ABC clears path for IDOL

For three years in a row now, the TV pundits in pundit-land have doubted that AMERICAN IDOL will be able to return at levels equal to the previous season. Each year they have been proven wrong. Heck, even I had doubts last year.

But that was last year. All those TV pundits who are doubting the power of this year's edition of AMERICAN IDOL might want to pause and give that concept another think.

ABC has just cleared a path for Simon, Paula and Randy by moving LOST to 10/9c.

Although LOST put up decent numbers against IDOL last year, the powers that be at Disney would rather sacrifice new comedies KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY and IN CASE OF EMERGENCY to the IDOL juggernaut.

My prediction, IDOL surpasses last year's ungodly numbers with another season of 'how high is up?'

Meanwhile, KNIGHTS and EMERGENCY will be gone before February is finished. And the pitiful numbers they score while they are on the schedule might just cost ABC the 18-49 crown....

FOX wins for the 3rd year in a row.