American Idol? The first few episodes of the show are worth watching- the initial selection rounds, when the judges eliminate the narcissistic ego-maniacs who think they can sing. Beyond that, it's a waste of satellite bandwidth.
You are correct. I've only seen two nights of it, in both cases they were having the "elimination" process.
It seemed to me that on both events I watched, even the judges didn't get the results.
But if you think about it, if you consider cell phone voting, and you consider agenda driven "herds" who really are voting more about identity than talent - then you get it.
Then you understand how this can happen.