American Idol is apparently quite a hit.  According to preliminary ratings, Tuesday's two-hour audition show drew 37.3 million viewers, making it Fox's highest-rated night of entertainment programming ever and the top show of the season. It beat No. 2, college football's BCS Championship game Jan. 8, by 30%.

Seriously?  Seriously?  Why?  All they do in the audition episodes is make fun of the poor souls who are brave enough to put themselves out there and subject themselves to ridicule, all for a slim chance at going to Hollywood.

And 37.3 million people wanted to watch that?