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  1. Idol still looks like James vs. Scotty

    TV Plus &bull May 5, 2011

    Just to make things interesting, later in the program in which each hopeful sang twice, Randy gave the best performance of the night laurel to Haley Reinhart for her torchy take on "House of the Rising Sun." It was good… Full Story »

  2. Scotty still the one to beat on Idol

    TV Plus &bull Apr 20, 2011

    Someone should tell Ryan Seacrest that 53 million votes cast when only about 23 million people watch "American Idol" is not a good thing. It is the problem that could eventually bring down the show. The premature elimination of Pia… Full Story »

  3. Idol finally sends a guy home

    TV Plus &bull Apr 15, 2011

    It took six weeks but a guy is finally leaving "American Idol." Paul McDonald, a glorified bar band singer who drew the problematic leadoff spot Wednesday, got the bad news after Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone survived their third trips… Full Story »

  4. Idol finally sends a guy home

    TV Plus &bull Apr 15, 2011

    It took six weeks but a guy is finally leaving "American Idol." Paul McDonald, a glorified bar band singer who drew the problematic leadoff spot Wednesday, got the bad news after Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone survived their third trips… Full Story »

  5. Idol judges might make Haley 6th woman to go

    TV Plus &bull Apr 14, 2011

    Casey Abrams is the only guy to be voted off "American Idol" this season. The judges saved him, a decision they surely rue in the wake of the Pia Toscano travesty. Unless the judges buried Hayley Reinhart Wednesday, Casey could… Full Story »

  6. Idol power rankings: Scotty is the cutest

    TV Plus &bull Apr 13, 2011

    Now that it has been established that talent is no better than a secondary concern on "American Idol," I'm revising the way I compile the weekly power ratings. I make Scotty McCreery a virtual lock to win and give Haley… Full Story »

  7. Idol voters make their worst mistake ever

    TV Plus &bull Apr 8, 2011

    The judges have to be wondering what role they played in this travesty. They had been tweaking Pia for weeks that she had to do more than ballads (disclosure: I concurred). So she did the upbeat "River Deep, Mountain High."… Full Story »

  8. More than 7,500 hopefuls line up in Miami for 'X Factor' auditions

    TV Plus &bull Apr 7, 2011

    More than 7,500 hopefuls mobbed the BankUnited Center on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables Thursday morning to audition for "The X Factor," the new reality talent show from "American Idol" creator Simon Cowell. The crowd, some of… Full Story »

  9. Elton John scolds Kings of Leon over Glee

    TV Plus &bull Apr 1, 2011

    A mention that John's music was the theme on "American Idol" this week, segued into a discussion of bands who refuse to clear their music for shows such as "Idol" and "Glee." Kings of Leon, for example, has refused "Glee"… Full Story »

  10. Thia, Naima voted out of American Idol

    TV Plus &bull Apr 1, 2011

    It took 10 years but "American Idol" finally concocted a way to transform the results show into a second performance show. In the process it got rid of the frequently laughable group number and added another element to the results… Full Story »

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