Fox Boss Confirms Once-a-Week American Idol Next Season, Hints at Reduced Glee Order
American Idol will eat up less of Fox‘s schedule next season, Fox Chairman Kevin Reilly confirmed Monday during a conference call with reporters.
Touting a more new “more streamlined” format, Reilly said the once-mighty singing competition will likely launch with its traditional twice-weekly structure during the audition rounds before transitioning to a “two-hour show on one night” for the remainder of the season.
“We believe [Idol] will be on the air for many years to come,” Reilly continued, adding that there are good indications that all three judges will be back.
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Other key takeaways from Fox’s 2014-15 exec conference call:
* Reilly confirmed that Sleepy Hollow’s second season would consist of 18, mostly uninterrupted episodes.
* Glee’s sixth and final season order, originally slated to be 22 episodes, may be trimmed. “We’re going to sit down and talk [to exec producer Ryan Murphy] about how to end the show and how many that is,” he said.
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* The ending of limited series Gracepoint will differ from Broadchurch‘s climax (translation: different killer!).
* Reilly said upending Fox’s Animation Domination lineup with live action sitcoms Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Mulaney was about the network “going back to our [Sunday] roots,” a la Married with Children, Malcolm in the Middle and That ‘70s Show.
I really, really liked Glee in the beginning. But I gave up on it during season 4…
What does the FOX say? Cut the flagship series loose, and watch the network sink!
It’s pretty difficult to be a “flagship series” when Glee is literally the lowest-rated series on FOX.
Same here. I tried the NY centric stuff, but, I can’t stand it. I really enjoyed Adam Lambert, but, I don’t like how Rachel is written. Not a Blaine fan at all. I really like Kurt but Glee is weird. I loved it season 1 and into season 3. I was glad to see my favorites graduate. Now, my favorite is gone-Finn-so Glee has a huge hole. It isn’t good anymore for me. I’d rather do other things. This is a good decision by Fox IMO. Let the show be put to rest.
Glee has always been weird since season 1 and i loved it, where have you been?
Were you on the OJ defense as well?
Anyone that believes anything TVLine says shouldn’t post an opinion period
Er…if you feel that way about this site, then…why are you here?
Wow that’s crazy glee is reall good in season 5. I’ve seen all seasons 3 times 1-5 and I can’t wait till season 6
glee isn’t good since season three
Guess they’ll have less of that annoying lingering reveal/commercial break fakeout and more pure content. Would rather it would just go away, though.
Don’t watch and it is gone.
How about just canceling Glee out right. I’m afraid of what RIB might do to Rachel after they destroyed Finn and Finchel in S4 and now making Rachel quit her life long dream of being on Broadway after a month to go do a TV show in La about a Glee Club with Dumb & Dumber aka Blam.
Pretty sure Corey Monteith dying destroyed Finchel more than the writers ever could. But come on, what were you expecting? The show is worse every year.
Sorry, I have to disagree. RIB destroyed Finn and Finchel AND RACHEL (storylilnes) in season 4 and tried to repair it in season 5, somehow..to little to late I might add
agree with you. Season 4 was when they destroyed Finn, Finchel and Rachel. They had Finn babysit the newbies, they had Rachel paired with a hooker(Dean could not act his way out of a paper bag), they had so little Finchel interaction. They were hoping that Jarley would replace them, laughable when you think about it. Personally, certain fandoms complained about too much Finchel and Glee pandered to them. See what happens when you let loud fanbases dictate your storylines the quieter ones in the general audience stop watching. And no matter that certain fanbases think they are the largest, obviously they are not based on ratings.
Wow, so agree with cc and may. Season 4 Finn took backseat to the newbies. A so called Finn’s big storyline? What a stinker. I couldn’t stand Lima when Glee did that. And, Rachel’s story was a joke. Season 4 was a total mess. Now, Glee has no idea how to fix it. They’re trying, but, IMO, failing miserably. The loyal fans have abandoned Glee in mass. There is good reason.
Can someone tell me what RIB is? Is it some derogatory term for Ryan Murphy that I should learn?
RIB is Ryan Ian Bryan the 3 big creators, executor producers, and writers and directors. The big kahunas who developed Glee.
Ryan, Ian,and Brad
Rotten Inside Bumblers
But….but….but….but…I don’t know if I can get my Idol fix satisfied with only one night a week. I don’t like it. Not at all.
One night is still one night too many!
I totally agree, also how on earth will they be able to get the performances in, the votes in and tabulated in one night. Gonna be crazy!!
I don’t think that the voting results will be aired on the same night. I think that each show will start with an elimination from the voting during the prior week….all of the contestants will have to prepare a song for the night but one will be eliminated before they sing.
Yes, put Glee out of its misery please. The show has drastically gone down in quality and even judging by comments made my Chris Colfer, the BTS feud rumours and all of the other stuff that’s been coming out, the cast are sick of it too. I want a great resolution for the show that can hopefully salvage whatever’s left.
Why is people so concerned about Glee’s final season and American Idol do’s and dont’s. Both long forgotten shows which nobody cares about anymore. Fox should just move on. When they let some cast member write a lackluster episode and actually shoot thay fiasco, you know you’re done.
This!
You cared enough to read the article and comment on it. I’d say that you care.
More importantly, why do you care? If they like Glee and AI, it affects you in no way whatsoever.
“Oh, wow, I am so surprised about Glee being possibly reduced”… said no one ever. It’s already beyond belief that they gave it a S6.
I just want this cast to be free to pursue interesting projects (hopefully not related to Murphy in any way, shape or form).
You’d be surprised how many people are shocked about this ( I dunno why thou)… And lol I hope none of them ever cross paths with him again
yes because you really dont want to work with the person who created AHS & Nip-Tuck and various other projects *rolls eyes*
Nip Tuck started really good, but it just degenerated into an unwatchable mess, which includes Paula Marshall having diarrhea in a hot tub. I forced myself to watch all of the first season of American Horror Story, but it was just such a boring, hollow attempt at shock value that does not satisfy on any level (except maybe Jessica Lange’s acting, if you like seeing her shriek with rage and contempt for 13 hours). I did like The New Normal, but I’m kinda done with the guy. I’ll always have him to thank for exposing me to The Submarines, but I don’t owe him anything based on most of his recent work.
I’m glad Gracepoint will have a different killer and even more happy that Idol is changing to once a week!! Bring on more scripted television!! Also – the less Glee the better.
I love The Simpsons and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, so I am glad they are paired together. Disappointed that Sleepy Hollow is getting 18 episodes. They need to stick to their guns about doing 13-episode seasons. The quality of the first season won’t be there in Season 2 because now there will be more filler episodes.
I agree… They should have stuck with the 13 episode count. As much as I love it, even “The Walking Dead” seems to struggle to avoid filler with 16 episodes…
Is IDOL now taking a page out of DWTS playbook as once-a-week episodes?
I really hope they don’t ‘trim’ Glee. The show is still a great show, the storylines may not have been as fantastic as the early seasons, but the show had to grow. The focus on Rachel lately is exactly what the show should have done. It’s always been the Rachel show, and how she has wanted to get to Broadway. What was she supposed to do? Stay there forever? No. Not realistic of someone who is ambitious as Rachel Berry.
Some people have given up on Glee, others will continue to harp on about the negatives, but I’ll stick with Glee, and proudly, until the end and long after. :)
I also watch Glee, its not the same and I do agree it has gone better the last few eps now that it focusing back on its main characters. I hope Fox give them full run since this is the only type of show on any Network that is a Musical and Comedy-Drama targeted for teens and it might be the last of its kind in a very long time. The way Fox is cancels tv shows, this might be the only one of its type that has been already syndicated and series only having 13 eps are becoming the norm I don’t see a lot a shows surviving for 100 eps. When Glee is over, I will follow the actors to other shows and go check them out in their Broadway performances like Lea in Funny Girl which they are in talks to bring it soon.
Not realistic is when the writers decided to put Rachel in LA after ONE broadway appearance. I mean if you’ve watched the show since the beginning you’d see that BROADWAY has always been Rachel’s dream and to give that up after being featured in one show is laughable not to mention lazy writing. First they dropped NYADA for Broadway and now they’re dropping Broadway for a “TV show” in LA. The writers of this show have clearly ran out of ideas and they’re just throwing anything they can think of in one second w/out thinking much about how it will mess up their original plot. I guess since the ratings are worst(for any current tv show) and they’re not bringing in money it’s their attempt to at least save on the cost of production by bringing it to LA instead.
I honestly wish networks would start doing more 13 episode seasons. There are so many benefits to doing this…1) uninterrupted runs through either September-December or February-May, 2) can allow for more shows to air (1 show in a timeslot in the fall, another show in that timeslot for the spring), 3) makes for tighter storylines with less filler episodes. That’s how the cable shows do it, and look at how the ratings have soared for cable shows compared to network shows (The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, etc).
I wholeheartedly agree with this post. Air one season of a show in Spring OR Fall (not both), shorter seasons = tighter story arcs and less filler. Keep the attention of your shows audience with MUCH less breaks. Can’t tell you how many times I gave up on a show during break and decided to just catch up when the season was over.
The downside for a network is that costs of producing the show are amortised over fewer episodes, meaning the cost per episode is higher. If they could fill 26 weeks with 13 episodes of two shows, or 22 episodes of one show (plus a few repeats here and there) the latter is way way cheaper for them. Even though it would in many cases improve the shows.
13 episodes reek! Not enough time to sink your teeth into a season. Those shows are usually boring crap.
This only confirms what many of us already knew – that Idol would be scaled back and that rumors that the 3 current judges would return.
Since Fox has been married to The Simpsons for 25 years, there’s no reason to believe that they won’t continue their relationship with for at least this long.
Gotham looks promising. On the other hand, it’s on Fox…. They don’t have much if a track record with shows of that genre.
Time to say goodbye to Blee (the show formerly known as Glee).
i wish SOMEONE would just show me where the producers or creators clearly stated Glee became the Blaine show. Oh, wait that right you cant
It is called Season 4.
oh so there is no definite proof? thanks for confirming what I’ve already known
When Kurt literally became second string to Blaine and his future, which Chris Colfer has even suggested. When Blaine gets more solos each season than most of his co-stars who have been there longer. When Blaine has so many Blaine-centric episodes and especially when Blaine was voted “the new Rachel”.
You could find some erious online people who bother to get the statistics about season 4 (and season 5 already). Screen time and songs in season 4 showed Blaine/Darren had the majority of them. Hence fans called Glee as the name Blee. It´s out there. It´s not rocket science
I agree with you Nate. I can’t tolerate Blaine. Season 4 just ruined Glee for me.
I agree with Michaela, I enjoy “Glee” and had hoped they would feature New York and friends from Lima. Maybe have one or two get married. I just can’t see American Idol working as a once a week show. I still believe there should be a 30 minute Results Show. Less focus on certain judge(s) would help. We want to get to know the contestants better, not the judges.
I 100% agree with your comment about getting to know the contestants better and not the judges. Last years fake banter drove me crazy on AI. In my opinion, they were trying to grow a bromance hoping to copy what has been successful on The Voice……didn’t work for me. To much horse play time for the judges and Ryan Seacrest. This show is to help America pick the next American Idol which is not at the panel table!!!
i really wish people would shut the hell up complaining about Glee all the damn time it’s already been renewed for a final season and isn’t going anywhere till then so either just the hell up and watch it or don’t. Your lame ass comments getting old & repetitive
I hope they give GLEE its full 6th season and renew it now for a season 7!
Not with those ratings! And plus Ryan Murphy is done after 6.
Glee can’t end early! There’s so much left to do! They still haven’t explored every possible romantic pairing. Where is Sam-ecky, Sant-vester, Rach-ubbington? There are still like 7 Madonna songs they haven’t performed. There are still literally dozens of beloved broadway classics Colfer hasn’t wailed yet. They never even got around to touching on several important social issues such as blind transgendered Latina gymnasts. It just can’t end so soon!
Hahahahahahaha I laughed so much.
Wow
this is one of the best comments about Glee I’ve read in a long time! I’m LOL-ing so hard!
Hahahaha, don`t lose hope! They still have few episodes and, even with only 3 of them they can pretty much do everything what you suggested;p
And that sums it up , where once Glee was fun with some thought provoking moments , its just become a cliche mess ,,
I can get on board with extending the Sleepy Hollow season.
yea me too. just dont go past 20 and we’ll be fine
Yeah, 18 episodes? I can work with that. Sounds good :).
I’m surprised at the idea of pulling “Idol” back to one night, but at the same time, I kinda like that idea. And as for “Glee”, not too bugged about that episode order one way or another. So long as they can wrap up the big storylines somehow with that, I’ll be fine with whatever they decide.
Yes, by all means keep funnelling all of the money into J-Ho’s bank account instead of trying to improve the show and the contestants. Idiots!
Is there ANY chance we will get to see any episodes of Us & Them? I know it will never be renewed, but can’t we at least see the six or so episodes of cancelled Alexis Bledel?
Don’t talk to Ryan Murphy about Glee – Ryan Murphy is the problem with Glee! RM is all about Blaine and gay rights rather than entertainment! Plus, he is all over the place – the show has no continuity!
Agree – the show where minorities have become the majority
I hate to break it to you, but in this country, minorities ARE the majority.
I wish they would keep Surviving Jack and lose Glee. Surviving Jack is the funniest show on TV.
Now that was a funny show.
Idol must be just trying to hold-on to it’s long time core watchers as this panel of Judges have already proven that their celebrity status and judgement in selecting talent to present to America – does not add-to or build the ratings.
The producers and production staff have added a few new things this year in the logistics, but the old methods, old show format are still predominant. This is good for the tried and true Idol audience, but building a new wing on the audience with young fans, is not working.
This is probably the way the show will go, with few significant changes, unless the ratings drop below all the other major networks for the time frame.