'Idol' gives the guys a break
The ratings here in Hawaii won't be what they were last year, to be sure (here's an Advertiser article on the new season, with some analysis of the Jasmine Trias edition), but overall, I still wonder if the tweaks will help or hurt? I actually like the new age requirement, for example, but I also imagine they'll lose their big "teenybopper" audience compared to last year.
Not that I plan to watch or anything.
"American Idol" turned into the battle of the divas last season. This year, male contestants are getting a little help. In a bid to freshen the Fox series as it begins its fourth season Tuesday -- and to even the playing field dominated in 2004 by female songbirds -- half of the 24 semifinalist spots are promised to men... [And] the age ceiling for contestants has been raised by four years to 28 to encourage diversity. Older singers "have had a lot more highs and lows in their life" and are more intense, said Seacrest.
Not that I plan to watch or anything.
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