AMERICA VOTED: Well, the Fox and 19 Entertainment executives explaining the transition into the post-Cowell era in this informative oral history are pretty damn proud of the job they've done, but whether you're happy with it may depend on tonight's results.
Goodbye, Haley; it's the Nashville Star final America wanted between Scotty and Lauren, the youngest finals pairing in show history. Scotty's got to be the biggest pre-finals favorite since Taylor Hicks/Katherine McPhee five years ago, and I'm about as interested in the results as I was that year.
