Rising star tv show wikipedia

Josh Groban and ABC provides America with yet another take on American Idol and/or The Voice (more the latter, though), but with a difference, and that difference is real-time voting with an accompanying smartphone app.

In the first round, a contestant performed, hidden to the audience behind a video screen; if at least 70% of live viewers voted "Yes" on a performer, the screen rose to reveal them to the studio audience, and they advanced. There were also three judg-[ahem], "experts", Brad Paisley, Kesha, and Ludacris—who could also add "Yes" votes into the mix to improve their score.

Those who moved on competed in the Duel round—highest vote total in each match won and advanced; the loser in each episode who got the best score from west coast votes got a wildcard berth in the next round too.

The remaining singers were whittled down through a Top 13 heat, quarter and semi-finals, and then an eventual final.

The experts' influence on the proceedings were steadil