Bachelor Jason Mesnick got a chilly reception from Ellen DeGeneres on her show Friday.

Ellen has railed against Jason for the past week, ever since he flip-flopped from Melissa to Molly on last week's Bachelor finale and After the Final Rose special.

The contrite reality star acted nervous with Ellen, immediately apologizing for his behavior toward Melissa.

People Magazine is reporting that the most famous dumpee in America will reality-show-hop from The Bachelor to Dancing With the Stars.

Melissa Rycroft (left), who was jilted last week by The Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, is slated to take the place of injured Nancy O'Dell on ABC's hit show tomorrow night.

Melissa is a former Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader, but could be at a disadvantage since this means she's only had a few days to practice.

If she manages to stick around awhile (can you say "sympathy vote?") this should be a ratings bonanza for ABC, which owns both of the hits. 

So, will Melissa dance all her cares away (and possibly fracture some bones), or will she get humiliated in front of America -- again?

I know, I'm getting a little sick of this too, but it won't go away. And I'm not taking sides, but I'm starting to feel like the only person in America not outraged that Jason Mesnick ended his relationship with Molly Rycroft on The Bachelor. So what if it was on the air? Don't we watch reality shows for moments like that? It's not pretty folks, but those of us watching reality shows don't really have a lot of room for self-righteous outrage, do we? And as the Bachelor executive producer Mike Fleiss told Entertainment Weekly this week, they broke up on tv because it's a tv show!

All of that said ... I'm still checking out the talkshows whenever any of these clowns show up. Today it was Melissa in her first appearance since ATFR, and it was on Ellen.

Melissa and Ellen covered all the bases -- the "fairness" of it all, Melissa's new boyfriend, and the leaked emails between her and Jason.

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison (left) wrote a blog for Entertainment Weekly this season, and sometimes he'd include some interesting tidbits. Things you (maybe) always wondered about:

"Do they tell the Bachelor in what order to call out the names in the rose ceremonies?" (Yes).

"Did Naomi's mom think she was reincarnated?" (Yes).

Here are some of the behind-the-scenes gems I culled from a season's worth of posts. You can read all of his posts here.

Bachelor executive producer Mike Fleiss speaks out about the rumors that the ending was scripted (not true, he says) and also addresses the controversial breakup on the After the Final Rose show.

"Why did he have to break up with her on the show?" we all whine.

"It's a simple answer," he tells Entertainment Weekly. "It's a TV show. He would have done it on the radio if this were a radio show."

Read the full interview here.

ABC trotted out Jason and the gang one more time last night for the the second After the Final Rose special -- and it was no Jason Lovefest, that's for sure.

We got a handful of rejected ladies from earlier in the season who were there to give their opinions, but no Melissa . And there was no shortage of audience members ticked off at Jason. The question is, was there closure for angry Bachelor fans?

Jillian, the perky Canadian and hot dog aficionado who was rejected this season by Jason Mesnick, will be the new Bachelorette on ABC.

She told host Chris Harrison, "I fell in love once before and I know this is a great venue for me to fall in love again."

What are her goals for her upcoming turn on the show? "I hope I make the right choice the first time," she said (wink, wink). "And I don't need my dad to see anymore hot tub scenes."

We can't wait to see Jillian make 25 men dress a hot dog so that she can determine who will get a rose. Pack your mustard, guys!

Last night after the first After the Final Rose show, Jason Mesnick appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to try to convince America that he's not a total jerk.

We learned a few interesting things. First, Jason says that Melissa knew before they went on the show that they were not "together" - in fact, he says . . .

It's showdown time. We had the fairytale proposal and now it's time for Jason to crush Melissa's dreams.

Chris brings Jason out first, alone. Jason starts telling Chris how great Melissa is and he starts crying immediately. "I've lived it" Jason says. But since the engagement, "things have been different, and we're not right for each other." He says they've spent a lot of time together, on trips and over holidays, and he says the chemistry is different. Well, who'd have thought things would be different in real life than on a reality show? 

He says that Melissa knows that things feel different for him. But Melissa doesn't know she's about to get dumped.

It's 8pm and we're only 4 hours away from this nightmare being out of our lives for good (that's a lie because I'm totally watching many more hours of talk shows this week with Jason Mesnick interviews). At the top of the show, Chris tells us that tonight the girls meet Ty and it's "The most important day of their lives!"

So let's get to it. Not only is it the most important day of Molly and Melissa's lives, we know Deanna is coming back! And that is what we've been waiting for since January.