American Idol is getting canceled — and Americans really, really don't care

Earlier this week, Fox announced it's canceling American Idol. As this survey from YouGov shows, Americans reacted by not caring at all:

American Idol

Younger people seem to care more than the old, but overall the reaction is pretty much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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