The Season 18 finale of American Idol aired last night and was notably chaotic.

Due to the ongoing global health crisis, a traditional live show was an impossibility. So, for the first time ever, the show was produced with the entire cast and crew joining in virtually from separate locations, and all of the performances were live streamed or recorded in the singer's respective homes. Perhaps most challenging was the fact that the show's producers had to coordinate a live announcement of the show's winner, meaning that any lag, connection problems, or other technical difficulties were likely to ruin the big reveal. "That's going to be interesting," showrunner Trish Kinane said last month according to The Washington Post, "Let's hope the Internet gods are with us."