“American Idol” is not having an easy season.
Monday night’s ratings — and Sunday night’s — showed their weekly descent continues.
Sunday night was down 2.66% from the prior week, with just 4.2 million viewers.
Whatever people saw on Sunday didn’t make for much of a cliffhanger. On Monday, the numbers were down to 3.9 million. They demo was down 23.4%, and the totals were off by 5%.
ABC was so nervous they actually sent Ryan Seacrest to New York for an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark” to give “Idol” a little nudge. It doesn’t seem like it worked, although Sunday’s demo was actually up a bit despite losing total viewers.
Maybe some people think Katy Perry already left — she announced she exiting at the end of the season before it began. So far, also, none of the singers has caught fire with the audience. The show is hoping for a little PR on Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell (see below). “Idol” consistently loses to “The Voice,” also, which suggests the latter show’s format and hosts are more appealing.
ABC will definitely be doing some stunt for this coming Sunday-Monday two punch. They’ve got to be a little concerned that the numbers keep going down!
