Sanjaya Malakar, one of the primary reasons why ratings on American Idol continued to go up this year, was booted off the show last week. Millions of fans were devastated and shocked to see the 17 year old from Federal Way, Washington tear up as he sang his last song on the show. Now, a week later, it's on everybody's minds whether or not the fate of Sanjaya will reflect the fate of the show after his dismissal.
A number of dedicated Sanjaya fans vowed to stop watching the show if he got kicked off. While Sanjaya did his best to assure his fans that it was okay to keep watching, it's a definite possibility that ratings will go down this week. Although Idol has been a highly successful show over the past seasons, it's not hard to tell that people are starting to get bored with it. If it weren't for Sanjaya, this season would have been the most boring of all seasons.
So will American Idol see a dip in views and votes this week? Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Ryan Seacrest usually announces how many votes were cast for the contestants so if he doesn't mention it this week we can all guess why.
Check out Think Fashion's exclusive tribute video to Sanjaya Malakar.