Dear Alexx,
Naturally, in these cases, my research relied mostly on press reports
and the reported figured by the producers. These might be not
accurate.
The number of people auditioning depends on how famous the show is.
For example, for the first season of "American Idol", the figure is
10,000 auditioned, while for the second time - 50,000 - 70,000. A
modest estimate claims that "While about 10,000 people auditioned for
the first season, producers say five times as many tried out for the
second." [=50,000] (Source: Corey Moss, "Judges Size Up New Round Of
'American Idol' Hopefuls" MTV.com,
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459591/01172003/abdul_paula.jhtml).
The BBC, on the other hand, wrote that "70,000 people auditioned for
the second series compared to 10,000 last time" (Source: Magie Shiels,
"US Idol still hits the spot" BBC,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/2683133.stm).
In an interview, Randy Jackson says that "We had a preselection crew
that went through and picked a whole range of kids." (Source: MSNBC
News, http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:OnFmOB2Y1SwJ:www.msnbc.com/news/864019.asp+%22people+auditioned+for%22+%22american+idol%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8).
In other words, in each of the more popular, nationwide shows,
tousands (and even scores) of people audition and try to "touch thhe
dream".
I hope that answered your question. I searched for you with terms such
as "people auditioned for" and the name of the show (which are likely
to appear in articles on the shows). If you need any clarification,
please let me know. |
