Wasn't X-Factor supposedly a general talent competition? Yeah. America's Got Talent already beat them to the punch. But, yeah. When is Idol finally going to be put out of its misery? The ratings keep sinking, no one even cares who wins anymore... and often times those who lose actually have a career beyond the contractual obligation album. Now they only have happy, positive judges. The only reason anyone watched was the nasty judges. And that's long gone now.