Smaller campaigns have also been started on the site for CTV's Canadian Idol, Fox's On the Lot and The Next Great American Band, NBC's America's Got Talent, and ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Vote for the Worst also had a weekly radio show that has featured guests such as Ayla Brown, Trenyce,[1] Leslie Hunt,[2] Steffi DiDomenicantonio,[3] Alex Wagner-Trugman and Todrick Hall.

[4] VFTW started at the Survivor Sucks message board[5] and moved to a GeoCities website during season three of American Idol.

The site began to upset regular Idol viewers with their support of John Stevens and Jasmine Trias, but it was largely unknown to the general public at this time.

[8] Season six of American Idol became a turning point for the website due to its support of candidates Antonella Barba and Sanjaya Malakar.

[16] Outside all of the controversies, Vote for the Worst supported Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White when more popular Carly Smithson was eliminated.

[17] During season eight of American Idol, Vote for the Worst's longest running contestant was Megan Joy,[18] a quirky singer from Utah who made bird noises.

The site had some success with a group like Light of Doom during The Next Great American Band,[25] but was unable to help others such as Boy Shakira during America's Got Talent.

[28] Legal action has been threatened against the website from fans of American Idol, but to date neither Fox nor the series have issued statements regarding any lawsuits.

[31] Chris Sligh, a season 6 contestant, gave a shoutout to site creator Della Terza during the top 11 performance show by saying "Hi, Dave.