Another star is born on American Idol!
28.02.2022 - 21:42 / deadline.com
American Idol is back on ABC, ringing in its milestone 20th season with a primetime ratings win.
Per fast affiliates, the long-running singing competition series was the highest-rated program of Sunday evening, measuring a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 6.02 million viewers with its two-hour debut. Judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned alongside host Ryan Seacrest to usher in the new generation of prospective idols.
While American Idol led the charge on Sunday, the ABC premiere was down from the previous year. The American Idol Season 19 debut brought in a 1.1 demo rating and 6.69 million viewers back in February 2021.
In the preceding hour, a repeat of The Simpsons (0.7, 4.22M) nabbed the evening’s second-highest demo rating, but the latest installment of 60 Minutes on CBS took home Sunday’s largest audience. 60 Minutes (0.6, 8.12M) covered Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, newsroom closures and more. The CBS news program tied with America’s Funniest Home Videos (0.6, 4.86M) in the demo and bested a repeat of America’s Got Talent: Extreme on NBC.
In the 8 p.m. hour, The Equalizer (0.5, 6.95M) returned to CBS and a new episode of The Simpsons (0.4, 1.39M) ticked down. Fox’s other animated titles, The Great North (0.3, 0.94M), Bob’s Burgers (0.4, 1.16M) and Family Guy (0.4, 1.22M) also fell.
CBS won the remaining hours of primetime with NCIS: Los Angeles (0.5, 5.38M) and S.W.A.T. (0.4, 3.62M). ABC’s The Rookie (0.4, 3.54M) got a nice bump from American Idol.
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Another star is born on American Idol!
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears and auditioned for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears to audition for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
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Aretha Franklin’s young granddaughter has been rejected from American Idol after auditioning for the long-running talent show last month.15-year-old Grace Franklin didn’t advance from her audition on February 27. Speaking before her audition, she said: “I feel like people expect me to sing exactly like her, but I am my own artist and I have my own voice.”Performing a version of Roberta Flack’s ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the style of the Fugees‘ iconic cover, Franklin was told by judge Luke Bryan that the performance “was all just a little sleepy and subdued to me,” while fellow judge Katy Perry called it “soft”.Another performance, this time of her grandmother’s track ‘Ain’t No Way’, followed, but Franklin was unsuccessful in her attempts to reach the next round of the competition.Watch both performances below.Aretha Franklin died in August 2018 in Detroit at the age of 76.
audition, she had also never performed before she stepped on the stage in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. The 18-year-old native of Boone County, West Virginia, shared the story of her difficult childhood, and being raised by her grandparents. Kelsie noted that her grandmother sadly died in 2021 after suffering complications from COVID-19. Noting that her grandmother «pushed her» to try things, Kelsie decided to «step outside» of her comfort zone in her honor.
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It’s always a risk for an American Idol contestant to take on one of the judge’s songs — but sometimes, it pays off. Kezia “Lady K” Istonia brought Katy Perry to tears with her cover of “Wake Awake” during the Sunday, March 6, episode.
Katy Perry has had some pretty memorable moments during her time as a judge on American Idol, but a recent one allowed her to finally clear some things up regarding one of her biggest hits.MORE: Katy Perry taken aback by very surprising audition during American Idol premiereThe singer had a conversation with fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as they talked about artists often adding too many unnecessary flairs to their singing.WATCH: Katy Perry's Chocotopia adventureLuke then started singing to Katy's hit Firework by performing the lines in the chorus as "up, up, up," and then "ah, ah, ah," to her annoyance."It's not 'up, up, up' and it's not 'ah, ah, ah'," she said, to which Luke retorted: "Well what is it then, because I've been dying to know all these years?"MORE: Katy Perry looks unreal in all-leather outfit"It's 'awe, awe, awe' everybody, get it right!" she said. Luke even questioned: "Is that a word in the dictionary?" to which Katy responded: "It is!"She even added on to the career-long debate about her song, saying: "It's not Fireworks, it's Firework."A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Katy cleared up what the lyrics for Firework really were for LukeKaty posted the clip on her Instagram with the caption: "FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD • it is AWE not UP • it is FIREWORK not FIREWORKSSS.
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, but this aspiring singer did it.On Sunday's , the judges are left speechless when they meet contestant Kenedi Anderson. In ET's exclusive sneak peek from Part 2 of the auditions, at first Perry, Richie and Bryan think nothing of her audition.
Coming from famous families! Jim Carrey’s daughter, Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter and more celebrity kids have tried out for American Idol.
Aretha Franklin’s legacy will live on forever, and now, we’re getting another reminder of how far her influence has extended.Over the weekend, fans got to see the legend’s 15-year-old granddaughter, Grace, audition for Season 20 of American Idol, proving that singing runs in the family.“I was really close to my grandma,” the teenager said during the episode on Sunday, February 27. “I got to see her all the time.