Polled a Hamstring: America's Got Talent Edition

What makes America's Got Talent so popular? We have no idea

NBC has secured the top-rated TV show in America for the second week in a row with its inexplicable juggernaught, the misleadingly titled, America's Got Talent. What is it about this particular show—and not, say, Celebracdabra, for example—that has struck such a resonant chord with viewers everywhere?

Your guess, dear reader, is as good as anyone else's—well, not anyone. Obviously. We don't need to name names here, do we? You know who we're talking about, right?

So why not help us out by participating in our scientifically inaccurate poll, the results of which could possibly unearth the cause of and potential cure for this great affliction.

Poll

Unlocking the Mystery of America's Got Talent

Why are you watching America's Got Talent?

Brother-in-law is going to be on doing some stupid thing with a jump rope and a chicken

Brother-in-law is going to be on doing some stupid thing with a jump rope and a chicken

9%

Fell asleep during <i>Access Hollywood</i>, didn't realize TV was on

Fell asleep during Access Hollywood, didn't realize TV was on

41.3%

Keep thinking it's a special tribute to <i>Ugly Betty</i> actress <b>America Ferrara</b>

Keep thinking it's a special tribute to Ugly Betty actress America Ferrara

9.3%

Trying to figure out why David Hasselhoff's on <i>American Idol</i>&#8212;but no one's singing

Trying to figure out why David Hasselhoff's on American Idol—but no one's singing

40.4%

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