In my blog post that preceded the Idol reboot, I asked five questions. Here is my answer to the first one (for now). Will anybody watch? Here are the ratings to date: Sunday, March 11 Premiere: 2.3 rating[1]/10.3m viewers Monday, March 12: 1.8/8.4m viewers Sunday, March 18: 1.8/7.7m viewers (up against NCAAs) Monday, March 19:... Continue Reading →
I LOVE SOLO ROUND!!!!! By this time, we’ve seen which Idolists could withstand the pressure of singing in front of their competition. And we’ve seen which ones could survive singing with their competition. Those two rounds cut the Hollywood field from 169 down to 76. And Solo Round cut that group down 50. The reason... Continue Reading →
So here I am In this Hollywood city The city of the stars, movies, women and cars Well I guess I I guess I Star[1] I’ve been asked many times why Idol has created so much success for its contestants and The Voice so little. I have a long list of reasons why but one... Continue Reading →
OK. We made it. Glad that’s over. I feel like every year I’m commenting on the necessity of the evil that is the length of the audition rounds. It’s the proverbial rock/hard place. If you are a truly come-one-come-all reality show, then you can’t show only a few auditions or else the process looks fraudulent.... Continue Reading →
(Finishes replaying Dominique’s audition for the fourth time) When I like an audition, I put a star by their name. If I really like them, they get two stars. And there’s the rarified air of three stars earned by Idol hopeful Dominique. He goes by just that name, has a James Harden[1] beard, and a smooth enough... Continue Reading →
Because this is American Idol, we’re told by Ryan that many seasoned performers and full-time musicians come to audition. And because this is American Idol, we don’t see any of them. Instead, you can be a property manager. You can be a Special Ed teacher with a rare hormonal disorder. You may have been bullied.... Continue Reading →
“For some, an American Idol audition is their first step out of the shadows,” says Ryan, reminding me that I find the zero-to-hero story arc of this show so utterly addicting. After Sunday’s successful-so-far relaunch, tonight we got more of what worked so well last night: backstories, cute segments, LOL interplay – emphasis on “play”... Continue Reading →
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