Yet in the first batch of primaries, turnout over all has not increased from 2008, supposedly a doldrums year, though there are no competing Democratic contestants this time.
Episodes featuring celebrity contestants competing for charities and teams of two contestants tweak these rules slightly.
Take a look at the other contestants competing: Forty countries will compete in the contest in total, with Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK all guaranteed a place in the grand final.
A team from Ukraine is coming to compete against contestants from New York, Seattle and Atlanta.
The next bachelor or bachelorette is chosen from among the show's finalists, so the real problem may be that only a handful of minorities compete as contestants, and that those who do compete are eliminated early.
8 P.M. (NBC) THE BIGGEST LOSER The Season 13 contestants reunite for one last weigh-in, with the previously eliminated contestants competing for the $100,000 "at home" prize, and the three finalists going after $250,000 and the title.
Mattel's Ken series featured eight boy-next-door contestants who competed in contests including cooking, decorating, entertaining and surfing to win over Barbie.
The most recent flap appears to revolve around competing animal shelter contestants.
There will be eight finalist contestants competing on Sept. 25 for six internships.
In each episode, Mr Novikov had to "fire" one of the contestants, competing for a job as a restaurant executive.
