American Idol: The Final Judgement For Top 36
realitytvmagazine.com 2/12/2009 — Tonight the American Idol judges invited the final 54 contestants to a Hollywood mansion. The judges had reviewed the tapes and were going to take one more look at the contestants to decide on the top 36 . Before the contestants could sing for America’s vote they had to face their ...

American Idol Recap 04/08/09: One More Contestant Makes An Exit
realitytvmagazine.com 4/9/2009 — Tonight on American Idol , Flo Rida and season 5 American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler performed and one more American Idol hopeful went home. Ryan Seacrest opened the show by asking the judges what they thought of last night’s show. Randy Jackson thought that last night was flat ...

A World Without 'American Idol'?
blogs.nypost.com 3/13/2009 — TV's biggest hit and cultural phenomenon "American Idol" almost never made it to the little screen. Judge Simon Cowel l says "[I was] thrown out in one pitch meeting. After 30 seconds, the guy told me to get out. The main thing we [were] being told [was] music doesn't work on TV in prime ...

American Idol: Michael Jackson Night!
realitytvmagazine.com 3/11/2009 — FOX’s American Idol begins with Ryan Seacrest announcing that they are live with the Top 13 contestants ready to perform! In the room of 500 screaming fans, the judges give a bit of advice for the performers, including, don’t let the big stage overwhelm you, and don’t ...

Inside Disney’s American Idol Experience
idolstalker.com 2/16/2009 — I cannot put up pictures yet of what I saw while I was inside the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios but I can tell you a few things! There were five finalists and we were given instructions about how to vote for the person we liked best (there’s a voting panel ...

American Idol 8 Phoenix Auditions Recap
idolstalker.com 1/22/2009 — Here’s a recap of last night’s American Idol auditions from Phoenix, Arizona! Last night’s American Idol auditions kicked off with Tuan Nguyen of Spring Valley, California.  The 20-year-old cashier attempted to sing “ The Way You Make ...

American Idol Recap 4/21: Disco Night!
realitytvmagazine.com 4/22/2009 — Tonight on American Idol, the stakes have been doubled due to last week’s use of ‘the save’ by the judges, which means that this week on FOX, two contestants will be going home! Ryan Seacrest is introduced and says that the good news is that Matt Giraud is around for ...

'American Idol' 2009 Top 13 Performance Recap
blogs.courant.com 3/11/2009 — One show in and Paula Abdul already has the finalists picked for this season's "American Idol." Based on her gushing and brash declarations, sometimes with tears in her eyes, the most emotional judge declared both Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert bound for the finals after their renditions on ...

Ryan Seacrest Returning to American Idol
dingorue.com 7/13/2009 — The first of the new American Idol contracts has the ink drying, as Variety confirms that Ryan Seacrest has signed a new deal with Fox, 19 Entertainment, and FremantleMedia worth $15 million per year for the next three years. As part of the deal, Seacrest is now exclusive to 19 Entertainment in ...

newstimes.com 2/22/2009 — BROOKFIELD -- The show started with 100,000 auditions and he's made it to the final 36. Now it's up to the U.S. viewing public to see if he advances further. Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell, Brookfield High School class of 1999, performs live Wednesday ...

'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Hits Her Stride In Season Premiere — VH1 News 1/14/2009
New "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi seemed to hit her stride in the premiere episode, easily finding her place among Paula, Randy and Simon.

'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Hits Her Stride In Season Premiere — MTV News 1/14/2009
The fourth judge bonds with Paula and Randy, and even gets along with Simon. Kara Dioguardi Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images Imagine being the newbie when the rest of the class has spent eight years getting thisclose ...

'Idol' premiere draws 30.1 million — Variety.com - TV News 1/14/2009
TV News: Fox's hit show down 15% in demo -- Fox's "American Idol" opened its eighth season in dominant fashion Tuesday night, but it came in about 15% below last year's premiere-night score among young adults. And as "Idol" dropped, the other ...

'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Defends 'Bikini Girl' Attack — VH1 News 1/14/2009
"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi called in to Ryan Seacrest's radio show to defend her "Bikini Girl" attack on Tuesday night's premiere.

American Idol : Kansas City Auditions — The A.V. Club - TV Club 1/14/2009
We've arrived in Kansas City, David Cook's hometown, for day two of auditions. Jason Castro looks high as ever. Go!   We start with Chelsea Marquardt (any relation to Girl Next Door Bridget?) She's one of my favorite types of people on this ...