What Host of "DWTS(Dancing With The Stars)"Tom Bergeron and the judges (and no,I am not knocking them)of the show think of Bristol Palin's still being on the series?(And,yes,I am aware that the PEOPLE (the ones who call in) are the most important factor in deciding who goes and who stays).Just curious.

Well if they ever wanted to make the show a legitimate dancing contest they could achieve that easily enough by changing the voting system so that it was weighted in favor of the judges scores rather than the audience vote. However I don't expect them to do that since they're getting good ratings with the current system and they won't want to risk affecting their ratings. I don't think Tom or judges care too much that Bristol is still on the show. Their jobs depend on the ratings not on who wins so I'm sure their concern is much more about the ratings than who is still on the show.

I don't think Tom or judges care too much that Bristol is still on the show. Their jobs depend on the ratings not on who wins so I'm sure their concern is much more about the ratings than who is still on the show.

I agree. Ratings = paychecks. Every now and then a judge may get into a heated argument with a contestant, but at the end of the day it comes down to money.

http://www.movieline.com/2010/11/tom-bergeron-talks-to-movieline-1.php

Tom Bergeron to Bristol Palin Conspiracy Theorists: ‘F*ck You.’

Let’s talk about this season of Dancing with the Stars. Can you gauge audience reaction during the taping? Is there noticeable commotion when Bristol Palin gets the lowest scores but isn’t eliminated? Or when—

Here’s the thing. Let’s address the Bristol thing. That’s the thing I get the biggest kick out of on the show. I’m going to put on my political hat. I’m a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly. But I have no patience with my friends who believe there is a conspiracy keeping Bristol on the show. They’ll say, and they’re friends of a similar political persuasion though I have friends across the spectrum, “Oh, well! She’s still on the show! She’s obviously not the best dancer! She gets the lowest scores!” My response to that is similar to my response to the midterm elections. I’ll say, “OK, right. So who did you vote for instead of Bristol?” “Uh, well, I don’t vote!” “Well, then, f*ck you.” I mean, basically! You can clean that up. I have no patience for that! If you don’t participate to create a different outcome — and this can be true in national politics or a TV reality show — then don’t piss and moan if you don’t like the way it’s playing out. You know, I’m sorry! I think Bristol is clearly not the best dancer here, but she’s a charming young woman who’s shown an incredible growth from week one to this week. If she happens to get more votes for whatever reason, more power to her. If you don’t like it, vote for someone else. But that’s been the part of the show that’s amused me, how quickly people are to seize on conspiracy theories when people aren’t involved in the process.