Cheerleader Nation

Production values are outstanding, and the producers have captured the appropriate tension and devotion that surrounds this world.

Little is new here, but it will nonetheless appeal to those who like to watch others play out their lives in the public arena.

On some level, these women are a little too easy to judge and mock. Then again, it's hard to look away.

Rarely has a reality show -- even "The Simple Life" -- had dialogue that seems both so scripted and so mundane.