With a resounding thud, at 9:00 P.M. EST. April 18, 2007, season six of American Idol, ended.

With the removal of 17 year old Sanjaya Malakar, American viewers pounded the proverbial wooden stake though the Heart of the only thing that made watching this season interesting.

Day after day, night after night, the name Sanjaya, was repeatedly mentioned by every cable news show, all Late Night Talk Shows, radio personalities, newspaper and magazine writers, Bloggers, police, Incredibly wealthy and generous Internet moguls, firemen, doctors, bricklayers, lawyers, factory workers…………………..well you get the gist.

There was the “Crying girl”, our welcome to “Sanjaya’s Universe”, the “PonyHawk”, His Hot sister Shyamali, VFTW, Howard Stern, and Anti Sanjaya movements that rose up from the ashes everywhere.

I found it both amusing and frightening the amount of malice and disdain that the general public was levying upon this kid. You would have thought that he had kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby. The saturation of media coverage directed towards and driven by Sanjaya was actually staggering. Cries of indignation rang out from viewers bemoaning the fact that every week that Sanjaya advances, a much more talented singer is sent home. Please! Except for Jordin Sparks and occasionally, the cartoon-like munchkin Moo Doo, the rest of the field falls far short of being remotely entertaining.

Whether or not you loved him, hated him, or didn’t give a damn about him, Sanjaya gave us a reason to be interested, and interactively involved in the outcome.

Now that the “caring factor” has been eliminated from this seasons show, what we are left with is the unfulfilled blandness of a prearranged marriage.

And one last thing, exiting with Sanyaya through the back door is someone that I will miss ogling…

“The Jaya” has left the building……

So here is your countdown to the finals.

6. Chris Richardson

5. Lakisha Jones

4. Phil Stacey

3. Blake Lewis

2. Moo Doo

1. Jordin Sparks

Francis L.