That's probably because, like myself, you are not a part of this increasingly fanatical pop culture society.
I've never seen a single episode of Idol or any other reality type show. As a matter of fact, I barely watch TV.
But I heard a couple of morning show radio guys discussing last nights Idol show and they said that more people voted as part of the show than have ever voted for any presidential candidate.
At first I thought, "What a shame." But then, on further analysis, I concluded that most of these Idol zombies are probably libs anyway and that it is better for the conservative movement that these mental midgets spend time voting for celebrity wannabees than casting votes in a political contest.
The first time I saw it (the babysitter had it on when we returned to some friends' house after dinner), I had to ask if it was real, or contrived like big time wrestling. I figured they couldn't have possibly made it so lame and tasteless without rigging it. I was wrong!