VoteForTheWorst.com is a website that is devoted to voting for the worst, most entertaining, most hated or quirkiest contestants on the Fox Network

Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

 television series American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. Smaller campaigns have also been started on the site for CTV

CTV television network

CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

's Canadian Idol

Canadian Idol

Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...

, Fox's On the Lot

On the Lot

On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks...

and The Next Great American Band

The Next Great American Band

The Next Great American Band is a reality television talent show. The show premiered on October 19, 2007 and aired on FOX at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times Friday nights...

, NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

's America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...

and ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

's Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...

. The website was started in 2004 during the third season

American Idol (Season 3)

The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% ; the vote total was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the...

 of American Idol. Vote for the Worst also has a weekly radio show that has featured guests such as Ayla Brown

Ayla Brown

Ayla Marie Brown is an American NCAA basketball player and recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She is also known for her American Idol showing placing in the Top 16 on season 5 in 2005/06. She is the elder daughter of United States Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts and WCVB-TV...

, Trenyce

Trenyce

Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins , known professionally as Trenyce, is an American singer and was a finalist for the second season of American Idol in 2003, finishing in fifth place.- Biography:...

, Leslie Hunt, Steffi DiDomenicantonio

Steffi DiDomenicantonio

Steffi Stephanie Marie Toscano DiDomenicantonio , nicknamed Steffi D, is a Canadian singer from Orleans, Ontario, and the fifth-place finalist in the 2006 season of Canadian Idol...

, Alex Wagner-Trugman and Todrick Hall.

History

VFTW started at the Survivor Sucks

Survivor Sucks

Survivor Sucks is an internet forum located in the Yuku message board system. The slogan for Survivor Sucks is "Outspoil, Outbump, Outflame," a parody of "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast." There are various forums where users freely spoil , discuss and ridicule the reality television show Survivor as...

message board and moved to a GeoCities

GeoCities

Yahoo! GeoCities is a web hosting service, currently available only in Japan.GeoCities was originally founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet . In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to place their web pages...

 website during season three of American Idol. The very first VFTW pick during Season 3 was Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...

, dubbed "Boomquisha Santiago" or just "Boomie," during the semi-finals, but the site never picked her again as she improved in further weeks. When Hudson sang "Circle of Life" during finals, the camera went to a shot of Hudson's family members, with a cousin who sat with her arms folded while the others cheered. This cousin was dubbed "Whatevia," the namesake of VFTW's annual awards. The site began to upset regular Idol viewers with their support of John Stevens

John Stevens (singer)

John Bassat Stevens IV is an American classic pop singer and was the sixth-place finalist on the third season of the television series American Idol.-Biography:...

 and Jasmine Trias

Jasmine Trias

Jasmine Trias is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias...

, but it was largely unknown to the general public at this time.

During American Idol's fourth season

American Idol (Season 4)

The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge. It was won by Carrie Underwood, who has gone on to become a five-time Grammy-winning country megastar...

, the site moved to its own domain name. VFTW gained its first bit of notoriety when Scott Savol

Scott Savol

Scott Thomas Savol is an American singer and was the 5th place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol.-Personal life:...

 outlasted Constantine Maroulis

Constantine Maroulis

Constantine James Maroulis is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol, and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty...

 in the top 6 of Idol's fourth season and again appeared in the news when underage crooner Kevin Covais

Kevin Covais

Kevin Patrick Covais is a fifth-season American Idol finalist from Levittown, New York. He was the second finalist eliminated from the competition on March 22, 2006, making him the eleventh-place finalist. He is also an actor in the movie College....

 made it to the top 11 in season five.

Season six

American Idol (Season 6)

The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host...

 of American Idol became a turning point for the website due to its support of candidates Antonella Barba

Antonella Barba

Antonella Maria Barba is an American singer who placed in the top 16 on the sixth season of American Idol. She was eliminated before the top 12 were chosen.-Biography:...

 and Sanjaya Malakar

Sanjaya Malakar

Sanjaya Joseph Malakar is an American singer of Indian origin, who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon...

. Vote for the Worst was one of the first websites to break the story about Antonella Barba's racy online pictures. The site then made headlines by proving that the raciest pictures that appeared online (involving a Barba lookalike performing a sexual act) were not of Barba. After Barba and Sundance Head were voted out of the competition, Vote for the Worst selected Sanjaya Malakar as their pick. Malakar went on to last 6 more weeks in the competition, becoming a cultural phenomenon while gaining momentum along the way with support from celebrities such as Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...

. Entertainment Weekly called Malakar "the most popular Vote for the Worst candidate ever" and Malakar helped make Vote for the Worst a household name.

Season seven

American Idol (season 7)

The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returning as judges...

 of American Idol saw the site stir up some major controversies. As the season began, Vote for the Worst posted a blog that season seven was being stacked with contestants with prior music industry experience and the controversy was picked up by news sources, including MTV, who decided to ask American Idol producer Ken Warwick about the issue. The site went a step further to also prove that Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...

, a judge on American Idol, was the vice president of A&R at MCA Records while Carly Smithson

Carly Smithson

Carly Smithson is an Irish soul/pop rock singer-songwriter and actress from San Diego, California who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record...

, a season 7 contestant, recorded an album there. The second controversy started by the site was exposing contestant David Hernandez

David Hernandez

David Anthony Hernandez is an American singer and the twelfth place finalist of FOX's seventh season of the television series American Idol.-Biography:...

 as a former gay stripper. Outside all of the controversies, Vote for the Worst supported Kristy Lee Cook

Kristy Lee Cook

Kristy Lee Cook is an American country singer who was born in Seattle, Washington and was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005 Cook released her debut album called Devoted. In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville. She released her...

 during the time that judge favorite Michael Johns

Michael Johns (singer)

Michael Johns is an Australian singer-songwriter who finished in eighth place on the seventh season of a United States television series, American Idol, in 2008.-Early life:...

 was eliminated, as well as Brooke White

Brooke White

Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...

 when more popular Carly Smithson

Carly Smithson

Carly Smithson is an Irish soul/pop rock singer-songwriter and actress from San Diego, California who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record...

 was eliminated.

During season eight

American Idol (season 8)

The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol...

 of American Idol, Vote for the Worst's longest running contestant was Megan Joy

Megan Joy

Megan Joy Allman , formerly known as Megan Joy Corkrey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Sandy, Utah, who was the ninth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Joy made her acting debut with a small role in the 2011 film Hall Pass...

, a quirky singer from Utah who made bird noises. The site also posted pictures of popular contestant Adam Lambert kissing another man, leading the general public to question Adam's sexuality due to the fact that he had not discussed this topic on the show. Bill O'Reilly ran Vote for the Worst's pictures of Adam during a news segment, but the show cropped the pictures to eliminate the actual kiss.

During season nine

American Idol (season 9)

The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge. Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was...

, Tim Urban

Tim Urban

Timothy Joseph "Tim" Urban is an American singer-songwriter from Duncanville, Texas, who was the seventh place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Urban's debut album and EP titled Heart of Me is due for a November 8, 2010, iTunes release. Hard copies of the EP are on sale on his...

 broke the record for Vote for the Worst's longest-running American Idol pick ever, as well as tying for longest pick ever with Jaydee Bixby of Canadian Idol Season 3. He remained their pick for nine weeks: from the top 24 to the top seven. He was eliminated in 7th-- the same week as Sanjaya Malakar in Season 6. Other picks in the season included Haeley Vaughn, eliminated in the top 20 week, and Paige Miles, who was selected for a single week in the semi-finals before being dropped in favor of Urban when the male and female contestants integrated. Siobhan Magnus was selected as the websites pick when Urban was sent home, but was eliminated the same week. Michael Lynche was originally selected for Top 5 week, but after the performances, the website switched to Casey James, marking the first time the website had changed its mind on which contestant to vote for based on performance alone. James managed to survive for two weeks before being eliminated in third place. VFTW chose Lee DeWyze for the finale, and he won. This confirmed VFTW's theory that a female will never win the show again. Also, according to bloggers at VFTW, the seasons have resulted in "3, white, male, brunette, soft-rockers" winners in a row.

Expansion to other shows

Because of the success of their American Idol campaign, Vote for the Worst has expanded its site to sometimes include other shows. The site's biggest focus outside of American Idol is on Canadian Idol. VFTW has had a mixed bag of results for this show. The three biggest successes were Casey Leblanc's 6 week run during Canadian Idol 3, Jaydee Bixby's unprecedented 9 week "worst" run from the final 10 to the final 2 during Canadian Idol 5, and the infamous Cloris Leachman on Dancing with the Stars 7. Other contestants from Canadian Idol have supported the site, including Montana Martin Iles and Tyler Mullendore.

Vote for the Worst's mixed bag extends to other shows. The site has had some success with a group like Light of Doom during The Next Great American Band

The Next Great American Band

The Next Great American Band is a reality television talent show. The show premiered on October 19, 2007 and aired on FOX at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times Friday nights...

, but was unable to help others such as Boy Shakira during America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...

.

Not all of the shows mentioned on VFTW are in a bad way. The site is a big fan of America's Best Dance Crew and supported Fanny Pak in season 2. There was also an unofficial group that supported Dynamic Edition in season 3. There was also an unofficial group that supported Poreotix during season 5. Currently they are supporting ICONic Boyz in the finale of season 6

Reaction from American Idol

American Idol producers rarely acknowledge the site, but Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe is an English television and film director and producer, and former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He is noted for being the producer of the shows Pop Idol and American Idol as well as being a creator, executive producer and a regular judge for So You Think You Can...

, an executive producer, did issue a statement, calling Vote for the Worst "a fly buzzing around a cow" to play down any press the site had received about being influential. Legal action has been threatened against the website from fans of American Idol, but to date neither Fox nor the series have issued statements regarding any lawsuits. Della Terza claims that lawyers involved with the program have contacted him twice about filing a lawsuit, but nothing has yet been filed against the site.

While many American Idol fans claim Vote For The Worst promotes hate speech and bullying on their message boards and online comments, some lesser known contestants from American Idol, have embraced the site. Josiah Leming, a contestant from season 7, is a member of the website and gave an interview to their weekly radio show. Chris Sligh

Chris Sligh

Charles Christopher Sligh is an American singer; songwriter and producer who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, finishing in tenth place.-Early years:...

, a season 6 contestant, gave a shoutout to site creator Della Terza during the top 11 performance show by saying "Hi, Dave." Sligh and fellow contestant Phil Stacey

Phil Stacey

Joel Philip "Phil" Stacey is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. After being eliminated from the competition on May 2, 2007, he was signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...

 have also posted on the site's message board, along with many other former contestants such as Brenna Gethers, Chris Labelle, Phuong Pham, and Montana Martin Iles. Season 7 finalist Amanda Overmyer

Amanda Overmyer

Amanda Lindsay Overmyer is an American rock singer-songwriter from Camden, Indiana who was the eleventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Following her run on Idol, Overmyer released her debut album Solidify on December 10, 2008 and is currently working on her second album...

 has also been vocal about her support of the website. Even season 9

American Idol (season 9)

The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge. Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was...

 runner-up Crystal Bowersox

Crystal Bowersox

Crystal Lynn Bowersox is an American singer-songwriter and actress, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol...

 has posted on American Idol's Facebook and Twitter that she loves VFTW.

American Idol

Season 3

• Jennifer Hudson
  Jennifer Hudson
  Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
  
   (Semifinals Week 1 Only)
• Briana Ramirez-Rial (Semifinals Week 2)
• Lisa Wilson
  Lisa Wilson
  Lisa Marie Wilson is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on American Idol. She graduated from Armuchee High School in 1998 and also obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.Lisa...
  
   (Semifinals Week 4)
• Jon Peter Lewis
  Jon Peter Lewis
  Jon Peter Lewis is an American singer and songwriter, and was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...
  
   (Wild Card Only)
• Leah LaBelle (Top 12)
• Matthew Rogers
  Matthew Rogers
  Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers is an American television host of There Goes the Neighborhood...
  
   (Top 11)
• John Stevens
  John Stevens (singer)
  John Bassat Stevens IV is an American classic pop singer and was the sixth-place finalist on the third season of the television series American Idol.-Biography:...
  
   (Top 10 to Top 6)
• Jasmine Trias
  Jasmine Trias
  Jasmine Trias is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias...
  
   (Top 5 to Top 3): Third Place

Season 4

• Janay Castine (Semifinals Weeks 1-3)
• Constantine Maroulis
  Constantine Maroulis
  Constantine James Maroulis is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol, and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty...
  
   (Semifinals Weeks 1-3 & Top 10 Only)
• Mikalah Gordon
  Mikalah Gordon
  Mikalah Analise Gordon is an American singer and eleventh-place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol. She was the second finalist eliminated on March 25, 2005.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 12 to Top 11)
• Scott Savol
  Scott Savol
  Scott Thomas Savol is an American singer and was the 5th place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol.-Personal life:...
  
   (Top 9 to Top 5)
• Anthony Fedorov
  Anthony Fedorov
  Anatoliy Vladimirovich "Anthony" Fedorov is an American singer who was the fourth place finalist on the fourth season of the American Idol.- Biography :...
  
   (Top 4)
• Carrie Underwood
  Carrie Underwood
  Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
  
   (Top 3 to Finale): Winner

Season 5

• Brenna Gethers (Semifinals Weeks 1-2)
• Bobby Bennett (Semifinals Week 1)
• David Radford (Semifinals Week 2)
• Kevin Covais
  Kevin Covais
  Kevin Patrick Covais is a fifth-season American Idol finalist from Levittown, New York. He was the second finalist eliminated from the competition on March 22, 2006, making him the eleventh-place finalist. He is also an actor in the movie College....
  
   (Semifinals Week 3 to Top 11)
• Kellie Pickler
  Kellie Pickler
  Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing...
  
   (Semifinals Week 3, Top 10 to Top 6)
• Taylor Hicks
  Taylor Hicks
  Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006, when he won the fifth season of American Idol. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released...
  
   (Top 5 to Finale): Winner

Season 6

• Sundance Head (Semifinals Weeks 1-3)
• Antonella Barba
  Antonella Barba
  Antonella Maria Barba is an American singer who placed in the top 16 on the sixth season of American Idol. She was eliminated before the top 12 were chosen.-Biography:...
  
   (Semifinals Weeks 1-3)
• Sanjaya Malakar
  Sanjaya Malakar
  Sanjaya Joseph Malakar is an American singer of Indian origin, who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon...
  
   (Top 12 to Top 7)
• Phil Stacey
  Phil Stacey
  Joel Philip "Phil" Stacey is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. After being eliminated from the competition on May 2, 2007, he was signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...
  
   (Top 6)
• LaKisha Jones
  LaKisha Jones
  LaKisha Ann Jones is an American singer. She placed fourth on the sixth season of American Idol.-Personal life:Jones was born at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, to a teacher at the Flint Foundation Academy...
  
   (Top 4)
• Blake Lewis
  Blake Lewis
  Blake Colin Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released....
  
   (Top 3 to Finale): Runner-Up

Season 7

• Danny Noriega (Men's Semifinals Weeks 1-3)
• Amy Davis (Women's Semifinals Week 1)
• Amanda Overmyer
  Amanda Overmyer
  Amanda Lindsay Overmyer is an American rock singer-songwriter from Camden, Indiana who was the eleventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Following her run on Idol, Overmyer released her debut album Solidify on December 10, 2008 and is currently working on her second album...
  
   (Semifinals Week 2 to Top 11)
• Kristy Lee Cook
  Kristy Lee Cook
  Kristy Lee Cook is an American country singer who was born in Seattle, Washington and was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005 Cook released her debut album called Devoted. In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville. She released her...
  
   (Top 10 to Top 7)
• Brooke White
  Brooke White
  Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...
  
   (Top 6 to Top 5)
• Jason Castro (Top 4)
• David Archuleta
  David Archuleta
  David Archuleta, is a former United States Air Force Airman of Okinawan stationary troops and is currently an American male kickboxer.-Biography:...
  
   (Top 3 to Finale): Runner-Up

Season 8

• Tatiana Del Toro (Semifinals Week 1, Wild-Card)
• Nick Mitchell
  Nick Mitchell
  Nicholas Cole "Nick" Mitchell is an American professional wrestler who is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment as Mitch of the Spirit Squad on the Raw brand. Before starting a wrestling career, Mitchell played football for the Beaumont Drillers while at Blinn College...
  
   (Semifinals Week 2)
• Alex Wagner-Trugman (Semifinals Week 3)
• Megan Joy
  Megan Joy
  Megan Joy Allman , formerly known as Megan Joy Corkrey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Sandy, Utah, who was the ninth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Joy made her acting debut with a small role in the 2011 film Hall Pass...
  
   (Top 13 to Top 9)
• Scott MacIntyre
  Scott MacIntyre
  Scott Douglas MacIntyre is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and the eighth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol...
  
   (Top 8)
• Lil Rounds
  Lil Rounds
  Lil Rounds is an American singer from Memphis, Tennessee, who was the seventh place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Following the conclusion of Idol, Rounds was signed to a record deal with Bungalo Records. Her debut album was to be released in 2010 but has been pushed back for a...
  
   (Top 7 First & Second Week)
• Matt Giraud
  Matt Giraud
  Matthew Scott "Matt" Giraud is a dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Michigan and the fifth place finalist of the eighth season of the reality television series American Idol.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 5)
• Danny Gokey
  Danny Gokey
  Daniel Jay "Danny" Gokey is an American country music singer and church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol...
  
   (Top 4 to Top 3)
• Kris Allen
  Kris Allen
  Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol...
  
   (Finale): Winner

Season 9

• Haeley Vaughn (Women's Semifinals Weeks 1-2)
• Paige Miles
  Paige Miles
  Paige Sade Miles is an American singer from Naples, Florida, who was the eleventh place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol.- Early life :...
  
   (Women's Semifinals Week 3)
• Tim Urban
  Tim Urban
  Timothy Joseph "Tim" Urban is an American singer-songwriter from Duncanville, Texas, who was the seventh place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Urban's debut album and EP titled Heart of Me is due for a November 8, 2010, iTunes release. Hard copies of the EP are on sale on his...
  
   (Men's Semifinals Week 1 - Top 7; tied for longest running VFTW pick with Jaydee Bixby; longest running ever American Idol pick)
• Siobhan Magnus
  Siobhan Magnus
  Siobhan Evelyn Magnus is an American singer-songwriter from Barnstable, Massachusetts who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 6)
• Casey James
  Casey James
  Casey Everett James is an American singer and guitarist from Fort Worth, Texas, who was the third-place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 5 - Top 3; Michael Lynche was originally picked, was switched to Casey after the performance night.)
• Lee DeWyze
  Lee DeWyze
  Leon James "Lee" DeWyze, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter from Mount Prospect, Illinois, and the winner of the ninth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, DeWyze had a solo career and formed the Lee DeWyze Band. He had also released two independent albums called So I'm Told in 2007 and...
  
   (Finale): Winner

Season 10

• Brett Loewenstern (Men's Semifinals)
• Rachel Zevita (Women's Semifinals)
• Paul McDonald
  Paul McDonald (musician)
  Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter from Huntsville, Alabama, who as of 2011 resides in Nashville, Tennessee...
  
   (Top 13 to Top 8)
• Casey Abrams (Top 7 to Top 6)
• Jacob Lusk
  Jacob Lusk
  Jacob Lusk is an American singer from Compton, California, who finished in fifth place on the tenth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 5)
• Haley Reinhart
  Haley Reinhart
  Haley Reinhart is an American singer from Wheeling, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois who placed third in the tenth season of American Idol. Reinhart is currently signed to 19 and Interscope Records.-Early life:...
  
   (Top 4 to Top 3)
• Scotty McCreery
  Scotty McCreery
  Scott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery is an American country singer from Garner, North Carolina . He also won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day was released in October 2011...
  
   (Finale): Winner

Canadian Idol

Season 3

• Cher Maendel
• Dave Moffatt
  Dave Moffatt
  David Michael William Moffatt is a Canadian actor and singer.-Early life:Moffatt was born March 8, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia to Frank and Darlana Moffatt. Moffatt is a fraternal triplet, while his brothers Bob and Clint, who were born on the same date, are identical twins.-Singing...
  
  
• Keely Hutton
• Jenn Beaupre
• Casey LeBlanc
  Casey LeBlanc
  Cassandra Beth "Casey" LeBlanc was a contestant on the 2005 edition of the popular reality television show Canadian Idol. The eldest daughter of Constance and Leo LeBlanc, she is from Nackawic, New Brunswick...
  
  
• Suzi Rawn
  Suzi Rawn
  Suzi Rawn was a top 4 finalist in Canadian Idol season 3. She is known for her rock and blues singing style as well as her unique clothing amongst the Canadian Idol finalists. Her hometown is Kamloops, but she grew up in Ottawa and has lived in Calgary and Montreal...
  
  
• Rex Goudie
  Rex Goudie
  Rex Goudie is a Canadian singer, songwriter and was the runner-up of Canadian Idol 3.-Biography:Rex Goudie was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia on November 18, 1985 and moved back to his father's hometown of Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada with his family when he was a year old....
  
  : Season 3 Runner-Up

Season 4

• Chris Labelle
• Nancy Silverman
• Brandon Jones
  Brandon Jones (singer)
  Brandon Jones is a Canadian singer/song writer from Quispamsis, New Brunswick. He was a competitor on season 4 of Canadian Idol, and was eliminated on August 1, 2006, placing him 8th.- Canadian Idol :...
  
  
• Chad Doucette
  Chad Doucette
  Chad Doucette, is a Canadian singer from East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, who finished 4th in the 2006 season of Canadian Idol....
  
  
• Tyler Lewis
• Craig Sharpe
  Craig Sharpe
  Craig Sharpe was the runner-up on Canadian Idol 4 and finished a close second behind winner Eva Avila. He came through seven rounds of auditions judged by Canadian Idol's four-member panel...
  
  : Season 4 Runner-Up

Season 5

• Tyler Mullendore
• Maud Coussa-Jandl
• Naomi-Joy Blackhall
• Annika Odegard
• Jaydee Bixby
  Jaydee Bixby
  Jaydee Bixby is a Canadian country musician who was the runner-up on the fifth season of Canadian Idol. In 2008 he signed with Her Royal Majesty's Records and went on to release his debut album Cowboys and Cadillacs...
  
  : Season 5 Runner-Up (tied for longest running pick)

Season 6

• Mark Day
• Mitch MacDonald: Season 6 Runner-Up

America's Got Talent

Season 2

• Boy Shakira

Season 5

• Airpocalypse (Quarterfinals Week 1)
• Ronith (Quarterfinals Week 2)
• Mary Ellen (Quarterfinals Week 4)
• PUP (Quarterfinals Week 5 "Youtube" Special)
• Doogie Horner (Quarterfinals Week 6 "Wildcard" Special)
• Prince Poppycock
  Prince Poppycock
  John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."...
  
   (Semi-finals Week 1 - Top 4)

Season 6

• Those Funny Little People (Quarterfinals Week 1)
• Thomas John (Quarterfinals Week 2)

America's Best Dance Crew

Season 2

• Fanny Pak
  Fanny Pak
  Fanny Pak is a seven member contemporary, hip-hop and jazz trained dance crew from Los Angeles, California that gained popularity after appearing on the second season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Often while performing, the crew wears bright clothes and bold patterns reminiscent of the 1980s...
  
  

Season 3

• Dynamic Edition

Season 6

• ICONic Boyz

Dancing With The Stars

Season 5

• Marie Osmond
  Marie Osmond
  Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...
  
   & Jonathan Roberts
  Jonathan Roberts
  Jonathan Roberts was a United States Representative and Senator from Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1814 and 1814 to 1821 respectively.-Life and career:...
  
  

Season 7

• Cloris Leachman
  Cloris Leachman
  Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award...
  
   & Corky Ballas
  Corky Ballas
  Mark Alexander "Corky" Ballas, Sr. is a retired competitive ballroom dancer who holds several Latin dance championship titles.He has one son, Mark Ballas, with former wife and partner Shirley Ballas...
  
  

Season 11

• Margaret Cho
  Margaret Cho
  Margaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music...
  
   & Louis van Amstel
  Louis van Amstel
  Louis Van Amstel is a Dutch-born ballroom dance champion, professional dancer, choreographer, and a dancesport coach who appears on the U.S. reality television series Dancing with the Stars.-Early life:...
  
  
• Bristol Palin
  Bristol Palin
  Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin is the second child and oldest daughter of former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd....
  
   & Mark Ballas
  Mark Ballas
  Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. is an American dancer.Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars. He began competing on the show in the fall of 2007. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011...
  
  

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Season 2

• Heidi Montag
  Heidi Montag
  Heidi Blair Pratt is an American media personality and singer. She came to prominence with her starring role on the MTV reality series The Hills from 2006 to 2010. Montag has also appeared on I'm a Celebrity.....
  
   & Spencer Pratt
  Spencer Pratt
  Spencer William Pratt is a former American television personality known for his role on MTV's The Hills, along with his wife Heidi Montag. He is the older brother of Stephanie Pratt, who also appears on The Hills....
  
   (quit before VFTW could cast any votes for them)
• Janice Dickinson
  Janice Dickinson
  Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
  
  

X Factor (UK)

Series 6

• John and Edward

Series 7

• Wagner

Series 8

• Johnny Robinson

The Voice

• Raquel Castro
  Raquel Castro
  Raquel Castro is an American teen actress and singer. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ollie Trinké and Gertrude Steiney , the role for which Castro won the Young Artist Award for the Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress...
  
  (Team Christina)
• Xenia (Team Blake)
• Devin Barley (Team Adam)
• Curtis Grimes (Team Cee-Lo)