American Idol

Ratings: 'American Idol' Down Again; 'The Firm' Slips Further (Update)

Television | Ratings
 January 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"30 Rock" drops to a series low

  

'American Idol' Contestant Reed Grimm Sings 'Family Matters' Theme Song (Video)

Television
 January 20, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Night two of season 11 auditions also includes a Justin Bieber lookalike and a former girl group singer

  

'Idol' Ratings Fall: Are Viewers 'X'-hausted?

Television | Ratings
 January 19, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Did Cowell sap audience from his former show?

  

Ratings: 'American Idol' Down 24% in Return, Still Tops Night (Update)

Television | Ratings
 January 19, 2012 By Tim Molloy & Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Wounded "Idol" beats other networks combined by 3 percent

  

Phillip Phillips, 'Tent Girl': Meet the 'American Idol' Season 11 Contestants (Video)

Television
 January 19, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Yes, that really is his name, and yes, she (singer Amy Brumfield) really does live in a tent

  

Steven Tyler Makes Expletive-Laden Plea for Decency on TV

Television
 January 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Profanity on TV "turns it into something crass," says F-bomb-dropping "Idol" judge as Supreme Court begins indecency case

  

Randy Jackson Says 'X Factor' Copying 'Idol' -- But Wishes It Well

Television
 January 8, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

TCA: Fox exec jabs 'Voice' for hiring "Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson: "We're not hiring a lot of people from 'The Voice' to be on our show."

  

Former NBC Exec Marc Graboff in Talks to Run 'American Idol' Parent CKx (Report)

Television
 December 23, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Choice would come after lengthy search, reportedly including AMC's Charlie Collier

  

'X Factor' Shakeup? No Talks About Steve Jones' Exit, Rep Says

Television
 December 20, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

With the season finale two days away, host's rep says he's staying put. Is Nicole Scherzinger?

  

Will Ryan Seacrest Replace Matt Lauer on 'Today'?

Media
 December 7, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

With Lauer's contract ending, Wall Street Journal reports that Seacrest talked to top NBC executives Tuesday about stepping in

  

'American Idol,' 'Touch,' 'Alcatraz' Premiere Dates Announced by Fox

Television
 December 1, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

New J.J. Abrams drama bows Jan. 16; "Idol" gets two-part premiere beginning Jan. 18

  

Apple's iPhone Tops Yahoo's Search List, Casey Anthony Follows

Media
 December 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Yahoo released its "Year in Review" Thursday, offering lists of scandals, news stories and ... extreme weather

  

Scotty McCreery's Macy's Day Parade Lip Synching Fiasco (Video)

Media
 November 24, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The "American Idol" winner misses his cue to start singing "The Trouble With Girls," but the song starts playing anyway

  

J. Lo Car Ad Fakes Her Drive Through the Bronx (Video)

Television
 November 23, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Jenny from the block didn't really go there for ad about returning to her roots

  

Review: 'Idol' Finalist James Durbin's Hair Metal Is Cheesy Fun

 November 22, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Chris Daughtry isn't the only hard-rock-singing fourth-place finalist releasing an album this week

  

'X Factor': Why It's the Most Exhausting Show on TV

Television
 November 3, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

And will anyone still be in the mood to watch "American Idol" after seven more weeks of Simon Cowell's long-winded talent show?

  

Steven Tyler Assures Matt Lauer He Was Sober In Shower Fall

Television
 October 27, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Tyler says performance Wednesday was one of the best

  

Review: Kelly Clarkson Provides a Master Class in Pop Singing in 'Stronger'

 October 24, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Vivid, angry emotions and pure pop fun happily co-exist in the enduring Idol's fifth and best album

  

Review: 'Idol' Scotty McCreery Aims for the Mushy Middle

 October 3, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

But once he lays off the treacly ballads, the deep-voiced Season 10 winner sounds more like a more wholesome Dierks Bentley doppelganger than a Josh Turner mini-me. But that still doesn't solve this country kid's distinctiveness problem

  

'X Factor': 5 Reasons to Watch -- and 5 Not to

Television
 September 21, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Can the show possibly live up to its hype? Viewers will get their answer soon

  

This Week in TV: Charlie Sheen, 'The X Factor,' More 'Housewives' Drama and Baldwin Breaks an 'SNL' Record

Television
 September 19, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Taylor Armstrong talks about her volatile marriage to Russell Armstrong for the first time since his suicide, "CSI" gets a new leader and timeslot and Romano and Heaton are reunited, and it feels so funny

  

Jennifer Lopez Heads Back to the 'Idol' Panel for Another Year

Television
 August 10, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Nigel Lythgoe makes it official: J. Lo is back; but now, Steven Tyler might be complaining

  

Simon Cowell: 'X Factor' Out to Beat Top-Rated 'Idol'

Television
 August 5, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

At TCA: Why Mariah isn't a judge, whether Simon should be nicer, and how to expand on those Abdul-Cowell spats

  

Nigel Lythgoe to Be Honored With International Emmy Founders Award

Television
 August 2, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"American Idol" executive producer follows last year's recipient, Simon Cowell, in receiving the trophy

  

Jennifer Lopez Deal to Judge 'American Idol' Is Done - at a Monster Payday

Television
 August 1, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Exclusive: Singer is set to make not-quite-double her fee for a second season on the singing competition

  

Jerry Lewis on 'American Idol': 'They're All McDonald's Wipeouts'

Television
 July 30, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

He doesn't spare the "The Biggest Loser," either: "Who cares? The [television] industry has destroyed itself"

  
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