"American Idol" finale lowest audience since 2002
Thu, May 27 2010 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
The "American Idol" finale drew its lowest audience since 2002 as an estimated 24.2 million viewers tuned in to watch Lee DeWyze beat Crystal Bowersox, according to preliminary ratings figures on Thursday.
The audience for the ninth season finale on the Fox network on Wednesday shrank from 28.8 million last year and 31.6 million in 2008. Only the first season of "American Idol", in the summer of 2002, drew a smaller audience with 22.8 million.
"American Idol" has retained its crown as America's most-watched show for the seventh consecutive year. But audiences fell by about 9 percent this season and the TV singing competition on Wednesday lost one of its biggest attractions with the exit of British judge Simon Cowell.
Fox, a unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has yet to announce a replacement for Cowell, who is launching a U.S. version of his own "The X-Factor" talent show on Fox in the fall of 2011.
Wednesday's finale was the climax of what TV critics have deemed a lackluster season, with the "Idol" format showing its age and disappointment over the addition of Ellen DeGeneres to the judging panel.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Editing by Christine Kearney)
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今年美偶总决赛吸引了自2002年以来最少的观众.据星期四的初步估计数据，大约有2420万人观看了这场Lee DeWyze击败Crystal Bowersox的比赛，而这次收视率也是相对于09年的2880万有所下滑，08年的总决赛收视为3160万.
虽然美偶已经连续蝉联7年的收视冠军，但这一季的收视率下降了9%，同时星期三的时候这场唱歌选秀节目随着英国评委Simon Cowell的退出失去了它最大的焦点.
星期三的总决赛是电视评论家一致认为缺少亮点的一季的高潮，这“偶像”模式呈现出了它的疲态，并且新加入评委席的Ellen DeGeneres也让人失望.
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Is it the end？
Thu, May 27 2010 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
The "American Idol" finale drew its lowest audience since 2002 as an estimated 24.2 million viewers tuned in to watch Lee DeWyze beat Crystal Bowersox, according to preliminary ratings figures on Thursday.
The audience for the ninth season finale on the Fox network on Wednesday shrank from 28.8 million last year and 31.6 million in 2008. Only the first season of "American Idol", in the summer of 2002, drew a smaller audience with 22.8 million.
"American Idol" has retained its crown as America's most-watched show for the seventh consecutive year. But audiences fell by about 9 percent this season and the TV singing competition on Wednesday lost one of its biggest attractions with the exit of British judge Simon Cowell.
Fox, a unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has yet to announce a replacement for Cowell, who is launching a U.S. version of his own "The X-Factor" talent show on Fox in the fall of 2011.
Wednesday's finale was the climax of what TV critics have deemed a lackluster season, with the "Idol" format showing its age and disappointment over the addition of Ellen DeGeneres to the judging panel.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Editing by Christine Kearney)
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今年美偶总决赛吸引了自2002年以来最少的观众.据星期四的初步估计数据，大约有2420万人观看了这场Lee DeWyze击败Crystal Bowersox的比赛，而这次收视率也是相对于09年的2880万有所下滑，08年的总决赛收视为3160万.
虽然美偶已经连续蝉联7年的收视冠军，但这一季的收视率下降了9%，同时星期三的时候这场唱歌选秀节目随着英国评委Simon Cowell的退出失去了它最大的焦点.
星期三的总决赛是电视评论家一致认为缺少亮点的一季的高潮，这“偶像”模式呈现出了它的疲态，并且新加入评委席的Ellen DeGeneres也让人失望.
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Is it the end？
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