This … is American Idol’s worst nightmare
While the return of the reality juggernaut won the night considerably, the 11th season debut of the FOX powerhouse suffered from the biggest year-over-year ratings drop for a premiere episode in the show’s decade-long history.
Down 27 percent from last year, Idol delivered 21.6 million viewers and a 7.2 in the adult demo last night. Considering the changes (and the competition) that has come up in the past year, this wasn’t completely unexpected. Still, considering how mediocre X Factor faired in the ratings in comparison, this is undoubtly very disappointing for FOX.
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