The evening of June 11, 2002, was the debut of Fox’s American Idol, the singing competition that would go on to dominate and change television.
Why the American Idol reboot is ‘floundering dangerously’
A report says that ABC’s reboot of American Idol is in trouble for several different reasons, starting with the fact that its creator is not involved.
Katy Perry is ABC American Idol’s first judge, alas
ABC’s reboot of American Idol is going The Voice route, casting an A-list singer as its first judge. I wish it’d go back to its roots instead. Here’s why.
ABC will ‘revive’ American Idol next season
It’s official: ABC has acquired American Idol from its production companies, and the show will return in 2018. No hosts or judges were announced today.
American Idol? On ABC? With Ryan Seacrest?
Will ABC buy American Idol? Will Ryan Seacrest return to host? Reports and rumors are increasing as networks’ upfront presentations get closer.
Why might NBC bring American Idol back from the dead?
American Idol has been off the air less than one year, and already there is talk that NBC might buy and reboot the show. Let’s look at reasons why they’d do that.
Bankrupt American Idol producer now suing winner Phillip Phillips
The company that was founded by American Idol creator Simon Fuller is now bankrupt and suing one of the show’s winners for more than $5 million.
Why Ryan Seacrest said American Idol is only over “for now”
What the creator of Pop Idol and American Idol said in a recent interview offers some insight into Ryan Seacrest’s final two words on the Fox series.
I have nothing left to say about American Idol: a reflection on its accomplishments
Some thoughts about how I have no more thoughts to add about American Idol on the even of its finale. How excited are you to read that?
Four actually surprising facts about American Idol
While American Idol used to be capable of unscripted surprise, the show itself offers very little of that any more. (For sure, the final season will attempt some, and perhaps succeed.) If anything, though, that’s the story of the what the show has become: it has failed to refresh itself and instead withered into stagnation, even despite the changes in its judging panel.
But here are four things I learned this week about the show that genuinely surprised me.
For its last season, American Idol finally fixes a huge problem
American Idol is finally making a change in its last season that, had it been made earlier, could conceivably have helped the show last longer: cutting the season by more than a month.
Things Fox executives said about American Idol and Knock Knock Live, translated
Fox Television chairs and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman talked with TV critics this morning at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. They talked about the network’s reality TV, including American Idol and Knock Knock Live. Inspired by this brief Twitter exchange with USA TODAY critic Robert Bianco, here are some things they… continue reading
American Idol, cancelled, threatens seniors raising money for charity
American Idol has been cancelled and will air just one more season in the U.S., but that didn’t stop its parent company from threatening a Brooklyn charity event that uses the word “Idol” in its title. Yes, Brooklyn Senior Idol–which reports say raises money for the AARP and a high school band–received a cease and… continue reading
An episode of Survivor easily beat an American Idol finale
We have now reached a point in reality television where the original reality behemoth, Survivor, has reclaimed its title over the show that dominated all of television for years: American Idol. Yes, the 14th season finale of Idol, half of which aired opposite Survivor Worlds Apart, was easily beaten by the CBS series. Only 8.03… continue reading
American Idol cancelled and will end after one more season
Fox is cancelling American Idol after its 15th season, which will air next spring. Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick, Jr., will return for the final season’s judges, as will Ryan Seacrest as host, of course. The final season, Fox announced, will “pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and… continue reading