%meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) NEW YORK (AP) _ It'll be David vs. David. Syesha Mercado was voted off "American I...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.21.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Contestants are disappearing as the "American Idol" finale approaches. Unfortunately for Fox, so are the viewers. The 21.8 million p...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.15.2008 | Entertainment
(Scroll down for video) NEW YORK — Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. The dread...
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.14.2008 | Entertainment
I've preached that as long as the two best make the finals, there's no real big scandal about who goes home in what order. But if Jason Castro doesn't say "bye bye" this week, it'll be a shonda.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.08.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Diamond wasn't Brooke White's best friend on "American Idol" Wednesday night. The tearful 24-year-old folkster from Mesa, Ariz., was ...
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.07.2008 | Entertainment
Diamond gave away little about his attitude towards the singers and since we didn't see him actually giving any tips or suggesting arrangements, changing keys, or doing much of anything, I assume he wasn't a very active mentor.
Michael Giltz | Posted 04.30.2008 | Entertainment
Idolmade the debatable claim that Andrew Lloyd Webber "composed most of the important musicals of our time," and I predict the bottom three will be Carly, Jason, and Brooke.
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who ...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — The tears flowed on "American Idol" Wednesday night as the show trimmed the competition to 24 semifinalists. They were mostly happy t...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.22.2008 | Entertainment