Why does ‘American Idol’ pick bad singers?
Because that’s what people want to watch. Producers intentionally move awful singers through the audition process. The tens of thousands of people who show up to audition in each city are screened many times before they ever see the judges (who only show up for the final day or two), and those producers get rid of everyone except the good and the very bad, ensuring that both the judges and viewers will see only the most entertaining — or horrifying — performances.
