Though it consistently posts weaker numbers on Thursday, “American Idol”‘s Wednesday ratings have held up reasonably well sans Simon Cowell, and the debut of his imported “The X-Factor” might not be as dire for FOX as once expected.
Still, with the vocal judge who made “American Idol” so famous at the core, FOX is pretty sure it has a fall hit on its hands, and it escalated the hype during Sunday’s Super Bowl (and later during the post-game edition of “Glee”). Headline Planet has the ads below:
— On the subject of musical issues at the Super Bowl, National Anthem performer Christina Aguilera notably botched the lyrics during her run-heavy presentation, including delivering the phrase, “what so proudly we watched at the twilight’s last gleaming.” That is not a lyric from the song, and instead appears to be a juxtaposition of “What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming” and “O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.”
