American Idol without Simon Cowell could be turnoff: poll
According to an AOL Television poll, 70% of American Idol fans think the show is as exciting as ever. 49% will not watch if Simon Cowell left and 44% think that Kara DioGuardi is "awful".
For the contestants this year, 59% said they would vote for an openly gay contestant. They also thought that Lil Rounds was the most over-rated contestant this year. "Mad World" was rated the best performance of the season.