We never followed AI until last year when we watched the auditions. A local guy had travelled to New Orleans to audition so we watched on the hopes of seeing him (he didn't make it to Hollywood). But the audition got us "hooked" so we had to see what happened to those picked. I'll watch the first few shows to see if anyone sparks a desire in me to follow to the end (I was a Bo fan last season)....if not, then it won't bother me if I miss an episode. But last night's auditions were hilarious! My 12 year old and I got our biggest laugh out of the deputy sheriff, "I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy"....over and over and over and over and....you get the idea
