Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a night of less-than-thrilling à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ filler

Deciding that the nine hours devoted to the seven audition cities just wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t enough, Fox presented a special best-of edition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on Wednesday night. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  [...]

Tonight was the Simon show. I can count a number of times his remarks made me laugh out loud. My take on this year’s kinder and gentler Simon is that he’s not working hard to put on the meanie act. I suspect what we seeing is the real-life Simon, rather than Idol Simon. He’s made [...]

From Mediaweek:

The following results are based on the fast affiliate ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

-Total Viewers:
Fox: 25.52 million, NBC: 7.16, CBS: 6.12, ABC: 5.26, CW: 2.36

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 10.1 rating/24 share, NBC: 2.8/ 7, CBS: 1.5/ 4, ABC: 1.4/ 3, CW: 1.0/ 2Led by American [...]

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 02/16/08)

Atlanta offers heartbreaking stories on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Sunday’s

You may have noticed an emphasis on heart-wrenching stories during this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  auditions. And in that regard, Atlanta did not disappoint.

The contestant most people will be talking about is Josiah Leming. The [...]

It’s AI’s third trip to Atlanta. Ryan boasts that the city has produced 3 superstars–Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia Barrino. Between them, Ryan explains, They’ve sold millions of albums. Well Jennifer hasn’t actually sold ANY albums, unless you count her cut on the craptastic AI3 compilation album. Oh, but she won an Oscar! As [...]

Here’s some news. American Idol Extra, from the FOX Reality Channel, will premier on Thursday, March 17 at 10 PM ET/PT. The past 2 seasons, Matthew Rogers (S3, 11th place) and Mikalah Gordon (S4, 11th place) were co-hosts.

TPTB have decided to mix things up a bit:

This year the show will get even more [...]

Fallen Idols take à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Curtain Callà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

Losing on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wind up a winner. Just ask Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler.

Now thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a new CD series, à ¢Ã¢â€š [...]

A snapshot of Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singles radio play culled from Mediabase charts as of this morning. Find out where your favorite Idol stands on the radio after the jump.

Super Bowl coverage turns to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ for ratings

NEW YORK – The Patriots werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the only ones seeking history on Super Bowl Sunday.

Fox hoped New Englandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pursuit of an undefeated season, coupled with the underdog New York Giants, would break the record 94.08 [...]

ETA: Jordin’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner is now available on iTunes here: Jordin Sparks -The National Anthem – Super Bowl XLII

Here’s Jordin Sparks performing the National Anthem before Superbowl XLII

This week’s Nielsen Overnights:

On Tuesday, American Idol scored 28.1 million viewers with a  11.0 rating and a 27 share in adults 18-49.   On Wednesday, Idol scored   25.3 million viewers with a  9.9 rating and a 26 share in adults 18-49.

Interesting tidbit:

The [...]

List of American Idol Appearances for the Week of 2/3/08 – 2/9/08

Will Jordin Sparks nail or fail à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Star Spangled Bannerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢?

When the Valleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s own Jordin Sparks sings the national anthem before todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Super Bowl, she has a chance to make a memorable impression à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  good or bad à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  [...]

It happened today (Saturday) in Beverly Hills, CA.   From People Magazine:

Singer-actress Katharine McPhee married producer Nick Cokas on Saturday in Beverly Hills, her rep Justin Gray Stone confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.

The 23-year-old American Idol season five runner-up and Cokas, 42, exchanged vows in a late afternoon ceremony at Beverly [...]