Why the American Idol reboot is scrapping the showcasing of bad auditions - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-10-2018, 07:05 PM

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...ersion-1073131

"It doesn't feel comfortable to put borderline unstable people up on stage and laugh at them," says new Idol showrunner Trish Kinane.

MISST3 · 01-11-2018, 11:50 PM

When is American Idol returning for 2018?

icecream · 01-17-2018, 12:12 PM

The real reason: with Idol not starting until March, it will have two months less of episodes on ABC than it did on FOX.

icecream · 01-17-2018, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MISST3

When is American Idol returning for 2018?

Sunday, March 11

Impressions · 01-21-2018, 10:26 PM

To me, it seems like a big mistake. A lot of the allure of the early episodes were those auditions. I've never seen it as exploitation.

01-10-2018, 07:05 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,472	Why the American Idol reboot is scrapping the showcasing of bad auditions https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...ersion-1073131 "It doesn't feel comfortable to put borderline unstable people up on stage and laugh at them," says new Idol showrunner Trish Kinane.

01-17-2018, 12:12 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,799	The real reason: with Idol not starting until March, it will have two months less of episodes on ABC than it did on FOX.
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Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	To me, it seems like a big mistake. A lot of the allure of the early episodes were those auditions. I've never seen it as exploitation.