Friday, April 13, 2012

American Idol is rigged to make millions

For years I have heard people talk about American Idol and how mad they were when the person they thought was the best did not win. This season I decided to watch for myself and see what all the hype was about. I have watched every show this year and I have agreed with all the judges choices. They are now down to the final seven contestants and I think Jessica Sanchez is by far the best singer. Last night during the results show Jessica Sanchez was voted off by America. The outrage of the judges and fans was evident and Jessica was saved with the one save the judges have for the year. Every person I talked to has said they thought Jessica was the best of all the singers on this years show. Now I know that it is each persons own taste that makes them like or dislike a singer. But, her talent is undeniable and there is no way that America is this bad at judging talent. So why would Jessica be voted off if her talent is so evident to everyone? There is a very simple answer. MONEY. American Idol makes millions of dollars every week by having people vote by phone and text. It's absolutely genius what they do. The whole nation is emotionally invested in one of these final seven contestants. If  they put the best singers in the bottom three then millions of outraged viewers will vote to save their favorites. Think about it, if 70% off all viewers think Jessica is the best than the show will make a lot more money than if they put her in the bottom. If they put another contestant in the bottom and only 30% off Americans think they are the best singer then you are looking at a big difference in votes for the bottom person. Now if my thoughts about this are correct then next week Jessica Sanchez will be in the top three and one of the top three from this week will be put in the bottom three. Americas vote is never shown for a good reason. The producers of the show can make the numbers favor whoever they think will get more votes and generate more money. All of the contestants will make records and be signed to big contracts. It happens every year, but for the show to not show the number of votes each person received is suspect. As Americans we know that elections can be rigged so why can't a TV show be rigged? I want the best person to win American Idol, but I really don't think they will because there is no transparency in the voting process. American idol may be rigged but we are not at Price Hunters watches

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well thought out ! I totally agree and see where you're coming from. :)

Anonymous said...

American Idol also wanted to make sure that Jessica wins, so 1: they can make more money 2: they can make more money and 3:THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY

Anonymous said...

last year the worst singer won. this year skylar has been picked to win. she is horrible and shouldn't even be in the top twenty. book it!

Anonymous said...

They all suck this year.