One of the major reasons the ratings are so low is because Comcast & Directv conveniently stopped airing Fox when X-Factor was on, meaning lots of viewers couldn't watch it
Most likely. The #1 cable provider, Comcast (conveniently, owned by NBC,) pulled FOX during X Factor and Glee during their time-slots for its subscribers. Literally everyone was bitching about it on Twitter:
In all seriousness, I think that had an effect on the Ratings. Not saying it would get 15/20 Million+ viewers if they had aired it but I'm sure some ratings were lost because of this. This seems really shady to me.
So explain all the people tweeting about during the premiere and The Voice barely getting any trends; explain that! OH GOD JUST STOP WITH THE EXCUSES! MY GOD!!!