Four more cut loose from 'American Idol'
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"American Idol" viewers squashed the dreams of four more aspiring singers Thursday night, but Antonella Barba, the focus of recent attention over some racy Internet photos, was not one of them.
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The Bruins took a major step toward finalizing their opening-night roster yesterday when they whittled a dozen players from the mix.
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.
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The integrity of "American Idol" as  a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question  again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal,  and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the  competition this week.
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There's only four people left on CBS' "Survivor: Vanuatu &#151; Islands of Fire," and Julie Berry won't be one of them.
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Chris Daughtry wishes we would forget his shocking elimination from last year's "American Idol," a contest he was widely favored to win. It's kind of a touchy subject.
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While the next American Idol season doesn't kick in till January, fall is anything but a hiatus as five of the show's offspring prepare to roll out albums during a five-week span starting Nov. 2.
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Season 7 begins in earnest with 12 male finalists that run the gamut from "forgettable" to "karaoke." Still, at least one early favorite has emerged
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Fox's "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season premiere. Tuesday's debut was seen by 33.4 million viewers, down 11 percent from the 37.4 million who watched the first show, according to preliminary ratings by Nielsen Media Research.
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A new sex scandal has hit "American Idol," U.S. TV's most popular program --- but it all could be over on Thursday night if a contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos is voted off the show.
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LOS ANGELES - CBS and producers of âThe Late Late Showâ said Wednesday that four performers who recently filled in for former host Craig Kilborn would return for what insiders say amounts to on-air tryouts to replace him permanently.
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"American Idol" fans have sent Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest, despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show.
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For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes.
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Four major US television studios cancel dozens of contracts as the writers' strike continues to bite.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" season five champ Taylor Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort.
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About 10,000 "American Idol" hopefuls showed up at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.
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The "American Idol" triumph of 17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers than last year's finale, in the latest sign that U.S. television's highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.