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It\u2019s easy to recall friends saying their favorite part of the subsequent \u201cIdol\u201d seasons were the cringe-y auditions; small-screen-watchers loved to lampoon the poor souls who put themselves up for judgment on national television. Fourteen years later, primetime on basic cable is no longer the only place to watch human foibles unfold in real time. Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, even Musical.ly, the app that\u2019s impossible for anyone born before the year 2000 to understand, there\u2019s no shortage of hours of dumb stunts, terrible singing or ill-advised \u201cpranks\u201d for those seeking it out. Is that why, when looking at the viral moments in the early episodes of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d Season 12, stories of unexpected talent, early mastery, and overcoming obstacles are the ones that stand out? Moreover, in a year marked by unprecedented political divides and large-scale scandals, is the happy innocence of dance-partner children, a chicken who can peck \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d and a Pierrot-esque clown who can belt out \u201cChandelier\u201d the antidote?<\/p>\n
This trend seems to have begun in earnest one year ago. Season 11 of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d premiered in a nation that was no less divided than it is today, exhausted from and glued to the nonstop election cycle in equal turns. The premiere hit a ratings high for the show, nabbing the kind of audience numbers (12.6 million) it hadn\u2019t seen since its Season 6 finale. That momentum, likely boosted by the appearance of the charming, gifted, ukulele-toting 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal, carried through to the season finale. VanderWaal took home the top prize and the competition show earned its most watched finale in five years with 14.4 million viewers tuning in. The Google search trends for the program show a predictable spike each time the show is on the air, reached a new high with VanderWaal\u2019s win. \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d on its face, is not a \u201ccool\u201d show. It\u2019s wholesome and family-friendly to its core; its variety of acts, good and bad, dates back to programs like \u201cThe Gong Show.\u201d Prestige TV it is not. Goofy acts abound. And yet the emotional stock is undeniable. Try sitting through the audition of Mandy Harvey, a deaf musician who re-learned how to sing through muscle memory and self-trust, as she expertly belted her way through an original tune, without crying.<\/p>\n
People Still Have A Fascination With And Admiration For, People Who \u201cHave The Balls\u201d To Get Up There And Perform: Good Or Bad <\/b><\/p>\nSusan Z\u2019s Conclusion:<\/h2>\n
Amid all the negative news of violence and despair being thrown at us every day and night, people are looking for just plain ole\u2019 feel good TV. \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d gives that.<\/p>\n
Princess of Cups: <\/b>
\nThis is about young energy and the innocence of the inner child wanting to just feel good again, even if just for a short time. I believe this card supports my above-mentioned statement.<\/p>\n
Queen of Pentacles:<\/b> Inverted (Upside Down)
\nThis is a woman that status is important and a desire to be of service. Since pulled inverted, this may represent a woman who is the brainchild behind the success of the show and understands \u201cuncool mass appeal of the TV audience.<\/p>\n
King of Pentacles <\/b> Inverted
\nThis is a man who is successful and values money and material possessions. I would say this is Cowell\u2019s personality. Since drawn inverted, I feel he is perfectly fine with the \u201cbig joke\u201d as long as it is filling his bank account.<\/p>\n
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The Uncool, Undeniable Appeal Of \u00a0\u2018 America\u2019s Got Talent \u2019 Prestige TV this is not, but we\u2019re eating it up. We probably weren\u2019t using the word \u201cviral\u201d to describe the skyrocket success of odd, mesmerizing one-off moments from television in 2003 but it\u2019s safe to say that the most-watched clips from reality competition shows looked<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1235],"class_list":{"0":"post-6622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celeb-news","8":"tag-americas-got-talent"},"yoast_head":"\n