This season of American Idol drew up a lot of talk, but about the contestants, moreso the judges. We've been hearing about the beef between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj for a while and on Wednesday's premiere of the show, you would think people were tuned in to see the drama and see the contestants. However, the show was the lowest-rated and least-watched regular-season premiere telecast ever reports Entertainment Weekly. AI only drew in 17.9 million viewers and a 6.0 adults 18-49 demo rating. That’s down 19 percent from last year’s opener, which was the previous lowest-ever record-holder.
