'American Idol' Auditions Are Better (And Worse) Than Ever - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
mtv.com 1/13/2009 — "American Idol" auditions are back, and they're better than ever — as you've come to expect, they will once again have an amazing mix of the good, the bad and the ear-splittingly ugly when the show returns to Fox on Tuesday. MTV News has gotten a ...

Local singer competing on 'American Idol'
oxfordpress.com 1/13/2009 — WAYNE TWP. Season 8 of "American Idol," the hugely popular talent competition, begins tonight, Jan. 13, and fans of the local band Instereo will be tuning in to see how far singer Ryan P.A. Johnson makes it. According to his agreement with the ...

American Idol ratings down 10% in early Nielsen metered market numbers
tvbythenumbers.com 1/14/2009 — Per Marc Berman the very earliest indication is that the season premiere of American Idol was off 10% versus last year in the early Nielsen metered market ratings. -Ratings Breakdown: Fox’s veteran American Idol is back and it certainly ...

'Idol' premiere ratings huge, and lowest yet
thrfeed.com 1/14/2009 — "American Idol" had its lowest-rated premiere to date -- and Fox is likely thrilled.The eighth season debut of the massively popular singing competition lost about...

'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Defends 'Bikini Girl' Attack
mtv.com 1/14/2009 — 'We wouldn't be talking about the bikini if she killed the song,' singer/songwriter says of scantily clad contestant. By Jocelyn Vena Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/ FOX Kara DioGuardi wasn't afraid to get a little nasty on her premiere episode as the fourth "American Idol" judge Tuesday. And she has no regrets about her verbal scuffle with 20-year-old contestant Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell. "I love pretty girls," DioGuardi told Ryan Seacrest on  ...

'American Idol' night 2 draws 29.8 milion viewers
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/15/2009 — Fox's "American Idol" held up better than expected Wednesday, averaging 29.8 million total viewers over two hours, down just 2% compared with last season. The results were somewhat surprising because "Idol's" Tuesday premiere was, ...

Video: FOX 2009 Season Launch Party
booknewsblog.blogspot.com 1/17/2009 — FOX network hosted a star-studded party to launch the upcoming seasons of AMERICAN IDOL, 24 and TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES. Stars of the shows Kiefer Sutherland, Brian Austin Green & Kara DioGuardi came out to celebrate.

Darnell Says Tweaks to 'Idol' Format Worked — In Depth
Fox reality chief Mike Darnell says the network's much-hyped tweaks to the "American Idol" formula are behind the show's solid ratings debut this week. "The creative is working," Mr. Darnell said Thursday. "People like [new judge] Kara [DioGuardi]. ...

'Idol' cozies up to Habbo community — Variety.com - TV News
TV News: 'American' looking to appeal to teens -- With its eighth season kicking off on Fox, "American Idol" is looking to appeal to a new group of teens.