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.
I am with you, its loooooonnnnnngggggg overdue!
"I thought Paula was cute last night. No way will they get rid of her."
A little drama is probably good for ratings, but she was getting outright ugly towards the end. I bet the producers will not tolerate that kind if dissention in front of such a large viewing audience next season.
My phamacist wife said that she thought Paula was on anti-depressants last night
"Puh-lease Mikalah go home!!!! I can't take it anymore!!"
Simon sure nailed it when he said that she is annoying. Swish, from the 3 point line!
I'm with your friends. Constantine's voice is as thin as rock soup, he's only there for his bad boy rocker look. I think the producers decided beofre hand that they wanted someone to fit that image and they came up with Bo and he...the only differnce being that Bo is actually talented.
I thought she was acting drunk or stoned last night.
No, kidding. They don't do refunds. It's best not to watch it in the first place. :)
Fantasia and the other one? I thought this was a good outcome. The runnerup, whose name I can't remember was good, but Fantasia was better. She seems like a natural star to me.
Tough call. I lean toward Nadia, but I'm not sure why...
My sister watches this show religiously. I don't get it. It's a modern day 'Gong Show' without the gong( and boy do they need it, or a hook to drag'em offstage!) Lots of screaming people copying whatever 'star' they like most. I've heard better singers in school talent shows!
Besides, it's all manufactured. First, no matter HOW good a female might sing, if she's pudgy and/or homely, she's not not going to win. Guys can be hefty, and I think blacks are more accepting of larger females if they can sing, but the white chicks had better be Brittney Bodied or the greatest voice in the world isn't going to help them.
Lets see, if there's a pattern of 'fairness' to who wins, I'd say, based on past 'winners', this time it has to be a white male.
"My phamacist wife said that she thought Paula was on anti-depressants last night"
Interesting. I was telling my wife last night that she seems to have control issues. Control issues and overreacting are signs of depression. Hell, could just be some pms, no offence to you lady readers...
Star Trek was drawing 60 million viewers? Really?
That's exactly what my wife and I thought too! We were SURE she was either drunk or on some sort of drug, because she was acting EXTRA goofy and also her eyes seemed like they were at half-mast.
not quite... but a lot more than 30 million.
Doublecheck:
It's a matter of using consistent data. Shark, you're using households. American Idol is seen in 13 million homes. STar Trek was seen in about that many, actually. But in 1969, being seen in a home meant several viewers. Today, it means about one.
FOr the record, I have no idea where the heck the AP gets the story that AI is watched by 30 million.
According to TVObscurities.com, when Star Trek was cancelled due to "low ratings", it received an 8.8 rating which amounted to about 5,126,000 viewers.
Star Trek was ranked about 50th at the time, below such doozies as The Doris Day Show (11 million viewers) and Bonanza (the highest, with 16 million viewers).
I have reviewed the ratings for the 3 years Star Trek aired, and at no point were it's ratings as high as you state.
I also do not agree that each "household" meant 4 viewers in 1968.
8.8 was definitely not typical for Star Trek ratings, although finishing way, way behind the pack was. Also, look at your data and see how much sense it makes. Accoring to your numbers, a 100 rating would result in less than 60 million viewers. There were 206 million Americans.
I already told you that what you are measuring are households, not people. Using your data, I would infer that there were more than 3.6 people per household!
I will not waste my time responding again if you continue to ignore my explanations.
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