Claim: Ellen being gay hurt 'Idol' ratings

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | June 04, 2010 | James hibbard

[omega4179]

It isn’t that Ellen is gay its that she is not as crazy as Paula and is a clone of the even more boring Diguaro and the show has been steadily declining since the beginning and the winners increasingly irrelevant.

[mad_as_he$$]

Maybe, but I think it is just a crappy show.

[dfwgator]

"At this moment in entertainment history, network television is on a pro-homosexuality bender," McCullough wrote. "The producers of 'American Idol' chose to be a part of this push; it was a huge mistake.

*Ahem* Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert anyone?

That train left the station a long time ago.

[Michael.SF.]

It was not because she is gay that people tuned her out, it was because she is an idiot with no professional music experience.

The fact also that this group was the worse group of all time on Idol, did not help either.

[nhoward14]

The reduction in talent on the show over the last several years has nothing to do with the ratings drop. Not a thingy dingy.

[GeronL]

I think its because people are getting tired of it.

[Dacula]

When will Hollywood or American Idol get that IT IS NOT OKAY TI BE GAY?

[dangus]

It’s not that she’s gay. It’s that she has no knowledge whatsoever of the music industry, music itself, or what makes someone a star.

[dfwgator]

As if there was really that much talent to begin with, you can find just as good singers at the piano bar at the local Ramada Inn as Kelly Clarkson or Taylor Hicks.

[kbennkc]

Maybe they should have gone all the way over with Wanda Sykes. America loves it some Bush hating dykes.

[Mikey_1962]

It is not that she is gay, she just isn't interesting.

Drugged out Paula was interesting, in a watching a car crash kind of way.

[fantom]

Simon jumped at the right time . Bowersox is a real talent . The post teen little boy won again. It's about selling cd’s an filling concert seats . Unless they pick a big time judge , it's over .

[999replies]

Homosexuals make up less than 2% of our population and they are severly over-represented on all leftist controlled media. As soon as Ellen signed on to AI, my household’s occasional AI update stopped. Homosexuals have so many people fighting their PR war for them, that even FReerepublic has a small fan club.

[FourPeas]

I’ve never watched Idol. When Ellen was named a judge, it removed any inclinations I had to check it out. What people do in their own bedrooms is not my business, but once they start proclaiming it in public, it certainly effects my decisions.

[wardaddy]

Hear Hear.

the old anti-freeper Clown Posse was a veritable fist club.

[Irenic]

Obama’s fault....

People are too busy fretting and keeping up with Obama’s latest BS to watch silly shows like Idol.

[GSWarrior]

Ellen is “America’s lesbian.” If anything, her being on the show would help ratings, IMO.

[Michael.SF.]

Agreed on Bowersox, I liked her, but she has somewhat limited appeal.

Yes, the show is about selling records, concert tickets etc. but is that a bad thing?

Simon was good because he was honest and his was the only opinion that people really cared about.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“To claim that DeGeneres is detrimental to TV ratings conflicts with the reason she was chosen for the show — her established popularity with TV viewers via her daytime talk show and other outlets. “

Yeah...we know who the vast majority of daytime TV watchers are ;-)