Season nine of American Idol has been bad. There have been bad seasons before Fantasia beating DiGarmo and Hicks beating McPhee. We say this because none of them lived up to winning like Clarkson, Underwood, or even none winner Daughtry. This season the talent might be the worst ever. Could it be they have drained the cities where they audition by process they use to find talent. Let us put the past behind us and look at the dim future of the show. As a guest mentor they picked Miley Cryus, really, they claim at 17, she knows the business, the fact is she is a Disney product and Disney knows the business. They package her songs into the show, so they sell. They package her as a performer so kids pay to see her sing. There are only two girls worth watching perform this season and one might never sell a record. There are only two guys worth watching perform and neither might sell a record. The judges table is a mess Kara is hung up on meaning of the song and staying far away from Ellen. As much as they try to build up Ellen as a judge, she has brought nothing to the show. Randy is just happy not to be playing bass somewhere and Simon is on his way out. This leaves the prospect of next year grim for America. That being said 22.57 million viewers still tuned in last week for two hours. We have not heard Seacrest start a result show by saying “30 million votes last night,” which is the true test if people are vested or just watching. Sitting here it jumped the shark when Miley Cryus was named a mentor.
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