It’s back!  The beast of all television beasts, the gigantic FOX sea monster, the Seacrestian evil enterprise, has returned from its half-year hibernation to once again wreak havoc on TV ratings and the lives of the American people. American Idol premieres its eighth season tonight, with a...

Talented, grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi has been chosen to be American Idol’s fourth judge! “We are turning the heat up on ‘Idol’ this year and are thrilled to welcome Kara to the judges’ table,” creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said in a statement released to...

TOP 12 GIRLS 1. Gina Glocksen 2. Melinda Doolittle 3. Haley Scarnato 4. Alaina Alexander 5. Antonella Barba 6. Jordin Sparks 7. Lakisha Jones 8. Stephanie Edwards 9. Leslie Hunt 10. Sabrina Sloan 11. Nicole Tranquillo 12. Amy Krebs Top 12 Boys: 1. Chris Sligh 2. Sundance Head 3. Blake Lewis 4. Brandon...

For the second part of the American Idol 7 premiere, the show returned to Dallas, Texas, the audition city of season one winner Kelly Clarkson. The Dallas auditions kicked off with a new arrival. Antoria Gillon gave birth to the first Idol baby, as she went into labor while waiting to audition. After...