{"id":570,"date":"2015-12-14T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2015-12-14T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:52:41","slug":"american-idol-final-season-four-weeks-shorter-than-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/14\/american-idol-final-season-four-weeks-shorter-than-last\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;American Idol&#8217; Final Season Four Weeks Shorter Than Last"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-571\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/american-idol-final-season-to-be-four-weeks-shorter-than-last.jpg\" alt=\"american-idol-final-season-to-be-four-weeks-shorter-than-last\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/american-idol-final-season-to-be-four-weeks-shorter-than-last.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/american-idol-final-season-to-be-four-weeks-shorter-than-last-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Although FOX has yet to confirm, The Hollywood Reporter says that this season, the final season, of <em>American Idol<\/em>, will be four weeks shorter than last year.<\/p>\n<p>THR reports that Trish Kinane, who shares showrunning duties with Fox executive vp David Hill, acknowledges, &#8220;The storytelling works better in [fewer] weeks.&#8221; The problem, surmises Kinane, is that during its heyday, &#8220;Idol was so successful [that the season] got too extended too much. There are only so many hours that \u00adviewers will devote to watching these shows, so if it is shorter this year, it will be a good thing.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2629416507\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the declining ratings, <em>American Idol<\/em>&#8216;s numbers are still good, when compared to other non-scripted entertainment. 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