Whoopi claims American Idol began "downfall of society" as producer awkwardly tries to stop her
After Whoopi Goldberg said Fox's version of 'American Idol' - now on ABC - led to the 'downfall of society,' producer Brian Teta attempted to steer her away from trashing a fellow network show. https://t.co/Zpt5nmdjta
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) May 26, 2023
On a recent episode of ABC's the View, Whoopi said she believes American Idol began the downfall of society.
Whoopi begins to present an argument that she's apparently made many times before by asking one of the View's producers to remind her which show she's talking about: "You know, I've always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with um, what's the name of that show? I always tell you that."
The producer replies with a reminder that the show is now on the same network as the View: "ABC's American Idol?"
Whoopi responds: "Well.. It was not always on ABC. When it began, it was on another network... Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it. And it's gone out of, it's gone out of control... They invited the public to decide who that person was and I feel once we did that, it began us in a cycle which we have not.."
The producer tries to get her to backpedal:
"I'm saying, we've talked about this, that it's gotten better, you like it now. Remember?"
Sunny chimes in: "You like it. ABC, she likes it. ABC, she loves it. It's really good,"
Whoopi: When I was watching it, ABC didn't have it. They have it now, it's a different show. It's a very different show. The judges are different with the people who are coming but when it first began it was a very different.. And now it changed. ABC knows that I feel like this. I've told them. It had nothing to do with them, it had to do with the show.
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