"American Idol" -- Boston.

I feel like I owe you an "American Idol" post. I know you're dying to talk about the Boston episode. Personally, I'm a little fried…

"The Voice had 11.7 million viewers and a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49, while American Idol‘s time slot debut had 8.4 million viewers and a 1.8 rating...."

"ABC countered as if they don’t care, noting the network 'nearly tied' NBC to win the night, and that Idol improved their time period a…

"UN-COOL, UN-HIP, COUNTRY-FRIED SINGER WINS 'AMERICAN IDOL'..."

"SOURCE: SCOTTY TOOK NEARLY DOUBLE AMOUNT OF VOTES OVER RUNNER UP... DEVELOPING.." Drudge , linking only to a general article about the se…

Goodbye to Davy Jones.

The lead singer of The Monkees has died of a heart attack at the age of 66. Very sad. We were just talking about the importance of the cute boy sing…

Some TV thoughts.

Matt at Throwing Things convinces me to buy the " Wonderfalls " DVD collection: "a snarkier and agnostic variant of 'Joan of Arca…

From her new book "America by Heart," Sarah Palin denounces the powerful media folk who exploit young people.

Young people who go on "American Idol": “On American Idol, of course, these self-esteem-enhanced but talent deprived performers eventually …

"When [Randy] Jackson (who’s been married since 1995) learned [Condoleezza] Rice wanted to meet him..."

"... 'he was sort of mystified ... but he went.'"

About the big "American Idol" scandal.

I watched that tawdry ABC exposé last night. My response is tucked away in a couple of updates to my post on last night's "American Idol&qu…

"American Idol" results -- vlogged!

When Kathy Griffin met David Archuleta....

... and ascertained that he'd seen that insanely great video of those girls who really wanted him to win "American Idol":

"You're looking like a fool" is not the same "message" as "What kind of message is that sending?"

Did Larry "Pants on the Ground" Platt rip off "Pockets on the Floor" by The Green Brothers? (Videos of the songs at the link.) C…

"No Randy... Keith Urban, Sole Survivor... The Return of Jennifer Lopez... Less Awful Contestants... The Elevator of Doom... Not Just A Cappella Anymore... It's All in the Edit... Harry Connick, Jr., Comedian..."

Television Without Pity says "American Idol" might be worth watching again this season. I can boil that list down to one reason why I will …

Yes, I've noticed...

"American Idol" is back. Are you going to watch this time? AND: I liked the way they opened with an homage to the myth of themselves. AND:…

The blue-and-black dress that looked white and gold...

... worn last night by one of the "American Idol" contestants.

"No Randy... Keith Urban, Sole Survivor... The Return of Jennifer Lopez... Less Awful Contestants... The Elevator of Doom... Not Just A Cappella Anymore... It's All in the Edit... Harry Connick, Jr., Comedian..."

Television Without Pity says "American Idol" might be worth watching again this season. I can boil that list down to one reason why I will …

Maddie Poppe sings Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide"...

... on the "American Idol" finale last night. The results are revealed tonight, in a show that will include, among other things, Maddie Pop…

A few words about tonight's "American Idol."

I'm not really blogging "American Idol" this year, but I just wanted to say that I actually enjoyed one of the performances this week —…

"'Of course, a little later on, we'll be revealing who is leaving our show,' Ryan said...

"... turning Randy's chair slightly and giving him a pointed look. The veteran judge played coy, shaking his head and laughing as if he didn…

""My wife’s dead' 'Oh yeah well my eyeballs are dead.'"

The "American Idol" "tragedy off"... and other things. I can barely force myself to watch AI anymore, but reading descriptions of…

"Kris from American Idol should have definitely shaved his creep-stache before performing tonight."

With no TV, I'm reduced to "watching" on Twitter again. Snatching at shreds. Tell me stuff I don't know.