attractive. They love him and he's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of terrible singers from past auditions and then we get one from the present day in "silent movie" fashion a la "The Artist." We get a glimpse of happy folks making friends in line. We then meet soon-to-be-divorced mom Rachelle Lamb who was held back from pursuing her dreams by her soon-to-be-ex. She goes into the audition room with her little daughter. She sings a Faith Hill song. She's good. Her daughter dances along with her. They're both really cute. They love her. She's going to Hollywood. Again, the whiny cab driver. A montage of the terrible. Next up is Reis Kloeckener who was bullied in high school because he was little and then he found his friends in choir. He sings "Lean on Me," he is fine in an earnest boy band kind of way. They love him, Steven tears up, and he's going to Hollywood. Next up is Ethan Jones who has a cut on his forehead and is in a band with his family. His dad was in a big band from St. Louis and he had to go to rehab. Steven says he can relate to that. He sings "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain. He's fine. They love him, he's going to Hollywood. He calls his dad tearfully after the audition. Now we get a sneak preview of Madonna's new video "Gimme All you Luvin." It has a football theme with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj as cheerleaders and football players helping her walk along a wall. And we're back to montages of people on their way to auditions. Next up is a very bubbly hotel auditor named Mark Ingram, who works at the hotel where the auditions are being held. All of the staff members come in to support him. He sings Stevie Wonder, he hits a bunch of clunkers but also some good notes too. He's got control issues. The staff loves it. They try to dismiss him nicely. He starts sweating. They say no. The final auditioner is Lauren Gray who works in the family wedding business and sings in a band with her dad in Arkansas. She sings Adele. She's got a big, strong, bluesy voice, she pushes a little too hard and misses a couple of notes but it's got a lot of emotion. They love her and she's going to Hollywood. Ryan tells us that 46 people got golden tickets.

"American Idol" - Hollywood Round #1 - Feb. 8, 2012 We start with video montage of people being awakened and getting ready to head off to Hollywood. Ryan tells us there are 309 of them. Then we get the sequence of planes landing, buses arriving, people jumping on beds, and prepping to sing at the theatre. The judges give a pep talk. Now conestants come out in groups of 10, sing a cappella, get no feedback and then the sudden death decisions. We remeet Heejun Han and Johnny Keyser from auditions. Johnny sings Amos Lee and does well. Heejun is next and is nervous, and as we see in video, not very confident in general. He sings his audition again and we overhear JLo say to Randy that she loves him. And he does do well. They are both put through to next round, as well as three other people from their group. We meet Elise Testone who sings Jamiroquai and gets good feedback. We see Baylie Brown again as well as Hallie Day. Those three are put through as well as others from their group. It's 10 am and Ryan tells about the stress and pressure and a few auditioners admit to nerves. We see Jen Hirsh and she sings Patty Griffin's "Up to the Mountain" quite nicely and Steven doesn't want her to stop. We watch of a montage of the rest of her line perform including Lauren Gray who misses the cue to stop. Both women are put through. We get a montage of folks who don't do as well with bum notes and nerves doing them in. It's now 12:15 and Steven heads backstage and gives a pep talk to the next set. Next is good old Phil Phillips who does a growly "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and then Reed Grimm who scats his way through "I Got a Golden Ticket" from "Willy Wonka." And then up is Travis Orlando who got cut during round one last year and has the tough backstory with his mom leaving and homelessness. Phil and Reed make the cut but Travis is cut yet again in the first round. We get a montage of other folks crying after they were cut, including Ramiro Garcia the guy born with no ears. 68 people were cut by the end of day one. Day 2 dawns with a montage of excited and anxious contestants. Adam Brock isn't nervous, however. He has been told that it sounds like there's a large black woman trapped inside him. We watch him tearfully say goodbye to his daughter. He sings Marc Cohn because JLo mentioned him at his audition. Then we remeet Jane Carrey daughter of Jim. She sings CCR and is cute if not spectacular and is kind of awkward at the end. Adam is put through but not Jane. We get a montage of whose who take no well and others who don't and resort to begging. We see David Leathers again the confident, funny, cute teen who once beat Scotty McCreery in a singing contestant. We're also re-introduced to the teen that Steven called hot in front of her dad, Shannon Magrane. We also remeet Jessica Phillips, the girl whose boyfriend had a stroke. She's even better here than she was in the audition.They are all put through. (He is particularly good.) We get a montage of folks who did well and were put through Erika Van Pelt and Creighton Fraker and Aaron Marcellus. (Although I thought the middle guy was a little rough.) Next up is Lauren Mink the smiley, friendly woman who works with adult with disabilities. And then it's Jeremy Rosado. Jlo doesn't love Lauren but Steven seems to and Jeremy gives Jlo goosebumps. Next is Symone Black a teen with a very supportive stage dad. She sings "Dock of the Bay" but at the end as she chats with the judges she stumbles and falls off the stage. Thus, ensuring that even those who were bored will tune in tomorrow night to make sure that she's okay.

"American Idol" - San Diego Auditions - Jan. 22, 2012 It's a special bonus Sunday late night "Idol" thanks to the New York Giants OT win. We're in San Diego and for some reason the auditions are taking place on the USS Midway aircraft carrier in a busy port. This means it's going to be a noisy day as planes fly overhead and boats pass by sounding their horns. We get various home videos of auditioners on their way. First up is a girl in a bikini top and a blue jean hot pants named Jennifer Diley and of course, she's terrible. More limericks from Steven. Next up is single mom Ashley Robles who has a very cute daughter. She sings "I Will Always Love You." She's pretty good, nice tone and power, with a hint of huskiness. They clap. She's going to Hollywood. Next up is Jayrah Gibson He was told he can't sing so he's decided to "sing"? He's a motormouth but he has good energy and a decent enough voice. He's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of yes's of people we're not introduced to. Next up is Aubree Dieckmeyer who came with her whole family and goofs says she wants to become America's Next Top Model. She's cute and has a girlish but pleasant voice with a bit of squeak. She's going to Hollywood. Next up is the squealy Ali Shields who was on the Ellen Degeneres show after writing her a song. Ryan takes her on a kissing spree. She raps her audition. And then she dances. She's funny and silly. And then she sings and she has an interesting voice. She's going to Hollywood. Next up is Kyle Crews a college student. He's in a frat and he serenades girls. He's cute and nerdy and has a nice voice, very natural. Steven says it's the best male voice they've heard yet. Next up Joanne Childers who is interrupted by a boat going by, which leads to a montage of all the auditions marred by background noise. Next up is a mom/waitress named Jane Carrey. Her dad is Jim Carrey. We see old photos and home videos of him with her. She talks about trying to find her place outside her dad's shadow. Jennifer actually remembers her as a little baby on the set of "In Living Colour" when she was a fly girl. They give her a little feedback about her presentation but they all say yes. She's going to Hollywood. She calls him and he's happy. He calls her wonderful and amazing and says he can't wait for the world to see what she's had inside her all this time. We get a montage of yes's, again of people we don't hear sing, all women. The last contestant of the night is Jason "Wolf" Hamlin. He's a mechanic at a golf course. His dad died a few years back. His dad gave him a guitar and he's only been singing three years. He sings a CCR song and he has some pitch issues but he has some charm as well. They let him break the rules and play his "git-fiddle" and he plays "Folsom Prison Blues." He's much more comfortable and gritty with the guitar and thus sounds better. Not amazing but pretty good. He's going to Hollywood. Ryan says 53 people were put through to Hollywood. Bringing our total to 133.

"American Idol" - Aspen Auditions - Jan. 25, 2012 The auditions bring us to Aspen, Colorado. They are playing Guster over the montage of Colorado scenery, yay! First up is a screamer named Jenny Schick who calls herself "overenegetic." She loves Steven. She sings Pat Benatar and she's not bad, best at karaoke night kinda good. She's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of the home videos people are shooting of getting ready and going to the auditions. Next up is Curtis Gray who started singing as a child. He's pretty good, he's got a nice resonance to his voice. He's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of yes's including country singer Richie Law, Devan Jones, Mathenee Treco, all very good. Next up is Tealana Hedgespeth who has a twin sister who is not auditioning, and whose shadow she feels she lives in. She sings and isn't very good. They think she's cute but isn't a good singer. Next up is Haley Smith who lives in a log cabin and loves nature. She sings Rufus and Chaka Khan and she's all laid back and groovy. She's not bad. They love how natural she is. She's going to Hollywood. Next up is Alanna Snare who cannot sing. And she seems to know it. Next up is Shelby Tweten. She is bipolar and has been struggling with depression. She says "Idol" has given her a reason to stay on her meds. Singing helps her self-soothe. She wants to show people that bipolar doesn't define who you are.She's pretty good, nice power and a sweet performing presence doing Carrie Underwood. They love her. She's going to Hollywood. We get a montage of bad singers and a beatboxer. Next up is Jairon Jackson who has a lot of faith in his original song. The song is so-so but he can sing. He's going to Hollywood. They think he's the real deal. Next up is Angie Zeiderman who wants to pattern herself after Lady Gaga and be her best friend.She wants to be a vintage glitter queen. She does a showtune and prances around. Randy and Jennifer are split on the showtune thing. She tries on Linda Ronstadt instead and sounds more straightforward and stronger and less silly. It really changed Randy's mind, he doesn't care for Broadway vibrato and she showed less of it in her second song. Next up is Magic Cyclops who sports a faux-British accent and is working some weird shtick: air guitar, a bad bandanna, and explosions of confetti. He claims he has the accent because he was very poor and only watched PBS growing up and that's how he got the British accent. He sings Neil Diamond. Jennifer asks him to sing something else. He sings Jimmy Buffett. He can actually carry a tune but he's not good. Randy gets up to go the bathroom. We get a montage of yes's of people we didn't see sing. 31 people got golden tickets.

"American Idol" - Hollywood Rounds Pt. 2 - Feb. 9, 2012 We get a recap of last night and . And Ryan also tells it's the most intense Hollywood week ever and that people are dropping like flies all over the place. Including young Symone from last night.She hadn't eaten for a while and apparently needed to up her blood sugar. JLo comfort her. The other contestants pray. She heads to the ER. The show continues on. We remeet Lauren, Jeremy, Ethan-- whose dad was in rehab. Only Jeremy was put through. Symone also gets a yes but we only overhear that she's at the hospital when they make the decision. 185 people made it to group rounds and we watch them celebrate. We get a montage of the ills of past group nights, the "worst" night of "Idol" auditions in which they have to huddle up, pick a song, create choreography in one night. They are told they have to have groups of 4 or 5 with folks from both days. The mad scramble is on. Amy, the girl who lives in a tent in the woods, is having trouble finding a group and has the flu. Some groups are already heading off to rehearse. Amy finds a group with the cop Alicia. One girl named Brianna keeps turning up her nose at people's song choices. There are defections and alliances. Most people have moved on to preparing and working out harmonies and choreography. Except Alicia is still looking for a group. She finally intimidates one into letting her in. We meet several groups with new faces and old, including one girl who made it through group rounds last year. We get commentary from her mother about her bossy daughter and the weakest voice in the group opening the act. Symone returns from the hospital. She was dehydrated. Now she has to find a group. Her "not a stage dad' stage dad tries to "help" her. She finds one. We watch folks rehearse, some sound great, some are struggling with harmonies and choreography. Some are trying to steer clear of Amy who is sick. Others are sick as well. Some complain about their fellow group members to the camera. It's midnight and the stress is ratcheting it up for some while others are feeling good enough to go to bed. Alicia the cop's group is struggling with the words and their male member is illing. The group including Heejun and Phil Phillips, four guys, and they can't get along or agree on anything. Heejun keeps complaining about cowboys, because the cowboy-hatted guy in his group Richie is very bossy. He actually says "we're going to do this my way and that's it." A female group called the Bettys can't seem to get it together with most arguing that sleep is more important for their voices than rehearsal. All but one heads to bed. She cries into the phone that she will feel terrible if she's sent home and one of them stays. One returns and they team up to help each other and say that they're going to let the others fend for themselves.They go to bed at 5. At 7 some are already up rehearsing. The episode closes on the precipice of the actual performances starting with the Bettys. And then the episode cuts away.