Ryan Ain't No Dunkelman!

1. The reason the ratings are down is because Michael Johns is gone and people like Brooke and Jason are still in the mix. Johns had a huge audience - maybe not the teenie bopper crowd that sits and texts every 5 minutes, but a huge portion of Idol's audience never votes. It's the non-voters causing the drop in ratings because the ones worth watching are no longer on the show!

Posted at 8:58PM on Apr 29th 2008 by realitycheck

2. #1 pretty much sums it up...Simon is fun to listen too, Paula is good for a laugh with her blubering her words all over the place ( yet again tonite) and Ryan is good at his job....the " talent" not exciting at all, hope Cook wins...but the tweens will probably vote for shy boy.

Posted at 9:07PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.

3. I am so sooooooo tired of American Idol. Can we pleeeeaaasse switch up to something even remotely interesting?

Posted at 9:18PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Jerry

4. It's not Ryan, Randy, Simon or Paula that's the cause of the rating going down. At the beginning it seemed like all amatures and now you put professionals in with the amatures and I don't think its fair. I'm a senior citizen and know a little about music, and I've worked with young people all my life.

Posted at 9:16PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Jackie

5. I can't stand Ryan Seacrest. He is so full of himself, and so disrespectful towards Simon. Simon Cowell has been involved in music and television long before that blonde bigmouth was ever even heard of. I stopped watching Idol because of Ryan.

Posted at 1:35AM on Apr 30th 2008 by monica

6. There is no Idol without Ryan!!!!

Posted at 9:53AM on Apr 30th 2008 by Amanda

7. Ryan is the only reason I watch IDOL. I wish everyone would stop spreading these stupid rumors! Find something ELSE to talk about.

Posted at 9:51PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Missy

8. Ryan is the ONLY good part about American Idol. If Ryan leaves, so do I!

Posted at 9:53PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Amelia

9. american idol is definately on it's last leg....i could barely even watch it up til now and definately won't be watching the next one

ryan - old toad
randy - fat old toad
simon - old toad
paula - drunk, drugged, loopy old toad

Posted at 10:00PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Is there anybody in there...

10. Ratings are down because of election coverage and also because we all have known from the beginning that Archuletta will win.

Just My 2 Cents

Posted at 10:04PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Debbie

11. Debbie...election coverage goes 24/7 for 365 days!!...ugh...that is WHY families put on Idol....the top 5 talent is not EXCITING this yr imo.

Posted at 10:09PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.

12. #11....U R 100% RIGHT ON!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:21PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.

13. I'm ready to Ryan to leave. He has become annoying.

Posted at 10:23PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Dan

14. Bering back Michael Johns then we can talke ratings

Posted at 5:57AM on May 6th 2008 by Ann

15. Ohhhhhhhhhh Please!!! Don't tell me that Ryan Secrest has anything to do with the ratings being so low. Its because people like Jason Castro is still there, when he should have been cut a long time ago, He sucks ASS! Ryan is great he has been there since the beginning.

Posted at 10:33PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Kimberly Bennink