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Thursday nights have always been a big night for reality TV. This season is no different, with two classics airing. Let's see what went down on Survivor and The Celebrity Apprentice...

Survivor: Micronesia: Lucky for Eliza, the favorites, divided as they are, certainly work well together during challenges. They won both reward and immunity and in the process earned three hens, one rooster and chicken feed. -- TV Guide

Celebrity Apprentice: Piers is beside himself, happy to see Omarosa gone. "It was like pitting a little rat against a very large dragon," he says, cheering with his arms in the air. "I think her 15 minutes has just ended." -- Reality TV Magazine

Because American Idol named its 12 finalists last night, many people may have missed out on other reality TV show news. Not to worry! We have you covered...

Survivor: The show opened in the still Fans vs. Favorites camps. Chet tells us he wants Jason out next and Jason tells us Chet has to go. We guess Chet didn't target Joel because he flipped with them (Chet, Kathy, Tracy) by voting Mikey B. out last week. -- TV Squad

Make Me a Supermodel: It's elimination time. The three boys appear before the judges to hear their verdict. Ben and Casey are safe, but Frankie cannot be made into a supermodel. -- Buddy TV

Celebrity Apprentice:  The Donald gathers the teams in his opulent apartment to introduce them to his wife Melania and toddler Barron, who is like a cute and cuddly mini-Donald, gurgling that he wants to be a "beezneezman" when he grows up. -- Reality TV Magazine

Traditionally, Thursday nights are big for reality TV fans. This year is no different. Take a look below to see a trio of series recapped...

Survivor: Micronesia: The episode starts with Mikey and company arriving at camp after the Mary boot, wondering who the hell it was they just voted out. Mikey tells us that Joel is playing "a long game" when he should be playing "a short game", because it's dumb not to keep your team strong until the merge. And Mary added, what, exactly? - TVgasm

The Celebrity Apprentice: Tonight's task was to create a four page photo layout advertising a new type of Dial body wash for Redbook. Omarosa jumped all over being project manager… at first. As soon as Trump stated that PMs have a greater likelihood of being fired, Omarosa not so graciously backed out, thrusting Tito Ortiz into the role. -- Zap2It

Make Me a Supermodel: It's snowy in New York City. The models wake up to a winter wonderland outside. Ronnie Kroell offers Ben a kiss to ease his nerves before elimination. We don't get to hear what the answer is, though. Perry wakes up with a prayer to the gods of modeling. -- Buddy TV

While many viewers are still reeling from another sensation Lost episode, we'll recap what they may have missed on reality TV last night:

Survivor: Micronesia: Favorites won reward and fans won immunity. Kathy and Ami went to Exile Island but the idol remains hidden. This leads us to the main event of the night: The fight for Cirie... TV Guide

Celebrity Apprentice: The episode begins with Omarosa gloating about Trump liking her so much that he moved her away from Piers.  Marilu Henner and Omarosa switch sides.  The teams are taken to a helicopter tarmac... Buddy TV

Make Me a Supermodel: Ronnie comes back and is welcomed by Ben; Ronnie (pictured below) tells him that the amulet worked. When Holly sees Frankie come in she has a thought bubble over her head of a kitten being hit by a lawnmower. She cries. -- AfterElton.com

Two classic reality TV shows hit the air last night. And Make Me A Supermodel, too. What went down on these shows? Let's not waste any more time finding out...

Survivor: The favorites returned to camp after voting out the most notorious villain in Survivor history: Jonny Fairplay. Sea-king Ozzy apparently caught a fish with his bare hands on the walk back to Malakal beach. -- Reality TV Magazine

Celebrity Apprentice: At the start of the episode, Piers Morga was featured telling Tito Ortiz just how horrible Omarosa is. It went on and on and on and ended with Piers saying how he would never go to the women's team. -- Zap2It

Make Me A Supermodel: The bottom three models appear before Niki Taylor, Tyson Beckford and Cory Bautista to hear America's verdict. Ronnie and Frankie are safe, but Katy must go home. -- Buddy TV

Thursdays has always been a big evening for reality TV shows. Let's take a look at what transpired on a trio of them last night...

Survivor: Micronesia: Welcome to the season premiere. It's not just any old fans... it's SUPERfans going up against returning castaways in the latest incarnation of Survivor. Just how super are they? After all, they're calling the returning players "all-time favorites" and we're talking Jonny Fairplay and some more obscure players... -- TV Squad

Make Me a Supermodel: The three models get ready for the elimination ceremony in the morning. Casey's personal hygiene frightens us, as he wakes up in a pile of potato chip crumbs on his bed. How is that even comfortable? -- Buddy TV

Celebrity Apprentice: The claws come out as the teams retire to the penthouse after last week's emotional boardroom. Vinny's gone and Omarosa isn't about to hold back her feelings for Piers and the rest of the guys who goaded Vinny to turn rat on Team Empresario... Reality TV Magazine

On one reality TV show last night, a group of D-list celebrities fought for Donald Trump's affections. On the other, a group of hopeful models yearned to be even a D-list celebrity.

Here are recaps for Celebrity Apprentice and Make Me a Supermodel:

Celebrity Apprentice: Omarosa is shocked and disappointed by the result [of last week's firing]. Vinnie gives the $50,000 check he got for winning the last task to his ex-wife, whose husband recently died from pancreatic cancer. -- Buddy TV

Make Me a Supermodel: The super models-in-training are back this week, and it's time to find out who America does not want to see on the catwalk. -- Reality TV Magazine

NBC has renewed The Celebrity Apprentice for a second season. Next year's edition will premiere in January 2009.

"This revved up installment of The Apprentice has been a game changer for the series," said NBC executive Craig Plestis. "As the rest of this season unfolds, you just keep watching, these episodes have been more thrilling than any season before...

We are blown away by the casts drive, energy, and passion to not only play the game but also to raise a lot of money and awareness for important causes. There's no other show like it to prove your business brain and we are already getting calls from high-profile celebrities who want to challenge themselves in Season 2."

The Celebrity Apprentice's currently airing first installment has averaged 9.3 million total viewers and a 3.9/10 rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic in its first four broadcasts.

"Millions of viewers have spoken and made Celebrity Apprentice the No. 1 show on Thursday nights so far this year," said Donald Trump, failing to thank the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike for helping the show achieve that honor, of course.

A beautiful woman was at the center of reality TV last night - and we're referring to the individual ousted from Celebrity Apprentice, not anyone on Make Me a Supermodel...

Celebrity Apprentice: Jennie Finch is used to throwing heat on the field and not taking heat in the boardroom, causing the 27-year-old Olympic softball player to become the fourth candidate fired by Donald Trump during last night's The Celebrity Apprentice broadcast on NBC... -- Reality TV World

Make Me a Supermodel: With the complaint department on his way out, the models are given a fresh assignment: chemistry. It's time to see how well they can work with each other... -- Reality TV Magazine

This is disgusting, no matter whose side you're on.

Piers Morgan has told The New York Post that fellow Celebrity Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth proposed a "showmance" with the America's Got Talent judge before the latest season of Donald Trump's reality show began.

"Quite early on, before the first challenge, Omarosa sidled up to me and said, in all seriousness, 'Do you want to have a showmance?'" Morgan said. "And I said, 'What is a showmance?' And she said, 'You know, a romance on the show. And then we can make lots of money out of it.'

And I just looked at her and I thought, 'What a pathetic creature.' And I said to her, 'You really are a deluded woman.'"

Of course, Omarosa has a different take on Morgan's story.

"The conversation did not go that way," she retorted, instead claiming he tried to take advantage of her status as a former The Apprentice first-season candidate and reality show retread.

"Piers started, early on, trying to jockey for position and trying to figure out how he could extend himself on the show," she said. "He started picking my brain about past seasons of The Apprentice and he asked me about [first-season contestants Amy Henry and Nick Warnock], about their relationship, and didn't I think that if they had stayed together, they could've done great things?"

"He said, 'I would do damn near anything to go to the end of this show.' And he said, 'Think about it: The two of us together would make a fierce team.' And I was looking at him, and his disgusting rotten yellow teeth, and I just couldn't believe it. I was completely disgusted by the idea."