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The question on the minds of most "American Idol" fans isn't whether or not Sanjaya will win. It's whether or not the show has jumped the shark. Critical eyes are monitoring the Nielsens vigilantly for any signs of viewer erosion.

Every year, the "Idol" bashers line up ready to take their shots at America's most popular show, but they've yet to make a real dent. Or have they? We looked at Idol searches over the last month and found that Buzz on the show had declined 19%. Check out the graph of Idol searches over the past 6 months and you'll see the slippage...

Thanks to the dearth of depth this year, "Idol" is suffering in Search. But we're sure when the show gets down to the final four, the franchise will be back in fine fettle. Are you tuning out this year? Why? We'd love to know...