MAC IS BACK AND STILL SUCKS: The second night of MCENROE was nearly as awful as the first. Mac seems to be scolding more than hosting the show. Somehow he turned telling Ralph Nader that he'd voted for him in the last election into a harangue, and he made it seem like Nader was only there to hawk his book. (Mac would grudgingly wave it around at odd intervals.)

Next came the ridiculous Lars and James from Metallica. Lars is about 5'2" and extra dorky, hardly the brooding, intense rock drummer of legend. And James is a gangly lerch, sort of like a stretched-out Jeff Bagwell with an extra helping of self-consciousness. They were shilling for their documentary, which came across as unwittingly comical (a sort of real-life SPINAL TAP), when they seemed to be aiming for poignant.

Finally Mac grumped at Karch Kiraly, the aging beach volleyballer. It was a mess. A mess, I tell you.