American Idol fans fear after Carrie Underwood | TV Shows

Another mentioned:” With Carrie being a country superstar, are we slowly heading toward Country Idol? Idol has had plenty of country winners, but could this be a sign that the show is leaning even more into the genre?”

Some said they “wouldn’t be surprised” if that were to happen. One fan even compared the show to Nashville Star, a 2003 reality show where country singers would compete for a recording contract.

A few viewers contradicted the theorizes and didn’t even understand the comparison.

“I don’t see how what President these two individual judges support is related to the direction of American Idol,” a fan responded. “It’s related to plenty of things, but probably not that.”

The season 23 premiere of American Idol will air on ABC on March 9 at 8 pm EST.