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  1. American Idol Recap: It’s God’s PaintbrushOh, these painful audition rounds.
    By Dave Holmes
  2. overnights
    American Idol Recap: There Were Seven Triple-Threats!And Jim Carrey’s daughter.
    By Dave Holmes
  3. enough already
    Seitz: Why American Idol’s Audition Rounds Seem Crueler than EverAnd that’s saying something.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  4. ratings
    American Idol Ratings: Still DownIt got beat by Big Bang Theory in the demo.
    By Josef Adalian
  5. overnights
    American Idol Recap: TV Show of DreamsIdol, you are mad hyperbolic tonight.
    By Dave Holmes
  6. overnights
    American Idol Premiere Recap: Let’s Pretend to Make History“The spirits of the children in the woods snuck into you.”
    By Dave Holmes
  7. ratings
    The Optimistic — and Pessimistic — Take on Idol’s Decreased Ratings Ratings are down 17 percent from last year.
    By Josef Adalian
  8. judge not lest ye be
    Why Did Reality Judges Decide to Never, Ever Say Anything Critical Again?Vulture investigates why criticism became verboten on musical competition shows like American Idol.
    By Josef Adalian
  9. last night on late night
    Tina Fey and Questlove Squashed Their BeefPlus: Chelsea Handler left Andy Richter a little nervous with her dirty come-ons, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
    By Caroline Shin
  10. kelly clarkson
    Watch Kelly Clarkson’s Flash-Mob-Themed Music Video for ‘What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)’American Idol meets Improv Everywhere, and the circle is complete.
    By Eliot Glazer
  11. schedules
    Fox’s Midseason Schedule Gives Touch an Early PushThe Kiefer Sutherland series will premiere after Idol in January, but only begin airing weekly in March.
  12. beefs
    Lawsuit: Adam Lambert Was Ineligible for American Idol Already had a recording contract.
    By Andre Tartar
  13. ratings
    With New Girl Outshining X Factor and Terra Nova, How Is Fox Faring This Season?Zooey Deschanel turned out to be the biggest hit of the network’s new batch.
    By Josef Adalian
  14. tv
    How Much Does a 30-Second Commercial Cost?It depends. But if you want it to air on Fox, probably a lot.
    By Margaret Lyons
  15. tv
    Network Status Report: Will Simon Cowell and Terra Nova Make Fox Even More Dominant, or Push Their Luck?If ‘X Factor’ is a hit, it’ll mean that one fifth of Fox’s regular schedule will be tentpole.
    By Josef Adalian
  16. beefs
    Adam Levine Says American Idol’s Homophobia ‘Pisses Him Off’“You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  17. tv
    Jennifer Lopez Confirmed for American Idol ReturnNigel Lythgoe says it’s a done deal.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  18. clickables
    Watch American Idol Winner Scotty McCreery’s First VideoIt is very, very generic.
    By Margaret Lyons
  19. lists
    Seven Things We Learned About The X Factor From Its TCA PanelPlus an update on J. Lo’s ‘Idol’ negotiations.
    By Josef Adalian
  20. clickables
    Here’s a Belated But Very Memorable American Idol Reaction VideoWow.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  21. the industry
    What Does the Simon Cowell/X Factor Lawsuit Really Mean?’American Idol’ creator/plaintiff Simon Fuller could be anticipating the end of his cash cow.
    By Josef Adalian
  22. music
    Pia Toscano Officially Scored a Record DealShe’ll release her single next week.
    By Mike Vilensky
  23. clickables
    Here’s a Video Jay-Z Recorded of Beyoncé Backstage at IdolCan someone just teach Jay to hold the phone horizontally?
    By Amanda Dobbins
  24. ratings
    Idol Finale Scores Huge Ratings BounceBeam me up, Scotty!
    By Josef Adalian
  25. talk
    Are You Over Idol?It was such a lousy season, and yet it was so, so popular.
    By Margaret Lyons
  26. overnights
    American Idol Finale Recap: Paul F. Tompkins Loves That It’s Over So BigHis long country-scored nightmare has come to an end.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  27. clickables
    Watch Lady Gaga’s ‘Edge of Glory’ Performance From the Idol FinaleLive from the Aggro Crag!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  28. clickables
    Visit the Terrifying Scott McCreery GIF WallScotty loves you this big, America.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins Makes It to the Final Round Alive!“I am excited that it is the last two nights, but not about watching the last two nights. It’s like if you referred to the night before you had kidney stones removed as ‘Kidney Stone Eve.’”
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  30. clickables
    Consider the American Idol ‘End on the Title’ Trend“Oh, that’s what this song is.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  31. american idol
    American Idol’s Lauren Alaina Lost Her Voice During RehearsalGood news for Scotty McCreery?
    By Julie Gerstein
  32. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on Homecomings and Disasters, Both Natural and Show-RelatedWho likes country music? Because you have no choice in the matter.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  33. american idol
    Steven Tyler Loves J.Lo’s MoviesHas he seen ‘Monster in Law’?
    By Margaret Lyons
  34. clickables
    Watch American Idol Finalist Haley Reinhart Take a Mid-Performance FallOuch.
    By Julie Gerstein
  35. upfronts 2011
    How Does a Network Build a Fall Schedule? Fox’s Scheduling Chief Reveals the StrategiesIn a world of DVRs, managing time slots still matters a lot, and Preston Beckman shows us how the game is played.
    By Josef Adalian
  36. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on Enrique, Jordin, and Another Tear-Stained EliminationRyan says of the contestants, “All four will get to go home and see their families, but only three will do it in style.” I guess the fourth one has to go home hanging off the side of a train, like in India.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  37. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on the Lady Gaga TutorialScotty appears to be calmly but eagerly studying Lady Gaga to see if there is some gender trickery going on, as he’d heard tell of such shape-shifters and wants to be on guard against bewitchments.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  38. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Tears and Omelette Making, Not Necessarily in That OrderMaybe I should have asked this before, but are we supposed to like Ryan Seacrest?
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  39. lady gaga
    Lady Gaga Is Next Week’s Mentor on American IdolAnd the contestants will be singing oldies.
    By Margaret Lyons
  40. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: When 30 Rock Has No Money for Music, Tina Fey ImprovisesPlus, David Letterman tries to wrestle out Jodie Foster’s opinion on co-star Mel Gibson in our regular late-night roundup.
    By Nim Barshad
  41. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins Breaks Down James’s Song-Induced BreakdownThat was a bad performance. This is a singing contest, not a crying competition.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  42. clickables
    Hear American Idol’s Haley Sing a Previously Unreleased Lady Gaga TrackHere’s “You and I.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  43. tv
    What Do Jennifer Lopez’s New Songs Reveal About Who She’d Pick to Win American Idol?“Can you love the girl?” she asks. Good question, since ‘American Idol’ voters have kicked off so many.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  44. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on the Carole King Aftermath and the World’s Oddest Viewer Questions“One question caught my eye because it was astounding in its self-absorption, another because it involved a very specific type of dream.”
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  45. american idol
    A Guide to How You’ll Feel If Each of the American Idol Contestants WinsOn a scale from acceptance to outright rage.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  46. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on Carole King NightGuest mentor Babyface looks good! He could be referred to at most as Adolescentface!
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  47. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on the Elimination Kanye West Stopped By ForPlus, Casey shows off a fan-made painting.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  48. clickables
    Watch Christoph Waltz Execute American Idol’s Steven TylerHe’s not a fan of ‘Idol.’
    By Julie Gerstein
  49. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on Contestant Impersonation NightThese kids are all really good at imitating each other. Maybe that should be the show: one month of establishing who they are as individuals, then one month of them mocking each other in clip packages.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  50. recaps
    Paul F. Tompkins’s American Idol Recap Coming Later This AfternoonBlame it on jet lag, but stay tuned.
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