Posted on 03/23/2005 10:26:19 AM PST by JoeGar
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 11 contestants left on Fox's reality hit "American Idol" are getting another shot at stardom.
Phone numbers that allowed viewers to pick their favorite contestant were incorrectly displayed during Tuesday's show, prompting a re-vote during the show scheduled to air Wednesday, the network said in a statement.
Phone lines will remain open for two hours following the episode, when another singer will be booted off this week by viewers. The contestant with the fewest votes goes home.
In the running are Bo Bice, Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Nikko Smith, Mikalah Gordon, Jessica Sierra, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner and Carrie Underwood.
The series, which is in its fourth season, draws nearly 30 million viewers an episode.
Paula and Simon's schtick is getting old tho.
Hmm. I'm a Bo fan and a Jim Croce fan but I didn't like his performance last night at all.
Both could easily make hit records.
Sounds like it. I'm not sure if someone like Mikalah, who did poorly last night, would have an opportunity to choose a different song. She will have an opportunity to improve on the one she did though.
Hey, wait just a darn minute!
The daughter of one of my best friends is named Mikayla.
Don't blame the name
for that dingy "nanny" dame. =^)
now that you've posted on an AI thread, you can move on to reading the AI blogs--I like
www.idolhabit.blogspot.com
Mikalah is terrible. PLease send her home!
Was this done on purpose to create another week's worth of ratings?
I'm gonna mock your best friend too . . . Mikayla is not a name. (Michaela might be, but not Mikayla.)
Mikayla is a stripper pseudonym.
That's what I say about sports. Guess we all have our own escapes .....
Yes it was very brave of him wasn't it? He pulled it off though.....
According to the Fox website, the show tonight is an hour with "new live elements" and last night's performances. So I'm assuming we get to have some new Seacrest babbling and maybe new comments from the singers and/or judges and see replays of the songs from last night's show with the correct voting info.
Under a just God, Terrie would be feed and Mikalah would board a greyhound for her home.
I think so too.
I do not watch Idol; don't understand entertainment value. But it is entertaining watching Idol fans (the type that actually spend money to vote) being scammed.
So what is the phone charge for voting-- $1 x 20 million calls = $20m
Phone company guy to phone number posting guy, "Post the wrong numbers tonight and it’s worth $25,000 big ones"
Phone Company nets an additional $20m for the do over night.
Guess I've been watching too much 24.
AMEN to that...
"The Partridge Family song was just hilarious.
Yes it was very brave of him wasn't it? He pulled it off though....."
I was watching with a large group of people and no one liked it. Everyone felt it was too showy (like the proverbial karaoke night or amusement park show the judges always invoke) and was trying too hard. But at least he didn't get into the camera and do his "I think I'm God's gift to women" look that has annoyed me in the past, so that was an improvement! To each his own--there may even be people out there who genuinely like Mikalah!
Well, harumph.
That's what I say about sports....and spending money on jerseys and hats .....
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