American Idol Dream Gone

This January was way different than many in the past. What was different? I wasn’t counting down the days until American Idol started. I said at the end of last season I wouldn’t watch. It to me represents a show that is in the way down and at; its peaked. Simon Cowell was so right to say he was leaving while the show was on top. I decided to quit watching a season or two after that peak. Not even the funny auditions could have brought me to it this year.

A close concept, The X Factor didn’t do very well on FOX during the fall season. I didn’t watch despite Cowell and the beloved Paula Abdul being on it. Apparently a lot of people didn’t watch. Maybe NBC’s The Voice is the new wave of music singing shows. Its smaller and last flashy than both of FOX’s two shows.

I enjoyed Idol while I watched it and don’t regret wasting three night of my life each week from January to May watching it. Oddly, I don’t feel like it left a TV hole in my heart. Ha… Rather a relief of not having my nights controlled by it.

 

Seacrest Out?

I was shocked to hear about Ryan Seacrest being considered as a replacement for Matt Lauer on “The Today Show” earlier today. My first thought was not “American Idol”, but on his daily radio show that is broadcast all over the world and here in the US on Clear Channel Communications radio stations. Doing “The Today Show” would seriously take a toll on that show and if he moved it to New York City he would be super busy. My second thought when to “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve”. There goes any hope of him taking over for Dick Clark in the future. I doubt “Today’s” network NBC would want him hosting one of their competitors, ABC’s, New Year show. Then finally Idol came to mind. I’m not watching it this year because ever since Paula Abdul left it has been on the downslope. Simon leaving was the nail in the coffin for me. I really think Seacrest leaving would be the nail in the coffin for the show period. Guess we will have to see what happens considering Ryan is still in a contract with Idol and the fact that Ryan really has no news or journalist knowledge past the entertainment industry.