American Idol returned for its 11th season last night to a much smaller audience than last year. Idol suffered a 27% drop in viewership. Ouch!

Even though American Idol is the original, there is a lot of singing competition competition out there these days- The X-Factor, The Voice, and America’s Got Talent, just to name a few. Can you even remember who won Idol last year? That’s what we thought.

You can always tell who Idol is getting behind early. They’re already pulling for Dave Mathew’s imitator Phillip Phillips. Why do the DM copy cats always not only sing like him but wear their guitars like him and do that silly foot shuffle as well? It’s a mystery.

Phillips is not our thing but you should go do your best Jennifer Lopez impression and judge for yourself.

Seacrest out!