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Idols' ratings for the current 8th season on the M-Net channel is way down year-to-year compared to the exact same period last year and the 7th season - why the noticeable viewership drop for the longrunning reality show?
Idols which won't have a white young man as the winner again (following previous seasons' viewer voting wins for Heinz Winckler, Dave van Vuuren, Elvis Blue and Jason Hartman), still cracks it as a top 10 show on M-Net's most watched weekly list - but only the Sunday performance show and with not as high a ranking.
A year ago during the 7th season and during the last stretch of the show, both weekly shows from Idols - the Sunday performance show as well as the Tuesday Idols results show would make the weekly top 10 most watched shows on M-Net as anticipation and viewership built towards the finale.
Not so this season.
Only the Sunday show of Idols garners enough viewership to make the weekly top 10 on M-Net. The viewership of the Sunday performance show of Idols on M-Net is also lower, and getting a lower overall rating and ranking than the corresponding time exactly a year ago during the 7th season of Idols.
The latest available viewership places Idols 7th on M-Net's list of most watched shows (the Sunday show), below shows such as Dallas, Hawaii Five-O, Revenge and NCIS: Los Angeles for the current 8th season in which three contestants are remaining.
It's a major drop from exactly a year ago when Idols held the place as 3rd most watched show on M-Net and had its result show on Tuesday's also feature on the top 10 list, giving Idols two places on the list last year.
