“The Idol” is going to go the way of all things when season 1 is over.
The Weeknd, whose idea this terrible show was, is waving the white flag on Page Six today.
Seeing the horrific response so far, and the low ratings, Abel Tesfaye has planted an item in the NY Post gossip column to the effect that he’s out, the show is cooked.
This is HBO’s way of letting us know this was a failed experiment. There’s no way otherwise that they would have let this item run, and one without a hint of support for them.
This past Sunday, viewership on the main HBO channel was a paltry 135,000 people. This Sunday could be worse.
In the Page Six item, an anonymous source says no one is watching TV anyway. Um, no. The 9pm Sunday slot just previously had “Succession” pulling 650,000 viewers per week. So who were they?
HBO for some reason cannot do a music show. They failed with “Vinyl,” which at least had characters and wasn’t offensive. But “The Idol” is a mistake. The cabler’s best best is to just let it run out and be done with it. They have bigger fish to fry.
As for The Weeknd, “The Idol” has done its damage. He has no singles on the charts, and no albums either. The single from “The Idol.” called “Popular,” is a stiff.
