Urban's Idol debut droops

Updated January 18 2013 - 12:13pm, first published 11:26am
Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, host Ryan Seacrest, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban of <i>American Idol</i>.
Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, host Ryan Seacrest, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban of <i>American Idol</i>.

The audience for American Idol slumped 19 per cent to 17.9 million viewers in the US, its lowest season opener, despite the debut of judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, according to early ratings data released on Thursday.

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