American Idol

The purpose of this show is entertainment because it is fun to watch the contestants sing and show their talent on the show. You don’t watch this show to learn anything just to enjoy and vote for your favorite contestant. This show is aired on fox which is a family oriented channel. I think this show was intended for an older audience so that they can vote and keep the show going. But the younger audience may enjoy watching people sing. The adults who watch the show pay more attention to the judges and the singing talent. The mature audience that watch American Idol actually watch for a purpose to find a favorite singer and vote for them every week to keep them on the show. This is a show that a family might sit together twice a week to watch together. The show is structured as a competition. Each of the contestants go up on stage one by one and sing their song then afterwards are judged by each of the four judges. The show does get serious at times during elimination for example. The lighting changes with each song depending on the seriousness of the song. A happy song might have flashing lights and a lot of movement on the screen. For example during the top 13 performances one of the guys sung a country song and there was a country desert scene on the screen behind him to fit his song. Whereas during a love song the lights may dim and there won’t be as much movement and more neutral colors on the screen. During this season on the show when the contestants sang slow songs there were purple and blue lights on the stage. The background on stage moves which keeps the show active and moving. This also keeps the audience interested in what’s going on.

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