If TV gets any more gay, Dan Rather will be "zuzhing" his shirtsleeves to his elbows and Tom Brokaw will be reporting live in a Speedo from Fire Island. Among last week's homo highlights: Chip and Reichen, billed as "married" winners of "The Amazing Race," turn out not to be so married anymore -- but that doesn't mean they won't play the gay couple card in the follow-up interviews. Anderson Cooper, the only "out" news anchor, has his own hour of CNN real estate every night (should we call it "happy hour"?). The Queer Eye Five made over Jay Leno (if only they could give his jokes more style, THEN we'd consider it a successful re-do). All this gay-ocity kinda takes the thrill out of "Will & Grace." Jack McFarland is no longer the gayest thing in primetime. Actually, compared to Anderson Cooper, Jack is Stanley Kowalski.

Elsewhere on the reality front, the kids from Piff Duddy's "Making the Band" are still tossing hissies and dissing the boss. With Mr. Combs pulling the strings, these little hip-hop puppets cry on cue, suck their thumbs and threaten to stalk back to their careers at America's finest fast-food outlets at about the same moment of every episode. Does anyone think this group's recording career will last any longer than, say, O-Town's? Thought not.