Thursday, March 28, 2024

“The Voice” Returns, Scores Higher Rating than “American Idol” With Older Show’s Former Contestant

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“The Voice” came back on Monday night. The singer-contestant show scored a 4.8 and over 13 million total viewers. Even though it was second for the night in viewers to “Dancing with the Stars,” the key demo was twice that of the dance show. So younger people overall were watching “The Voice” because the judges — Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Blake Shelton, Usher, and Shakira– are young, shiny and sexy. And “The Voice” also featured a knockout performance from a former “American Idol” contestant– John Peter Lewis.  You wonder if “The Voice” isn’t calling old “Idol” players to see if they’ll come strut their stuff on the newer show.

More importantly, “The Voice” is already out-rating “Idol.” That 4.8 is what “Idol” would love to have instead of last Thursday’s 2.9 and 11.93 viewers. Ouch! But “The Voice” looks fresher, the judges seemed more engaged. When Shakira was surprised that Lewis and his singing partner spoke Spanish, “The Voice” came alive. It was very engaging.

“American Idol” returns tonight– Wednesday–looking for a revival.
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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