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Austin360 blogs > TV Blog > Archives > 2010 > July > 07 > Entry

More trouble in ‘Idol’-ville

By Dale Roe | Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 03:54 PM

First the ratings dropped. Then Fox’s “American Idol” actually failed to win its time slot a couple of times this season. Now comes word that the “American Idol” Live! Tour 2010 has been cut short.

The New York Post reports that eight dates have been shaved off of the tour due to poor ticket sales. With Omaha, Kansas City, Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, Winnipeg, Portland, Ore. and Portland, Maine off the list, the tour will now end Aug. 31, instead of Sept. 16.

I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that while this may be partially based on a weak economy, it’s probably more likely more fallout from a particularly weak season. What do you think?

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