Nielsen Overnights from Mediaweek:

The first live American Idol results show opened the evening with a hefty 23.17 million viewers and an 8.4 rating/21 share among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. Comparably, that clobbered CBSà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ still potent Survivor: Micronesia (Viewers: #2, 12.55 million; A18-49: #2, 4.0/10) by whopping 10.62 [...]

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Eliminated Tonight:

Garrett Haley Amy Davis Joanne Borgella Colton Berry

Video:

Idol 60′s Medley! Paula’s Video – “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” Garrett’s Elimination Amy’s Elimination Joanne’s Elimination Colton’s Elimination

thanx rockers94 for the video!

The kids [...]

From Mediaweek:

With American Idol on board there is no stopping Fox, which beat the four competing networks combined on this February sweeps Wednesday (does anyone even know this is a sweeps period?). American Idol averaged a stellar 28.67 million viewers and an 11.1 rating/27 share from 8-10 p.m., with the half [...]

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‘American Idol’: Are They Really Pros?

“American Idol” is billed as an amateur talent contest, but this season, several of its contestants have already been, at one point, professional singers who even held recording contracts.

Now the hit television show faces a backlash from some of America’s truly undiscovered talent who think it’s unfair to [...]

Ryan announces at the top of the show that the girls are sick tonight. Yes, the big mystery behind Carly Smithson’s absence from the sidelines during the guys performance show is the flu. So much for conspiracy theories! The girls get off to a slow start, but improve as the night wears on. And wear [...]

From Mediaweek:

Fox stood well above the Tuesday competition, with a two-hour edition of American Idol averaging a hefty 28.84 million viewers and an 11.2 rating/27 share among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that outdelivered the four competing networks combined. As for the initial 12 male performers, Jason Yeager and Leif Garrett [...]

Guide to the Top 12 Girls

Tonight, the girls battle it out for a spot in the Top 12. Will they out-sing the guys? Tune in to find out.

Check out my guide to the Top 12 Girls after the jump.

And, don’t forget to join my Idol pool. The deadline for this [...]

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 03/01/08)

American Idol Controversies Cresting as Season 7 Begins

While American Idol is still a ratings powerhouse and one of the strongest franchises on television, there is no denying that the brand has taken more than its fair share of lumps since Jordin Sparks was crowned the winner of the show’s sixth season. In addition to [...]

It’s the music of the 60′s, that maybe the contestant’s mothers choose. Wha??

Carly Smithson is NOT sitting with the girls tonight! Drama! What’s up with that? Blake Lewis gets a little plug. His failed single, “Break Anotha” plays as we see the guys find out they made it [...]