CNN The 2000s June 4, 2024 06:18:00
- "american idol" reunited the family audience in front of the tv. - ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ ♪ find out what it means to me ♪ - 9-year-olds to 90-year-olds could root for somebody on "american idol." it's not like it hadn't been done before, but the way that the producers of these shows could manipulate drama, the way they could find stories, that was the core of making those shows successful. - this is the weakest romance i've ever seen. this romance is pathetic. was there a romance? - well, i think we just decided we were meant to be very close friends. - very close friends. that's right. ...