I think I'm one of the few people on earth who have never seen the show. I do pay attention to who won and what happened to them. If you look at the winners from past show, just because you win, does not mean you can make it in show business. Even some runner ups do better then the winner. I guess it's still popular then ever. If they keep up, this might be the only way to enter show business. You won't even need an agent.