FOX television heads into the year's biggest advertisement sales period later this month with questions about the future of its ratings champAmerican Idol, but a better economy, among several factors, should buoy the show's ad revenue, experts said.
Viewership has slipped on the singing contest, and its hold on the No. 1 position in US TV is being challenged. Fan buzz among America's music-loving youth seems to have shifted to musical Glee, and at the end of this season, top Idol star, judge Simon Cowell, will leave the programme.
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Viewership has slipped on the singing contest, and its hold on the No. 1 position in US TV is being challenged. Fan buzz among America's music-loving youth seems to have shifted to musical Glee, and at the end of this season, top Idol star, judge Simon Cowell, will leave the programme.
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