'American Idol' is not afraid to lose audience · 2007-04-09 15:31
The ratings of “American Idol” has been reduced in comparison to the last season, and each episode has been watched by less people than the one before it, Monsters & Critics web site report.
Have the producers let the Sanjaya Malakar situation fester? According to the show’s producers, it’s Daylight Savings that is the culprit.
TMZ claims Nielsen stats show that the Tuesday performance shows are down about 10 percent compared to last season – from roughly 31 million viewers to 28.
Last Wednesday night’s results episode, where Gina Glocksen was sent packing was the least watched episode of the season, according to TV Week.
Producer Nigel Lythgoe blames Daylight Savings Time, according to TMZ, which started three weeks earlier this year.
“Even if we lost 50 percent of our audience, we’d still be in the top three shows in the country,” Lythgoe said at a press conference on Monday.
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