Jericho Loses to American Idol
While I would love to say that Jericho held its own with American Idol last week, but I’d be lying.
In the fall, Jericho did not have to compete against the unstoppable ratings juggernaut that is American Idol. I’m sure CBS was hoping that the American Idol viewers wouldn’t overlap with the Jericho fans. They thought wrong. Everybody watches American Idol, and no one seems willing to give up their Idol fix in favor of anything else being offered on TV.
Jericho is just one in the line of many shows who have been decimated by the American Idol empire. It’s unfortunate. This bizarre scenario is getting to the point where other networks might as well not even try to put anything against American Idol. It’s not Jericho’s fault, really. No one wants a piece of Idol these days, nor should they. Even Lost, one of the most popular shows on TV, boasting maybe the most loyal fan base in all of television, had to change time slots to avoid American Idol.So, Jericho fans, don’t worry. Your show isn’t getting less popular, it’s just being steamrolled by Idol. Like every other show on TV.
I’ve actually never watched an episode of American Idol, but I know that I’m a strange anomaly out there in America right now. But, I’ve never been terribly fond of a lot of reality TV anyway.
Here’s to hoping that this week is much kinder to Jericho.
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Jericho, Michael Gaston, Gray Anderson, TV, television, CBS
February 26th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Bleh. I am not one of those who tossed Jericho aside for American Idol. Idol was okay the first few seasons, but it just seems to be the same thing over and over again, and it bores me to death anymore. Then again, if I actually had the time, energy, and inclination to spend hours calling in vote after vote after vote (which is the only way to really have any influence over the outcome), I might feel differently.