why dont I T V release the voting figures.

shut them up about what?

It's only Rhydian there was any controversy about that I can remember

They don't release them because the judges manipulation would be so transparent if they did.  They wait until the series is over & no-one cares.

Alkeyhole Joined: 05 Apr 07
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They don't release them because the judges manipulation would be so transparent if they did.  They wait until the series is over & no-one cares.

THIS

it would ruin it tho. last year joe didn't top the vote regularly until week 7. the year before Ehiogu Quigg topped it every week until near the end, when his support tailed off dramatically. However, had we all known Ehiogu was topping the vote then i think his momentum might have carried on. On the other hand they might have switched sooner to somebody else they thought was struggling in the vote (remember laura white's figures were poor but only because people assumed she was safe - perhaps). When nobody knows whose topping the vote, then it means people aren't influenced into where to put their vote next time.

I thought Eoghan's vote just stayed constant at around 20-30% each week, rather than tailed off - he had absolutely no vote transference from eliminated acts. So easily topped first week vote, but the others eventually caught up.


I can see One Direction being the same this year.

I would put a lot of money down that Mary and 1D were top this week. We'll see anyway

because it would take away a big element of the show's tension...

ide guess aiden and mary were top myself. cher up there also

It's no good been top too early on.The winner is the act that improves each week and comes onstrong at the end like Joe McElderry did last year.

pmbets

I thought he was good every week though.  Right at the top/top two right the way through.

Joe had a strong vote all the way through mind, beaten by Daniel, Lloyd and Rachel iirc

equally pointless being rubbish at the start

you can never recover

Didn't stop Alex 

Yes you've surely got to show something from the start.  I don't know how Leon was perceived in the early weeks though and he won it.  Realistically betting wise there seems to be a top six already after one week whom most people argue about/fancy and the other eight just making up the numbers.

Leon famously was awful first week. Probably topped the vote through sympathy though

Leon did 'Can't Buy me Love' one week from memory and it was a total disaster, awful.  Me and Craig Revel Horwood would have scored him about 3.

The Top 3 is traditionally made up from two acts who overperformed in week 1 relative to their singing position, joined by one act who marginally underperformed at the start and who achieved momentum during the course of the series.

Actually I've no idea why I just posted that. I really should read threads properly...

onthehush

Who would be deemed the top two then from last week.  Mary and Aiden?  Obviously we don't know who is gaining momentum yet as we've only ahd one week but I see your point.

IIRC ITV said that Leon topped the voting virtually every week the entire series

But yes would be silly to release figures whilst the show was running. Works fine as is imo

it won't necessarily be the top two, Lou. If someone sang 1st and got 8% that would be more of an overperformance than someone who sang last and got 18%. Does that make sense?

Sort of!  Bit technical for me but yes I do see your point.  Good stuff.