The truest Idol May 31, 2008

Without American Idol, television really suffers.

The finale last week, which I’m still reeling over, was the highest-rated show for the week according to Nielsen ratings. Its nearest competitor (outside of the performance show the night before) was Dancing with the Stars, which garnered just more than 20 million viewers.

AI probably had the most viewers TV will see until the fall.

All the success this year actually made Fox the most-watched television network, beating out the ‘big three.’ It’s the first time the network has received that honor. It only took 21 years. But doesn’t it always?

Yet it still doesn’t seem right to me they had to cut Back to You. And now, Kelsey Grammer is making what I regrettably see as a stupid move in a new to-be-shortlived ABC comedy, Roman’s Empire. You read it here first on chris-stover.com.

The summer season never attracts big viewers. And rightly so. Have you heard of the slated shows? There are some I’m excited about – The Mole, I Survived a Japanese Game Show , Million Dollar Password - and there are some that just deserve to burn in hell, including Moment of Truth.

For a good recap of the 2007-2008 television season, check out this article.

I look forward to the flops that await in the fall.