Reality check

WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN?

Jeff Medolla -- who got booted from "The Bachelorette" the minute he showed his face. Why the silly mask for the first two episodes? It could have been worse. "I was thinking about doing maybe a fake mustache [or] maybe I was going to get out of the limo eating a doughnut or something" in order to stand out, Medolla said in a media conference call.

PORTWOOD PLEADS

"Teen Mom 2's" Amber Portwood pleaded guilty to felony domestic battery for hitting and kicking Gary Shirley, father of their daughter Leah, 2, on several instances last year, some of which appeared on air. According to The Herald Bulletin of Anderson, Ind., she'll serve 2 years of probation and must obtain her high school diploma and contribute $10,000 to a college fund for Leah.

LAST CHEF STANDING

The three finalists -- Traci Des Jardins, Mary Sue Milliken and Floyd Cardoz -- compete Wednesday at 10 p.m. on the finale of Bravo's "Top Chef Masters." That same night, the 20 finalists of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" face off in a live two-hour show at 8, with a one-hour live results show Thursday. And Tuesday night at 8, Gordon Ramsay's amateur-chef competition "MasterChef" on Fox trims the field to the top 18.

PREMIERES & RECAPS

Another chef competition, "Rocco's Dinner Party," starring Rocco DiSpirito, bows Wednesday at 11 p.m. on Bravo . . . "G4's Proving Ground," premiering Tuesday night at 8, tries to bring pop-culture fiction to life . . . Blind musician Blessing Offor was eliminated from "Platinum Hit."

-- FRANK LOVECE