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DEATH OF AN IDOL

Turn out the lights, the party’s over or at least it will be in May of 2016 for AMERICAN IDOL. Say good bye to the team of Ryan, J-Lo, Keith and Harry as American Idol will end its reign in 2016 with the veteran host and panel of judges hanging around for the the last hurrah. FOX announced that the 2015-16 season will be the final curtain for once powerful TV show as viewer numbers continue to drop. Once the most watched TV show on the air, all things must end, even for the show that produced such superstars as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson (okay, she didn’t win, but Idol brought her national attention that lead to an Oscar and Grammy). In recent years, the talent from the show has not reached such super stardom heights. In fact, most fans would be hard pressed to name the winners from the last five years. Even with the star prestige of Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr., the numbers continued a downward spiral. So, AMERICAN IDOL will take one last final tour of America in search of the last AMERICAN IDOL before the final curtain falls and it is time to turn off the lights, because the AMERICAN IDOL party is over. Debi Fee/FAF MEDIA