Not even Simon Cowell’s farewell could save this years finale of ”American Idol”.
An average of 19.6 million viewers tuned in for the ”American Idol” season finale last night. This was down 14.7% from last years season finale.
There are a bunch of reasons why the ratings may have dropped. The talent wasn’t as good, the season seemed longer than normal, or maybe people are just getting tired of the show.
At the end of the day Lee won, Crystal stood tall and Simon walked away. We’ll have to wait and see what happens to the show without it’s biggest star in Simon next year. Until then, congratulations Lee.
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I usually really like American Idol, but I just couldn’t get into this year. It will be interesting to see what happens now that Simon is gone.
everyone wants to watch americal idol because we love to hear beautiful voices. `”,
Watching American Idol gave me the perspective that ther are really lots of talented people out there.;-`