Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Upside Down Voting on DWTS?

The thing to remember is that you vote for someone to stay, not for someone to go.

It was a shock that Shannen left.  It was a shock that Pam was in the bottom two. 

What's more of a shock?
  • Buzz must have got 3.9% more of viewer votes than Pamela?
  • Kate Gosselin's voting phone number had more busy signals than any of the others?
  • My TV screen didn't crack under the weight of Kate's stare before she found out she was safe?
No.  The shock is how much people assume the judges' voting counts!

Buzz had the lowest judges' scores, Nicole the highest.  Buzz's share of the judges' vote was 6%, Nicole's a little over 12%.  That's only 6 percentage points difference.  A well orchestrated campaign by fans could easily wipe that out.  So Buzz getting 3.9% more than Pam isn't such a stretch.

As there are fewer couples the judges' votes become more important, simply because there are less people to share the votes.

It just shows that if you want someone to stay you vote for them.  Anything else that happens is pure entertainment.

Good stuff though!

3 comments:

  1. Good reminder on the voting process. I think the Sanjia process is in play for Kate. Folks who think its funny to keep a miserable contestant in play instead of voting them off. Judges helped Kate too. No way her scores should have been higher than Buzz's. Whoever is in charge of the video clips deserves a pat on the back...good work. Brooke Burke continues to disappoint. NO fun, plastic, stumbling through the show.

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  2. The Kate voters don't seem to be on Twitter - but then neither is Kate. It could be something as simple as recognition. Or they like a good fight!

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  3. I think that fighting is in definitely Kate's wheelhouse. Dancing certainly is not.

    She's had way more than her 15 minutes...kick her to the curb.

    And if they try to bring on the Octomom next season, I'm done. Period.

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