Fox Says Ratings May Drop for 'American Idol'
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Ratings for Fox's top-ranked  "American Idol" will probably decline as the television talent  search show enters its fourth season this week, a network  official said on Monday.
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"American Idol," for all its success, is not above tinkering Â especially after last year's revolving door of celebrity mentors and Sanjaya Malakar's improbable run.
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WASHINGTON - Fox Broadcasting Co. disagrees with a finding by federal regulators that an episode of "Married by America" was indecent, but isn't saying whether it will appeal a nearly $1.2 million fine...
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.
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"American Idol" fans have sent Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest, despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show.
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Last week's bireligious celebration on the Fox soap was   observed by a season-low 6.3 million (66th place)--down 32 percent from   Chrismukkah 2003 (i.e., the episode entitled "The Best Chrismukkah   Ever").
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A new sex scandal has hit "American Idol," U.S. TV's most popular program --- but it all could be over on Thursday night if a contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos is voted off the show.
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Tuesday night offered no  ratings surprises: Fox won the night in all meaningful measures  with the second week of "American Idol," while NBC came in  second place.
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The fourth-season premiere of Fox's musical juggernaut "American Idol" dominated television on Tuesday, outdrawing the other five leading broadcast networks combined in total viewership and audience rating, according to preliminary ratings.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland  - Simon Cowell, the "Pop  Idol" and "American Idol" judge audiences love to hate, turned  his brutally critical eye on himself Saturday and predicted the  demise of his own fame.
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Super Bowl viewership fell from  recent years on Sunday, but the U.S. football championship  propelled broadcaster Fox to its most-watched night ever, the  network said.
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NEW YORK  - Viewers swarmed to NBC's "Singing Bee" on Tuesday night as Fox's telecast of baseball's All-Star Game dropped to near-historic lows.
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Here's news that Fox's series "Anchorwoman" wouldn't want to deliver: It's been canceled after one low-rated airing.
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There are certain axioms of pop culture. "American Idol" judges will be mean. Prince will rock. Super Bowl ads will be more violent than the Super Bowl itself.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox was hot to trot  Wednesday with "American Idol," and the return of Paris Hilton  and Nicole Richie in "The Simple Life: Interns."
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Foxâs âAmerican Idolâ does exactly what it promises to do: it makes platinum music stars, and in the process attracts more than 33 million viewers â young and old, black and white, rich and poor, red state and blue.
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Fox and CBS dominated last  week's top 10 ratings, with Fox taking the top four slots and  its reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" outdistancing  NBC's waning rival "America's Got Talent."