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American Idol Ratings: Down 10% From Last Week

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American Idol ratings are down 10% from last week, via TVByTheNumbers: FOX won the night, but American Idol was down ~10% in adults 18-49 from last week and dropped below 19 million viewers. The

American Idol 9 Top 3 Results – Recap Roundup

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‘American Idol’: On the scene for Simon Cowell’s last night in the Idoldome (and, oh yeah, the results) There was already a celebration underway on stage when I first walked into the Idoldome last night

Lee DeWyze First Season 9 Contestant to Appear on a Billboard Chart

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WHETHER HE WINS OR PLACES SECOND, LEE DeWYZE IS FIRST SEASON 9 CONTESTANT TO APPEAR ON A BILLBOARD CHART By Fred Bronson, IdolsNow Exclusive to MJ’s Big Blog We don’t know yet if Lee DeWyze

American Idol 9 Top 3 – Results – Recap

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Casey James is eliminated. – VIDEO Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox head into the Final! CRYSTAL WON THE COIN TOSS! She chose to go second! Ford commercial – “Real Wild Child” by Iggy Pop –

Brooke White and Justin Guarini Host TV Guide Network’s Three-Night ‘American Idol’ Finale Week Celebration

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Brooke White and Justin Guarini will be hosting programs for TV Guide Channel before the Idol Final performances on Tuesday May 25, and live on the finale red carpet on Wednesday, May 26. On Thursday

American Idol 9 Top 3 – Who is Going Home?

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After last night’s “Hallelujah” moment, courtesy of Mr. Simon Cowell, It’s a pretty safe bet to figure that Lee DeWyze is safe, safe, safe. (He’s probably going to win the title, but that’s another post).

American Idol 9 Top 3 – Recap Roundup

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MJ’s Take on the Top 3: Let’s Crown Lee DeWyze Now and Get it Over With Should we just give Lee DeWyze the crown now and be done with it? Seriously, who would have imagined,

American Idol 9 Top 3 – Performance Recap

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Lee DeWyze is back on top this week, thanks to a strong performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” and a manufactured performance of “Hallelujah” courtesy of Simon Cowell. I will say, while the arrangement of

American Idol 9 Top 3 People Magazine Spoilers

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People magazine posted their spoileriffic rehearsal report. It’s pretty easy to figure out which tunes are the judges choice. What do you think the Idols chose for themselves? Hm. Spoilers After the JUMP…

American Idol 9 Top 3 Power List!

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*Still looking for a blog reporter to report spoilers! If you are going to tonight’s dress rehearsal, email me at mjsbigblog at gmail dot com* Here’s my power list: 1. Crystal Bowersox 2. Lee DeWyze