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By John Consoli, The Wrap Reality shows were king last night over repeat scripted fare on the broadcast networks. Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" was in a virtual tie last night with NBC's "America's Got Talent" for the highest rated program of the night among adults 18-49 at a 2.8 each, but "Talent" clearly drew the most overall viewers, averaging 10 million compared to "Dance's" 7.3 million. "Dance" also won the night among adults 18-34 and teens.

Wednesday's auditions episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" was worth the price of admission if only to meet one contestant: the creator of "hick-hop," Malinda Jacobson. First of all, Malinda reassured us that we're not the only ones suffering from a major frizz control problem. Secondly, her hybrid of hip-hop, break dancing, line dancing, and square dancing was truly "unique," as Nigel put it. While the audition was clearly a spoof, the judges were still kind to Malinda, telling her that her "heart was in the right place." Maybe we're cynical, but we still can't get over how NICE these judges are.

TV dance judge Mary Murphy said singer Chris Brown's attack on his girlfriend, Rihanna, prompted her to talk publicly about spousal abuse that she says she suffered first as a teen-aged bride three decades ago.

On the tails of the weekend's accidental F-bomb on late-night television comes what may be a fully exposed vagina during a network's prime time. This contestant on Fox's 'So You Think You Can Dance' was so excited by her critique that she fell to the floor and spread her legs wide to reveal she may not have been wearing any underwear.

Network shuffles fall slate -- Fox is rearranging its fall launch plans, giving an early jump to frosh drama "Glee" and the fall edition of "So You Think You Can Dance."

Who said change was bad? Well! Who said change was bad? The top 10 dancers were reshuffled on tonight's episode and overall the results were favorable: Toss a little Debbie Allen and two group dances in the mix and you've got a very strong night.

Was it their outfits?

CBS in tune with George Strait -- Fox won the Wednesday ratings race behind a solid effort of "So You Think You Can Dance."