“Idol” creator Nigel Lythgoe expects little change, not perturbed by lower ratings

Legendary choreographer and guest "So You Think You Can Dance' judge Debbie Allen poses with "Dance Informa" managing director Deborah Searle. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com “So You Think You Ca ...

Jennifer Hudson poured her heart and soul out in tribute to Whitney Houston at the Grammys last night. CREDIT: AP “Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe had to have felt a surge of pride last ...

Colton Dixon and Schyler Dixon on AMERICAN IDOL airing Wednesday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. Now we know what the early impact of “The X Factor” and “The Vo ...

The new judges panel, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, return season 11. CREDIT: AP “American Idol,” in a make or break year, found its footing while facing more competition than ...

AMERICAN IDOL: THE FINAL FOUR L-R: Phillip Phillips, Hollie Cavanaugh, Josh Ledet and Jessica Sanchez. CR: Michael Becker / FOX For awhile earlier this year, the buzz was about “Idol” ratings f ...

I am not doing a live blog tonight. Sorry! Feel free to join the crew to comment on the slow blog below. Phillip Philips told E! he plans some major surgery to help his kidney stone problems be ...

Here’s the holding spot for live blogging tongiht’s results show. Will the save be used? It all depends who gets knocked out. James Durbin and Jennifer Hudson perform. And will they split it in ...

This is the holding spot for tonight’s ‘Idol” recap of the first night of Hollywood round. [Fox also announced it is retiring "House M.D." after eight seasons. Ratings have been fallen sharply ...

This is the holding spot for tonight’s “American Idol.” Now we get to see the women. If you weren’t excited about the guys, the ladies appear to be even duller. I’m having trouble remembering m ...

Kelly Clarkson's latest tour will include a stop in Atlanta Feb. 23, 2012. CREDIT: AP For the fourth time, Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” is coming to Atlanta to seek fresh talent. The firs ...

Former Dunwoody resident Ryan Seacrest starts his 11th season with "Idol" on Jan. 18. Could this be his final year? CREDIT: AP Ryan Seacrest , with blond tips and Brian Dunkleman in tow, launch ...

If you want to live blog (or simply use the comments below), you have two options. Tonight the nine singers will do songs from their idols. To fill extra time since they have stretched what sho ...

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. I’m on vacation but I wanted to give the regular followers of “Idol” to kvetch (or eve ...

AMERICAN IDOL: Las Vegas Round: Contestants perform in front of the judges at the Cirque du Soleil's Viva ELVIS Theatre in Las Vegas airing Thursday, Feb. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: M ...

For each of the three major news networks in 2011, there was good news and bad news, depending on how you spin it. Fox News could take comfort that it remains the dominant ratings leader, drawi ...

Given all the hype over the past months, “The X Factor” debut last night didn’t exactly blow anybody away: 12.5 million viewers and a 4.4 share among 18 to 49 year olds. (Those are early number ...

AMERICAN IDOL: Elise Testone (L) is eliminated on AMERICAN IDOL airing Thursday, April 26, (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also Pictured: Ryan Seacrest. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. I’m off Monday an ...

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. TV consultant Brad Adgate today sent out some statistics about “American Idol,” the bi ...