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A voting mix-up has hit American Idol.

Fox television have been forced to scrap the latest voting results after the wrong phone numbers were displayed for some contestants.

Fox will broadcast an extra one-hour episode of the programme that will show taped performances from the contestants before a new round of voting takes place.

The error, which was blamed on a technician reports the Indystar.com.

"It was pure human error," said Ken Warwick, an executive producer of the show.

He said he couldn't predict what effect the re-vote will have on the show and its credibility. "We can only do what we consider is fair and honest and straight. This is the only way we can adjust the situation," he said.

Warwick rejected allegations that the mistake was actually a deliberate ploy to manipulate the results. "Why would we contaminate the honesty of one of the top-rated shows in America by fiddling with it? You wouldn't do it. You wouldn't put this show at risk for any reason."

Voting for the show is free and open to anyone calling from within the United States or Puerto Rico. With as many as 30 million votes registered weekly.

Author:	scotslass [ 24 Mar 05, 20:20 ]
Post subject:	Voting mix-up on American Idol
Quote: A voting mix-up has hit American Idol. Fox television have been forced to scrap the latest voting results after the wrong phone numbers were displayed for some contestants. Fox will broadcast an extra one-hour episode of the programme that will show taped performances from the contestants before a new round of voting takes place. The error, which was blamed on a technician reports the Indystar.com. "It was pure human error," said Ken Warwick, an executive producer of the show. He said he couldn't predict what effect the re-vote will have on the show and its credibility. "We can only do what we consider is fair and honest and straight. This is the only way we can adjust the situation," he said. Warwick rejected allegations that the mistake was actually a deliberate ploy to manipulate the results. "Why would we contaminate the honesty of one of the top-rated shows in America by fiddling with it? You wouldn't do it. You wouldn't put this show at risk for any reason." Voting for the show is free and open to anyone calling from within the United States or Puerto Rico. With as many as 30 million votes registered weekly. From Ananova

Author:	JimD [ 25 Mar 05, 22:31 ]
Post subject:	'Idol' eliminates another hopeful
Friday, March 25, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) -- A wrong number and an extra day simply delayed the inevitable for "American Idol" contestant Mikalah Gordon. The 17-year-old Las Vegas resident was the latest "American Idol" singer knocked out of the game on Thursday, bringing the game down to 10 finalists. The nation's favorite talent contest held a second vote Wednesday after the week's telephone tally on who gets booted from the show was thrown out because incorrect call-in numbers were listed for three of the contestants. A special 30-minute edition of the show was held Thursday to announce the latest castoff. During the first voting Tuesday night, Fox displayed wrong call-in numbers for viewers who wished to support Gordon, Anwar Robinson and Jessica Sierra. Viewers decided who goes by either phone or text-message votes; the contestant with the fewest votes goes home. The network quickly decided to simply hold another vote with the correct phone numbers, and gave viewers a chance to hear the contestants sing again on Wednesday. Fans of the show took advantage of the second chance; more than 31 million people voted for their favorites, host Ryan Seacrest said. Apparently many agreed with judge Simon Cowell's assessment that Gordon's performance this week was "a complete and utter mess." While the error was embarrassing, it also gave Fox a chance to air an extra hour of network television's most popular series -- hardly a hardship in a competitive ratings environment. The show's executive producer, Ken Warwick, dismissed the suggestion that there was anything intentional about the miscue. "It's rubbish," Warwick said. "We wouldn't contaminate the success of the show in fiddling with it, and that's the truth."

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