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.
Donald Jerousek and Nicolas Fulks were unable to take home the $1 million prize, but they sure do have some good stories to tell from their The Amazing Race journey.
Rachel Rosales and TK Erwin remained cool and calm when presented with a challenge, a strategy that paid-off to the tune of $1 million as the dating couple from Huntington Beach, CA was revealed to be The Amazing Race's twelfth-season winners during last night's finale broadcast of the CBS reality series.
"Newly Dating Couple" Rachel Rosales and TK Erwin were revealed to be The Amazing Race's twelfth-season winners during last night's finale broadcast of the CBS reality series.
Jennifer Parker and Nathan Hagstrom are the first to admit they argued a lot throughout The Amazing Race, but credit the competition for keeping them together as a couple.
Jennifer Parker and Nathan Hagstrom opted to take public transportation instead of a taxi, a decision that contributed to the constantly bickering "Dating Couple" from California to become the eighth team eliminated from The Amazing Race's twelfth season during last night's broadcast of the CBS reality series.
An earlier flight departure doesn't always guarantee a faster arrival, a valuable lesson "Newly Dating Couple" TK Erwin and Rachel Rosales thought they learned the hard way as the were the last team to arrive at the ninth leg's Pit Stop -- only to discover it was The Amazing Race's second twelfth season non-elimination leg.
Kynt Cothron and Vyxsin Fiala were able to overcome the Speed Bump penalty they incurred during the previous leg, however the "Dating Goths" incorrectly utilized a U-Turn when they encountered it, ultimately causing them to become the seventh team eliminated from The Amazing Race's twelfth season during Sunday night's broadcast of the CBS reality series.