There are two key ingredients to the basic
American Idol recipe: there's music, and the audience picks the winner. Idol is the biggest thing on TV, but Fox's attempts at separating the two elements that make it so successful haven't worked out so well —
On the Lot, all voting and no music, limped to a finish, while
Nashville, all music and no voting, was the first of the fall's new shows to be pulled.
But both parts of the Idol formula will be in full effect tonight during the premiere of
The Next Great American Band, essentially a large-scale battle of the bands.
After
"On the Lot," I'm a little wary of Fox dipping its toes into any new reality markets. But so far, it sounds like
"The Next Great American Band," the
"American Idol" crew's search for a new group to rule the airwaves, is keeping it all in the "Idol" family with
its host and judges.
Host Dominic Bowden may be a newcomer to American TV, but he's well-known in New Zealand for hosting "New Zealand Idol."
