17. May 2010 
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It had to happen. Fox has finally decided to shrink American Idol’s telecast to 90 minutes for the competition and 30 minutes for the results show beginning next year.
The reality series has seen a steady decrease in viewers over this season with an average loss of 1 million a week (though it finally stabilized at [...]
17. May 2010 
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“American Idol” Season 9 will be remembered as the year without judge Paula Abdul, the last year for Simon Cowell and the year Votefortheworst.com rocked and mocked the Top 12.
This year is the litmus test for what will happen to the singing show if – and that’s still a big if – it returns for [...]
17. May 2010 0 comments
Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox and Casey James greeted their hometown fans on Friday.
Winning “American Idol” is the goal, but for the top three finalists of every season, going home is always the sweetest trip. The remaining trio — Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox and Casey James — all took trips back to their respective hometowns on [...]
17. May 2010 0 comments
Joe’s Place is looking for a spy to attend this week’s dress rehearsal on American Idol. If you feel like attending and are willing to call/email/text me the songs and performance order as soon as the rehearsal is over, email me at jp@joesplaceblog.com. You will be my very best friend, and you will find that [...]
14. May 2010 27 comments
“Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney is what Ellen Degeneres chose for Crystal Bowersox.
Kara and Randy pick “Daughters” by John Mayer for Casey James.
Simon picked “Hallelujah” for Lee Dewyze
Interesting. I would have bet that Simon would have picked Crystal’s. Simon usually picks the eventual winner’s songs. hmmmm.
14. May 2010 1 comment
As Casey James heads home to Dallas/Fort Worth, we will try to keep track of all of his appearances in this post:
14. May 2010 1 comment
As Lee heads home to Mount Prospect/Chicago, the AI camera crews were there to follow:
14. May 2010 1 comment
0As Crystal heads home to Toledo, I will keep all of the appearances here in this post.
13. May 2010 0 comments
MJ’s Big Blog was kind enough to gather all of the schedules for the final three’s hometown visits. Here they are:
13. May 2010 1 comment
TMZ obtained a copy of the contract every “American Idol” contestant must sign before going on the show — and one thing is perfectly clear …. Ryan, Randy, Ellen, Kara, Simon, Theodore and Alvin are not available for their pleasure.
According to the legal doc — a copy of which was [...]
13. May 2010 3 comments
We are now only two eliminations away from choosing the next American Idol! Who’s excited? This guy! Oh… umm, I’m pointing at myself with my thumbs. Anyway, I’m about to discuss tonight’s elimination, but before I do, let me just say that I was so incredibly happy that the baseball announcer dude came back to [...]
12. May 2010 12 comments
Here’s my ranking of last night’s American Idol final four performances. what’s yours?
In ranking the performance order this week I took into account both the suet and the actual performance.
12. May 2010 3 comments
It’s official. Casey Jones is trying to out douche Lee with his chin fuzz. It’s like they both forgot the shave one area under their lip because they were too busy buying bedazzled shirts from Hollister. STOP IT. Oh, hey, Ryan started the show! Nice dramatic head turn there, guys. You really nailed the timing [...]
11. May 2010 19 comments
Who’s star will burn bright during movie night? Who’s going to come thisclose to getting a hometown visit, only to be turned away? Come discuss tonight’s show here.
ALSO, I KNOW that The Chatbox is down. CBox is having issues.
11. May 2010 12 comments
I’ve gotten word as to who will be paired up during the American Idol final 4 Duet’s tonight. Click inside, if you want to be spoiled…
11. May 2010 5 comments
Looks like American Idol updated the list of songs hat the final four are able to choose for their songs and duet choices. Here they are, but I warn you, this list is not ny better than the previous list….
11. May 2010 0 comments
It’s hard to believe we’re one elimination away from the Final 3. Our season 9 journey started just about four months ago, when Crystal Bowersox was but a funny name among a veritable ocean of “American Idol” hopefuls. As for Casey James? He was little more than a studly Texan who may [...]
11. May 2010 0 comments
Crystal Bowersox could be making a stop in Toledo this week.
The Elliston native is in the final 4 on “American Idol”. She will sing tonight, and if she gets enough votes, she makes the top three.
That means a hometown visit and Crystal singing the national anthem at Friday’s Mud Hens game.
COMPLETE Schedule of [...]
11. May 2010 0 comments
Anyone else wondering if we’ll see duets tonight on the final four performance show of American Idol? That’s what we were treated to last year. Remember hearing Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert collaborate on Slow Ride last season? That was amazing!
11. May 2010 0 comments
Casey James isn’t just an “American Idol” heartthrob. The guitar-playing crooner is also the King of Cool.
Cool, Texas, that is.
The tiny ranching and farming community where James grew up is rallying around the musician who is one of the last four contestants left in this season’s show.
11. May 2010 0 comments
If you were hoping that “American Idol” was planning to kick off their finale on May 26 by announcing the replacement for Simon Cowell, prepare to be disappointed. According to a new report by Entertainment Weekly, the show’s executives are going to be extremely patient in terms of coming up with someone [...]
06. May 2010 0 comments
Joe’s Place is looking for a spy to attend this week’s dress rehearsal on American Idol. If you feel like attending and are willing to call/email/text me the songs and performance order as soon as the rehearsal [...]
06. May 2010 18 comments
Here’s the list of the 34 “Songs From the Cinema” that out top 4 had to choose from. Have a look and let me – and the contestants – know what they should sing. I do have o warn you – it’s a cheesefest.
06. May 2010 2 comments
As much as I hate the filler results episode (I really do.) this one wasn’t too hard to sit through. I happen to love this style of music so it was great to see Harry Connick Jr. do his thing. But, how weird was it for Lady Gaga to perform on this night of all [...]
05. May 2010 15 comments
American Idol lost a whopping 17% of its viewers this week and it seemed to have scared them. For the first time ever they are asking viewers our opinion on the show. please take a Minute to go and fil out the survey.
Here is the LINK.
05. May 2010 5 comments
Join us for the results show tonight….by the end of the hour, we will have our final 4.
Here we go….We get a recap of last nights performances, and a few funny lines from Harry Connick Jr.
“Who is it going to be? The Nation has spoken. This……….is American Idol.”
32 Million Votes were Cast. Ryan also tells [...]
05. May 2010 14 comments
I just got a tip from a source that has been right in the past saying that he person leaving tonight is….
05. May 2010 10 comments
Harry Connick, Jr. was a fabulous mentor. Do you all agree? This season, for me, has been quite lackluster, as far as the contestants go, but the mentor’s have been out of this world!
I love Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack music. My husband, Joe, sings Sinatra, so the music holds a place in my [...]
04. May 2010 15 comments
Here’s what I got out of this episode: Harry Connick Jr. was an incredible mentor. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been upset to see these mentors sign on to do the show and then put absolutely no effort into their jobs. Harry was a worker. He was a vocal teacher, he helped [...]
04. May 2010 6 comments
It’s Sinatra night on the Idol Stage. Let’s discuss….
04. May 2010 3 comments
Thanks to MJ’s:
Aaron Kelly – “Fly me to the Moon”
Casey James – “Blue Skies” – Was really good! – Wasn’t quite sure what to do with his hands.
Crystal Bowersox – “Summer Wind” – Amazing, beautiful outfit
Mike Lynche – “The Way You Look Tonight”
Lee DeWyze – “That’s Life” – Starts off sitting on a [...]
04. May 2010 7 comments
If ever there were a year we didn’t want American Idol to run long, it’s this one.
However you sort the blame for Idol’s falling ratings, there’s no question the final five singers who appear tonight (Fox, 8 ET/PT) are drawing the show’s smallest crowds since the second season. And surely the quality [...]
04. May 2010 3 comments
I guess Siobhan Magnus rode the Shania Twain one stop too short. Though she delivered one of her best performances last week, her fans didn’t rally behind her, and ultimately, she was given the axe. Had the judges still had their save, I suspect they would have used it. However, Siobhan’s [...]
04. May 2010 1 comment
It’s not every day you walk into the “American Idol” studio and find Harry Connick Jr. at the piano, but that’s where the jazz legend was, dressed Monday casual in a baggy white button-down and loose black pants, walking Big Mike through his big-band arrangement — one that Harry himself came [...]
03. May 2010 3 comments
We haven’t even seen the top five perform yet, but we’re already looking ahead to next week’s episodes of American Idol. We now know our results show perform – Daughtry will return to the show with a special guest, Jon Bon Jovi. The performance was announced by Mix 104.1
