The American Idol History Of
Why has The American Idol end up being the trend it is now? Of course, it isn’t the 1st vocal competition being shown on tv. Star Search acquired vocal contests and was on the air for many years, however it never was a huge hit. The true secret may be in audience involvement. Star Search got some participation only with the studio crowd while The American Idol offers a person with having access to a telephone the opportunity to be a part of the selection of who will go and who stays on.
Plus the voting public actually gets to make 100 % of the final decision when the top 24 participants are picked out. The judges are able to speak their thoughts every week and so they hope the voters will pay attention to them, but in the end the tv audiences choose. I’m sure that’s a huge a part of what has made The American Idol so popular. The viewers are able to make choices. It provides viewers the sense of control. Its premiere was on June 11, 2002. The program quickly was a subject matter for talk “around the water cooler” as individuals talked about the performing ability from the participants still on the program and discussed who ought to get cut and told to go home next.
When the season finale broadcasted on Sept 4, 2002, the Fox network became aware that they had a huge hit show. Additional networks weren’t worried. Not yet in any case. That’s changed though. The other networks don’t seek to be competitive against The American Idol Show and count on a drop from the ratings. Dancing With the Stars ,is one other popular show in which the viewers are able to vote on who stays on and who will go home.
The American Idol Publication ..looks at the history of the show from Season One to the present. You can find it here at http://amzn.to/sLQQ8n
Yes, I agree the audience involvement is what made the difference. Although, star search was around for a while. I think shows like American Idol and X Factor will last longer.