I also thought Howard was great, and much better on the panel than Piers. I remember when the news came out he would be replacing Piers, there were a lot of people who said they wouldn't watch *insert eyeroll here*. I don't know what they were expecting, obviously a lot of what he does on the radio/late night show wouldn't fly on NBC. From the posts here though, it looks like the show is picking up some new viewers because of him, which is great.
I also thought the Earth Harp was the best act last night. At one point dd(10) said "they're never going to have enough acts" LOL. I have to agree with her, a lot of mediocre people seem to be going through. Hopefully next week will be better!