Ratings Down But Show Better

Fans & Ryan At New Jersey AuditionsThe ratings for this seasons premiere episode of "American Idol" were said to down 13 percent from last year which is a shame considering the show is better. The fact that the shows ratings were down with Simon Cowell gone isn't really a surprise but i would have thought more people would have been curious about the debut of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez as judges. The new judging team is good although i wish Steven Tyler would be tougher the problem with performers as judges is they feel for the contestants too much and don't want to be too tough. Jennifer is showing a softer edge than people may be used to but she has to be careful as she is starting to look more and more like Paula Abdul as she is very emotional; The fact Jennifer Lopez has emotional outbursts is okay but without Simon's hard edge to balance things out the show could get too sugary.