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Welcome everybody to another edition of Reality In Review where I catch you up on all of the previous week's reality-related happenings. Because I'm sure you had a really busy week squirting water, making paper toys, and killing robotic dinosaurs. Myself, I was shopping. All I have to do is wrap and then I'm finished! But enough about me, let's get to the news.

One of the biggest stories of the week was the official announcement by CBS of Big Brother 9's starting date: Tuesday, February 12. It will debut in its official season time slot of 9:00 PM ET while other episodes during the week will air on Wednesdays at at 8:00 PM ET and on Sundays at 7:00 PM ET. There are some rumors floating around out there concerning BB9 and BB10 but most of them are so unlike Grodner that I don't even want to begin believing them. What incentive would she have to listen to the fans now when herself and Arnold (former longtime co-producer) never listened to us before? None I say because she knows the fans will still watch; they'll just gripe even more while watching.

Besides Big Brother's announcement, some other "big hitters" were announced. Survivor returns on February 7; The Biggest Loser returns on January 1; and Paradise Hotel 2 returns on February 4. I included PH2 in that list because it was fairly popular when it first aired back in 2003. I'm interested to see how popular it will be this time around though. Another show I'm curious about is The Baby Borrowers which will debut on NBC February 18. The show's premise is to follow five young couples (ages 18-20) and prepare them for parenthood. They'll be given a home, a job, a fake pregnant belly, and even attend pre-natal classes. After the classes, they'll even be given a real baby to take care of. Because it's reality TV, of course, I doubt they'll be housed in a rundown and crappy home. Also, they'll have plenty of support and help from from the show itself so it's not like they'd really be fighting to keep their heads afloat which is the real reality for couples at any age. You can't beat romanticizing parenthood can you?

Let's see who did what kind of talking this week shall we? Erik, the latest castaway to get the boot from Survivor, said that he wants Jaime to remain in his life forever. Might we have yet another Survivor relationship? Shana and Jennifer, eliminated in last week's The Amazing Race are split on who they want to win this season. Dave and Jasmine, the winners of The Beauty and the Geek, plan to stay in touch. Bianca, evicted in last week's America's Next Top Model, is a reality TV junkie. Jeff Probst dishes on who thinks has the best shot to win Survivor: China. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, from Project Runway talk favorites. Lynne Spillman, casting director for The Amazing Race and many other shows, talks about the casting process and what you should and shouldn't do when sending in your application.

I'd better get to the rest of the news or you'll be reading all week! Talks in the writers' strike have broken down again; former American Idol finalists are all over the Grammy nominations; and Floyd Mayweather knocked out the competition. Donald Trump did not leave a $10,000 tip; Kim won't be back for the next The Biggest Loser; and Scott Baio got hitched. Kelly Osbourne is dating Bam Bam; Jessica Sierra has a potty mouth; and Bravo's Top Design and Shear Genius are returning for their second seasons. Voting for the next Big Brother Australia's housemates began; the producers of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch are joining NBC's primetime family with new reality fare; and an around-the-world obstacle course reality show called Wipeout is coming to ABC.

Laura Bennett is now devoted full-time to fashion and QVC; auditions for African Idol were announced; and a reality show focusing on the Miami lifestyle has begun casting. A reality show for sugar addicts is in the works; preview clips for Celebrity Apprentice are up; and our next American Idol's Hollywood round has wrapped. A Survivor accident during filming was made public (everyone's OK); Kynt & Vyxsin are turning some heads with a new look; and Motley Crue is suing Tommy Lee's manager for him doing reality TV. Adrianne Curry helps a friend out in her modeling career; Tori Spelling has a new job; and Tom Colicchio is sexy. Brody denied a romance with Lauren and Jade Goody is not getting married. Wow! There was a lot going on this week.

Have a great week everybody! If you find yourself with some downtime today, check out this hilarious clip from I Love New York 2. If that's not your style, then check out this fantastic article on former Survivor spot Vanuatu. Toodles!

Were you busy playing with cats, looking at owls, or locating your TV? Same here! Let's have a looky at the happenings of last week together then.

You may not consider Evel Knievel's death related to reality TV but let me tell you, it is for me. I am just a mere thirtysomething but I fondly recall memories of my youth sitting around the TV with my family being glued to Evel's stunt specials that would air on television. Jumping fountains or jumping buses on his motorcycle was super cool to my brothers and I. Hell, he could have been jumping over containers of mustard and we would have watched. The best part was pretending to be like him on our bikes out in the backyard. We even once tried "the explosion" at the end like he would do and let's just say our mother wasn't too thrilled. He was a god to most kids our ages back then so Evel, may you rest in peace. Thanks for the memories.

OK, back to the reality TV news you're really expecting. ABC hit it big in the ratings last week with Dancing With The Stars. Not since American Idol's finale back in 2002 has a summer show had such high ratings. Obviously, many of us were watching as Helio & Julianne were awarded the mirror ball trophy in what some deemed an upset over Mel & Maks. Not shortly after the show finished airing, news came out that Helio & and his fiancee broke off their engagement. Of course, that added fuel to the fire about his and Julianne's relationship. I don't know if they have that kind of relationship or not, but I think they make a cute couple myself. Perhaps they could find some more time for dancing in between his racing and her singing.

Linda Hogan wants $4.5 million and alimony in her divorce from Hulk Hogan. The Hulkster has responded back saying that she can support herself and doesn't need his money. This could be quite the salacious celebrity divorce case to follow. It probably doesn't help Hulk though that there are now reports that he was seen buying five cases of beer with his son Nick on the day of his crash. Not good indeed. I wonder if he'd have to pay child support if Nick went to jail.

My coffee's getting cold already so let's wrap up things up. Sarah Jessica Parker was amazed at all of the production involved on Project Runway; Twiggy won't be returning in next season's America's Next Top Model; and Brad was disappointed that he didn't find love on The Bachelor. Jason & Lorena believe the blondes were confused when they used their U-Turn on The Amazing Race; Heather from ANTM wanted to be a role model; and more details emerged about the fight between TB's Byron and Mary.

Florence Henderson might be on the next DWTS; AI's Jessica Sierra was jailed again; and Tila Tequila is a fake bisexual. Apprentice Africa is now casting; NBC announced their reality TV lineup beginning in January; and don't count on a spring Big Brother just yet. And is the state of American reality television really this bleak?

Have a great week everybody! If you haven't started your holiday shopping yet, you'd better get moving.

Welcome back my reality television lovers! I hope all of you had a fantastic and safe Thanksgiving holiday. I know things were probably hectic for you last week with all of the cooking, eating, and shopping many of you were doing so you might not have been able to stay caught up with the reality TV goings on. It's OK. I'll get you up-to-date.

How would you like to have found out your spouse was filing for divorce through a reporter? That's exactly how Hulk Hogan found out this last week. Hulk's wife, Linda, filed for divorce on Tuesday. Hulk was contacted on Friday night night by a reporter to get his reaction to the filing and he definitely got a reaction. From the article linked above in the St. Petersburg Times:

"I'm kind of shocked," he said. "You caught me off-guard. My wife has been in California for about three weeks. ... Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me. ... I just pulled over to the side of the road for five minutes to find out what was going on here."

Now we all know that their family hasn't exactly had an easy time of things lately. Their son, Nick, was allegedly responsible for a horrible automobile crash that has left his passenger needing probable nursing home care for the rest of his life. Just this last week, they found out that Nick's drivers license will be suspended for one year beginning on December 10. Things have been really tough for them lately. But to find out through the press that your wife is leaving you after 23 years? I think that's pretty cowardly on Linda's part.

The other big news of the week was that nothing happened on The Bachelor finale. Brad didn't give Jenni or DeAnna a ring. He didn't say he needed more time before he was sure. Hell, he didn't even say he wanted to hop in the sack with one of them one more time. He rejected both of them after leading them on; right up to the very last second. Some people give him credit for being so brave. The producers certainly didn't like the ending. Brad has even said he was uncomfortable with the scrutiny. Well hello there Mr. Blue Eyes! You're on a freaking reality TV show. Everything you do and say will be gone over with a fine-toothed comb.

Luckily for Jenni (I guess), she's gone back to the loving arms of her ex-boyfriend. Deanna, on the other hand, seems to have had a harder time dealing with things. She's still confused as to what actually happened and if you read that interview, I think she would run away with him if he asked her to. In just a couple more Bachelor tidbits, more people watched the reunion than watched the finale and Brad was in constant contact with his baby's mama during filming. Interesting indeed.

Because this last week's Survivor was a recap show, there was no interview from a casted off castaway but there were plenty of other interviews to be had for the week. Marion Lee, the second person "out" of Project Runway had plenty to say about the $15 challenge. I was just glad to read that there was another person on this planet not in love with Sarah Jessica Parker. I was really beginning to get a complex. Jennie Garth wasn't exactly surprised to be the next celeb booted from Dancing With The Stars. She was thrilled to have the experience but knew that because of Marie's fan base it would be hard to keep advancing. Marianna and Julia (pretend I'm saying it like Phil), the third team eliminated from The Amazing Race, dished a little on their camel and touched on some disappearing road maps. Jennifer and William, the latest pair exiting Beauty and the Geek, talked about how they didn't get along with each other most of the time and Lisa touched on how her fear of falling caused her to fall from Tyra's graces.

I'm hungry and in great need of a sandwich made with wonderful turkey leftovers so let's finish things up. Trista (as in Trista and Ryan and The Bachelorette) gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Maxwell. Not long after, he was introduced to the world on Mom Logic. Remember Mary and Byron from The Bachelor back in season three? She was arrested for domestic assault against him last week and, yes, alcohol was involved. Check out those bags underneath her eyes! American Idol alums Carrie Underwood and Daughtry cleaned up at the AMAs while former AI finalist Jessica Sierra is cleaning up (hopefully). Also AI-related, runner-up Blake Lewis has invented a new style of music called 2080. Don't ask me.

Wayne Newton was cleared to dance in the DWTS tour while Donny Osmond's name has popped up as a possible celebrity for a season of the popular celeb-dancing show. Scott Baio became a daddy five weeks early; Mel B was confused; and Heather Mills is a hypocrite. Two more arrests were made in the assault against Top Chef's Josie; the entire cast of The Celebrity Apprentice was announced; and if you want to find out what Survivor: Exile Island winner Aras has been up to, you should definitely click here. What do you think about this list of the Top 7 Hottest Reality TV stars? Tila Tequila must really love chocolate and Heidi Klum loses her mind while loving her boobs (no nudity there but be careful nonetheless). Do you want to see a preview? I said, do you want to see a preview? I won't tell you what the show is but you have to watch this video.

Enjoy your ham and turkey leftovers and I'll catch ya back here next week. But before you go, check out my friend Rick. Adios amigos!

Too busy to keep up with reality TV news because you were demolishing houses, spreading ashes, or making popcorn last week? It's OK, I'm here to help you out. So what was the biggest news coming out of the reality television world this week? Let me think. (Don't pay attention to the smoke coming out of head. It really doesn't hurt as much as you would think.) Unfortunately for us in the U.S., there wasn't really any huge news. In Africa however, there was and continues to be big juicy reality TV news.

Big Brother Africa 2 finished its season and Richard Bezuidenhout was the final housemate to exit the Big Brother house. Richard, the winner of $100,000 U.S. dollars, was the center of a huge controversy (to put it mildly) just a couple of short weeks ago. The drama around him continues to unfold. Richard's wife, Ricki, called him a pig while watching the show's finale with Richard's family. Of course, that was due to Richard's sexcapades in the house and his admittance that he'd fallen in love with Tatiana who was the show's runner-up. Daddy didn't like her calling him a name so in return, Richard's father told her to leave because his son could do better than her. By the way, he later forbid his son to reconcile with his wife. In typical scorned wife fashion though, she left saying she would see them in court where she would demand half of her husband's winnings. This has primetime "movie of the week" written all over it. Could somebody get on that? Oh, wait.

The writers' strike continues back here in the good ol' US of A so the mainstream and cable networks were in high gear casting for everything under the sun related to reality television. Most notably, Big Brother casting began with gusto this weekend in Los Angeles, New York City, and Columbia, South Carolina. Allison Grodner told the Daily News that this next season of BB won't have an America's Player but that, "We want it to be special, because we've never done something like this before. I promise you it will be different from any other 'Big Brother' you've ever seen." Oh my goodness. That means another stupid twist!

Kitchen Nightmares and The Amazing Race are also currently taking applications. My fellow reality television fans, we are going to have one helluva spring. What do we have to look forward to? Grab some medication or light a relaxation candle before you read this list because you're going to need it. American Idol, Big Brother 9, Survivor All-Stars 2, Dancing With the Stars, The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition, Hell's Kitchen, and The Biggest Loser are the biggest returning shows. Add in all of the new shows currently casting or in production right now, and reality television is set to take over the world! Bwahahaha!

Ahem, now that I've composed myself let's see who said what this week. Kate and Pat, eliminated from The Amazing Race, yucked it up over at Reality TV World. They seem like a pair of really sweet ladies and I like them even more considering they disagreed with Jameka's (from Big Brother) view of Christianity in the sense of the game. Frosti, the latest castaway to get the boot on Survivor, was thrilled when he learned that the rules were bent to allow him to compete this season. He didn't get a chance to say who he wanted to win but he did get the chance to skirt around the question of whether or not Courtney and himself have stayed in touch. The latest girl to exit Tyra's runway, Ambreal, thought that Jay wasn't fair when it came to her and wants to see Jenah win the big contract. Josh and Shay, from Beauty and the Geek, had a great time on the show and she's going to drag him to her family reunion. Cameron said that his time on Dancing With the Stars was an incredible experience and thinks he was dressed much more conservatively than Maksim.

Time's running out so let's wrap this baby up! Wayne Newton will not be dancing in the DWTS finale. Lauren insists that The Hills is real. Kitchen Nightmares is beyond fake. Paige Davis is returning to Trading Spaces and Jamie Oliver is coming back to the Food Network. Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight are in a race against time. Heidi Montag is currently reading The Bible.

FOX's MadTV celebrated its 300th episode. A Top Chef holiday special has been announced. The cast of Crowned: The Mother Of All Pageants has been revealed. ABC completely disclosed the list of superstars for its Clash of the Choirs. Viewers will be voting in Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel. Casting has begun for the NBC family-friendly show My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad. The Learning Channel is currently accepting applications for Ten Years Younger. And finally, Project Runway made its triumphant return to the small screen.

Be sure to catch me next week where I'll once again get you caught up on all that concerns the wonderful genre of television called reality. Until then, try to figure out how many nose jobs Tyra Banks has had done. Later gators!

Were you busy last week pestering 9-1-1 operators, screaming bloody murder, or getting busted for pot? If so, you may be behind in all of the news related to the crazy world of reality television. Where can you get caught up? Right here of course.

Hands down, the biggest news of the last week has been the announcement that Big Brother will be coming back sooner rather than later. Because of the writers' strike, all of the big networks have been scrambling to fill the time slots that will be blanked later this season and next year. Early in the week, rumors began to swirl around online that Big Brother would be making a comeback in possibly a celebrity edition this coming February. On Thursday, Robyn Kass, the casting director for Big Brother, confirmed on her Myspace blog that the early return of BB was definitely not a rumor. Thankfully though, it appears that it won't be a celebrity version. I'm super excited about BB coming back early -- I just want no twists. Do you hear me Allison?

Bad boys bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you? Certainly you know what long-running reality television series that belongs to. Currently in its 20th season, Cops aired its 700th episode this last Saturday night. The show began airing way back in March 1989 and, along with The Simpsons and Married With Children, helped make the FOX television network what it is today. I highly doubt that any of you reading this hasn't watched a single episode of the show. I find myself tuning in every Saturday evening when I can to watch the parade of hookers, druggies, and cross-dressing truckers because it's entertaining. Is that guy really going to try to outrun the police? Did she really she just slap him in front of the police officer? It's crazy stuff and I love to watch every single minute of it.

In more Dog drama, the famous bounty hunter appeared on FOX's Hannity and Colmes Tuesday. He said he thought he was "cool enough in the black world" to be able to use the "n" word and apologized to the world. In even stranger news his son's girlfriend, who was the object of the "discussion", plans to sue Dog for slander. Doesn't that woman have an attorney? Here's a breakdown in case you're confused: Dog talks with son Tucker in a couple of private phone conversations, Dog calls her son's girlfriend names, Tucker sells a recording of the conversations to the National Enquirer, they release the audio, and now she wants to sue Dog. Gimme a break.

The last person booted from Survivor, Jean-Robert Bellande, gave a fantastic interview to Reality TV World. He says he still loves the strategy he used and doesn't want Todd to win. Shocking isn't it? He would like to see James or Denise win it. Me too! If you're a fan of Beauty and the Geek (and I know that many of you are), John and Natalie gave a hilarious interview where it seems John was having a little technical difficulty. They seem like a couple of really sweet people and said they had a good time on the show. Sarah Hartshorne, the last girl eliminated in America's Next Top Model gave an utterly boring interview explaining the plus-size thing on the show and losing those three-and-a-half pounds. Ari & Staella, the first team eliminated on The Amazing Race, revealed they have always been huge fans of the show and pass out their Myspace links.

Let's wrap things up now shall we? Marie Osmond's father was buried; Elisabeth Hasselbeck gave birth to a second son; Bettina was sent packing; and some people will shell out the big bucks to get cast on a reality TV show. Hell's Kitchen will return in April; American Idol is now in its early Hollywood round; Stella McCartney makes a one-legged pendant in honor of her ex-stepmother; and Billy Ray Cyrus gets his own reality TV show. Nick Hogan was arrested; Lauren and Heidi might be friends after all; Jennie Garth is comfortable in her skin; and Rick Sadler from Family Plots had his funeral director's license revoked.

That's it for this week folks! Try to take some time out of your busy schedules and phone or email the Writers Guild of America and thank them for the early return of Big Brother. Until next time ladies and gents.

Were you busy last week watching the clock, waiting for water, or working for peanuts? Don't worry -- I'll get you caught up on the important reality TV news you may have missed.

Are you a fan of Dog the Bounty Hunter? Well it may be awhile before you see any more episodes with Hawaii's favorite mulletman. A&E has pulled the show from its schedule indefinitely. The reason? Well it's not because he caught his long and luscious locks in a car engine. Seems he doesn't like one of his sons' girlfriend that much. Yes, that's an understatement. Nice to know that a man who considers himself a role model is filled with so much racist hate. If you'd like to listen to the phone conversations, you can do so here. Warning -- be sure to throw on some headphones first. You have to love this particular sentence in a statement that A&E released though: "We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun." I wonder if that means he'll be going to rehab for racism.

Guess what show just started a new season of filming. It's Survivor 16 or All-Stars 2 or best of the rest or something like that. Production began last week in Palau, the site of Survivor 10. The link above has a complete list of the former castaways that are rumored to be included in All-Stars 2 which, by the way, will only contain contestants from seasons 9 (Vanuatu) through 15 (China). Here are some of the rumored All-Stars 2 castaways: (former?) girlfriend of Jeff Probst, Julie Berry (S9); runner-up Katie Gallagher (S10) who was arrested for DUI four months after her season finished airing; Lydia Morales (S11), who lost her only son in a car accident in August 2006; Gary Hogeboom (S11), the undercover ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback; Shane Powers (S12), the proud father of the son we never stopped hearing about named Boston; former reality porn star Ozzy Lusth (S13); the "either you loved her or you hated her" Parvati Shallow (S13); fan favorite Yau-Man Chan (S14) who is most known for giving the truck he won to "Dreamz" in exchange for a deal that "Dreamz" later reneged on; and finally our most favoritest skinny waitress and gravedigger from the current season (S15), Courtney Yates and James Clement. This is quite an interesting group! What do you think about these choices?

Most of the continent of Africa (along with a few other continents) continues to be up in arms over what went out over Big Brother Africa's feeds this last week. Depending on what you read, viewers either saw a couple of VERY inebriated people have an intimate moment or witnessed a rape. After the "incident", the feeds were cut and paramedics were brought in. The feeds resumed a short while later and Endemol is now under the gun even more than they had been concerning BBA. At least the producers have halted the pipeline of alcohol into the house for its last week of the show. Big Brother Africa ends on November 11.

Speaking of Big Brother, and if you can stand all of the pop-ups and talking ads, Cindy Rutolo Dietrich has a fascinating interesting interview with Big Brother 8 winner Dick Donato posted over at Reality TV Calendar. I appreciate candor as much as the next person but I wonder if there's such a thing as being too much of a dick. I pray I never seen him on my television again. Jaime Dugan, the latest castaway to get the boot on Survivor, gave a very long and very good interview to Christopher Roccio of Reality TV World. A couple of points: her and Erik are currently just friends and she says she knew the immunity idol was fake when she presented it to Jeff at tribal council. Hmm. They also have a great interview with Sheena Stewart who was the latest lady dumped by Brad on The Bachelor. Sabrina Bryan has a few words to say about her last dance on Dancing With The Stars and even the uber hot Maks had something to contribute concerning Sabrina and her partner Mark's exit.

It's now time for the speed round so hold on to your britches! Former Celebrity Fit Club's Da Brat was arrested for assaulting a waitress at Hotlanta's Studio 72 on Thursday. Also arrested for assaulting a waitress this week was winner of Big Brother All-Stars Mike "Boogie" Malin. Not a good week for waitresses eh? Meanwhile, Skating With Celebrities star Kristie Swanson had her assault charges dropped.

An ex of Anna Nicole Smith, who is currently serving prison time for threatening her with a knife, now wants his share of her inheritance. Carrie Ann Inaba says her clock is ticking. TIME opines on meerkats. The Hills' Audrina wants to do a movie. Know a nurse? If so, point them to the online nursing reality show 13 Weeks over at NurseTV.com. Carrie Underwood's sophomore effort, Carnival Ride, debuted at the
top of the album charts and There's Something About Miriam finally debuted on the FOX Reality Channel.

Have a great week everybody! Be sure to tip -- not hit -- your waitress. Because I'm not going to post your bond to get you out of the slammer.

Were you too busy base jumping, traveling around the world, or getting hitched last week to be able to keep up with all things related to reality? Then you're in the right place.

CBS finally came out and issued their own statement regarding the Big Brother 8 POV-related debacle with "America's Player" contestant Eric Stein. I don't buy their excuse that there was no time for viewers to vote on whether he could use the Power of Veto or not. There was time for viewers to vote for who he should target for nomination in the Fast Forward live show. So why couldn't Julie Chen have just come out and told the viewing audience that he wouldn't be able to use it to begin with? The BB producers just didn't want to deal with it -- that's why. Why else do you think he was the announcer for the POV competitions all those times?

In more Big Brother news; Big Brother Africa, Endemol, and Nigeria's National Broadcasting Commission are in the hot seat regarding the constant "orgy of nudity" being broadcast over the airwaves. Big Brother Australia is taking a different turn in preparation for their next season of voyeuristic fare. Interested in being a housemate for the next season of Big Brother UK? Open audition dates have been announced and will begin in Manchester, England on November 24th.

Along with the Dancing With the Stars fainting Marie coverage, long-time mega blogger and latest celebrity to leave DWTS Mark Cuban wrote about what a great experience it was being on the show. Meanwhile, Jane Seymour wrote on her blog about what she thought of Carrie Ann's pointing out that her foot came off the ground. Mel B wrote how happy she was with the judges' comments on the Spice Girls blog and Tom Bergeron joked about the other dancing pairs coming up with their own theatrical stunts.

How would you like to tap into your inner ballroom dancing self? On October 30th, you can. Well, that's if you have one of the still hard-to-find Nintendo Wii gaming systems. If you're still rocking the PlayStation 2, you'll have to wait until November 13th to snag your copy of the Dancing With the Stars video game. In what could also be fun, Hell's Kitchen will be going gaming next year. Who wouldn't want Gordon Ramsay breathing down your neck talking nasty to you?

CBS canceled that horrible show Viva Laughlin and is bringing us The Amazing Race sooner rather than later. Yay! (Why oh why did that "Viva Viagra" commercial have to come on at the same moment I'm typing this?) The new season of The Amazing Race starts Sunday, November 4th.

In the "I Can't Believe These Will Be Reality Shows" category, filming will begin on October 30th on a reality TV show revolving around the daily life of Dina Lohan. Yes -- Lindsay Lohan's mother. Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry's "docu-reality" where they do Russia will air on December 2nd. The Lifetime Television network wants to cover California's OC partying scene with It's My Party. The show's casting producer, Andy Hirsch, compares it to MTV's My Super Sweet 16 except with grownups.

How about some interviews with the latest reality TV losers? Ebony, the girl who quit America's Next Top Model 9, explains why she made her decision to leave. The latest castaway booted from Survivor, Sherea, still doesn't like Jean-Robert. Jesse & Erin from Beauty and the Geek would have picked each other if they were given the chance. The absolute best interview of the week belongs to Hillary regarding her time on The Bachelor. She seems like a really funny gal!

Remember the model that fell through the runway? It was none other than The Bachelor 7's Sarah Welch. She explains what happened here. Paula Abdul didn't like how she was edited on Hey Paula so she says she'll never make another reality TV show. Just in case you were unsure about The Hills being scripted, please read this.

Now let's fast forward through the rest of the reality news of the week. Vincent Margera's lawyer said he groped those two teenaged girls to entertain his audience. Paris Hilton's trip to Rwanda was never meant for reality TV. Amy Finley, latest winner of The Next Food Network Star, has been keeping busy. Tom Colicchio's restaurant, Craft, landed the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

Lauren Conrad's ex, Jason Wahler, is serving his time. Sharon Osbourne has apologized for storming off The X Factor and wants her job back. Gordon Ramsay plans to semi-retire at age 50. Heidi Klum and Seal are extremely happy. Zayra from Rockstar: Supernova is now a member of Pretty Baby. Tommy Lee would never do "a stupid show" like Rock of Love. Jose Canseco is having no luck with his reality TV show No Way, Jose. If you're upset that you missed MTV's premiere of Making Menudo you can watch it here.

Until next time ladies and gents! Have a fantabulous week!

Were you too busy yelling, hammering, or brushing your teeth this last week to keep up with the news going on in the reality TV world? Don't fear, HamsterDame is here!

Michael Jackson made a surprise appearance on Kid Nation. You can check out the footage right here. Go check that out and then come back here. Oh, you're back already. Yeah, Michael Jackson wasn't really there but isn't that a great video?

TMZ leaked some of the possible stars of Donald Trump's upcoming Celebrity Apprentice. Do you really want to watch Omarosa again? Somebody please tell me why that woman is considered a celebrity. Ugh. By the way, you can also watch some footage that TMZ caught of some of them in action during a competition selling hot dogs..

Do you watch The Hills? Me too. I can't say that I ever read Heidi's blog before this last week (and don't worry it's not worth it) but right after the latest show aired there was a post on her blog admitting that Spencer and herself were to blame for the sex tape rumors involving Lauren. And then, that post was taken down and there was a post in its place saying that she'd been hacked. Right Heidi. Speaking of Speidi, Spencer gave a riveting interview to Radar magazine. He makes my skin crawl.

Do you want more reality TV? Even if you don't, you just might get it if the screenwriters in Hollywood go on strike. What do you think about that?

Speaking of reality TV, another new series began last week on the Fox Reality Channel called: The Search for America's Next Equestrian Star. No, I'm not kidding. Two new reality shows are currently filming and set to air in January 2008: Gone Country and Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. Now I just might watch Gone Country just to see Dee Snider and Sisqo sing country music.

One of the contestants from the upcoming season of Project Runway left due to an inury (don't read if you don't want to be spoiled further), Top Chef Season 4 is currently filming and the media is all over the show, and if you like Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen like I do then you'll be thrilled to hear that more is on the way.

Are you up for some interviews from ousted contestants? Luke and Katie from Beauty & The Geek dish after their exit, Jade from The Bachelor bites her tongue, and Aaron from Survivor wants James to win.

Now for some miscellaneous reality news: Rob Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice will be touring in Australia for New Year's Eve; Elliott Yamin is an ambassador; and Top Chef contestant Brian Malarkey ends his Oceanaire tour. MTV wants more Tequila; Sharon Osbourne is sued; and John Force is released from the hospital.

Bill Bryan gives Part Two; Janice Dickinson gets tucked and lifted; and Life of Ryan is currently filming its second season. Danny Bonaduce is selling his home; Simon Cowell is mad; and Caroline Rhea didn't like the crying. Trisha from The Real World Sydney believes she's being portrayed unfairly and just in case you were dying to know how "Tailor Made" made it on to I Love New York 2 now you can find out. (I just couldn't leave that one out.)

Have a great week everybody and be sure to catch next week's Reality in Review where I'll wrap up all of the week's reality news you just couldn't live without.

Were you busy tanning, crashing, and fishing last week? If so, check out some of the reality news you might have missed.

America's Next Top Model Season 8 contestant, Jael Strauss, had more nude photos of her surface on Thursday. Imagine that. Oh and don't worry about clicking on that link. No nudie pics there but be careful what you click on after that. Regarding this season of ANTM, Victoria Marshman believes her abrasive personality may have been a major factor in her elimination from the house. She also doesn't think her editing on the show was fair. Again, imagine that. A reality television show contestant complaining about their editing.

Hot Navy man, Andy Baldwin of The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman fame, will be deployed to Iraq in January. Him and Tessa are also split (again?). In this season's Bachelor news, Reality TV World interviewed Solisa Shoop about why she thinks she didn't get a rose from Brad in the latest episode. Interesting though that she said she doesn't think she even met Brad's twin brother, Chad.

Guess what? I'm not the only one who isn't looking forward to Samantha Harris' return to Dancing With the Stars this week. Check out the video clip over at Defamer with Jane Seymour's dancing partner, Tony Dovolani, talking about how he helped Jane in her time of grief. In other DWTS news, Floyd Mayweather is unhappy with the judges concerning how they're scoring him and Wayne Newton thought his exit was inevitable.

Dave Cruser, the latest castaway to be booted from Survivor, had some interesting things to say in an interview with Reality TV World. Some of the highlights include: he was "found" while at a Wal-Mart modeling casting, Frosti was his best tribemate, he's pulling for Denise to win it all, and somebody got sick from parasites after Dave left Survivor but while they were still playing. Hmmm. I wonder who that could be.

Project Runway starts Season 4 on November 14th so news on some of this season's fashionistas are starting to pop up more and more. Rami Kashou, Jillian Lewis, Elisa Jimenez, and Marion Lee are a few from this last week. If you're interested (like I am!), you can find more designer profiles over at BuddyTV and even read an interview with last season's winner, Jeffrey Sebelia. BTW, why couldn't we have been like Canada and had our PR start this last week? Grrrr.

There are a couple of brand new reality shows that began last week: America's Psychic Challenge (Lifetime) and Pageant Place (MTV). America's Psychic Challenge (looks really weird) will air regularly on Fridays and if you missed the first one you can watch it now on Lifetime's site linked above. Pageant Place features a now sober former Miss USA Tara Conner and other beauty queens sharing an apartment in New York City. If you missed PP's debut on Wednesday, you can watch it here.

The Fox Reality Really Awards 2007 were handed out over the weekend. Not surprisingly, the hamsters of Big Brother 8 won more awards than any of the other shows - five. You can read who won what here. In other BB8 news, Kansas hamster Jessica Hughbanks confirmed once and for all that the producers didn't let America's Player, Eric Stein, use the POV because they wanted the nominations at the time to stay the same. Am I bitter? Yes. Will I still watch next season? You better believe it!

Wrapping up the week's miscellaneous reality news: Paula Abdul has beautiful skin; Elisabeth Hasselbeck plans her maternity leave; Corey Clark plead guilty; and Jonny Fairplay sued Danny Bonaduce. Heather Mills continued her battle for her share of Paul's fortune; Scott Butki interviewed author, Bill Bryan, who penned Keep It Real (great book BTW), David Hasselhoff drank a tad too much yet again, Bravo gave us Top Chef extras, and Steve Adubato of MSNBC wondered if reality has gone too far.

Be sure to catch next week's Reality in Review where I'll wrap up all of the week's reality news you just couldn't live without.