ABC’s “The Bachelor” con tinues to defy expectations (in cluding mine) in the numbers department, with Monday’s two-hour “The Women Tell All” episode averaging 11 mil lion viewers (8-10 p.m.). That’s up 4.3 million from last year’s “WTA” episode and up 61 per cent in adults 18-49 (and was the most-watched “WTA” “Bachelor” episode over five years). “The Bachelor” finale airs Monday.
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Lance Reddick (“Fringe”), Tamara Tunie (“Law & Order: SVU”) and Eamonn Walker (“Kings”) will panel tomorrow at the Apollo The ater (6 p.m.) on “Careers in Entertainment: African Amer ican Perspectives.”
Speaking of Tunie, she’s part of next week’s “eco-con scious” auction to benefit the Earth Day Network (not a TV network, but dedicated to en vironmental awareness). The effort, spearheaded by Mar cia Gay Harden, features reusable tote bags, designed by celebs (including Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase), which will be auctioned on purexsavesgreen.com (March 4-April 29) with all proceeds benefiting EDN.
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Busy times for Sharon Car penter. Tomorrow, BET’s reporter/producer hosts a “Pisces Birthday Celebration” at Providence (W. 57th) with guests including James Butler (the Giants). Then, on Monday, Sharon is featured on BET’s “Rip the Runway” (9 p.m.).
Last, but not least:
* Naomi Judd will return as a judge on the second sea son of CMT’s “Can You Duet” . . . Fairway Market (Red Hook) is featured in to night’s “Real World: Brook lyn” episode . . . Greg Beh rendt headlines Carolines tomorrow through Sunday . . . The Lippin Group’s Pam Golum is the guest speaker Friday at Prof. Ted Magder‘s NYU class, “The Business of Media” . . . Congrats to Kevin Goldman, who’s moved from CNBC to NBC as VP/communications.