Also very few have what it takes to be successful. It’s not just about being a good singer. They also need to have the mindset and commitment to work hard, spend time away from family, live a public life, have a generally likable personality etc.
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Oh please. People will complain that anything is rigged if they aren’t happy with the result. Just like with Eurovision how a lot of Finland fans are being very sour on social media over the result.
At the end of the day with talent shows like Idol that are 100% viewer votes, why would producers intentionally choose to announce someone a winner that less people wanted to win? It doesn’t even make sense.
I agree that he wasn’t the best singer of the group but I always thought he was a strong chance of winning because he connected with a lot of viewers. That doesn’t mean it was rigged.
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Without a doubt, Guy Sebastian would have to be our most successful Idol given what he has achieved in the two decades since.
Not just that, he has also done plenty of community work too, most recently walking from Wagga Wagga to Sydney for charity.
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If it runs against MAFS again, it will tank again, i think after MAFS could work - by that I mean it will probably average more than 443k and probably can push mid 500s & maybe low 600s.
Also looks like they have increased the age limit to 30yrs after it was 28yrs for last season
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Perhaps they should be aiming for 4th quarter after the AFL finals when there’s nothing on at all.
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Looks like Seven is giving the franchise a second (and possibly final) chance… let’s see if they learn their lessons from this season, next year.
However the fact they’ve opened auditions now gives an indication it could again air in the first quarter of the year, which could effectively be the death sentence for the show…
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I’m not disagreeing with you at all, but what should Seven run at the start of the year against MAFS? You throw something against it that is a half-baked attempt and they are doomed to fail. Genuinely wondered this for years. Dammed if they do, crucified if they don’t (in the ratings!).
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Dancing With The Stars seemed to hold its own in 2022 from memory. Capitalising on the older demographic.
MAFS will soften. Seven just needs to keep trying but Australian Idol isn’t the answer.
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Surely Seven can’t just repeat what they did this year. Many loyal viewers who stuck through the season probably won’t return for a second season after all the disappointments.
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If only I had a dollar for everytime we’ve heard that 
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I think it already has softened. It’s just that compared to all the other competition it had, it’s still ahead by an entire lap of Flemington.
I’m sure there’ll be a format which can at least be a competitive second against MAFS but Idol isn’t it.
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Ratings in general have softened, across all networks. MAFS is still WAY ahead of its competition though, cracking over 2 million for some episodes (after catch up numbers). Overnight ratings were double that of Australian Idol.
Maybe they have opened it up now to show the show is not cancelled? But the actual auditions might not happen until later (probably not)
Last year the auditions closed at end of August & judges were announced at end of September. If it’s a similar time again this year then it is most likely start airing Jan/Feb
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I thought 7 did everything right this year, good promotion, good judges & hosts, high production value. It flopped because the audience just doesn’t have the appetite for it. I don’t think you can blame it all on MAFS. I dont know what can be done to turn it around.
This seems more like 7 committed to a 2 season contract than a merit-based renewal.
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Or they can air it in Q4 and show a good chuck of the top 12 live like the good old days, instead of pre-recording the show 3 months out…
Wishful thinking here. I know that’s not going to happen. lol,
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Q4 this year? i dont think they are going to do 2 Aus Idol seasons in the same year
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I think Seven were close to airing a second season of House Rules inside 2015, but they canned it because they wanted to prioritise revamping its news ratings by launching The Chase Australia.
From memory Seven didn’t do as well in Q3 that year, though I may be wrong…
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Ultimately something has to go against MAFS and I’m not convinced at the moment anything else would get 400k+ against it, so they might as well at least give this a second chance as frankly I’m not convinced it would do 500k+ against weaker competition.
Wouldn’t be too surprised if it loses it’s live element considering it wasn’t really live anyway and viewers didn’t really connect with the contestants, with the performance shows following a similar structure to how they do Dancing with the Stars instead.
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