American Idol producers want David Cook to win

Simon Cowell has already revealed he wants David Cook to win American Idol; and now, it appears, so do Idol's production team.

"The producers are really hoping that David Cook wins," a source says. "David Archuleta cannot be managed the way that 19 Entertainment wants to manage their winners."

19 Entertainment, which produces the hit show, signs the winners to management contracts and handles the recording agreements made within the Sony/BMG record label.

The source adds, "David Archuleta comes to the table with his own plans and agenda. His father is another shade of Joe Simpson, and it can only spell disaster."

However, according to the source, Cook, 25, is, in the eyes of the producers, "extremely manageable.

"The show has enough on its hands trying to get ratings back to where they used to be. The last thing they want is a rogue winner."