Now this is how you make American Idol fun:

Watch the performances, and vote for the people who did the absolute WORST performances. Be sure to get as many friends as you can in on the act to hopefully offset the number of actual fans voting on GOOD performances.

"But voting tells the producers who did a GOOD job."
That's the joke. You're telling the show that a horribly bad performer is actually doing a GOOD job. Imagine how hilarious it would be if a really bad singer made it to Hollywood instead of being voted off! rofl