Sam Gore: "The Judges are being very inconsisent this year. One minute they say it's about entertainment, then the vocals, then likability. Perhaps when the judges decide what competiton this is, then the public will know how to vote."

No. It's about RATINGS.

(And now the show has had a carefully and engineered boost of free publicity and more people will tune in to the next show so they can share in the outrage at The Man With His Belt Under His Armpits.)