Controversy also surrounded contestants Shirlena Johnson, who was axed over fears for her mental health, and Treyc Cohen, who was reported to already have a record deal when the live shows started.
The Final 12 contestants surrounded her onstage in a pileup of hugs and tears, with poor Steve Jones, the hapless host, barely able to shove his way through to dredge a few words out of her.
He was surrounded by beauty contestants, but rather than say something ribald — which he has been known to do — he simply smiled and said, "My girlfriend's not going to be happy about this".
As the other contestants surrounded the machine at game's end to add some levity, "Watson was unfazed.
Watson tried to persevere, but once her fellow contestants surrounded her, she lost it and had to speak the end of the final sentence: "Nothing's gonna stop me now". Ironic.
We analyze in depth the microblogging activity surrounding the voting behavior on the contestants in American Idol, one of the most viewed American TV shows as a simple case study of this type of processes.
"Millionaire," the blockbuster quiz show that revived ABC, had a circular glass stage raked by beams of light, while the host, Regis Philbin, perched face to face with a single contestant surrounded by a black void, like the gladiatorial arenas in games like Virtua Fighter.
The activities surrounding the races reflect the ethnic diversity of the contestants, about half of whom are of Chinese descent.
Fincham admitted that Red or Black? had received a "sightly bumpy ride", although he was probably referring to the controversy surrounding a former criminal winning £1m and several other contestants being pulled after background checks.
Call the Midwife's star and ex-contestant Helen George has waded into the controversy surrounding claims Strictly Come Dancing results have been fixed.
