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I think both formats have pros and cons.

With the old format it wasn't separated by gender so there was a chance to get the best 12 and not just the best 6 girls and best 6 guys. Also I kind of liked the wildcard round, in theory I like the idea of the judges putting a few people in the Top 12. It gives people who may not be fan favourites a chance to show what they can do and become fan favourites. The AI judges pretty much suck a making wildcard choices, but in other countries the wildcard round still exists and works well. One of the judge wildcard picks just won the most recent season of Australian Idol. She was overlooked by the public in favour of cute male contestants but the judges put her in the Top 12, she got in there, did her thing and won over the public and won.

With the new format I like it for the most part because everyone has a chance to make it for 3 weeks. With the old format you could be in a group with two of the favourites and you were doomed. With everyone competing together it doesn't come down to how the groups were arranged, there is no stacked group or week group. What I don't like about the new format though is that you don't have to be the best to make it through. With the groups it was do or die for the most part. You had to deliver your best, you had one shot to earn that spot in the finals. With the new format you just have to be 3rd worst. You don't have to earn a spot, you can just get one by scrapping by for 3 weeks. Also a really good contestant who had 2 stellar showings could have one off week and lose that spot in the finals that they deserve over someone who was mediocre or 2 weeks and then was better than the good contestant 1 week.

Their are pros and cons to everything though.