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  1. TV Club: American Idol, "Results Show"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 18, 2012

    Tonight's results show felt strangely unexceptional for being "the night we've all been waiting for," I.E., learning who will be in the finale. The musical guests and the time-killing material all felt pretty sleepy for what was supposed to be… Full Story »

  2. TV Club: Smash, "Bombshell"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 15, 2012

    After watching the Smash season finale "Bombshell" over the weekend, I started to think about Derek Wills in a new way. At one point in this episode, Derek overrules Eileen-the woman who's supposed to be his boss-and insists that Karen… Full Story »

  3. TV Club: American Idol, "1 Of 4 Voted Off"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 11, 2012

    Idol seems to follow a pattern this season of surprise eliminations followed by utterly predictable ones, so if you were shocked when Skylar went home last week, you could guess who got eliminated tonight. Since I'm drifting towards hate-watching this… Full Story »

  4. TV Club: American Idol, "Performance Show"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 10, 2012

    Last week, after Skylar was kicked off, I decided this was the most boring top four in history, but perhaps I'm just mad because none of my favorites made it to this point. Earlier today, out of fairness, I tried… Full Story »

  5. TV Club: The Voice, "Live Finale"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 9, 2012

    I want to start off with an apology: I was in a funk last night. That's my only explanation for my sourness and apathy while gathering my thoughts after last night's penultimate episode of The Voice 's second season. But… Full Story »

  6. TV Club: American Idol, "1 Of 5 Voted Off"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 4, 2012

    It's going to be a struggle to review the remainder of American Idol after tonight's results. The elimination was so confounding that I'm hesitant to say that America got it wrong, because I'm having a hard time believing, especially in… Full Story »

  7. TV Club: American Idol, "5 Finalists Compete"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 3, 2012

    Idol tends to wears out its welcome and then wear out its farewell. It takes too long to get from the auditions to the performances, and now we're at the part of the season where it's really not necessary for… Full Story »

  8. What's On Tonight?: Check out Suburgatory, which has gotten seriously good

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull May 2, 2012

    Here's what's up in the world of TV for Wednesday, May 2. All times are Eastern. TOP PICK Suburgatory (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Over the course of its first season, this series has gone from promising newcomer to something that didn't… Full Story »


  9. Newswire: NBC pulls Best Friends Forever from its schedule

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull Apr 30, 2012

    NBC's masochistic strategy of putting its under-promoted midseason comedies up against American Idol and ABC's Wednesday night block-where they can further NBC's descent into the deliciously twisted world where pain is pleasure, pleasure pain-has yielded another victim in Best Friends… Full Story »

  10. TV Club: American Idol, "1 Of 6 Voted Off"

    The A.V. Club - TV Club &bull Apr 27, 2012

    There are a few contestants on Idol who have been living on borrowed time the last few weeks, and one of those contestants ran out of time tonight. You can probably guess who it is without reading further, but just… Full Story »

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