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Author: Ken McElhaneyKen McElhaney Date: Sep 18, 2007 06:28
On Sep 17, 11:16 pm, UCLAN thanks.org> wrote:> Ken McElhaney wrote:
>> Oh puh-leeze. To paraphrase a certain pianist, the American Idol
>> producers were crying all the way to the bank. AI may not be the
>> powerhouse in the ratings it once was, but I'd venture to guess that
>> CBS/TAR would give all five Emmys to have AI's ratings.
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> If it meant changing its format to allow for viewer voting, nah. AI could
> have grunting pigs as contestants and still garner decent ratings due to
> viewer voting. That doesn't mean it's a quality show. That just means that
> people watch because they *think* they are affecting the outcome. I don't
> think that CBS/TAR would stoop to those standards.
"Survivor" doesn't "stoop" to viewer voting to decide which contestant
stays or goes, yet it did pretty well in the ratings for a while. And
like American Idol, it hasn't won a "Best Reality" series Emmy
either. All I'm saying is that if given the choice, CBS/TAR would
choose American Idol ratings over winning five Emmys.
Ken
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