We might all have to sit through another six seasons of American Idol.
FOX President David Haslingden told a New York media summit (quoted here) that despite ratings being "off a bit", the broadcaster remained "absolutely committed" to churning out mediocre popstar after mediocre popstar until 2018.
"This is still the number one non-sport show in the United States," he claimed. "It’s delivering an average audience across this year's 55 hours of 19 million people. This is a huge powerhouse show."
"We are optimistic it’s going to continue on for 15, 16, 17 seasons," Haslingdon warned. He said he'd "throw all resources" (Cheryl Cole) at the show to "arrest its ratings decline".