The American Idol judges were shocked that Pia Toscano was ousted on last week’s results show, and some fans are petitioning to bring her back. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, however, is not up in arms. “I know the [voting] results, so I know she was never a frontrunner,” Lythgoe said . “The fact of the matter, it appears, is that Pia didn’t connect with the audience as much as maybe we think she did. And she wasn’t voted through.” To be fair, Nigel isn’t anti-Pia, he’s just stating facts . Nigel, who also produces and judges So You Think You Can Dance , did say that Idol could consider changing the voting format next year to mirror SYTYCD . On that show, America determines the bottom three, but the judges decide who leaves. That is ultimately a call for Idol creator Simon Fuller, Lythgoe said. What do you think? Would you rather have Steven, Randy and J. Lo make that call in order to prevent another shocking result like we saw last Thursday? Or, would stripping America of its final say actually hurt the format?
