Not even ‘American Idol’ fans want ‘American Idol’ to come back

You know the old adage, “If you love something, let it go?” 

Yeah, TV networks haven’t heard that one, which is why ABC just revived American Idol little more than a year after Ryan Seacrest ominously declared, “Goodnight America … for now.”

It’s safe to say that no one was missing American Idol yet — we didn’t have time to; 13 months is barely more than the traditional eight we used to get between seasons when the show was airing on a regular cycle on Fox for 15 years. 

Exhibit A — Twitter’s reaction to the news: 

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