Fox’s American Idol returned Wednesday night to its lowest-rated and least-watched regular-season premiere telecast ever. 

Wednesday night's two-hour season premiere of "American Idol" was either incredibly predictable or somewhat infuriating, depending on how much pop culture news one has been following over the past few months. If one was already aware of the Nicki Minaj- Mariah Carey diva-off that had been teased and talked about, the premiere was about what one would expect: much ado about nothing. If not, well, I know my apology isn't much, but I'm sorry you had to sit through meaningful arguments about furry headwear and fake British accents.