Clay Aiken Puts American Idol's Final Season Premiere On Blast -- Says Simon Cowell Is The Only Reason The Show Was A Hit!

Awkward!
As we previously reported, Wednesday evening was the season premiere of the FINAL season of American Idol! All good things must come to an end, right?
Regardless, it appears that one AI alum wasn’t all too impressed with how the final season was being kicked off. In fact, Clay Aiken was so underwhelmed by the episode he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the matter. LOLz!
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He posted:

Watching @americanidol for the first time in a decade. You never know what you’ve got til it’s gone. #idolpremiere
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

Well… now I know why the ratings are down. ├░┼╕╦£┬┤
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

Oh good Lord… those boring ass responses from the judges!? Where is Simon when you need him!? That guy need a hook to pull him off stage.
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

It’s VERY clear now that @SimonCowell was the reason @AmericanIdol was a hit. I’ve watched root canals more entertaining than these judges.
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

Whoa! Tell us how you really feel, man.
Still, we can’t say that the Invisible singer is exactly wrong in his opinions. Regardless, the North Carolina native seemed to “save face” once contestants from his home state appeared on the show. He continued:

Leave it to the contestants from #Raleigh NC to totally make tonight’s show worth watching!!
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

Now that #Raleigh has shown out and these judges have put me to sleep! I’m changing over to watch my girl @tyrabanks on @black_ishabc
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

When your favorite team that you’ve cheered for for years happens to play a shitty game, you’re absolutely allowed to be upset about it.
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

We’re all more critical of the things we care about most.
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

When you really love something you only want the best for it, and you have high expectations from those you know are capable of it.
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) January 7, 2016

We see what you’re doing there.
What do YOU think?! Do you agree with Clay’s thought on the premiere??
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