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Thursday, April 26, 2012

IDOL WATCH: 6 Becomes 5! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on American Idol, Katy Perry performed, along with Stefano and the Queen Extravaganza, plus another contestant hit the road - who was it Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 6 Take On the Music of Queen and More! by Kelsey Denette

Just six contestants remain on American Idol this week, all vying for your votes. This, of course, begs the question who of the six will rise to the ocassion for the legendary songs of Queen

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29PM
Thursday, April 19, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Another Contestant Heads Home, Kris Allen and More! by Kelsey Denette

Last night, Ryan announces importantly at the top of tonight's episode of American Idol, 53 million votes were cast - the highest number this season. Were they for your favorite Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12PM
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 7 Tackle Songs from 'Now & Then!' by Kelsey Denette

American Idol kicks things off this week with an overly dramatic movie-esque recap of last week's events. For those of you who are suffering from Idol amnesia Jessica Sanchez got the judges'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Judges Use Their Save, Jennifer Hudson and More! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on American Idol, the judges used their one save of the season and we witnessed the return of two alumni - Jennifer Hudson, with special guest Ne-Yo, and last year's James Durbin. Wh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 7 Perform Recent Hits! by Kelsey Denette

This week on Ammmerican Idol, it's...well, usually Idol will officially announce the themes a few days before the show airs, but this week they didn't. So is it a super special, wonderful th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19PM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

IDOL WATCH: 8 Becomes 7, The Wanted and More! by Kelsey Denette

It's Thursday night, and that means that another one of our intrepid American Idol hopefuls has been voted out of the competition. Who's headed home Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17PM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 8 Tackle the 80s! by Kelsey Denette

It's another week of performances on Ammmerican Idol This week, Gwen Stefani and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal are the guest coaches, Tommy Hilfiger makes an inconspicuous disappearance from t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13PM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

IDOL WATCH: 9 Becomes 8, Scotty McCreery and More! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight's episode of American Idol featured performances from Nicki Minaj and Scotty McCreery, but which contestant went home Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28PM
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 9 Perform Songs From Their Idols! by Kelsey Denette

Thankfully, Idol chose not to go with a specific artist's songbook this week - one can only take so much of a weird sort of karaoke night where the jukebox is stuck on one artist - and inste…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24PM
Thursday, March 22, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Another Contestant Heads Home by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on American Idol, another one of the remaining ten contestants faced elimination - bringing the total down to the single digits. It was a tough night for many of the contestants last…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 10 Perform With New Looks! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight the remaining ten AMERICAN IDOL hopefuls tackled the songs of Billy Joel. From Tommy Hilfiger coaching the contestants on their style to Diddy guest coaching on vocals, it was an exc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17PM
Thursday, March 15, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Who's Going On Tour? by Kelsey Denette

It's another week and that means another elimination on American Idol, but tonight's is a little different - the second elimination of this week means that they're down to the top ten, and t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 12 Perform; One Contestant Eliminated Early by Kelsey Denette

Tonight was the inevitable night of songs from the year the contestants were born, but first things first contestant Jermaine Jones, dubbed the gentle giant by host Ryan Seacrest, has been c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28PM
Thursday, March 8, 2012

IDOL WATCH: 13 Becomes 12! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on AMERICAN IDOL, the two contestants with the lowest number of votes faced the judges, and it was up to Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez to determine who would be head…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 13 Perform! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on AMERICAN IDOL, it was the show's 400th episode and the the top 6 girls tackled the songs of Whitney Houston while the top 7 guys took on the songs of Stevie Wonder. It's been a lo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16PM
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 12 Girls Hit the Stage! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on AMERICAN IDOL, it was the girls' turn to sing for your votes. Who rose to the occasion and who fell flat Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 12 Guys Hit the Stage! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on AMERICAN IDOL, the top 12 guys sang for your votes. The episode left us with many questions Who'll make it through to the next round What was the big surprise scheduled for the en…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26PM
Thursday, February 23, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Complete Top 24 Revealed! by Kelsey Denette

Last night, we found out fourteen of the remaining forty contestants who will be performing next week as part of the top 24. Who'll complete that list Find out now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:14PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Top 24 Revealed, Part 1! by Kelsey Denette

On tonight's episode of AMERICAN IDOL, the final judges' eliminations began after weeks of cuts. Whittling down the numbers from 42 to 24 is no easy task - who made the cut and who didn't Fi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Hollywood Week Continues - Fainting, Fighting and Forgetting Lyrics by Kelsey Denette

This week on AMERICAN IDOL, the 185 remaining contestants are to be whittled down with both group numbers and solo performances. As the groups prepare to perform, some singers oversleep whil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

IDOL WATCH: It's Hollywood Week! by Kelsey Denette

The good news for the contestants on tonight's AMERICAN IDOL is that they made it through the audition round - but the bad news is that more than 300 other contestants did too, and the judge…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15PM
Thursday, February 2, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Final Auditions Hit St. Louis! by Kelsey Denette

On tonight's episode of AMERICAN IDOL, the crew visits St. Louis. In a crowd of ten thousand, they're out to find the next success story to follow in the footsteps of IDOL alum Carrie Underw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Auditions Come to Portland! by Kelsey Denette

The AMERICAN IDOL crew headed to Portland this week for the sixth round of this season's auditions, hoping to uncover the country's next big singing sensation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13PM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

IDOL WATCH: The Houston Auditions! by Kelsey Denette

Judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson go to Houston on tonight's episode of AMERICAN IDOL hopes are high, as this is the city where the original IDOL, Kelly Clarkson, had her…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15PM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

IDOL WATCH: Auditions Come to Aspen by Kelsey Denette

American Idol came to Aspen, Colorado, this week to continue their search for the next Idol. It's only one day of auditions, so people have come from all over to sing their hearts out in hop…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: And the Season 13 Winner Is... by Kelsey Denette

Tonight is the final episode of DANCING WITH THE STARS' 13th season - find out who will take home the Mirror Ball Trophy and be crowned this season's champion

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03PM
Monday, November 21, 2011

DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: Season 13's Last Performance Show! by Kelsey Denette

This is it - the final performance night for the stars to accumulate the scores that will put one on top and send the other two home empty-handed in the competition. They'll dance two dances…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09PM
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: The Finalists Revealed! by Kelsey Denette

Last night on DANCING WITH THE STARS, Ricki Lake and Derek earned their first perfect score of the season, Rob Kardashian and Cheryl received their first ten, J.R. Martinez and Karina suffer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00PM
Monday, November 14, 2011

DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: The Semi-Finalists Compete! by Kelsey Denette

It's semifinals week on DANCING WITH THE STARS Last week saw Nancy Grace ousted from the competition, and now the remaining dancers - Hope Solo, Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian and J.R. Martinez …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02PM
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: Semi-Finalists Revealed! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on DANCING WITH THE STARS, Flo Rida performed in the same episode as Andrea Bocelli, another Macy's Stars of Dance performance took the stage, and one more contestant was eliminated …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07PM

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