At least they decided not to skip Idol's third season entirely for TV Guide Channel's American Idol Rewind. Instead, it will just be extremely abbreviated. Trifecta Entertainment, which is now in charge of distribution for the syndicated series, will air 22 episodes throughout its duration including a special on Carrie Underwood to cap off the season.
But it does not seem plausible that Trifecta understands what audiences want to see, as the episode breakup is as follows:
301 Season 3 Auditions - New York
302 Season 3 Auditions - Atlanta
303 Season 3 Auditions - Los Angeles / San Francisco
304 Season 3 Auditions - Houston
305 Season 3 Auditions - Hawaii
306 Season 3 Most Memorable Moments (Top 12 to 6)
307 Season 3 Most Memorable Moments (Top 5 to Finale Results)
308 Season 4 Auditions - Washington, D.C.
309 Season 4 Auditions - Cleveland / Orlando
310 Season 4 Auditions - St. Louis
311 Season 4 Auditions - New Orleans
312 Season 4 Auditions - Las Vegas
313 Season 4 Auditions - San Francisco
314 Season 4 Hollywood Week Special
315 Season 4 Semifinal Special
316 Season 4 Top 12 to 11
317 Season 4 Top 10 to 9
318 Season 4 Top 8 to 7
319 Season 4 Top 6 to 5
320 Season 4 Top 4 to 3
321 Season 4 Finale and Results
322 Season 4 Carrie Underwood Special
Five episodes of auditions for Season 3 and only two for the Top 12? Two!? Season 4, while better off, is still not getting full treatment, either. But it is not entirely a mystery why the layout looks like this. Hank Cohen, CEO of Trifecta, said the following of the upcoming season of Rewind:
"Stations are excited about the changes to the show, and Tracy is putting together a more complete book as we rewind the journeys of people that audiences care about."In other words, Cohen does not think audiences care about the finalists from Season 3. It seems like this whole season of Rewind will revolve around Carrie, and maybe William Hung will make an appearance, too.
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