"Idol" Ratings Hit a Season J-Low

Posted Apr 11th 2007 12:47PM by TMZ Staff

Early numbers are in for last night's "American Idol." The sad fact -- Sanjaya may be up, but the numbers are down.
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Fifty-two million eyeballs (or, making the assumption most people have two eyes, 26 million people) tuned in last night to watch J.Lo coach the contestants, according to Marc Berman from The Programming Insider. That's almost a million less than last week, four million less than the same week last season, and 11 million less than the January premiere. Ouch!

But let's get real: "Idol" still rocks. The two weekly shows are consistently #1 and #2 in the ratings, drawing nearly five million more viewers than third place "CSI." So the sky isn't exactly falling, but the juggernaut seems to be getting a little long in the tooth.

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1. Not very likely

Posted at 12:53PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Angelina Jolie Photos

2. The contestents are too boring!!!

Posted at 12:53PM on Apr 11th 2007 by ann

3. Sorry Nigel - its boring. Same old thing week after week - Randy is "dawg this" and "dawg that", Paula parrots whatever Randy says, Simon is always negative - cabaret, lounge, blah, blah, blah. I usually TIVO, then watch while speeding through the endless commercials. Don't have any recommendations - but I think you are losing us.

Posted at 12:54PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Pam

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Posted at 12:55PM on Apr 11th 2007 by MrSanjayaFan

5. Sorry but the show just isn't that good this year.!!!!!! Besides Sanjaya has actually ruined it for me because of all the bogus votes. Maybe next year will be better .....we shall see.

Posted at 12:55PM on Apr 11th 2007 by cookie

6. Jambalaya has turned it into a farce-

Posted at 1:03PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Meowch!!

7. The show just sucks,really sucks,last nights show was bad,I would rather watch hockey than americian Idol,And I hate hockey, dont expect to sell maney C/Ds,Paris will sell more than anybody on the show

Posted at 1:04PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Show Sucks

8. This is the first year I have watched "Idol" and I am really enjoying it. I think it is best when
they sing songs everyone knows.

Posted at 1:06PM on Apr 11th 2007 by mary

9. Sanjaua has ruined it for me too. I have stopped watching and just check web to see who gets booted. I WILL NOT WATCH AS LONG AS SANJAYA IS ON.

Posted at 1:06PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Yvonne

10. brazilian model... isn't that usually portuguese for '5 figure celebrity whore' and 'post-op transsexual'?

Posted at 1:07PM on Apr 11th 2007 by blah

11. Here's a show idea: If it happens..I will sue..haha
Let's put bands that have already recorded up against each other and let america vote for that..then they settle it on the results show in a bar fight!

Show idea#2
Lets start Second Chance
premes: Anyone over the age of 35 can try out and the record company that takes the winner under their wing makes them a one hit wonder..HILARIOUS!!

Posted at 1:07PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Joasis

12. Last nights show was so boring! I'd expect much more from freakin Latin night- isn't that supposed to be HOT? And Randy does say the same ole suckin in air, "I don't know dawg, just wasn't feeling it...", Paula always says, "You looked great"... It's all predictable and dull.

Posted at 1:12PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Vivi

13. The contestants this season are the worst. I have no real interest in them. If you take anyone's best performance, it would still be worse than any other comparable season's performances...and we know it and the judges know it. So instead, they spend their time saying things like Blake Lewis' performance was good when, in another season, he would have been told it was substandard. What's left to say when you have to pick and choose among "fair to middlin," hunting for your best?

Add to that "the Sanjaya factor," and, to paraphrase Randy, "the ratings are droppin' like flies, dawg."

Posted at 1:12PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Let this season be over soon

14. Perhaps people are wising up and realizing that simon Cowell and his ugly, hateful remarks is not eentertainment at all. Calling people :"ugly' , "fat," or any other names which have nothing to do with a persons sining ability is classless. Shame on the producers of this show for ever thinking this sort of treatment of people is okay, There is a constructive criticism which is good, and then there is destructive criticism which is deliberately hurtful and meant for nothing but to get ratings and harm people. The second type of criticism is what American Idol is mostly about. American Idol is just a musical Jerry Springer. May Simon Cowell find himself totally unemployable in the entertainment business after this show goe off the air.

Posted at 1:14PM on Apr 11th 2007 by amanda

15. Do you think the people are getting tired of the show since the voting process is a SCAM? I AM!! They need to stop the teens from voting for Sanjaya. He needs to be removed from the show. I use to watch the show but stop since Sanjay has not been booted and the other singers were booted off. It is a real shame because the others could sing and Sanjaya can't. PLEASE STOP VOTING FOR THIS IDIOT!!

Posted at 1:15PM on Apr 11th 2007 by kitkat

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