American Idol TV Ratings Fall + Are Nicki Minaj & Mariah Carey to Blame?
After all of the hype of their (HUGE) salaries and confirmed tension (not to mention a big blow-up argument that was caught on tape) between the new judges of ‘American Idol’, I was sure that Wednesday night, everybody and their mama would be watching for the show’s premiere–after all, it’s the 12th season! But apparently, not so much. The Hollywood Reporter shares that the singing competition’s premiere brought in 17.81 million viewers and a 6.0 rating among adults 18-49. How does that compare to last year? It’s a loss of 19 percent from last January’s premiere.
What’s more? Among total viewers, Fox took a bigger hit than it did between the last two seasons when it dropped 17 percent, but among adults 18-49, the premiere loss last season (25 percent) was greater. Last year’s Idol opener brought 21.9 million and a 7.4 rating. So my question to you is, what factors do you think contributed to this premiere’s shortcomings? The bickering and media buzz about Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey feud? Has the show lost it’s steam and excitement after being on air for this long? Are viewers missing Simon Cowell? Or could you care less?
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Yes they are to blame! All Nicki did was throw shade at Mariah….like grow up. I would rather have Simon on the show at least he was entertaining.I think the focus was taken off of the contestants and was placed on the back and forth between the “two girls”. Replace them and lets get back to business.
Maybe people are just tired of the show. I feel like it has run it’s course…
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i blame poor marketing- didn’t even realize it was on. oops, forgot.
It’s a combination of a lot of things in my opinion. I think they need true judges – Simon was mean but he was honest. I was looking forward to Mariah being on the show but when the added Nicki I knew I would not watch. She is an entertaining not a true singer (in my opinion). And the fighting between the two did not help. People want to see the talent.
I think the entire situation of arguing was stupid. They were arguing over which mean girl they were or who could use the british accent. Like these women are very grown! Both need to grow up. I don’t even blame them because they were arguing over such stupid things that I am sure producers fueled the fire a bit. It was really petty.
The show has ran its course…..know when to walk away
In my opinion, it’s no one fault. People need to remember shows decline as time goes on; you can only reinvent the wheel so many times. I love Nicky, but her behavior on the show doesn’t help things! Her Bullying & Bitchassness on the show is a real turn-off!