There were a lot of locals in the world of reality TV this week! "America's Got Talent" included an audition from an East Bay music teacher named Michael Strelo-Smith. He had an OK voice, but he was kind of boring. He swears he can sing anything and everything, but so far we are unimpressed. "Last Comic Standing" continued its trend of finding comedians who have been around for years, and presenting them as new......

May has come upon us, and in the TV world that can only mean one thing: Sweeps! Many shows will be gearing up for season and series finales, but we're not really interested in any of that right now. Instead, we're psyched about PBS's entry into the sweeps machine, "Texas Ranch House," which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. with a two-hour episode. "Texas Ranch House" is another entry into PBS's reality-TV-that's-good-for-you, a kind of......

SFist contributor and virtual TV pundit Rain Jokinen offers her Bay-area-centric TV picks of the week We'll make this simple: Vote. And then go watch some TV. Your best bet for local coverage of election results and local ballot measures is probably KRON Channel 4. Their official coverage starts at 4:30pm. You can watch election coverage on the networks tonight, and hope for another breakdown from Dan Rather, or you can hold out until 10:00pm......