ABC cancels The One after only two weeks

The One was a painful show to watch. The performances for the most part had an odd grating effect for some reason. And the judges were, to be honest, obnoxious and very condescending. Their whole manner of judging was the equivalent of Paris Hilton doing Shakespeare, ( one of his plays, not the man ). I, too, feel sorry for the contestants. I know I would be crushed. But the show, from the host to the judges to the production, had an overall cheap look to it. I watched the first night and figured it wasn't going to catch on. But I wouldn't have predicted ABC yanking it entirely. I did gather enough interest to keep switching over to see bits of the results shows. But you know what they say about train wrecks-- gotta look.

Yeah, the premise has been exhausted all over the world. I was being sarcastic in the first part of my post.

Actually Annie, "The One" isn't original in the slightest. The spanish language network Azteca America has a show currently in its fifth season called "La Academia" that has the contestants live and practice together. The performances in front of the judges usually become production numbers with dancers in wild costumes.