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For his part, Cowell isn’t worried about “Idol’s” future.

“It’s a very, very well-made show that’s got a better cast this (season),” he says. Contestant-wise, “I will go on record as saying this is one of the strongest years we’ve had.”

Full story here.

I hope Simon Cowell is right. He has been right in quite a number of predictions with regards to the success of some of the previous American Idol winners.

I still remember very clearly his prediction about Carrie Underwood. He said that not only would Carrie Underwood go on to win the contest, but that she would win more awards than any of the previous Idols. Those who remembered Kelly Clarkson’s success could not believe that prediction but Simon Cowell was indeed right. How many awards have Carrie Underwood won the last two years? More awards than Kelly Clarkson has ever won, that is for sure!

(Image: LA Times) The judges, L-R: Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell

I am looking forward to the premiere show of American Idol tomorrow. I have even put a yellow Post It note on my computer monitor to remind me to turn on the TV!

I have no doubt that American Idol will be the shining light despite the writers’ strike in TV land. I hardly watch TV but when it comes to American Idol, I try never to miss it if at all possible. I am sure there are many like me out there. Go AI, go!

Each January, it’s the sound of soaring television ratings: the sometimes off-key (or worse) singing by contestants on American Idol, the pop-culture phenomenon on Fox that is the USA’s most-watched show.

When Season 7 of Idol premieres Tuesday (8 p.m. ET/PT), the show that has shaped pop stars, Grammy winners and even an Oscar recipient — and boosted sales in a sagging music industry — will return to a friendly playing field. A 9-week-old strike by Hollywood writers is decimating TV networks’ lineups of scripted shows, so Idol will have less competition for viewers’ attention than usual.

For Idol, the strike comes at an opportune time. Its ratings remain huge, averaging 30.2 million viewers an episode, but it is coming off its first ratings decline (1% in 2007) and a season that even those involved with the show say was thin on talent and personality. Attendance plunged for Idol’s summer tour of live performances by the top 10 singers, going from 96% capacity in 2006 to 68% in 2007.

Source: USA Today

There are only two shows on TV that I try not to miss. One, American Idol, and two, Dancing with the Stars.

It is a good thing that I came across this news, saying that American Idol with premiere next Tuesday for Season 7. I would hate to miss that premiere episode!

I thought last year the contestants were not as good as the previous year. Don’t get me wrong, I think Jordan Sparks is talented and deserved to win, but the the whole season itself wasn’t as inspiring as the previous seasons.

If this news report is anything to go by, it would seem Season 7 will be a great one. I would hope so.