Study: Crystal Bowersox Best, Paige Miles Should Be Booted from 'American Idol'

(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - A national study of 3,230 "American Idol" viewers revealed that Paige Miles was selected as the contestant that should be eliminated from the next round of the competition based on her performance last night.

While Crystal Bowersox received 22 percent of all the votes cast, indicating that viewers believe she should advance to the next round of the competition. Miles received just a little over 4 percent of votes. Based on the results of the study, Miles is the contestant who should be eliminated on Wednesday's show, according to the study.

The study was conducted on March 16 and 17, by HCD Research using its mediacurves.com Web site, to obtain American Idol viewers' perceptions of which contestants should be eliminated on Wednesday's results show.

The company stated that it is conducting a series of studies among a nationally representative sample of Americans, which parallel the "American Idol" voting to determine the weekly winners based on a democratic, "one person, one vote" methodology.

HCD Research stated that the studies are being conducted in response to the controversy over the validity of the voting process that is currently used to select the weekly winners. The study results are compared to the actual results of the show each week. To view detailed results visit: www.mediacurves.com/americanidol/idoldemocracy

Respondents were asked to pick the one contestant that they thought should advance to the next round of the competition:

"American Idol" Season Nine Contestant Profiles:

Didi Benami | Lacey Brown | Crystal Bowersox | Michelle Delamor | Lee DeWyze | Katelyn Epperly | Andrew Garcia | Tyler Grady | Todrick Hall | Casey James | Aaron Kelly | Alex Lambert | Michael Lynche | Siobhan Magnus | Paige Miles | Jose Munoz | John Park | Ashley Rodriguez | Lilly Scott | Jermaine Sellers | Katie Stevens | Tim Urban | Haeley Vaughn | Janell Wheeler