While I feel everyone it entitled to their position, I don't think you watched enough of it to see that they do sing a lot and have battles for the best contestants and then the judges can steal who may have lost a round. They also have segments where the talented judges sing with the contestants and then when the judges sing with each other and the most beautiful music comes out of those segments, I believe. The finales are always full of fun, too. I also like how the judges tease each other. lol. I needed to watch the entire season to see what it's all about and they do show a bit of background but then there is a lot of singing, too. My whole family loves the show.