American Idol

‘American Idol’ leads Thursday, beats ‘The Big Bang Theory’ in viewers

2/10/2012
Daniel S Levine

For the first time this season, American Idol beat The Big Bang Theory in the 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. slot Thursday night, drawing more viewers mostly thanks to another ‘Hollywood Week’ episode. Still, CBS drew more viewers overall than Fox with new episodes of Person of Interest and The Mentalist.

First ‘American Idol’ Hollywood episode helps Fox win Wednesday night

2/9/2012
Daniel S Levine

An eventful Hollywood episode of American Idol helped Fox cruise to a comfortable victory on Wednesday, despite new episodes across the board. The return of ABC’s Modern Family helped its network come in second in the key 18-49 rating demographic.

Kimberly Caldwell 'Without Regret' CD review

2/8/2012
Joann Vaglica
Artist: 
Kimberly Caldwell

Kimberly Caldwell, singer of pop-rock, actress and former TV host for TV Guide Network, is most commonly known as the seventh place finalist on season 2 of American Idol. Eight years after being voted off of the show and after multiple delays, Caldwell’s album, Without Regret, finally went on sale April 19, 2011.

'American Idol' executive producer Nigel Lythgoe talks ratings, future of Ryan Seacret

2/8/2012
Gina DiFalco
Nigel Lythgoe at the premiere of "J. Edgar". (Hollywood, CA)

The executive producer of Fox hit American Idol, Nigel Lythgoe, is opening up about how other singing competition shows such as Simon Cowell’s The X Factor and NBC’s The Voice is affecting Idol’s once massive ratings.

Adam Lambert clarifies statements about joining Queen as lead singer

2/4/2012
Daniel S Levine
Record label rep says nothing is confirmed
American Idol contestant Adam Lambert performs at G.A.Y. on April 24 2010 in London, England

‘The Big Bang Theory’ ties ‘American Idol’ in ratings again

2/3/2012
Daniel S Levine

Thursday night’s ratings and audience numbers looked similar to last Thursday’s, with The Big Bang Theory and American Idol both receiving the best rating in the key demographic and the audiences for NBC’s comedies continuing to shrink. Big Bang also repeated the same feat from last week, beating Idol in the 8-8:30 p.m. slot.

Adam Levine retaliates against Randy Jackson in the battle of 'The Voice' and 'American Idol' (Video)

2/3/2012
Gina DiFalco
Adam Levine at the NBC Winter TCA Party on January 6 2011 in Los Angeles

Comparisons between American Idol and The Voice are inevitable, considering the shows are not the same but do have the same premise: searching for the next big name in the music industry.

‘American Idol’ ratings continue to drop, while ‘Whitney’ and ‘Are You There, Chelsea?’ experience surprising gains

2/2/2012
Daniel S Levine

Wednesday’s American Idol continued the show’s decline in the ratings, but it was still enough to help Fox win the night in both audience numbers and ratings. Elsewhere, NBC’s Whitney and Are You There, Chelsea? had surprising gains against ABC’s sitcom repeats.

Madonna will debut new single on 'American Idol' Thursday night

1/30/2012
Krista Alice
Director Madonna at the gala premiere of 'W.E' on January 11 2012 in London (212) 243 8787 or

‘The Big Bang Theory’ beats ‘American Idol’ in half-hour slot on Thursday

1/27/2012
Daniel S Levine
Fox still came out on top, though

American Idol may have finally met its match and its name is CBS’ The Big Bang Theory. While Fox won the night in both overall audience and ratings, Big Bang actually had more viewers and a bigger key demographic rating in the 8 to 8:30 p.m. slot than Idol.

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