Once the most successful show on television, Fox Network’s American Idol is currently experiencing its worst ratings ever.
NBC’s The Voice has consistently won the key 18-49 demographic in the music competition battle this season. And on Thursday night, Idol was dealt quite possibly its biggest blow by an unlikely foe:
RERUNS of CBS’s Big Bang Theory scored a 3.1 rating in the 8pm slot and a 3.3 in the 9pm slot in the demographic. American Idol scored a 3.0 rating.
Many have speculated about the reasons why the once-mighty American Idol‘s ratings continue to fall, but producer Nigel Lythgoe has pulled no punches in voicing his opinion about the explanation behind the slide:
He believes the current panel of judge’s lack of chemistry has caused great harm to the Idol brand.
You mean people DON’T like listening to a constant stream of cat fights?!
