After focusing on his acting career for the last several years, Timberlake made a triumphant return to the stage at tonight's show with an energetic performance of two new tunes from his forthcoming album "The 20/20 Experience": current top 5 single "Suit and Tie" and a funky big-band number called "Little Pusher Love Girl." Most impressive about the performance was that Timberlake clearly put his all into it; he obviously knew the stakes here and lived up to them by delivering a crowd-pleasing set that, despite its retro leanings, felt definitively of the moment.

- Chris Eggertsen