I rarely watch Reality TV. I first watched AI from start to finish in Season 8 because of Adam Lambert. He was so different from any contestant I’d seen since S1. Adam is by far the most talented singer ever to be discovered on that show. He paid his dues unlike most of the contestants on AI. He has been singing since age 10 and after HS was cast in many musicals including HAIR, GREASE, and TEN COMMANDMENTS. Don’t think any contestant on AI worked that hard to get where he is now. I tried to watch The Voice last season but was disappointed with how much focus was on the judges not the contestants. There also seemed to be resentment by the judges toward AI or anyone that came from that show. My opinion is that The Voice feels intimidated by AI and it’s many years of success. Personally, I haven’t watched AI except for an occasional “tune in” to watch Adam Lambert when he appeared as a mentor or performer. I’m not sure if the new X-Factor will be successful. I will tune in to watch Paula and Simon and to give the show a chance.  As far as the rest of the reality shows I won’t be watching. 

Only in the UK

http://websearch.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=websearch&cdn=compute&tm=47&f=00&tt=12&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.google.com/trends
http://websearch.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=websearch&cdn=compute&tm=47&f=00&tt=12&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.google.com/trends

Note that for Adams graph they had to double the scale on the left hand side to accommodate the AMA 2009 spike, and his results are spread worldwide whereas Cheryls graph is mainly UK and Ireland results, and her biggest spikes are connected with Ashley. Also Cheryl has been a celebrity for longer than Adam.

We have become much too insular here in the UK, Most people here think that just because someone is successful here they are everywhere. Or that if they are not successful here they are not relevant. That just isn’t so.