Ryan Ain't No Dunkelman!

16. Leona I know election coverage is on around the clock but the Idol time slot is competing with "the juicy election coverage" time slot LOL
O'reilly Factor for one and so many others. This election is not just any election, its historical.

Posted at 10:44PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Debbie

17. If the ratings are down, it's because the show is played out. How many years do we have to go through this? It's boring. It's not because of Ryan, it's because its freaking endless!

Posted at 10:52PM on Apr 29th 2008 by the truth be told

18. AI needs to get rid of whoever is making these terrible artist selections. America is tuning out because the artists they are showcasing are boring and their songs are depressing. When they choose a decade at least the contestant has a pool of artists to choose from. They need to go back two years when the ratings were breaking records.

Posted at 7:45PM on May 1st 2008 by kitten

19. DEBBIE...ok...u have ur point, one can only take so much cnn coverage...but , lots of familys sit and watch this...the ones who r into the GOOD political shows r't even in the demographics of AI enmasse..imo..historical is right!..curious???who r u voting for?...and I'm not American.

Posted at 11:11PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.

20. aka I'm a Bitch ... " Achemyheadoff"...that is a keeper!!! good one....don't want to knock him but he has absolutely no command of anything...NOT a " American Idol"...this season was disappointing...at least if Michael Johns was there...Cook SHOULD win...but he isn't AWESOME like Daughtry...whatever..

Posted at 11:17PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.

21. I dont see how they like David A so much he always sounds the same... Jason will be going I think.. still same ol boring sitting down guitar playing hippie .... David Cook... HOT as ever!!

Posted at 11:22PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Star

22. If Paula reading the wrong comment for the wrong contestant for the wrong song doesn't prove to people that this show is scripted from beginning to end I don't know what will. The producers pick the contestants beginning with the auditions, to the top 10, and the order of their eliminating.They hand picked the talent this year and most are not armatures. They pick the winner, the runner up and so forth. NO amount of voting will change the out come. WAKE UP AMERICA!

Posted at 1:19PM on Apr 30th 2008 by afan

23. "It's the themes, stupid."

Tonight's show was unwatchable. I DVR'ed it, and it was impossible to sit through, so I didn't. I skipped ahead through most of it, and there was NOT ONE performance I watched for more than 8 seconds.

Posted at 11:37PM on Apr 29th 2008 by brazen weep

24. Since Michael Johns left the show, and the way Ryan sent him home, made me HATE the show!
Michael was in my opinion, the best on the show. He kept me watching week after week, until he was sent home unfairly.
Idol Jumped The Shark!

Posted at 6:57AM on Apr 30th 2008 by freddie4ever

25. Gosh I wish they would get rid of Seacrest. Idol I think would do so much better without that diva on the show. I miss how they use to have "guest judges"... they do the same crap now.. same songs... why don't they make them create their own song and sing it... do something entertaining.. just because you made a new stage doesn't mean crap. I loveeeee season 1 because they were original.. as each idol goes on, the more fake it seems. We have David Cook, who is a "rocker"... come on.. give me someone like Alice Cooper.. that's a rocker.. I'm sick of all these crappy people doing so well. That is why I stopped watching the show. You can tell which genre of music idol wants to win that season and they push it.. they don't have a rocker..so since day 1 its obvious that is where they are headed.. These people don't have talent any more. Its a joke ever since 60 year old Taylor Hicks won. Its all a joke now.. they neeed to get rid of Paula and the Diva Seacrest... get some new people in there.. bring back the guest judges.. stop picking the same songs... get people that can really sing!

Posted at 11:34AM on Apr 30th 2008 by Melissa

26. I THINK HAVING RYAN ON THE SHOW IS VERY SMART, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SHOW SINCE IT FIRST AIR AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE SHOW, WITH RYAN BEING ON. IF THEY WERE TO LET HIM GO, THEN IT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME. THE REASON WHY IT IS A SUCCESS IS BECAUSE OF HIM AND THE CONTESTANTS. JUST ADDING HIM TO THE MIX IS VERY COMICAL AND REFRESHING,

Posted at 1:23AM on Apr 30th 2008 by yaazameen

27. American Idol has certainly gone downhill this year. I imagine there are a lot of reasons for that. The publicity around David Cooks brother's cancer issues makes the show painful to watch. Our society is innandated with cancer these days and being reminded of it constantly is a definite turn off. Ryan Seacrest does a fine job. He's happy, positive and charasmatic. Outstanding charasmatic singers, more action and less negativity would make this show much more enjoyable.

Posted at 1:29AM on Apr 30th 2008 by Lindy

28. Rating are down because the show sucks. Ryan sucks too, but he's being scapegoated here!

Posted at 1:05AM on Apr 30th 2008 by blacgirl

29. I'm sure this entry is indirectly referring to what votefortheworst has been saying. I personally despise Seacrest. The fake "witty" banter with Simon. C'mon! Seacrest used to be pretty cruel to contestants in seasons past, being sarcastic and downright rude at times. He seems to be behaving better this season, but I still think the show would be better without him.

Posted at 1:40AM on Apr 30th 2008 by FRS

30. TMZ's spies? Their "spies" on Dancing With the Stars" proved to be misinformational moron's concerning Christian's imminent injury-induced departure. I'm just sayin'

Posted at 1:52AM on Apr 30th 2008 by Some friggin' guy