REALITY TV SHOW/DANCING WITH THE STARS

Based on last weeks topic Reality TV i just realized first hand how viewers can get totally caught up in these reality shows and develop emotion towards any particular out come or results of their favorite participants
I have been fallow the reality show Dancing with the Stars for quite some time since the start of the season to be exact. I chose my favorite couples based on their performances week after week as well as according to my judgment of good dancing. and based on the fact that i have a few years experience in dancing though not professionally.
On this weeks episode of the show to my surprise and much disappointment one of the most outstanding dancers Brandy who topped the competition week after week was eliminated off the show at the semi final level as she did not get enough votes form the viewers/ public. This came as a shock to me and other viewers also seemed to shocked judges and contestants as well.
On the other and Bristol who barely made it week ofter week, has no musicality and is for the most part help up by her partner who is a professional dancer as all the other partners is left n the competition to perform at the finals. This therefore leaves me to think and try to figure out what message this would send if Bristol should win the competition. Is it that she is a good dancer, best off all the contestant or did she win on and account of more people vote for her because of the popularity of her mother, because of her name,or out of pity as she is trying real hard? All of the above might be the case but at the end of the day the amount of vote could add up to more than that of the contestant who got votes just for their ability to dance alone with friends, fans and families.
Then this would mean she would walk away with the prize. but what was the prize for good dancing or popularity. If it neither or both why would it be necessary to have judges who are professional dancers on the show. As you can see from reading my blog i am fully caught up in this so called reality show which may very well be stage for the particular result. But not to worry as i didn't have just on couple as favourite as there are other excellent dancers left in the competition and my favorites are based on performance.