Jordan and Alex Sasser were among the singers we met on the Season 15 premiere of American Idol. He advanced; she did not. (FOX Photo)
One past finalist also took a couple of shots at the show — and the judges in particular.
That would be Clay Aiken from Season 2, who sent out this Tweet a little more than an hour into the show: “It’s VERY clear now that @SimonCowell was the reason @AmericanIdol was a hit. I’ve watched root canals more entertaining than these judges.”
The comment was retweeted more than 131 times and received more than 200 likes within an hour.
Of course, Clay opened the episode with this comment: “Watching @AmericanIdol for the first time in a decade. You never know what you’ve got til it’s gone. #idolpremiere”
What did the other former contestants have to say?
Here’s a sampling.
Kelly Clarkson: “Watching @AmericanIdol & totally crying like a pregnant girl every time some1 makes it ha! Last season, so crazy! Thanks 4 my start Idol :)”
Lauren Alaina: “Okay. It’s that time again. I’m so excited to watch @AmericanIdol. I feel like that same year old girl who fell in love with the show.”
Justin Guarini: “Honored to have been part of the club. Congrats on an amazing run Idol. Good luck all! #IdolPremiere”
Pia Toscano: “Cheers to the show that gave me a world of opportunity @AmericanIdol Excited for the premiere of the final season tonight!”
David Hernandez: “Big toast to the last season of @americanidol The show that forever changed my life for the better! Thank you so much!”
Scott MacIntyre: “Great memories of my time on American Idol and so thankful for where it got me to today.”
Melinda Doolittle: “Y’all! The final season of @AmericanIdol starts tonight! I’ll be watching late tonight, but I’m not missing a second of it! Yay #Idol!”
Syesha Mercado: Hard to believe this is the last season of @AmericanIdol. Having so much fun watching. You changed my life forever!
Scotty McCreery: Awesome start to @AmericanIdol tonight! Gonna be a great season! Bringin back alll the feels
Clay Aiken:
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