Somehow Mariah Carey and her scepter of annoyance escaped our list this week, though we really don't understand what show she's watching when she thinks saving Devin is an idea with any merit.

We had to defend people we normally can't stand... we hate when that happens.

Another one bites the dust.

Just in time for mother's day... a week where children disappoint their parents in so many ways.

Insert your own "King of the World" joke here.

And now we know who the real losers on The Biggest Loser are.

Back in January, we included reality TV warhorses Survivor and The Amazing Race on our list of reality franchises that needed to be benched. At the time, both shows deserved to make that list as they were each coming off career-worst seasons filled with boring characters (Brandon Hantz anybody?), unimaginative challenges (setting up beach umbrellas... really?!) and a general lack of tension. Rather than watch these once-great shows continue to stumble downhill, we felt it best for all concerned that they take a prolonged break and return when they had some fresh ideas up their sleeves. But surprise, surprise: ever since Survivor: One World and the 20th Amazing Race premiered in February, both shows have been back on their game. In fact, we actually find ourselves anticipating -- rather than dreading -- each new episode (for now, at least -- there's still plenty of time life for these seasons to go south, after all). Here are the notable changes we think have improved both shows:

Brenchel continues their quest to dominate reality TV, one CBS show at a time.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Tom Welling trying to act!

Reality announcements, cast reunions and overdone pilot ideas are today's big stories.