I have to admit that by the third week of American Idol auditions, I get a tad antsy. If the singer is not great … if he or she didn’t bring it, then I don’t really have any interest.
I get bored easily. So, forgive me if I spare you the details of all the crappy [...]

Figuring out who will hit it big on American Idol is not an exact science. However, a bit of sleuthing goes a long way.
Over the years, I’ve found that Google searches on a contestant’s name, in quotes, with the word “Idol” next to it (not in quotes) will provide a fair look at his or [...]

This week’s Top 5 American Idol performances were easier to come up with this week because there were only five worth mentioning at all.
Last week’s bunch was certainly talented, but it’s hard to say where singers like Pia Easley and Chris Watson will end up. Will they even make the Top 24?
I’m still fairly confident [...]

Charleston, S.C., was recently named the friendliest city in America, so says American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. But might it also be the craziest?
Wednesday night’s fourth episode of the seventh season of Idol — gulp — was by far the show’s most entertaining this year. And I don’t even know whether we heard a lick [...]

Everybody loves stories of second chances, and Tuesday night’s third episode of American Idol was chock-full of them.
One such public second chance is really a third chance for San Diego’s Carly Smithson. As Carly Hennessy, the 23-year-old Irish woman tried out for Idol two years ago in Season 5. She got the call to Hollywood, [...]

A weekly feature on american-idol-blog.com will be my Top 5 performances of the week, usually posted on Thursdays. Because this week was comprised of Season 7’s first two audition sites, I thought I’d start by explaining how I came up with this ranking.
And, the formula could change week to week. In fact, it will.
The Idol [...]

If ratings from Tuesday night’s debut of American Idol were any indication, America doesn’t like the nicer Simon Cowell.
Viewership was down about 13 percent from 2007, and Idol suffered its worst ratings debut in four years. But don’t be too quick to judge. Idol’s adult demographic is relatively well educated (Don’t laugh. It’s actually true.), [...]

Coming into Season 7 of American Idol, the biggest question was whether the show’s creators would focus more on great stories or great talent. Last season was considered a down year because the stories were far better than the vocals.
Well, one show in, fans might be getting both.
Hey, we won’t know the ratings until Wednesday, [...]

It’s old news by this point, but the love of my life — Katharine McPhee — was dropped by J Records last week.
What’s peculiar about this decision is that her album didn’t do nearly as badly as Taylor’s, and I still say she had some upside commercially. Singles like “Love Story,” “Not Ur Girl” and [...]

The ol’ profile is on the rise.
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of American Idol on several fronts. First, it’s the third biggest-event created in modern television history behind the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards, and given that this reality show lasts for five months with huge numbers each week, it’s arguably the [...]