Snap Judgment: NBC's 'Celebrity Circus'

It's not great TV, but it is different. On the premiere of NBC's Celebrity Circus, we got shirtless Antonio Sabato Jr. wearing some freaky/hot eyeliner and shadow; judge Louie Spence flirting with Sabato and Christopher Knight (and, okay, Stacey Dash); and defensive Blu Cantrell mouthing off to judge Aurelia Cats. We also got MITCH GAYLORD, the 1984 Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast who lured me into early puberty, serving as the Paula of the panel. Maybe now, we'll finally get American Anthem on DVD! (Kurt Thomas' Gymkata is on DVD. Fair is fair!)
But back to the Big Top. Let's break it down, act by act, broken bone by broken bone...

ANTONIO SABATO JR. (pictured, left)
First act: Flying Silks. You soar through the air, supporting your own body weight by wrapping your hands, arms or torso in two thin sheets suspended from the ceiling. Apparently, this takes muscle and the making of a few not-so-attractive faces to accomplish. There is no net. Sabato, did, however, have a story: He was in a love triangle, with two other performers who occasionally shared his sheets. HOT.
Strengths: His physique, which both Aurelia, a world renown trapeze artist and judge of circus festivals, and Louis, a famed choreographer and judge of the UK Celebrity Circus, thanked Sabato's mother for birthing. Weaknesses: Expectations will be high because of that body, as well as the fact that his mother and grandfather have circus backgrounds.
Judges' average score: 7.7 (Viewers' votes will determine who gets eliminated each week. We expect him to be around awhile... and to be shirtless at all tim...

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