mike darnell

Last year, American Idol finally showed some imperfection – the ratings machine actually experienced some major drops and, while it remained strong, it didn’t perform as well as it has in the past.  I think that’s probably one good reason why they brought in Kara DioGuardi as a fourth judge.  People needed to see something fresh and, so far, it’s going well. Fox executive, Mike Darnell (I would have never guessed he was a Fox executive, sat down and… More »