So wtf is the deal with having judges choose their "favorite" bottom 2 couple to stay in the competition???
That's a terrible idea lol. What if the judges are bias.
They should either limit the audience voting weight to 25% of the score or (better yet) remove the audience voting entirely.
shareIt is obviously an attempt to alleviate the issues from last season. Juan Pablo would likely never have been eliminated if this system was in place. It still might not have prevented Bobby Bones from going to the finale and winning the mirror ball; but it might have. Of course, one of the others who should have been in the finale might not have made it.
The other thing that may help the issue is that voting concludes at the end of the show rather than a couple of hours later. Of course, that leads to the issue is it fair for the later couples since voters are already voting for earlier couples. And people are still likely to vote for favorite celebrities regardless of dancing skill.
Perhaps it should be voting begins when the show ends. Lasts for 45 minutes. Then at 11 (10 central) we move back to DWTS to find out the results.
Still not perfect. And it never will be. Audience judging is always suspect. I'm involved in a competitive hobby. We see competition directors from time to time promote the audience meter as the best way to determine winners. I always challenge that, and would not compete in such an event if I knew before hand.
Judges can be Biased. But I'd rather rely on a panel of knowledgeable judges than an audience.
If you're worried about bias in judging, what about the scores they're giving after every dance? The judges already have a lot of influence and you're trusting them on that.
Personally the way I would do it is that when you get to the bottom two the team that has the highest score over the past two weeks continue. Only get the judges involved in case of a tie.