(CNN) — There was a time when “American Idol” was unstoppable in the ratings.For the past several years, Tuesday and Wednesday nights have been destination television for millions as they watched and voted for their favorite contestant.
The formula was fairly simple: Take a host of hopefuls, add in a goofy, yet nurturing judge (Paula Abdul), a slang-spewing, middle-of-the-road one (Randy Jackson), a tyrant (Simon Cowell), and a pearly toothed host (Ryan Seacrest) and watch the Nielsen numbers bubble — sometimes more than 30 million viewers an episode, unheard-of numbers in these thinly sliced audience days.
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