We predict Simon Cowell will be extra grumpy today; he’s just lost the title of most powerful person in reality TV to one of his former co-stars, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.
Influential industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter has named its top 50 most important people working in reality television, and Cowell – who held the title in 2009 and 2010 – has been bumped all the way down to Number six! Oh dear.
Of course Seacrest does much more than just present Idol; he’s everywhere in America, among other things he has his own radio show, runs a production company, and was behind Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in the US. As The Hollywood Reporter explains; “In Seacrest’s case, it is an ever-expanding slate of buzzworthy programs that landed him at No.1, including: a resurgent Idol in the wake of Cowell’s high-profile departure; an Emmy win in August for the Seacrest-produced Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution; and four iterations of the red-hot Kardashian franchise. Similarly working in his favour is the power of the Ryan Seacrest brand, which reaches an audience of more than 35 million weekly — and that’s just on TV.”
We bet Cowell is fuming! Do you think Ryan deserves to steal Mr Nasty’s crown?