American Idol Viewers Say the Winner is: Crystal

American Idol Viewers Say the Winner is: Crystal Bowersox

-- Study results indicate that Lee Dewyze should be eliminated tonight --

Flemington, NJ, May 26, 2010 – A new national study among 3,901 American Idol viewers revealed that viewers selected Crystal Bowersox as the contestant who should win American Idol Season 9 competition based on her performances last night.

The study was conducted during May 25-26, by HCD Research using its mediacurves.com website, to obtain American Idol viewers’ perceptions of which contestant should be eliminated on tonight’s finale show. HCD Research has conducted a series of studies among a nationally representative sample of Americans, which paralleled the American Idol voting to determine the weekly winners based on a democratic, “one person, one vote” methodology.

The studies were conducted in response to the controversy over the validity of the voting process that is currently used to select the weekly winners. The study results were compared to the actual results of the show each week. To view detailed results visit: www.mediacurves.com/americanidol/idoldemocracy

Crystal Bowersox received 66.2% of the votes, indicating that viewers believe she should win the competition this season. In contrast, Lee Dewyze received 33.8% of the votes. Based on the results of the study, Dewyze is the contestant who should be eliminated on tonight’s show.

Among the findings:

Respondents were asked to pick the one contestant that they thought should advance to the next round of the competition
Contestant % that voted for contestant to move on
Crystal Bowersox 66.2%
Lee Dewyze 33.8%

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HCD Research is a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.

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