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Sunday, 3 March 2013

American Idol ratings hit an all time low

When American Idol producers added Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj to the judges panel they expected a jump in ratings. The complete opposite has happened...

Last Wednesday American Idol pulled in 13.1 million viewers, it's lowest Wednesday night rating since the singing competition show debuted back in 2002.

This marks the third week in a row that the ratings have gone down. American Idol season 12 premiered January 16, 2013 with 17.8 million viewers. Last year's season finale aired May 23, 2012 with 21.49 million viewers.

61 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am following the show... Nicki is messing up the show...previous ones are far better than this....

★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...

Lol... That's what we Nigerians call "bad market". Mariah's voice is a gem to the music world, but as for Nicky, I say no more.

Anonymous said...

AI is boring now!! I can't stand it

Anonymous said...

d black guy looks like a yoruba woman

RNC said...

Maybe people are just tired of the whole singing competition or the viewers have JOBS now!

BONARIO NNAGS said...

And so what do we do about it???

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Anonymous said...

So? We should cry?

Anonymous said...

Wow! Sorry for them. They shd put me as a judge if they want an increase in ratings. ;)
Amanda Reginald

Myne said...

I guess people are tired of the show. Time to rest it.

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JUMYK said...

‎​ℓ̊ don't understand this Nicki Minaj at all. T ♍ƺ, she looks like a babie + †☺☺ much make-up(s). ♈☺ΰ ladies remember d̶̲̥̅̊ 'bebi' with rolling eyes we played with, when we were kids. #laughs#

Larybyte said...

The difference only show that people have more thing doing than just staring at TV.

kemsugar said...

How will this news now help 9ja?

Anonymous said...

Sometimes beef doesn't sell like it does in the rap game. Won't be surprised if the beef btw mariah and nicki contributed to the poor viewership. My suggestion is get nicki outta there. Have not bn able to comprehend what she's doing there in the first place. Obviously not a fan. IAI

Michelle said...

When those two ladies r always at each others neck why won't peeps be discouraged.

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VICKY DARL said...

None of my bussiness ...

Anonymous said...

Nicki minaj is d prblm here!she nids 2go,she's so fake,its painful 2watch!dats y pple stay away 4rm deir tvs!

Alicia says... said...

Not surprised. This show will probably be canceled soon.
Whose dumb idea was it to add Nicki to the panel?

Unknown said...

I knew it, wit dis nicki minaj wey dem go put

Anonymous said...

D show got boring for me wen Paula abdul and simon cowell left tho.

Anonymous said...

I said it...with Nicki Minaj in that panel of Judges,i knew this whole thing had turned into a joke...That b*tch knows nothing about music..Being an American idol judge takes more than wearing all the hair colours available in the market,and Mariah is just boring...Just knew this was gonna happen

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Shinelle said...

I jus de laff hahahah!..Seriously wat did d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣ expect from such a combination!..? Infact der rating dropd since simon cowell left..

Shinelle said...

I jus de laff hahahah!..Seriously wat did d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣ expect from such a combination!..? Infact der rating dropd since simon cowell left..

frankinsence said...

Niki minaj is the reason for d low ratings! Mstcheew! I wonder why mariah carey agreed to be on the same show with minaj! she's such on bitch on dat show.

Anonymous said...

Were dey expecting d rating 2 go up? Bcos of who? Nicki? SMH

Anonymous said...

I am not siprised at all!!! When a classless,untalented hood-rat called nicki minaj is among the judges!!! Her songs are trash and I don't know how someone without talent like her should be given the task of searching for talent in others!!!!! Mtcheeeeeew...

Anonymous said...

Am Sure Simmon will be dancing Azonto Now!he so wants American idol to fail am sure

FameLord said...

Its everybody dat is talentless to u ppl....... Wat are ur Talents Exactly?............... Its not all bout d judges the show doesn't evolve and the producers don't Re-invent so dats wat u get....... Competitions are Rife in America!

Anonymous said...

Simmon is just the best judge 4 the show!!bt 4 me#teamnicki for life

Anonymous said...

Yea true talk, nicki minaj thinks its a place 2 Criticise people's make up and clothes like its a joke

JustPorsh said...

12 seasons! Who never try!
Take a brk joor!

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Anonymous said...

Dats the concept

Anonymous said...

On d contrary, I love Nicky on d show.

Anonymous said...

Lol exactly...

Anonymous said...

Lol I'm sure he does..

Anonymous said...

Hahahahaha

Anonymous said...

The solution is simple BRING BACK PAULA ABDUL she was a delight to look at and she had a likable personality + her chemistry with SIMON was too good!!..ths new panel has no chemistry with each other SMH--VOLCANO SA

Anonymous said...

From wot I'v read so far,none of u guys follow d show,am really impressed wit nicky here,didn't knw I was goin to(not a fan)but she's doin a superb job dere.I lov mariah but she's a dummy in d show.jackson,nickky follows,keith b4 mariah.

Opelenge said...

U dey craze oh!

frankinsence said...

Lmfao! Ure killing me man! Wtf!

frankinsence said...

Even mariah is soo plain, like she has no idea why she's there! Her speaking voice is horrible, she shuld be singing the words! She gets aloof sometimes and doesn kno how to express herself.

Unknown said...

Lmfao... Yes @jumyk I rem vividly

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Lwkmd!

de la crèmê said...

What were they expectin! Hvin Nicki minaj as a judge is ruinin d show!!

Anonymous said...

Its obvious u guys are not following d show, niki is good, she says d fact,maraiah is a confused fellow,keith is doing a good job. The prob with d show dis season is d sepreation of d boys and girls...watch out for my baby kree and amber..

Bea said...

Lmfaooooo!!!! My sides are aching! Jeez!

Anonymous said...

@kemsugar dis ya face betta wella 4 horror film

Unknown said...

Lol, u no well @ all,why yoruba na? Yeye pikin.

Clare Holycity said...

i love nicki, dnt knw y u guys hate her so

Clare Holycity said...

i love nicki very much

trinity said...

Some of una d craze ooo... How do u even allow ur brain to pass that information to ur fingers to type that Nicki is classless and talentless. U chop charcoal? Nicki's absolutely amazing and yes, maybe the show misses simon. Or maybe peeps just got jobs. And 13million no bad atall ooo. Don't think all the singing competitions in nigeria put together over the years have maxed 13million sef.

Anonymous said...

Hahahahha....see em breast sef.lol

Anonymous said...

Jez go n hang urself...dats ђã†̥ †̥ϑ do abou' it.....uncommon fool....hehe

Anonymous said...

Really poor these dayz...

Unknown said...

For a show that commanded 20million + viewers and now 12 that's the propper definition of BAD

MY TURN said...

NOT SURPRISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN IDOL HISTORY I AM NOT WATCHING....RANDY JACKSON HAS DONE HIS TIME CAN HE BOW OUT NOW, THE COMBO OF NICKI AND MARIAH IS ALL WRONG KEITH URBAN IS TOOO SOFT....VERDICT THIS YEARS EDITION IS VERY POOR

Anonymous said...

American idols hasn't been the same since simon left...his choleric bluntness was d spark!

Unknown said...

Nicki is being kinda too Dramatic for me and she obviously has too many haters...am sure that's one of the reasons for the low rating...But I make sure I don't miss this show every Thursday and Friday...

Anonymous said...

OOH OOH! Thank God they are coming 2 their senses, their biggest problem there is this nicki babe, its really painful 2 watch mehn, she's not ripe enough 2 be a judge on American idol @ all, all are critics are so stupid & obviously, she's not comfortable with mariah LOL they better pay her off b4 their viewers will turn 2 little but nothing.

Anonymous said...

Nicki will obviously ruin this show with her craze, why dem go bring babbie come adult show??? She's overdoing this her foolish babbie thing & its really affecting her reasoning, anyway this is what they will get becos babbie na small pikin toy.

Anonymous said...

If u say Nicki is Messing the show up, then u're obviously watching the show through your Radio! Contrary to what I was expecting, Mariah is the one acting all Boss-lady to the contestants... Its sickening.

Jossie

Anonymous said...

Sha. The funniest fact here is that nicki minaj will be there earning her money for being present while you people will be wasting away infront of a screen and commenting. Sheesh.

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