American Idol Season 12 Not What it Used to Be

American Idol Season 12 Not What it Used to Be Sign up successful In my opinion, Ms. Minaj has been anything but professional.  After storming off the set like an attention-seeking child,  inexcusably  showing up late to a live taping and then later threatening to quit the show, its no wonder why ratings have dropped dramatically.  Its questionable if FOX is feeding the outlandish behavior of Nicki Minaj simply in order to gain viewers.   The whole point of American Idol is to tune in twice a week to support and vote for your favorite contestant.  Using violence and immature outbursts as means to boost ratings on a television show designed to inspire and unify American pop culture fans during the process of  determining the next winner is counterproductive. American Idol is clearly going through some major growing pains and Minaj may just be the shows teenage antics.   For a reality show that once pulled in 37.44-million viewers, Idol has a lot of making up to do before Season 12 closes. In other Idol news, the results show on March 28, 2013, marked the shows 450th episode.   The singing competition inspired many other reality shows with the same idea, including   NBCs The Voice, currently in its 4th season, and FOXs X-Factor, moving into its 3rd. While no other singing competition show has seen American Idol-level ratings, if viewership continues in the same downward direction, I wouldnt be surprised if  Idol was surpassed as the #1 singing competition show. What do you think about American Idol Season 12? Do you think show is measuring up to past seasons? Leave a comment below! Dylan M., TakeLessons staff member and blogger  You might also like Nail Your Audition for X-Factor and More 5 Insider Tips for The Voice Auditions How Can American Idol Help in Music Lessons? Photo by CHRISTOPHER MACSERAK