Matt Rogers hosts CBS' 'There Goes the Neighborhood'

Ryan Seacrest is not the only host to come out of Idol, as Season 3's 11th-place finalist Matt Rogers is now in the midst of hosting his second series. Matt, who previously hosted the Discovery Channel's Really Big Things, is now fulfilling the duty on CBS' reality series There Goes the Neighborhood, which premieres last night.

Watch a clip from the series' premiere in which Matt introduces the eight families to the premise of the competition and which family everyone thinks will be the first to leave below:

Despite the hype generated by the eye network in anticipation of the show, the ratings for Neighborhood were lackluster, as it averaged 5.08 million viewers for the hour and got a 1.6/4 rating/share with adults 18-49. In other words, it will struggle to finish out its season.

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Poll of the week: Amanda tops Alexis in battle of the 11th placers

In the second installment of the second annual IDOL LIVE poll of the week champion series, Season 7 once again came out on top of Season 8 when Amanda Overmyer scored 30 (35%) votes over Alexis Grace's 20 votes (23%).

The results do come as somewhat of a surprise, as Alexis was considered to be one of the finalists that should have made it farther in the competition than she did. Although there was not much additional competition, Charles Grigsby of Season 2 garnered an impressive 15 votes, or 17% of the total take of 84 votes.

In the next installment of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, readers are asked which 10th-place finalist is their favorite of all eight seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.

Charles Grigsby 15 (17%)
Matt Rogers 9 (10%)
Mikalah Gordon 3 (3%)
Kevin Covais 3 (3%)
Stephanie Edwards 4 (4%)
Amanda Overmyer 30 (35%)
Alexis Grace 20 (23%)

Total votes: 84

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IDOL LIVE predix: Top 11 Results

Grand Ole Opry night has come and gone, but the perforamnces first seen during the spectacle have left a lasting impression (not all of them good). Regardless of what happened onstage last night, tonight's elimination will be more about who does not have a shot at winning this whole thing and would be better served exiting now than it is about which finalist delivered the worst performance.

With that said, read my predictions for how tonight will go below:

Here is how tonight will go:

Bottom 3
>Allison, Alexis, Michael

Bottom 2
>Alexis, Michael

Eliminated
>Michael

Even though DialIdol has Michael in the clear (and above Scott), it will not be right this week. That does not mean Alexis will escape tonight unscathed, as her Idol hopes will be hanging by a thread. She will be granted one more shot at making an impression on America and will merely be a member of the bottom 2.

Allison will make an appearance as a wake up call of sorts to her fanbase, prompting it to vote even harder next week to ensure she sticks around a little bit longer. But Alexis being in the bottom 2 would be a little more believable than Allison in the tricky situation.

Michael is an easy option to send home this week. He gave a lackluster performance, received lukewarm comments and was left forgettable after an onslaught of generally more highly-praised performances. This will be a carbon copy of Season 3's Top 11 results show, when Matt Rogers was sent home. If Michael does not leave now, he will lag along until mid-season, knocking out a few front runners while he's at it.

Even though it may not matter in the end because there are only three "front runners" in total, the producers don't want to send any red flags this early in the season. And losing two girls in two weeks would leave the male/female ratio at 7/3 for the Top 10, which would be the reverse of Season 3, and we all know that cannot (and should not) happen again.

My original predictions for the 11th-place finisher was Jasmine, but we all know how that turned out. Still, Michael was my prediction to go home 12th, so him leaving 11th would not be that far off. Needless to say, the judges would never in a million years waste the immunity privilege on him.

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Keeping up with Matt Rogers

When Idol's third season 11th-place finalist, Matt Rogers, was eliminated back in 2004 after giving a less than amazing performance of Lonestar's "Amazed," no one was really surprised. Although the personable former football player had an all-star character, his vocals just did not make the cut. Watch his performance below:

Matt has taken what he learned from his appearance on Idol and centered on more of a television career than a music one, something few finalists actually pursue following their departures. Matt started out being a correspondent on various TV magazines like Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood, and even co-hosted finalists' home parties on finale night in seasons following his own.

But it is Discovery Channel that Matt now calls home, as he has been hosting the reality series Really Big Things on the network since 2007.

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IDOL LIVE poll of the week - Stephanie Edwards (woo!)

As expected, IDOL LIVE viewers were not too enthusiastic about voting for their favorite 11th-place finalist of all seven seasons. This gave Season 6's Stephanie Edwards the perfect opportunity to place first in the poll. Stephanie did just that, as her pitiful seven votes were enough for 46% of the vote.

Her competition was weak, as evidenced by second-place finisher Amanda Overmyer's four votes, good for 26%. Hopefully this week's poll is more exciting. In this week's poll of the week, we ask who your favorite 12th-place finalist is. You have exactly one week to vote.

Charles Grigsby 1 (6%)
Matt Rogers 2 (13%)
Mikalah Gordon 0 (0%)
Kevin Covais 1 (6%)
Stephanie Edwards 7 (46%)
Amanda Overmyer 4 (26%)

Total votes: 15

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