The Reason Why the Emmys continue to ignore "Idol"

May 26, 2010 - PRLog -- For two years, Nigel Lythgoe had high hopes at the Emmys.
The onetime producer of Fox’s “American Idol” (who’s now at “So You Think You Can Dance“) recalls half-standing four times as the reality competition series award was announced.
“The first syllable of the winning show is ‘Am,’ ” he says. “So my butt is off the chair — & then it’s ” ‘-azing Race.’”
In the three year history of the award section, no show other than CBS’ globetrotting “Amazing Race” has won. Not CBS’ “Survivor,” not NBC’s “Biggest Loser,” & perhaps most surprisingly, not “Idol.”
America’s No. 1 program has dominated the ratings & the cultural zeitgeist since 2001. But although the show has scored two Emmys — all in technical categories, and one Governors’ Award for the “Idol Gives Back” charity special — the top prize has so far eluded it.
Why? Plenty of think the Emmy snub has little to do with “Idol” itself. “Race” basically wears its production values on its sleeve: exotic locations, complicated logistics & cameras capturing contestants as they run, bicycle & tuk-tuk through far-flung villages. “Idol” might pare down hundreds of thousands of wannabes before they even get to Hollywood, but that’s mostly off-camera.
There is & a persistent feeling that reality TV has little cachet with Emmy voters, most of whom make their living in the scripted world. That dovetails with another theory: Since “Race” has won so plenty of times already, it’s simple to mark it down as the winner without bothering to watch “Idol” or ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” or “The Bachelor,” both far more popular than most scripted fare.
But don’t cry for Fox or “Idol” producers 19 Entertainment & Fremantle North The united states. As a producer from another top show notes: “I don’t think either ‘Idol’ or our show expects to win, which is fine. But I’ll take the ratings over the Emmys.”
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