Merry Christmas to all!!

Quite possibly the worst show on TV (in our eyes) has been canned for 2009. Finally the recession has done something good for everyone.

Predictions of falling advertising revenue have prompted CTV to put the Canadian Idol series on hold for 2009.

In a statement issued by CTV late Tuesday, it announced the reality series that lets Canadians vote on new singing talent will take a one-year sabbatical in 2009 “as a result of the current economic climate.”

For those who have not seen the program, it is hosted by Ben Mulroney. It tries it’s best to be like the American version and somehow finished its sixth season in the fall with ratings averaging 1.47 million viewers in September.

Hard to believe people watch it.

CTV said producing the reality series is costly, and it is expecting a sharp drop in advertising revenue in 2009.

The only bad news is the show was not cancelled and could return to the airwaves in 2010.

American Idol is still planning on airing its version of the series, but in a scaled-back format.

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