“American Idol”: James Durbin leads the way on Carole King night
If James Durbin finds himself bathing in confetti when “American Idol” reaches its crescendo late next month, he will undoubtedly look back at Wednesday night’s performance as a key step toward...
View Article“American Idol”: We rank the Top 5; Agree or disagree?
American Idol” doubled the pressure, and in some cases, doubled our pleasure, Wednesday night. Adhering to a theme of “Now and Then,” each of the Top 5 contenders were required to sing two songs — one...
View Article“American Idol”: Big ratings drop for opener
The juggernaut that is “American Idol” returned to the air Wednesday night for its 11th season, but it wasn’t so jugger-nauty. First the good news (for Fox): “Idol” averaged 21.9 million for its two...
View Article“American Idol”: UC Berkeley student, Livermore mechanic make it to Hollywood
“American Idol” didn’t exactly have its most memorable audition episode during a special Sunday-night airing from San Diego. But a UC Berkeley student did manage to make a strong impression — and not...
View Article“American Idol”: Hooray for Hollywood
And now it starts … for real. The road auditions are over. The crackpots and deluded wannabes have been bumped off. And we can finally get down to the serious business of separating the pretenders from...
View ArticleBay Area singers look to shine on “American Idol” and “The Voice”
A couple of Bay Area singers are looking to make their mark on two of television’s biggest reality shows. Deandre Brackensick of San Jose year finds himself among the remaining 42 contestants on...
View Article“American Idol” adds a twist; Readers panel weighs in
Just when you think you’ve got this whole “American Idol” thing down, they throw a wicked curveball at you. Wednesday night, host Ryan Seacrest announced that, for one show only, it would be the girls...
View Article‘American Idol’: Tyler quits as judge, J Lo could be next; Is TV’s most...
Following two seasons of offbeat critiques and occasionally incoherent ramblings, rock star Steven Tyler is stepping down as a judge on “American idol.” “After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s...
View Article‘American Idol’: J Lo bolts, too; What now?
Just one a day after Steven Tyler announced his departure from the “American Idol” judging panel, Jennifer Lopez confirmed that she, too, will be leaving prime time’s most popular reality series....
View ArticleTV press tour: Mariah Carey joins “American Idol”; Will she be a good judge?
Rumors became fact on Monday as the Fox network announced the hiring of pop diva Mariah Carey as a new judge on “American Idol.” Fox entertainment boss Kevin Reilly broke the news during a morning...
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