Some AmericanIdol fans on the West Coast complained that they weren't able to vote in the season 18 finale.
When all the votes were tallied on Sunday night , Just Sam emerged victorious after one of the most unusual seasons ofever. There were no group singalongs or superstar collaborations on a big Hollywood stage, no fireworks raining down around her as she was swamped by her fellow finalists. And if you believed some disgruntled"I guess this should be called East CoastAnother noted,"Francisco, Jonny & Dillon are all from California, but VOTING IS CLOSED during West Coast Airing??? SMH.
While their frustration is understandable, they actually could vote for their favorites, but may have beento the way voting was handled this year due to the interruption caused by the COVID-19 lockdown. Unlike last year's show, which aired live coast to coast, this year's finale opened voting when the top five were revealed at the beginning of the East Coast feed . At that point, all the contestant performances wereas they aired on the East Coast, allowing fans in all time zones to watch and vote for their favorites, according to a spokesperson for the show.
While West Coast voters couldn't watch the full show before it aired in prime time out west, they could watch all 10 performances before voting closed around 9:15 p.m. ET. Check out tweets from some of the upset fans who claimed they didn't get a chance to cast their votes: I guess this should be called East Coast American Idol. Show just started and voting is closed!? What's up with that?
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