"'Idol' is not going to come back to being the ratings champion it once was," Kevin Reilly, Fox Entertainment president told the Daily News last week. The Daily News noted that the popularity of such reality shows seems to be waning since the cancellation this year of Simon Cowell's "X Factor" and a dip in the ratings of another singing reality fare "The Voice." The New York Daily News reported Sunday that last week "American Idol" show featuring the top three contestants drew eight million viewers, down from an average of 20 million viewers for years and 30 million for its finale. The performance – or performances – by the judges probably has a lot do with ratings as well. … Despite their diverse backgrounds, the panel clearly possesses both a strong personal and musical chemistry, so anything is possible." "Urban is a beloved country superstar, Lopez is the international pop phenomenon and Connick is the classic crooner I always secretly wanted to marry. "They have carved out their individual niches," Stephens wrote. Urgent: Do You Approve Or Disapprove of President Obama's Job Performance? Vote Now in Urgent PollĬMT.com's Samantha Stephens wrote that the talented judges could probably sing anything they wanted to and still pull it off. "It's proved to be a bit challenging to find one song that works for all three of us 'cause we are very, very different musically. "The three of us have been trying to figure out a song we can do for the finale," Urban told CMT.com. Urban, Lopez and Connick are expected to perform during Wednesday's conclusion of the music reality show, perhaps showing its young upstarts how it's done. – may steal the show during the finale, reported CMT.com. If your DVR cuts off at 10PM on Wednesday night then you’re likely to miss the actual reveal so get the whole thing recorded.While Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene will wait to see if they will capture the 13th American Idol crown Wednesday, their judges – Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr.
If you tune in on Thursday night you won’t find anything Idol related on FOX, so be sure to adjust your DVRs for next week’s season finale special schedule. Once all that’s done American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will dim the lights and open the envelope to reveal who won American Idol 2014! From there we’ll get to hear either Caleb’s or Jena Irene’s coronation songs which will be their first single released after winning the season. We’ll get to see this season’s best singers performing alongside music’s biggest stars for some really fun duets and ensembles. The next night, Wednesday, May 21st, the season’s top finalists will return to the Idol stage for a two-hour and six-minute event starting at 8PM ET/PT through 10:06PM ET/PT. The American Idol 2014 finale show arrives next week with a special schedule so pay careful attention or you could risk missing Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene in their final performances of the season! American Idol 2014 Top 2 Finalists – Source: FOXįOX’s two-night American Idol finale begins next Tuesday, at 8PM ET/PT with a one-hour performance show featuring Caleb and Jena Irene in one last effort for your votes to put them over the top and be crowned the winner of American Idol 2014.