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American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest The Voice a quot;gimmickyquot; show and making clear he was fed up with defending Idol#39;s slipping ratings.

“American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest “The Voice” a “gimmicky” show and making clear he was fed up with defending “Idol”s slipping ratings.

LOS ANGELES -- quot;American Idolquot; executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest quot;The Voicequot; a quot;gimmickyquot; show and making clear he was fed up with defending quot;Idolquot;s slipping ratings.

#39;American Idol#39; executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest #39;The Voice#39; #39;gimmicky#39; and making clear he was fed up with defending #39;Idol#39;s#39; slipping ratings.