With 2008 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was. The following is Reality TV World's 2008 Reality TV Year In Review, a month-by-month review of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones.
Jon Dalton said his Survivor return looked "good on paper," but intense tooth pain and a seven-month pregnant girlfriend back home quickly brought an end to Jonny Fairplay's comeback.
An allegedly homesick Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton wanted to leave on his own terms -- and the rest of his tribe happily obliged -- causing the slippery former Survivor: Pearl Islands schemer to become the first castaway eliminated from Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites during last night's premiere of the long-running CBS reality show's sixteenth season.
With 2007 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that
was. The following is Reality TV World's 2007 Reality TV Year In Review, a
chronological listing of some of the past year's reality TV headlines,
highlights, lowlights, and milestones.
Former Breaking Bonaduce star Danny Bonaduce will not be charged with battery for his Tuesday night Fox Reality Channel Really Awards altercation with former Survivor: Pearl Islands castaway Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton.
What do for the November sweeps ratings period if you're UPN, a network that has completely restructured itself around America's Next Top Model -- its most successful program -- and the young female demographic that the show attracts? You do the obvious and stack your programming lineup with guest appearances from publicity-starved former Top Model contestants, of course.