​Keshet’s “Rising Star” competition series has been sold to more than 20 broadcasters since its debut at MIPCOM last year, and now ABC is bringing it to the states.

The singing competition show is entering the crowded reality TV landscape with a real-time engagement element - throughout the show, viewers can vote on which performers advance to the next round. The bigger twist? Each singer can see how they’re doing in real time during their performances. As votes add up via the show’s app, some performers will move on and some will say goodbye.

In a spot promoting the new format, ABC shows abstracts of hypothetical performers, voters and the giant screens where artists’ fates are decided.

“Rising Star” will premiere on ABC this summer.

[Image courtesy of ABC]

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