Why the hell is this show still on the air? Are people still watching it?

I thought it was GREAT the first season... I watched the shows. I even, embarrassingly, called and voted a couple times for Kelly...

But then it was over... the American Idol had been found.... and I had zero interest in watching any of the 5 more seasons since.
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