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I have seen every single episode of the first season, so I can say that I've experienced sufficient content to make a very informed decision.

The whole show feels extremely forced and not organic. Sure, these type of shows have a decent amount of scripted and unoriginal content, but this show takes the cake. For example Diddy introduces an excruciatingly forced catchphrase "Eat!", but took it on himself to make it a catchphrase instead of letting it actually become one. And Khalid, please put down the air horn!

The judges and Fergie are really not very likable. I went in really liking Meghan Trainor, but she exposed a very important flaw of the show - the fact that the judges are extremely able to manipulate the competition. That being said, she didn't deserve the Jason Warrior set-down. I knew that guy was a manipulative slimeball the first moment I saw him.

Aaaaannd then there's the whole auto-tune issue. This show is definitely auto-tuned. Sadly, this is a HUGE problem. People become fans thinking that these people are more talented than they actually are.

Honestly I wasn't going to write a review, then I found out that this was renewed for a second season. Wow. Did the executives only look at the viewership without actually looking at the content?

I did not like this show at all. That is saying a lot because I like most singing shows. This one does not connect with me at all. The show opens with the four contestants already in their chairs, so I don't care about them from the beginning because I don't know them. When the judges don't choose the singer who want to challenge one of the four, it is a piss off to us watching because we just enjoyed them and want to see what the four have to offer. The viewer really doesn't care what these judges think of the four. We want to judge them for ourselves. I did not like the judges at all except for Mehgan. There really is no connection to the contestants. Idol, Xfactor, Voice are shows which get the viewer invested. This show did the total opposite.

There were two main things I came away with from the first episode: 1) It was completely unfair to the first 4 chosen, because they didn't even get to do an initial performance for the audience before getting challenged. So, they were 'unknowns' and the challenger got to sing twice, whereas the audience then only heard the original member once. That stinks right off the bat. 2) This show is like the polar opposite of The Voice, which I love. The Voice is constructive, and positive, and uplifting, and honors each contestant. The Four is rude, negative, petty, non-constructive, and just plain mean. But, the fate of one individual was still on the line, going into the second episode, so I decided to watch. You know a real star when you see one. You also know a real star when you hear one. This person made the grade on both accounts. So, to have a real star knocked off because of a hyped-up crowd who, again, got to hear the challenger twice, was the final nail in the coffin of the show for me. Supposedly this show is supposed to be about finding stars, but instead they are just throwing stars away for the sensationalist mechanics of the show. I hope this show tanks right away - it's just a horrible representation for a talent search.

Between Diddy's temper tantrums and Walk trying too hard to be the "Simon" truth speaker of the show, the show was just weird. There really wasn't anything constructive said to any of the contestants; the only comments from Diddy was either you blew it or I like it. Fergie was ok as a host, but not great. Megan and Khalid were ok to watch but still not much advice for anyone and Walk seemed to be acting out a scripted role. I just don't see how this show can last.

Despite telling us how different this show is from the others, The Four is just a rip-off of all the other singing shows, despite what might seem like an intriguing premise. It has very polished contestants like The Voice, but, unlike The Voice, the judges are unlikable (except for Meagan) and they have no chemistry. Diddy is a downright D-bag. He thinks he's channeling Simon Cowell, but he's just a poor man's dick head. The major problem with the show is that it's disjointed, and you can't get invested in the contestants, especially "The Four" that start out in the coveted seats. We are constantly told how great they are, but frankly, we just don't see/hear it for ourselves. The show is bad enough on its own, but Diddy makes it unwatchable.

This show is incredible if you understand music. The talent they bring every week is above any other show. Diddy and Khaled are hysterical together and Meagan is adorable. The judges keep it real and dont sugar coat it to appease their fans.

Everyone is hating on this show but honestly, I think it's good, better than a lot of other competitions out their. All the current one just feel so boring and old, this brought a new flavour to the mix, which I loved. I would give it a chance because unlike other competitions, there are people who can actually sing and perform right from the start.

I agree with junkmailvenice. No way to get invested with The Four after a short group performance. Audiences like to judge for themselves. This show won't last. The judges are okay with the exception of Diddy. He comes off as a jerk.

This show is very well done and the concept is simple, yet so unique. Judges (who all have great chemistry today, especially Diddy and DJ Khalid) decide if a performer has what it takes to challenge one of "the four" (the people currently holding the chairs). If they all say yes, there's a singing battle and then the audience members vote on who was their favorite performance (at the end of the day the fans make someone famous). While some reviews have said that it's "hard to get invested," I do not agree. You really start to route for someone and there's a lot of emotions when they battle someone else that's really good and might lose their seat. I truly believe this is the next big talent-finding show! Hey, just give it a shot!

I'm one of those people who checks the rating before watching anything, but for some reason I started watching this show without checking, and it was only at the end of Season 1 that out of curiosity I came here to have a look.. And boy was I surprised! How can there be so much hate for this show? We all have to understand that whoever wins the show is getting sign by the record label that all those judges are part of, so at the end of the day it's fair that they are the ones who truly decide the faith of the show. I like that it's not left to the audience to decide, so it really doesn't matter how many friends you have there. This is a great chance for all these talented people to be seen and heard, and even if they are unable to dethron their opponent, there are still important music people watching this that will reach out to them (like it happened to 90% of them). In this show you have the great vs the greatest! Do like I did and search on Spotify or Apple Music the name of any of the contests and you will see they are all signed to some record label and all have albums now! I really enjoyed these 2 seasons, true the judges (mostly Khaled) add very little input/knowledge, but it's entertaining.. I want "another one" 😉

I keep trying to give this show a chance but all of these manufactured fights are so annoying. The judges are annoying and give absolutely 0 actual criticism. They have so obviously chosen who they want to win. It's all just so fake and you get barely any actual singing. The set up is just bad. You don't get to care about any of the contestants because they just leave.

As a talent/singing show fanatic, the moment I heard of this show I was excited to say the least. I thought the concept was good, despite a couple of flaws such as the unfairness towards the contestants who start early. However, that definitely wasn't the worst part. Where should I start? The horrible judges, the horrible contestants, the drama or just everything in-between? P. Diddy is an awful judge, he doesn't see talent even if it was shoved in his face. It's so infuriating to see him let go good artists just for the sake of the worse ones sitting on one of those chairs. He tries too hard to be Simon Cowell, yet it just isn't working. Meghan Trainor is even a worse judge. I don't think she does anything at all, to be honest. She just sits there, looks at them, claps or cries. That's literally all that she does, no exaggeration. Now I had no idea who Charlie Walk was. However, he was nearly the only sane person on the table of the judges. He's the only one that knows when someone is a bad singer, the other judges are oblivious. DJ Khaled adds humor and entertainment to the show. Although he doesn't make such a great judge, he still is quite entertaining to watch. On the other hand, the contestants are absolutely horrendous themself. They are average AT BEST. As a reviewer said, they wouldn't last 1 second in another singing show. I thought the crowd would be smarter than the judges. Yet, the crowd decision half of the time is bad. This show is an absolute joke.

This show is unbearable to watch. It's just so awful; everything and everyone on it is just worst than the next.

Where to start? The original 4 all suck. None of them would be in the top 100 on The Voice, or American Idol.

The feedback for the artists is non-existent, lots of yelling, jumping up and down, waving arms, trash talking. WTF is this, cause it is not a singing competition.

This load of garbage should be taken out back burned.

I wasn't expecting much from this show, and it didn't disappoint! This hits my guilty pleasure bone, it's addictive.

It is kind of odd how the challenger gets to pick from any of "The Four", it seemed that some were just a better choice although they were already locked in and therefore off limits.

I really appreciate the way the judges give their raw opinions, I can't stand listening to the people on "The Voice" who didn't turn their chairs but still give a bunch of vague positive and irrelevant feedback. Trying to save your own face and not look like a jerk, doesn't help a loser onto the right track!

I'm excited that they are going to have some of the previous Four back, because I wasn't happy with all of the final votes!

Not to mention the songs at the beginning are so awesome, it sounds amazing in my sound system!

But if anyone asked me in public, I would deny watching it, lol! I have a list of those kind of shows, and I know it's not just me. So hate all you want, I know the show is super lame! It's also extremely entertaining, and doesn't require brain function. A definite plus here in America.

With DJ Khaled, P Diddy, Meghan Trainor as Judges, and Fergie from The Black Eyed Pea's as the host.. How could you go wrong? You also have record executive Charlie Walk (who?) who adds his own interesting, yet sometimes harsh perspective to the show.

The concept of the show is quite unique in the sense that contestants can take a spot on one of the four seats on the show by competing against the previous seat holder in a battle based on talent. To be eligible to compete against one of the four seat holders, a contestant must first showcase their own talent by performing for the judges who decide whether they are ready to challenge a seat holding contestant ie: one of "The Four".

The competition gets fierce as contestants call out the prestigious seat holders who have fought for their seats and fought to keep their seats episode after episode.

What's great about this show that other user reviews fail to realize is... The show is not about the judges like American Idol, X Factor, The Voice.. The show is about the talent.. and the judges just add to it because of their prestige in the industry as well as their over the top personalities.. such as DJ Khaled... A blast to watch!

This show has all the elements of a hit show and it's no wonder Fox picked it up for a 2nd season!

**Note: some of the other user reviews that were voted for their "Helpfulness" are terribly un-insightful and super opinionated.. I'm guessing some of these people have tons of complaints on yelp based on subjective reasoning.

Gave this show a chance but was very disappointed in the results.

Judges rant and rave and are very disconnected with one another - looks like they use their commentary as more of a platform for to enhance their egos rather than truly being constructive to the singer and his/her adaptation of the song.

Moreover, in a recent episode it also seemed like the singer who had more confidence and can argue their point of why they're there can ultimately receive the audience vote, rather than how well they sing, their tonality and expression in singing the song and engage the audience and finally how they interpret the song in making it their own. The audience voting is only within that studio while they're taping so who's to say some takes 200 of their "best friends" in and they vote for them... it's a flawed workflow.

Weak Vocalists/Performances + Weak Judges/Judging + Weak Show Concept = Very Weak Show.

Not worth my time. Should be canceled soon and not wait for the end of the season.

I think these people are missing the point of the show. Would you like to see DJ Khaled at his most DJ Khaledness and Puff Daddy inebriated on a seemingly different substance each week have the most beautiful bromance of all time. How about a fish out of water story where Megan Trainer takes this more seriously when not one other person around her will. How about we throw in the whitest music producer caricature who is obviously is there to "check out the tail." Also Fergie, who is surprisingly better spoken than you would think, twirls almost as much as a Whitney Huston video. Some where in this hot mess there is a singing compaction to the worst arrangements you've ever heard. Can you say appropriation and exploitation FOX can with with a giant middle finger to the masses. The competition is so intense a contestant had a mental break right in-front of every one and FOX left every awkward second in. The Four this show is pure trash in the best way.

Just finished watching season one. I like it but then the set up irks me. Its not clear how the original four are selected but they are the starting benchmark as to who the judges believe is worthy of a recording deal, then subsequent singers hopes the judges thinks they are good enough or better than those who are seated so that they can do a sing off for the live audience to select which takes the seat. Constructive feed back started picking up towards the finale but it doesnt hold much water because most contestants dont survive long enough to apply it as the seat holders changed weekly. It isnt as if the finalist survived several rounds of challengers to be deemed the best or winner. What irks me the most was they kept saying that because they were on week 3 or 4 it gets harder but how? They dont define the standards for both that week's newbies n the seat holders from the previous week. Does it mean that previous winners are at a lower expectation than their upcoming challengers?

I feel like I'm watching Jerry Springer. I can't keep watching it, diddy is a jerk and just mean. There is confidence then there is over confidence that turns into being a bully. Everything is me me me not about the contestants. Ugh. So disappointed. Eat? I don't want to hear who wants to eat. I want to hear people sing. I only have it a one because I had to.

Bunch of no talents judging no talents. What a disaster. Fergie has no hosting ability just screams. Diddy was never talented. Not sure who the fat guy is. Worth watching like driving by a train wreck.