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i’ve been randomly watching some of my fav idol performances and i’ll never get over jena getting 2nd. coming into that finale, it really felt like she was the frontrunner to win. her underdog-esque run from wildcard contestant that landed on the bottom to favorite was so fun to watch and it kinda saved the season from being a total disaster. this was such a moment.  

The Madrid Open finals should be interesting.

Joe over Nick please voice gods 🥲😂

The fact of the matter is, there is now a lot more money to be made in women’s college and pro basketball, and it’s because of her. I also would never watch a women’s basketball game, but I watched a few of hers in the tournament. I’m not at all a fan of Iowa either. I generally hate them. 

i think it's just that NBC is a horrible network with their reality competition shows. AGT has undergone similar, horrible changes. AGT was the first reality competition show i became attached to and it was my favorite for quite a bit. for those who aren't familiar, it had a format of 5 competitive rounds... auditions, judge cuts, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. it was perfect! unfortunately, ever since 2022, we now have the dreadful format of 10 audition episodes, 5 semi-final episodes, and a finale. i have basically quit watching because it has become so soulless. i feel the same way about The Voice.    ABC, on the other hand, has given the fans what they want as far as Idol and Dancing With The Stars go. i feel the most invested i have in years in both shows at the moment. Dancing With The Stars specifically has really been able to tap into the current cultural zeitgeist - it's all over TikTok because of Charli D'Amelio, Xochitl Gomez, Rylee Arnold, etc. so many of my friends IRL watch it to the point where it is something that is frequently brought up in our conversations 💀    mind you the show was on the verge of cancellation after Season 30, but now it is approaching Season 33 and probably the most dominant reality show on television 🤷‍♂️ it's always possible for any of these shows to expand their demo and make a comeback (we saw it on The Voice with Season 21... but it stopped there?) let's see what the future holds i suppose!