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.
Lance Layne and Keri Morrione knew their The Amazing Race journey was over when they arrived at the Race leg's indoor ski facility task and saw a bunch of half-melted snowmen.
Zev Glassenberg and Justin Kanew were the first team to reach the Pit Stop in Cambodia -- however Zev's passport was lost during the leg, causing the friends to be disqualified from the competition.
Garrett Paul noticed that his girlfriend Jessica Stout was "really bummed" after being eliminated from The Amazing Race's fifteenth season, so he did something to cheer her up.
A duck with a broken foot apparently played a pivotal role in Garrett Paul and Jessica Stout's The Amazing Race ouster, however the couple used their subsequent time away from the competition to secure the status of their romantic relationship.
"Married Yoga Teachers" Eric and Lisa Paskel and "Dating On-and-Off Couple" Garrett Paul and Jessica Stout were the first two teams eliminated from The Amazing Race's fifteenth season during last night's premiere broadcast of the CBS reality series.
CBS has revealed the identities of the 12 teams competing on The Amazing Race's fifteenth season, which will premiere with a special two-hour episode on Sunday, September 27 at 8PM ET/PT.