Clay Aiken Slams 'American Idol' Judges, Season 15 Premiere as Worse Than a Root Canal

Clay Aiken: season 15 premiere

Aiken tweeted out to his 725,000 Twitter followers that he was tuning in to Idol for the first time in 10 years last night at 8:08 p.m., and it didn't even take him a full hour to tire of the show, calling the judging and auditioning process less entertaining than a root canal.

The singer-turned-politician had an idea about why American Idol was a hit in the first place: original judge Simon Cowell, who left the show after its ninth season in 2010.

Aiken, who turned off the show at its midway point to watch Tyra Banks' cameo on Blackish, said that he only criticized Idol because he loves the show and knows what it could be capable of.

Despite criticism from one of its biggest stars, American Idol's 15th and final season will continue tonight (Jan. 7) on FOX.

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