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  A Look Back: The 2009 Reality TV Year In Review - September 2009

  December 28, 2009
  With 2009 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was.  The following is Reality TV World's 2009 Reality TV Year In Review, a 12-part, month-by-month review of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones. 
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  Erik Cardona gets blindsided and eliminated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  November 6, 2009
  Erik Cardona decided against playing his Hidden Immunity Idol at the first post-merge Tribal Council, and now he won't ever have an opportunity to use it.
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  Exclusive: Ousted castaway Elizabeth Kim talks 'Survivor: Samoa'

  October 30, 2009
  Elizabeth Kim refused to be one of the lambs she feels Russell Hantz is simply leading to the slaughter, however she ended up feeling the "evil shepherd's" wrath anyway.
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  Elizabeth Kim the eighth castaway eliminated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  October 30, 2009
  Elizabeth Kim was outwitted by her Foa Foa tribemates and couldn't recover quick enough.
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  Russell Swan gets medically evacuated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  October 23, 2009
  Russell Swan pushed his body to the brink and paid the price for it.
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  Exclusive: Ashley Trainer dishes on 'Survivor: Samoa' experience

  October 16, 2009
  Ashley Trainer had a plan to save herself from elimination, but torrential downpours put the kibosh on that.
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  Ashley Trainer the sixth castaway eliminated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  October 16, 2009
  Ashley Trainer was deemed to be the Foa Foa's physically weakest member, and Samoan monsoons thwarted her attempts to try and save herself.
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  Ben Browning the fourth castaway eliminated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  October 2, 2009
  Ben Browning's big mouth was a big liability that ultimately got him booted.
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  Exclusive: Betsy Bolan talks about her 'Survivor: Samoa' experience

  September 25, 2009
  Despite her best effort, Betsy Bolan knew her fate was sealed before her torch was even snuffed.
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  Mike Borassi and Betsy Bolan get eliminated from 'Survivor: Samoa'

  September 25, 2009
  Survivor: Samoa's two oldest castaways were both eliminated during last night's broadcast of the CBS reality series, with Mike Borassi getting medically evacuated after an extremely physical challenge and Betsy Bolan having her torch snuffed at the subsequent Tribal Council session.

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