Between America and the Judges, ‘American Idol’ Has Made Some Terrible Choices

The first big cut happened over the course of American IdolSeason 23’s first two live shows. Cutting down from 24 to 14 in the span of two nights, 10 American Idol hopefuls watched as their dreams were dashed. While America had full influence over the tragic departures of artists like MKY and Grayson Torrence in Idol’s boundary-pushing “Songs of Faith” night, it was the next set of shocking eliminations that have now altered the trajectory of where the season will go.