Interesting Theory

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I'm sitting in the studio, doing my own thing and the hotline rings (this is usually the phone line the boss calls...when you have screwed something up and she wants to let you know about it).  Well, it wasn't my boss, it was Steph Duran. 

Steph - "Jill - you have to check out tmz.com.  They have a story about TiVo predicting who will get kicked off American Idol."

Jill - "Really?  Do you believe the story?"

Steph - "Check it out for yourself.  Then let me know if you want to put some money down on some of the contestants!"

Here's the story, courtsey of tmz.com:

If you want to place bets on "Idol" in Vegas, we think we found a way you could score millions of bucks.

TiVo may have cracked the mystery of who gets kicked off and who doesn't. Company insiders say they can predict who's not connecting by TiVo usage.

Here's the deal. In a sample of 20,000 users, TiVo monitors traffic -- which contestants get replayed (a sign of popularity) and which one's get fast-forwarded.

You think it's bogus? Well, the TiVo system has nailed who got booted four weeks in a row.

And who does TiVo say is getting the ax tonight? Poor Syesha. Take it to the bank, people.