ABC is pitting American Idol directly against The Voice
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ABC has released its midseason schedule, and the Idol revival will air from 8 to 10 p.m. on Sundays and Mondays, starting on March 11. That means Idol will compete with the NBC singing competition on Mondays. As James Hibberd notes, “what makes this all the most compelling is that The Voice‘s (Kelly) Clarkson is Idol’s most famous alum. There was considerable speculation that NBC swooped in to hire her for their talent show to prevent ABC from snagging her for the Idol revival when she was hired early last year (NBC executives dutifully denied that Idol coming back had anything to do with hiring their new competition’s most famous winner).”
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TOPICS: ABC, NBC, Alex, Inc., American Idol, The Gong Show, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, The Voice, Kelly Clarkson, Zach Braff, Cancelations, Renewals & Pickups
