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'Why put your finale vs both the NBA and NHL Conference finals?': 'American Idol' fans slam makers for 3-hour-long conflicting schedule

The season finale of 'American Idol' will air live tonight and viewers are dissatisfied with length of the show

BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA: It's just a matter of time before we find out who wins this season of 'American Idol'. The season finale airs at 8 PM ET on May 21, 2023, but how long will it be?

Megan Danielle, Iam Tongi, and Colin Stough are this season's Top 3, and they are all really skilled. How will viewers choose a winner through at-home voting? The three are undoubtedly difficult to choose between and each contestant is a favorite. The competition series' two-hour, two-night format has become familiar to viewers. Is the finale episode going to be shorter or longer given that this Sunday evening is the season finale? The answer has proven to be a disappointment for some viewers.

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Tonight is the three-hour finale of 'American Idol' 2023! That means that this evening, make sure you're comfy and have some delicious food around since you'll be sitting for a while for the live, fun-filled, and nerve-wracking episode. The finale starts at 8 pm ET and ends at 11 pm ET. That means there will be no new episode tomorrow, Monday, May 22. The Top 3 will return to their hometowns ahead of their performances, former 'American Idol' judge Keith Urban will mentor the competitors and take the stage and there will be too many celebrity performers to count!

'Will not be watching Celtics at Heat on DVR'

The season finale of 'American Idol' will air live tonight and viewers are unhappy with the three-hour length. The show's regular episodes are usually two hours long. The finale, on the other hand, will last an extra hour. Viewers also slammed the show on social media as the finale is clashing with the NBA and NHL Conference finals.

One viewer wrote on Twitter, "This was my first season watching, I enjoyed it very much but a 3 hr. finale is just too much, IMO." Another person wrote, "3 hours is too long!" One fan quipped, "Do they really think we the #AmericanIdol viewers want to waste 3 hours watching stuff like this?" One tweeted, "Not this fob dude asking me to go live for American idol. Mind you it’s 3 hrs long."

Speaking of the Sunday game, one fan tweeted, "There no way ABC airs it a dime past 7 on the ECT especially past 8 no change in hell ABC puts NHL pver American idol on the EC."

Another chimed in and wrote, "So we can’t watch NHL on ABC because Funniest home video (this this still a show…hear of internet lately), and American idol? Come on @DisneyStudios be better. I know you have to have the Sox or Yanks on Sunday nights but use your other options."

One fan wondered, "What if this game goes to Triple Overtime, and they have to choose between this game and American Idol." Another hoped, "Hope this is the longest game in nhl history and they’re forced to talk about it. Cuts into American idol tomigjt."

On Instagram, an angry fan wrote, "Why in God's name would you put your finale vs both the NBA and NHL Conference finals? And, LOL, the Voice has done the same thing. Let me give you a little hint--I will NOT be watching Celtics at Heat on DVR. I will watch your show on Hulu on Monday."

'American Idol' Season 21 finale airs on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 8 pm ET on ABC.

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