Bad News For American Idol
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Fox's Idol Gives Back show was the highest rated program on Wednesday. However, it received lower ratings this year than it did during its debut last year.
Much lower!
Producers even had A-List performances lined up, such as Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Fergie. But, not even that, nor Brad Pitt's appearance helped with the ratings.
The show went down 34% among adult viewers in ages 18-49.
Last year's show was marked as a regular show in which contestants would be eliminated at the end, but they were surprised when elimination was moved for the next night. This year's show was marked as a "special" with no elimination involved.
Maybe that had something to do with it?
And, the promised appearances by the presidential candidates were not included. It will be aired tonight instead.
The benefit show yesterday helped to raise at least $22 million, according to Billboard. Fox is stating that this year's donations will be higher than that amount and will release the final number later tonight.
Has Idol lost it's touch?
Does anyone even watch Idol anymore???
Um… I think it's because all people care about is the singing, simon's brutal comments, and the results! Who wants to see something else?
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They did the same thing last year - no eliminations. It might have to do with overall ratings being down, the big hockey game last night or the nice weather on the East Coast. Who knows?
It was a great show because the children of the world need our help, isn't that more important than ratings? Having said - it was looong. Annie Lenox was amazing.
NO IT HASNT LOST IT'S TOUCH, SERIOUSLY U SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT MALARIA AND THE KATRINA VICTOMS NOT THE RATING AS U SAID IT WAS STILL THE MOST WATCHED SHOW SO GET OVER IT HUNNY! IT HASNT LOST ITS TOUCH AT ALL, YOU SHOULD START POSTING BLOGS ABOUT MORE IMPORTANT STUFF ALSO DONT BRING DOWN SUCH A GOOD SHOW W/SUCH A GREAT GREAT CAUSE.
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american idol sucks.
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yup. contrived and boring.
YES! idol fucking sucks so tired of it….. soooo fuckin played out
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The show was all about JESUS!
For crying out loud, it's why I didn't watch, it was way to JESUS based.
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no i love ai!!!!
Um……………………………….maybe because it's self indulgent and boring. If Reese Witherspoon or Annie Lennox want to do something for charity, how about donating the money themselves instead of all of us being subjected to this overblown backpatting session by American Idol?
Our cable channel didn't even show it. No one in our town, Huntsville, AL got to see the show if you had cable.
22 million dollars is called losing its touch? come on
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The show sucks, it has totally lost it's appeal. They will be lucky to last another 2 years. I cannot believe billy Ray and Miley went to that dump in the mountains, with no gifts or food or a extreme home makeover. Come on now that would have been a show. Come on Miley share the wealth with that poor family.
Lost ITS touch, not it's. Get an editor, morons. The grammar on this site is ridic… Talk about the most obvious mistakes.
yea it has lost it magic!!!
This is coming from some who watch every season,but i don't watch this season at ALL!!!!!!!!!
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No elimination had nothing to do with it, noone wants to sit for 2 1/2 freaking hours watching celebrities talk about poor people with AIDS. Only so much you can take!
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This year's Idol Gives Back wasn't nearly as good as last year's, IMO…
IDOL SUCKS ASS.
if you're going to get paid a lot of money to blog, check your grammar!!!!!!!!!!!! it's "….lost ITS touch", not "…..lost IT'S touch"…………dumb mother-fucker!!!
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I did not watch sorry but I only want to see the show not the save the world special
they should have gotten britney
Yeah, it didn't help that all of the storms in the midwest and southern part of the US didn't get to watch much of it. There were 7 tornado warnings at one time in northeastern and eastern OK alone. Their ratings would have been higher if the storms weren't rolling thru 3 to 4 states at that time! So don't go hating on Idol Gives Back.
I'm just soooo tired of everyone asking for money! Most of us give already to worthy causes. I've adopted a 5 year old from Africa through world vision, several homeless at the shelter in the town I live, I give at Church, to ACS, on and on. I love AI but I could not watch. I'm tapped dry.
The Idol Gives Back show seems exploitative to me. I'd be happy to simply give to the charity, without all the "milking" they do with these innocent kids. It seems a little bit distasteful to watch.
Re: Brandy – you and i must be the only ones that caught it!!!
YEP! idol has has it's run!
I'll tell ya straight up what it is….no one wants to come home after busting their ass all day for pennies and then get bombarded by a tv show with a bunch of celebrities asking for money. Hacks me off……wanna donate to me? feel free. I am a starving scientist who has been in school far to long, works 14h days and gets paid lower than bus drivers.
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Many American's I'm sure didn't watch, because they are not in the position to help. Watching the pain in the world makes you feel bad enough, but when you are not in the position to help, it's worse….
I will be shocked if the donations didn't drop from last year.
Re: Kristin. –
Just for your information, 86% of the US believe in Jesus.
the entertainers were great i think if miss ELLEN was on like last year it would have been a better show she would have done a challenge again, and god bless all those kiddos, hope all the perezer fans donated!!!
if they recieved more donations then this show was a bigger success.
GODS PEACE AND LOVE
and its really a big place for ppl to prompt there songs
LAST year it was kelly who sang a song that was not hers an not her single
EVERYONE IS SICK OF BEING SPOON FED POP MUSIC SHIT!!! THE MUSIC BIZ SUCKS ASS RIGHT NOW…
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AMERICAN IDOL SUCKS THATS WHY!!
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE A DVR AND RECORD THE SHOW AND GO BACK AND WATCH IT TO BE ABLE TO FAST FORWARD THROUGH THE COMMERCIALS. I ALWAYS DO THAT. SO DOES THAT MEAN ALL THE PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE NOT COUNTED AS WATCHING IT??
When you TiVo or DVR things it doesn't show up in the ratings…I'm sure they'll be fine!
Did it ever have appeal? The only people that watch AI are sheep who will do anything that everyone else is doing. I can't wait until this show is GONE!!!
they raised $22 million for charity…that's not losing it's touch.
how much have you raised?
things are depressing enough, so i don't think that people want to watch a 2hr special about all the needy in the world.with the economy the way it is, no one can afford to give…..also i have issues with celebrities asking us regular folk for money.just think, if every celebrity was willing to give atleast a million of their own money for charity, things would be alot different.
I think its for a worthwhile cause and its a great idea.
The only good thing about the performances was Mariah, the rest was sort of boring.
It sucked, and anyways, how about they get the money from people like Oprah, Gates, and Bloomberg?
Idol is sooo over
can you even remember all the winners? And look how far they have come… Remember teddy bear Ruebon? he was good, and then made a christmas cd and then nothing.
I think they should make all the winners compete to find the ultimate idol and then never have american idol ever again evverrrr
The show was AMAZING- Annie Lennox Rocks- The cause was wonderful and the celebs that appeared were excellent. Simon as well as Paula, Randy and Ryan did a terrific job as well- Sorry to hear the ratings were not as good as last year- There are a lot of good people in the world- You never know when you may be in one of those peoples place- Thanks for posting Perez- Good luck to you as well- There are some really mean posts by people on this site, and not sure why…it's a shame. But I guess it is a free country and they can offer their opinion as anyone else can. Read the Four Agreements some time folks- It speaks volume and truth-
It is a SINGING show, not a telethon! If I wanted to be 'preached' to I would go to my Mama's house.
american idol sucks.we are sick of simon.the show needs to be canceled
I don't care if Jesus was on Idol gives back. I don't want to watch it. It seems they use the show to pander to people to give their money for THEIR cause. And I'm still not sure what that is. Let Fox give the huge amounts of money it makes to these causes. I already give to my own cuases, which are local and I can see the results. I watch idol for the entertainment, and to see Simon tell these coddled kids how much they suck.
I watched and LIKED it
I even donated
I thought it was a success …
I watch Idol religously, and I didn't even watch last night because there was no elimination
That show is done and needs to retire gracefully. I rarely watch it because the banter between the 3 judges has grown tiresome and too obvious. The format of the show is stale. 7 years is enough.
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Idol hasn't lost it's touch…people aren't buying this fake charity shit!
It is an overblown talent show, nothing more.
let simon , randy , paula and ryan write checks for 10 million each. that's like a hundred bucks to them. don't beg us poor idol watchers!
yes it has. no one give a fuck anymore
I think American Idol Gives Back is awesome. It's sad, however, that our life has come to this where the Government can't take care of their own; but proves again that WE DO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. That being said….I switched back and forth only because it breaks my heart and due to the current economic condition I can't possibly give as I did last year. I believe it's the economy and not American Idol losing their clout. As little or as much as they make THEY DO MAKE A MIGHTY DIFFERENCE!!!!
The show did suck last night and it was way too long. But Idol is still number 1 for a reason. But ultimately all good things must come to an end and soon Idol will be done with. But while it lasted, it has been a great ride.
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This will sound callous and horrible but in all honesty, I watch AI for the singing and the drama of the competition. If I wanted to watch a show about starving kids, I would. I already contribute a sizable chunk of my income to various charities because I've been blessed and feel it's the right thing to do. I don't need a show to remind me to give back. To use Simon's terminology, the whole show seems "self indulgent". Why don't the celebs give a million or so of their money so I don't have to hear them yap and put AI back on so I can see who got eliminated.
We ended up shutting it off. It's one thing to have a charity show. It's another when the entire show is asking just one celeb after another asking for donations. The segments left me feeling depressed. So, even though we donated….I was done. I at least wanted SOME entertainment. And Terri Hatcher didn't qualify.
It may have something to do with the fact that people are afraid, very afraid, about the coming depression. Almost everyone I know has had a layoff in their family, or is a month behind in mortgage, or thinking about selling that second car. It's the economy. VOTE HILLARY!
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