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  1. overnights
    Idol Recap: The First EliminationsIs it coincidence that the first singers booted are both Hispanic? And that one of them was actually good?
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  2. overnights
    Idol Recap: The Dangers of Listening to the JudgesThough Simon et al scolded the girls for unoriginality last night, the men who attempted originality were slapped down.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  3. overnights
    Idol Recap: 12 Women, 11 SoundalikesOn a largely unoriginal night, most of the dozen women came out desperately trying to sound like someone famous.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  4. money
    Kris Allen Is Fine on Money, ThanksThe minimum an ‘Idol’ winner can earn is $650,000, with performance fees, album advances, and merchandising royalties factored in.
    By Lane Brown
  5. simonpocalypse
    U2 Producer Steve Lillywhite Wants to Be Your Next American Idol JudgeOn his qualifications: “Certainly Bono is one of the greatest singers and any record I’ve made with U2 is pop music. Jared Leto is another great star who’s a pop singer.”
    By Amos Barshad
  6. simonpocalypse
    Howard Stern Not Qualified to Replace Simon Cowell, Says Simon Cowell“I’m fairly certain that there hasn’t been an approach at any time for Howard to do the show.”
    By Lane Brown
  7. american idol
    Idol to Allow Finalists to Use Twitter, FacebookOh, and MySpace, too.
    By Josh Duboff
  8. overnights
    Idol Recap: Say Goodbye to Hollywood WeekThe judges break all the news, and we finally have our top 24.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  9. overnights
    Idol Recap: The Three Rooms of DoomThe judges start narrowing down to 24, and take their sweet time to give semi-finalists ample time for coronary episodes.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  10. performances of the week
    The Nard Dog, Bob Dylan, Betty White and MoreThis week’s great TV performances, in easy-to-digest video form.
    By Dan Kois
  11. overnights
    Idol Recap: Group Night Finds Its VillainTwo Lady Gaga covers, one Fleetwood Mac, and a whole lot of late-night tears.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  12. overnights
    Idol Recap: Ellen Begins, Paula’s ForgottenDegeneres proves able to criticize in her maiden voyage at the judges’ table.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  13. american idol
    Howard Stern Still Probably Not Replacing Simon Cowell“A source familiar with the search process says Stern was never even being considered.”
    By Lane Brown
  14. american idol
    Ellen Makes Idol DebutDeGeneres’ gravitas cited in early reviews.
    By Josh Duboff
  15. american idol
    Howard Stern Says He’d Leave Radio for American Idol, Tons of Money“A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I would do that show for $100 million.”
    By Lane Brown
  16. american idol
    Howard Stern Probably Not American Idol’s New SimonSurely this can’t be right.
    By Lane Brown
  17. overnights
    Idol Recap: Reheated LeftoversA compilation of unaired auditions from the last seven shows proved we saw all we needed to.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  18. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Mile-High MediocrityAnd guest-judge Victoria Beckham is back to make sure all is pretty, pretty, pretty.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  19. american idol
    Fox Decides Two Hours of Idol Are Better Than OneEpisodes on March 23, March 30, and April 6 will all be double-length.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. tv
    Watch the Trailer for American Dunkleman
  21. overnights
    Idol recap: Neil Patrick Harris Out-Simons SimonNPH brought honesty and great judgment to the show. Joe brought his hair.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  22. overnights
    Idol Recap: Katy Perry Outmatures Avril LavigneThe two judges prove a study in contrasts. Guess who’s the snotty one?
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  23. simonpocalypse
    Is One of These Moguls American Idol’s New Simon?When Simon Cowell splits from ‘American Idol’ at the end of this season to launch a U.S.-based ‘X Factor’ in 2011, he’ll leave some pretty low-cut shirts to fill.
    By Lane Brown
  24. blabbermouths
    Loose Lips Sink Aspiring Idol Michael Lynche’s ShipHis dad broke a confidentiality clause by speaking to the media about him.
    By Mark Graham
  25. overnights
    Idol Recap: Sob Stories & Beatboxing in FloridaKristin Chenoweth of ‘Wicked’ joins the judges for sob stories and beatboxing in Florida.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  26. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Second City, Second-rate TalentYour next ‘American Idol’ likely won’t be coming from Chicago, based on these tryouts.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  27. quote machine
    Courtney Love Doesn’t Get Ke$ha, EitherPlus: Kara DioGuardi weighs in with her choice to replace Simon.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  28. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Pants Hit the Ground in AtlantaLifetime-movie tales and a whole lot of shrieking drive Simon to his sickbed.
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  29. simonpocalypse
    Why Simon Cowell May Be Making the Right MoveA Brit explains the charms of Simon’s U.K. show, and why it could work here.
    By Tom Ewing
  30. american idol
    Paula Abdul Not That Important, Say Idol ViewersDespite fears of a drop, ratings held steady with last year’s premiere.
    By Lane Brown
  31. overnights
    American Idol Recap: Simon’s Last Go-round Begins in BostonAs season nine begins, is his farewell tour the beginning of the end for the show?
    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch
  32. simonpocalypse
    Breaking: Simon Cowell to Trade Idol for an American X Factor in 2011Boom!
    By Lane Brown
  33. american idol
    Fox Prepares to Extend Idol, Regardless of Simon’s PlansIs this a risky or genius move by Fox? We’ll see!
    By Mark Graham
  34. american idol
    Will This Be Simon Cowell’s Last Season on American Idol?If you believe his brother, then the answer is most assuredly: “Yes.”
    By Mark Graham
  35. sitcoms
    Will American Idol Kill Modern Family?Fox pits its juggernaut show against the little sitcom that (so far) could.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  36. the naughties
    Five Of This Decade’s Most-Watched TV Shows Technically Aired Last DecadeWatercooler conversation topics ain’t the same as they used to be, folks.
    By Mark Graham
  37. quote machine
    Hey, Ellen DeGeneres, Eminem Wants Your JobPlus: William Shatner acknowledges that a lot of his old co-workers think he’s a dick.
    By Emma Pearse
  38. mourning wood
    Adam Lambert Nixes Simulated Fellatio, Fails to Shock Early Show’s Septuagenarian Audience“I’m not a babysitter, I’m a performer.”
    By Mark Graham
  39. adam lambert
    Adam Lambert’s Good Morning America Performance Canceled Owing to Fellatio“Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning.”
    By Lane Brown
  40. chat room
    American Idol Kris Allen on Why ‘Heartless’ Is on His New Album and ‘No Boundaries’ Isn’t“We felt like we had a lot better stuff than [’No Boundaries’] to go on the album.”
    By Lane Brown
  41. bel ami
    Can Nicole Kidman Really Say No to Starring In an Erotic Thriller With Robert Pattinson?And what if said erotic thriller were produced by King Midas himself, Simon Fuller, the man behind ‘American Idol’ and the Spice Girls?
    By Zeke Turner
  42. idols
    Adam Lambert Is Here Strictly For Your EntertainmentBreak out the guyliner, people, this one could be a hit!
    By Mark Graham
  43. disasters
    Adam Lambert’s New Video a Total DisasterAdam’s awesome new video from the ‘2012’ soundtrack just leaked. We like it!
    By Lane Brown
  44. money
    Simon Cowell Angling for Another ShowHe wants to bring ‘The X-Factor’ to America.
    By Lane Brown
  45. news reel
    Kara DioGuardi Shops New Reality ShowKara tells Vulture: “It takes the best acts that have been dropped [by their labels] and gives them a second chance.”
    By Diana Scholl
  46. new hires
    Breaking: Ellen DeGeneres Is American Idol’s New PaulaDeGeneres will replace Paula Abdul on ‘American Idol’ as the show’s nice judge next season.
    By Lane Brown
  47. earsores
    Kara DioGuardi Records Her Very Own Version of ‘No Boundaries’It’s just as painful as you might imagine.
    By Mark Graham
  48. nph
    NPH Does AINeil Patrick Harris will serve as a guest judge on the next season of ‘American Idol.’
    By Lane Brown
  49. the expendables
    Everybody Replacing Paula AbdulPaula Abdul was in negotiations for a guest role on ‘Ugly Betty,’ but for some strange reason producers found her request for a private jet unfeasible.
    By Lane Brown
  50. idols
    Adam Lambert Records Track for Disaster-Porn SoundtrackQueen guitarist Brian May seems to think it’s going to be a surefire No. 1 song.
    By Mark Graham
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