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American Idol season 7
File:AmericanIdoltitlecard.jpg
Created bySimon Fuller
Directed byBruce Gowers
StarringRyan Seacrest
Paula Abdul
Simon Cowell
Randy Jackson
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes4 (as of January 23, 2008)
Production
Executive producersNigel Lythgoe
Ken Warwick
Simon Fuller
Running timeVaries
Original release
NetworkFOX
ReleaseJanuary 15, 2008 –
May 21, 2008

The seventh season of American Idol, which premiered on January 15th, 2008, is the current season of the annual popular reality show and singing competition. Ryan Seacrest continues to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson returning as judges. The successful program continues to search for and discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions along with weekly rounds of intense competition and eliminations airing live, based on public voting by phone.

Audition locations

For Season 7, auditions were held in the following cities:[1]

Contestants were required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on July 28, 2007, and eligible to work in the United States. Those ineligible include former contestants who reached the top 40 of past seasons, those holding recording or management contracts, or those who are not US citizens or landed immigrants (i.e. temporary residents).

New additions and changes

The show has been reported to be considering making a few changes this year, including the possibility of allowing contestants to use musical instruments [7], an element that can also be seen on Norwegian Idol, Australian Idol and Canadian Idol.

Also, due to last year's rampant criticism and media accusation of the judges and producers of being very harsh and disrespectful during last season's auditions, this year the judges are noticeably more compassionate and are not as "mean" to the contestants. [8]

Nigel Lythgoe acknowledged that the show suffered last year when finalists failed to top the excitement and star quality of performers from previous seasons; on the other hand, he said producers erred by giving too much air time to famous mentors like Jennifer Lopez with individual projects to promote rather than delving deep into contestants' back stories to foster a stronger connection with viewers. "We felt as though we made mistakes last year with not really pushing and introducing the talent as well as we have done in the past," he said.[9] According to Lythgoe, the number of mentors will be reduced, in an effort to provide more emphasis to the contestants. [10]

Simon Cowell said during a recent telephone news conference. "The most important thing is the show has got to look better," "It's got to be more fun as a show, and if it is, I think more people will watch. I think it absolutely comes down to the content of what we provide the viewers."[11]

Reaction

The Associated Press reports "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season premiere. Tuesday's debut was seen by 33.4 million viewers, down 11 percent from the 37.4 million who watched the first show, according to preliminary ratings by Nielsen Media Research."[12]

Distribution

The Australian free-to-air channel Network Ten lost the rights to air this season of American Idol in Australia, which were then sold to the pay television channel FOX8, which airs episodes less than 24 hours after the U.S. broadcast.

In the UK, ITV2 will air the latest episodes on Thursdays and Fridays.[citation needed]

In South Africa, MNET Series will air American Idol from March onwards on Wednesday's and Thursdays.

In Philippines, American Idol Season 7 will be aired on Q11 every Wednesday and Thursday nights, 6:00 PM with replays every 8:30 PM.

In Israel the show is aired with a delay of three days on Friday and Saturday on channel 3 and yes stars 3.

References

  1. ^ http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/?pid=930
  2. ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070730-1859-bn30idol.html
  3. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20151317/
  4. ^ http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2620&u_sid=10103018
  5. ^ http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=10433
  6. ^ http://www.scnow.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-BTW-2007-08-19-0015.html
  7. ^ "'AMERICAN IDOL' SHAKE UP". New York Post. 2007-11-05.
  8. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwXD4BoO2HF6nbttn2FU7Cw_ZtowD8U7ADP02
  9. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwXD4BoO2HF6nbttn2FU7Cw_ZtowD8U6DNUO1
  10. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/05/american-idol-adding-guitar-strumming-subtracting-mentors/
  11. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwXD4BoO2HF6nbttn2FU7Cw_ZtowD8U6DNUO1
  12. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwXD4BoO2HF6nbttn2FU7Cw_ZtowD8U7ADP02


Preceded by American Idol
Season 7 (2008) 		Succeeded by
Season 8 (2009)
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