That show worked wonders for Fox- it ended badly but the only people that got screwed were darva conger and that other jackass- but even they got residuals and dollars for telling their story. Meanwhile fox is raking in liscensing on the footage that the news reports are using to tell you just what a fiasco this was. This was better than it could have been- had things gone smoothly the couple would have faded into seclusion and obscurity and Fox would have tried to recapture the moment with another paegent. This was they can disqualify all parties involved and retract all finacial obligations and still reap the benefits of the publicity.