Crazy TV Contraption Predicts "Idol" Losers

Posted Apr 10th 2008 12:58PM by TMZ Staff

TiVoIf you want to place bets on "Idol" in Vegas, we think we found a way you could score millions of bucks.

TiVo may have cracked the mystery of who gets kicked off and who doesn't. Company insiders say they can predict who's not connecting by TiVo usage.

Here's the deal. In a sample of 20,000 users, TiVo monitors traffic -- which contestants get replayed (a sign of popularity) and which one's get fast-forwarded.

You think it's bogus? Well, the TiVo system has nailed who got booted four weeks in a row.

And who does TiVo say is getting the ax tonight? Poor Syesha. Take it to the bank, people.


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46. This story was wrong. Michael Johns was voted off tonight not Syesha.

Posted at 11:04PM on Apr 10th 2008 by Amanda

47. Sayesha is getting kicked off - "take it to the bank, people." Ouch... Lots of you lost money on this sure "bet."

Posted at 11:23PM on Apr 10th 2008 by CM

48. Cristy is getting the Red States' votes, and I bet Fox News [in same company as AI, go figure] is pushing people to vote for her, too. Micheal Johns is good singer, but to the teen voters, he's their uncle. They can't dream of marrying him and too old for Tiger Beat. Also, Micheal is too good to get 'vote for the worst' votes, as what happened to Taylor Hick [misspelled intentionally]

Posted at 11:34PM on Apr 10th 2008 by tomcat630

49. Wrong wrong!!!

Posted at 11:58PM on Apr 10th 2008 by Shawna

50. Well TMZ, looks like TiVo was wrong!! Michael got voted off... Syesha was in the bottom, but was safe. Interesting story though! Better luck next week.

BUT HERE'S THE REAL QUESTION.... WHY THE HELL IS KRISTY LEE COOK STILL THERE!?!?!? MICHAEL JOHNS DEFINATELY SHOULD'VE OUTLASTED HER!!

Posted at 11:59PM on Apr 10th 2008 by Guess Tivo got it wrong!

51. TMZ needs to be following Seacrest because he is going to have to eat crow somewhere after the way he treated Michael Johns tonight. Somebody forgot to mention the TiVo results to Ryan.

Posted at 12:00AM on Apr 11th 2008 by nkala

52. I hope Kristy Lee Cook gets hit by a car. Michael Johns is so much better than she is, in personality and talent. Yet somehow she keeps making it through. I heard everyone in her home town is voting like 600 times each... that might explain it!

Posted at 12:12AM on Apr 11th 2008 by Ls

53.
sORRY TIVO,
AS YOU NOW KNOW YOU GOT IT WRONG.
MICHAEL JOHNS WENT HOME TONIGHT-BUMMER!!!!!
MOVEOVER00 DID YOU GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED?
I AGREED WITH YOU TIVO.

Posted at 12:50AM on Apr 11th 2008 by Frogman

54. Coby Bryant,....WHAT - I'm officially OVER this show!

Posted at 1:05AM on Apr 11th 2008 by Bdowling

55. America got it so WRONG to boot Michael Johns. This year does have a lot of talent, but Kristy Lee Cook and Jason Castro are nothing great, Same old stuff each week. Kristy should have been gone for 4 weeks now. Simon got it right weeks ago saying it could be a popularity contest over a talent contest. Looks like we might not see the best talent win if this keeps up.

Posted at 1:20AM on Apr 11th 2008 by aries 29

56. What the f***!!! How could Michael go before some of the other contestants. Granted, I didn't think he was the winner, but he nailed some pretty big songs (The Doors, Queen) and man, they're icons, and he performed them well. I find there's some kind of husky magnetism to his voice, almost Eddie Vedderesque. Very disappointed to see him go, Syesha and Christy Lee should have been long gone before, don't know how they're still hanging in. Both have ok voices, but neither have presence or charisma.

Posted at 4:22AM on Apr 11th 2008 by popper

57. TMZ..........I NOTICED THE NEWS ON HERE IS SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWW..................................

Posted at 6:46AM on Apr 11th 2008 by TMZ .....I NOTICED THE NEWS ON HERE IS SLOWWWWW.............

58. WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRONNNNGGG!!! Bad timing on this article, huh?

Posted at 8:30AM on Apr 11th 2008 by Giselle

59. :( I like both Syesha and Michael Johns, but I really hoped that TiVo was right, 'cuz I like Michael better than Syesha. and it's crazy Kristie wasn't even in the bottom 3. I had predicted she was going this week & then Syesha, then Michael would be like 3-5th to get kicked off. Well, I hope he makes an album or something.

Posted at 9:59AM on Apr 11th 2008 by leeuhh

60. So since you were wrong, are you going to come out and say you were wrong or at least affiliated yourself with someone who was? Take it to the bank? You take pride in pointing out that everyone else is wrong for what they do, will you?

Posted at 10:36AM on Apr 11th 2008 by josh

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