History Main / EliminationStatement

* Eliminated contestants on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' have come to take this trope very seriously and put as much thought into their closing lines as they do with their entrances, usually opting to leave on an earnest, inspirational note or with a humorous joke.

* Eliminated ontestants on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' have come to take this trope very seriously, usually opting to leave on an earnest, inspirational note or with a humorous joke.

* When a contestant gets eliminated in ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'' gets eliminated, they're usually shown walking down a long corridor while expressing their feelings about being cut. Many, many of them say they'll be back.

** Again, at the height of ''TheWeakestLink''`s popularity, Anne Robinson appeared in a BigLippedAlligatorMoment at the end of an episode of ''Series/NevermindTheBuzzcocks'' to announce host Mark Lamarr was the Weakest Link, after which Lamarr gave a parody of the EliminationStatement during the credits.

* ''TheBiggestLoser'' gives contestants both the chance to complain about the game immediately after elimination and a montage about how they have continued to lose weight (or not) after being kicked off the show.

* ''TopShot'' shows the eliminated contestant give their thoughts, often on what they may have done wrong in the eliminating challenge and what they learned over the course of the show, as well as saying good bye to the other contestants before walking away.

* ''TheWeakestLink'' usually allows an eliminated constestant to kvetch about alliances and unfair treatment, before explaining who they think should be next.
** When Anne Robinson hosted ''HaveIGotNewsForYou'', they parodied this during the end credits.

** Again, at the height of ''TheWeakestLink''`s popularity, Anne Robinson appeared in a BigLippedAlligatorMoment at the end of an episode of ''NeverMindTheBuzzcocks'' to announce host Mark Lamarr was the Weakest Link, after which Lamarr gave a parody of the EliminationStatement during the credits.

* On ''JudgeJudy'', the involved parties give their feelings on the results of the proceedings while the credits roll.

* Each group eliminated from ''TheSingOff'' gets to perform one final "Swan Song" as they depart. This was dropped for season 4.

* ''Series/MurderInSmallTownX''/''The Murder Game'' since the eliminated investigator was "killed". In the latter, they did choose the next lead investigator via a pre-recorded message.

* ''MurderInSmallTownX''/''The Murder Game''- since the eliminated investigator was "killed". In the latter, they did choose the next lead investigator via a pre-recorded message.
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Examples:

* The sportswriters on AroundTheHorn get to give a short statement before Reali mutes them for the day.
* ''[[Series/FaceOff Face Off]]'' features elimination statements for everyone but the runners-up for the finals and the ones who have been disqualified.

* Each group eliminated from ''TheSingOff'' gets to perform one final "Swan Song" as they depart.

!!Examples of the former

!!Examples of the latter

* ''Series/{{Face Off}}'' features elimination statements for everyone but the runners-up for the finals and the ones who have been disqualified.

* Series/FaceOff features elimination statements for everyone but the runners-up for the finals and the ones who have been disqualified.

** Frequently this is the only time they are allowed to present their case as they originally intended, as they don't have the other litigant yelling over them, or Sheindlin constantly doing her smug ShutUpHannibal routine.

* The statements on ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' tend to me much more good-natured than on other reality shows, and focus almost entirely on the positive instead of what went wrong.

* ''Murder in Small Town X''/''The Murder Game''- since the eliminated investigator was "killed". In the latter, they did choose the next lead investigator via a pre-recorded message.

* ''AmericanIdol'' has the eliminated sing their last song before fading away.