Idol Headlines for 12/21/11 – The Evening Edition

Donate to Girl Up and Get a David Cook Download

The First 25,000 people to donate to the Girl Up campaign get a FREE download of David Cook’s single, “We Believe” from his latest CD, This Loud Morning. Girl Up gives American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.  Check out the details at the Girl Up Website.

Gary LeVox, Danny Gokey join show at Oasis Church

Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox and American Idol alum Danny Gokey (a member of Oasis Church) will both take part in the church’s Christmas shows. Some members of the Nashville Symphony will be playing as well.  There will be two presentations, at 6 and 8 p.m. today (Dec. 21), of Light — An Oasis Christmas Experience. A third showing happens at the church at 6 p.m. Friday (Dec. 23).  The shows will be livestreamed online at www.OasisChurch.tv.

Tell Simon Cowell What You Really Thought Of THE X FACTOR Season 1

We’ve read your tweets and Facebook posts. We’ve been amused by your comments. And, your votes are always counted. But, now, we want to know what you really thought of THE X FACTOR’s inaugural season.

Take our online fan survey to give your opinion on anything and everything THE X FACTOR!

Via XFactorUSA.com

‘X Factor’ a Welcome X-Mas Present for Fox Affiliates

As the first edition of the vociferously ballyhooed talent show The X Factor comes to a close, Fox affiliates are expressing gratitude to the network for giving them two nights a week of robust viewing this season, and enlivening a typically soft part of their schedule.

While X Factor fell well short of lofty viewership predictions by, most notably, Simon Cowell, affiliates say a more fair comparison is one against the competition on other networks — and Fox’s prime in previous autumns.

“We have 13 weeks of another hit show to sell — it’s Christmas for three months,” says Mark Metzger, vice president and general manager of KLSR Eugene. “Then we have [American Idol] for five-plus months.”

Read more at Broadcasting Cable

Naya Rivera ‘Pushing’ For ‘Glee’ Scenes With NeNe Leakes

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Glee’s” Naya Rivera arrives at the FOX All-Star party at Gladstones in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on August 5, 2011Caption Naya Rivera is cheering on “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes, who joins “Glee” next year as Coach Roz.

“She’s great. She’s hysterical,” Naya, who plays McKinley High School Cheerio Santana on “Glee,” told Access Hollywood on Tuesday during a break from filming a new commercial for Proactiv.

Read more at Access Hollywood

Nielsen 2011 Tops: ‘Super Bowl’ Single Telecast Audience, ‘American Idol’ Multi-Telecast Audience

The Super Bowl and American Idol continue to capture the attention of U.S. TV viewers. According to Nielsen’s Top 10s, Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers was the top individual telecast of 2011 with 111 million viewers, making it the most-watched telecast of all-time. FOX’s American Idol remains the top primetime program, a spot it’s held since its fifth season in 2007.

Read more at Zap2it.com

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