AMERICAN IDOL will be ending after the 15th edition next year been 2016
At
its height, “American Idol” minted breakout stars and drew more than 30
million viewers an episode. It was the No. 1 broadcast show for eight
years, provided a boon to an ailing music industry and was the sort of
appointment television that industry executives are desperately trying
to recreate.
That
was then. The show has aged and the singing competition genre has
faded. In recent years the “Idol” audience has eroded at an alarming
rate, with losses in total viewership in eight of the last nine seasons.
This season, it is drawing under nine million viewers, its fewest ever.
Its
demise seemed inevitable, and on Monday it finally came. Fox announced
that it would shut down “Idol,” one of the most popular and dominant
reality shows, after its 15th season concludes next year.
“It
was not an easy decision,” Gary Newman, the co-chief executive of the
Fox Television Group, said on a conference call with reporters, ahead of
the network’s presentation of its fall lineup to advertisers.
“ ‘American Idol’ has been such a vital part of Fox for its run.”
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