Eurovision Song Contest for the States!

from www.cynopsis.com:

"A version of the 50-year old Eurovision Song Contest is coming to stateside. The format rights to the oldest and largest TV music competition in Europe were picked up by Ben Silverman's Reveille. NBC has already commissioned the project based on the format from Reveille. Like Eurovision, the new show will center on original songs rather than cover songs, with each U.S. state selecting a band or singer for a national competition per Variety. The winners will receive a recording contract and more. Participant rules and the premiere date details are still being hammered out."

I suppose it was inevitable. But there won't be the fun of saying "nil points" in your worst French accent when a song is unbelievably bad.