"American Idol" debuted this week and even provided some false hope that America culture is not going immediately into the waste basket, as the debut was the lowest in four years, despite the fact that -- because of the writer's strike -- there's hardly anything else on television to watch. Unfortunately, more than 33 million people saw Tuesday's debut, making it the top-rated show of the season. With ratings down, however, we here at W.I.M.B. have 10 suggestions to help improve ratings:

1) Combine singing competition with gladiator competition -- "American GladiaIdol."
2) A trapdoor for the auditions that drops losing contestants into an alligator pit.
3) Make contestants audition while dodging swinging medicine balls.
4) Replace Randy with Britney Spears; feature a crazy-off on each episode between Paula and Britney.
5) Bring back Antonella Barba.
6) Have an audition round in Baghdad, outside the green zone.
7) Open bar for contestants.
8) Replace Simon Cowell with Jack Bauer.
9) Wet T-Shirt Idol!
10) Snipers!