A.I. sucks, always has sucked really. It is NOT a talent show anymore, its simply an entetainment show, and not a good one at that. They pluck these kids out a mall and build them up to be the next Whitney Houston. Very very few go onto the next level.
The Voice is just as bad. The Batchelor and Batchelorette are worse.
It's mind boggling how anyone with a brain could continue to watch.