Flemington, NJ, March 12, 2009 – A new study conducted among American Idol viewers revealed that respondents indicated that contestant Anoop Desai, should have been voted off last night’s show instead of Jasmine Murray. 

The study was conducted by HCD Research earlier today, to obtain American Idol viewers’ predictions and opinions of which contestants should have been voted off last night’s results show. HCD Research is conducting a weekly study during the airing of American Idol Season 8 to gauge who American Idol viewers think should be voted off each week. The study results are compared to the actual results of the show each week.

Viewers were asked to choose their top three contestants from this week’s show that they thought should be voted off. The three contestants with the highest percentages included, Anoop Desai (18%), Jorge Nunez (17%) and Megan Joy (10%). On last night’s show, contestants Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray were eliminated from the competition.  

Among the findings:

Respondents were asked to pick the top three contestants from this week’s show that they thought should be voted off:

The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.

To view Fox’s coverage of these results, visit:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/good_day_philadelphia/031209_Judging_American_Idol_Judges

HCD Research specializes in conducting communications research for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, financial and entertainment industries, among others.

Headquartered in Flemington, NJ, the company's services include traditional and web-based communications research.  For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or 908-788-9393. 

Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net).