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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

“American Idol” Fell by 10% Last Week: Are Carrie Underwood’s Politics Dragging Season 23 Underwater?

Last Sunday’s “American Idol” sent to an all time low in the ratings.

The third episode of Season 23 dropped to 4.063 million, or 9.91% from the previous week.

That’s a loss of 500,000 viewers in one week.

What’s happening? Is Carrie Underwood the cause?

Many fans voiced unhappiness with Underwood after she sang at Trump’s inauguration. They swore not to watch the show again.

Others say on social media they find her dull.

Underwood’s politics are far from dull, however. Not only did she sing for Trump, but a decade ago she mocked Obamacare on the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley. Although this incident was long ago, the video of it has recently resurfaced. See below.

This week’s “American Idol” ratings will be scrutinized, I’m sure, to figure out the trouble.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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