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The Olympics have beaten American Idol

For all of NBC's recent mistakes, this time they got it right. They placed Vonn's amazing gold medal performance, (which, yes, most heard about already), right up against Idol in most time zones. There is little wonder that they beat Idol with that. Let's see how NBC does against Idol after the Olympics. Something tells me they won't be smiling quite as much.
 
searadiofreak said:
Let's see how NBC does against Idol after the Olympics. Something tells me they won't be smiling quite as much.
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NBC succeeded because, simply put, it was the Winter Olympics. Once the Olympics are over, Idol will be king again, just in time for the phone-in voting, while NBC once again sinks.
 
Probably, but it doesn't hurt that the U.S. is doing far
better in the medal count than anyone expected.

As for NBC's being able to maintain momentum once
the Olympics are over, I don't know. ABC's 11-week
winning streak ended soon after the 1976 Winter Games,
but it kept the momentum after Montreal that summer
and went on to be number one for three years. Of course,
ABC had a stronger lineup of regular series to work with
than NBC does. I would suspect that viewing will get back
to normal, and Simon & Co. will be back in their usual top
spot after Feb. 28.
 
The problem isn't just that NBC's regular lineup is weak, its bench is much weaker. They didn't invest in development of new series, so they don't have much in the pipeline to tout while people are actually watching.

If NBC had some great new shows waiting in the wings, and were running promos during the Olympics, then they might hook in some new viewers once the games are done. But they've got nothing.
 
Down from historical highs, sure, but still numbers any programmer would kill for. As for the Olympics, once in four years they can knock off a couple of episodes of a popular series. Hardly an earth-shattering development overall.
 
Remember that four years ago, FOX programmed Idol against the Turino Olympics. A women's single figure skating event was the event, and Idol beat it handily. It was the first time in years that Olympic coverage did not win the night.

In other words, I don't blame FOX for trying again.
 
AI has much bigger problems than the Olympics. One of them is the fact that Simon is leaving to start up his new X-Factor by next year. That's why the Howard Stern rumors got started. Somebody is going to have to sit in Simon's judging seat. That person is going to have to be a music pro or someone who has been in the business for a long, long time.

Suggestions include Timbaland, Paul McCartney, Quincey Jones, Winton Marselis, Madonna...some very big name that would create the necessary hype.
 
Not too surprising although do remember American Idol and other programs beat the 2006 Winter Olympic games so why not counter-program again? Besides the Olympics as usually are a snoozefest until a scandal(1936, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2002), bombing(1996), or massacre(1972) occurs.
 
KML-224 said:
Olympic scandal? You forgot about the skating scandal in 1994! ;)
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Ack! How could I have forgotten that one! :eek: ;D

Point is, Olympic games only become memorable for their scandals. Notice how the 2000, 2004, and 2006 Olympic games are already long forgotten.
 
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