Media critics have also jumped on the show’s cruelty. Slezak points to the treatment of Seattle performers Jonathan Jayne and Briggs, saying he felt “fury rising within” him while watching the show. Some visitors to the official American Idol message boards are speculating that FOX is playing a ratings game by stacking the broadcast with more excruciating performances than usual.

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