The reboot of American Idol is down to its Top 24, but even with a new network and new judges, it appears that season 16 is repeating a troubling trend introduced in the previous final season: they don't trust us.This is the point in seasons of yore when America would traditionally take over the judging process, deciding if we wanted to reward potential, punish subpar performances or, you know, vote for the worst. But in season 15, audiences didn't get a voice until voting on two wildcards to round out the Top 10. And no disrespect to Trent Harmon, but it's not like all that extra hand holding helped produce a Grammy-winning chart-topper.
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