MC Ryan Leary, who had a colorful cast with lots of signatures on his foot, rolled onto the center of the stage on a knee scooter.
Behind him was a much smaller 3-tiered pyramid than before, with 7 seats at the top row, 11 seats in the middle row, and 12 seats in the bottom row, level with the stage.
The seating wasn't the only thing that was minimized as compared to before; there were fewer cameras recording than usual.
"Hello contestants! Welcome back to our ranking ceremony. It's been pretty chaotic, hasn't it?" Ryan Leary's bright voice rang out in the auditorium.
- yessss
- it's been a mess
At the sounds of agreement coming from the contestants, Ryan Leary nodded knowingly.
