Carrie Underwood Faces Backlash on American Idol as Fans Say She’s “Too Nice” to Contestants

Country superstar Carrie Underwood shot to fame by winning American Idol — but critics are calling her out of tune with fans as a judge on the show, saying she’s “boring” and “too nice” to talent-challenged contestants!

“She’s too nice for the job!” declares one industry insider. “The other judges are rolling their eyes over her constant pity parties.”

Carrie, 42, replaced longtime judge Katy Perry, reportedly at half of Katy’s $25 million-a-year salary. Ironically, Katy was seen as being too mean to contestants. But Carrie goes to the other extreme!

For example, she recently went online to bemoan the horrors of having to reject ear-assulting wannabes, sniffling, “Saying ‘no’ is the worsty worst worstest.”

One Idol fan took to social media to call Underwood “blah and boring.”

Even her fellow judge Lionel Richie has called her out for being too nice, saying she defends inept contestants with cheesy comments such as, “But he’s so CUTE!”

Our insider says Idol brass is quickly developing buyer’s remorse in their bargain-basement replacement for Perry, who they thought was turning off viewers by giving some contestants callously quick hooks.

“Carrie was not the first choice to replace Katy,” confides the source. “Miley Cyrus was. But they felt her contract demands were too high, so they pivoted to Carrie.

“Now, they see Carrie as being a pushover without drama and believe they should have ponied up the money for Miley, who’s a lot edgier and would have made for a much better show!”

Another source reveals that Carrie also isn’t winning any fans at the judges’ table, where Lionel, 75, and Luke Bryan, 48, have to endure her neediness on the set.

“Nothing seems to be good enough for Carrie,” explains the source. “Luke and Lionel groan when Carrie fixates on things, like camera angles and lighting and makeup. She complains about the temperature being either too hot or too cold, or that her clothes don’t fit right.”

Even though Carrie inked a multiyear deal to join Idol, our sources say she could still be one-and-done if she can’t thicken up her skin.

“You already get the feeling that Carrie isn’t working out with both her fellow judges and the audience,” notes the industry insider.

“American Idol is trying to stanch the flow of falling ratings — and they’re afraid that viewers are being turned off by Carrie and will tune out!”