At around 8:15 PM last night, I realized something that my life has been missing for the past few months ... Tyra Banks.  When she appeared on a cruise ship stage on "America's Next Top Model" last night in a ridiculously gaudy showgirl get-up intoning, "My models are over the ocean," it was like a piece of my heart had been restored.  Thank you, Tyra, for always providing me with a laugh after a long work day.

As for the models themselves, I am sort of disappointed that the girl from Walpole who is blind in one eye was eliminated. (How awesomely heinous was it that the cut girls were abandoned on Antigua, forced to watch their cruise ship pull away?) I think I might root for Heather, the girl with Asperger's Syndrome.  I can't wait until "Mama Tyra" starts counselling everyone.

I also watched the series premiere of "Gossip Girl," which was awesomely soapy (which means I loved it, natch).  The pilot was not as good as the pilot of "The O.C.,"  but I definitely think that this show has a lot of fun potential. And Blake Lively appears to be a batter actress than Mischa Barton.  I definitely need a frothy new show to fill the hour following "Top Model."

What did you think of last night's TV?