America Bids Farewell to "American Idol"

With season 14 of American Idol finally wrapped up, it is clear that the show is losing its touch. This year, as I discussed in my blogpost "From Contestant to Judge on American Idol" back in March, the show took on a completely new format in order to attract more viewers. Unfortunately, Idol's decision to switch to one hour-long episode per week didn't do the trick. The season 14 finale rallied only 7.74 million viewers, down 26% from the 10.53 million who watched the season 13 finale last year. Clearly, the show is failing to appeal to Americans these days. 

Host Ryan Seacrest and Judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry
Connick Jr., and Keith Urban, who will stay on American Idol
for its final season. 

A few days ago, it was announced that Season 15 of American Idol will serve as the show's final season. After creating many stars, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, and Adam Lambert, it seems that Idol has run its course. The show that inspired Americans across the country to chase their dreams of becoming successful singers no longer achieves the same reaction after 14 years of the same old, same old. New shows, like NBC's The Voice, have caused Americans to rethink what they want out of a singing contest. When it comes to TV, Americans get very picky. They always search for the newest, freshest take on television. American Idol has simply run for too long to maintain its "fresh" vibe. Everything dies out after awhile, including television shows. It's American Idol's time. I just hope it goes out with a bang.