Actually, I don't think the producers have that much input, the producers can make suggestions about whom they rather be elimanted but the judges have the final say. If you read's Andy's blog on Bravo's site, he said that the suggestions that Vincent was kept for good TV is silly and said I personally would rather have seen Alison continue."
Ummm.NO. Backpedaling from Andy.Producers always have final say. BTW Heidi is also a producer.
Last season was all about Santino. Andrae. Nick. Seriously the last season showcased strong & eccentric personalities. Yes, there were appealing designs as well. However, this is a television show and mild mannered behavior doesn't reel in viewers.The producers decided to attempt to replicate that success by keeping the more dramatic pesonalities on the show as long as they could.
Remember that this season was taped in May/June. The choices were already made. The producers didn't anticipate that the show's viewers were more interested in the the talented designers prevailing over the "personalities"
Tim Gunn said during the pre-season show that thousands of people auditioned to get on the show. Does anyone really believe that Vincent's/Angela's "vision/talent" was superior to thousands of other hopeful applicants?