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I Save American Idol From Itself Again!

I Save American Idol From Itself Again!

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John Mendelssohn
Apr 01, 2010
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I Save American Idol From Itself Again!
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Yo, check it out, man. I’ve got some more ideas for American Idol, still the most watched program in the history of television — watched by more people each week than have watched all the Super Bowls and the last episode of M*A*S*H combined! — but watched by slightly fewer now than in seasons when 80 percent of the contestants weren’t excruciatingly bor…

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