American Idol: Back In Tune
Around this time every year, Fox executives and the American Idol producers start to panic, wondering if the show's huge audience will return en masse for the start of a new season. But this winter is different. Idol defied the odds last January, engineering a successful reboot with the addition of new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. And more importantly, the show's talent made a ......
"Idol" finalist David Archuleta to be missionary
(Reuters) - "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta has told fans he will become a full-time missionary for the Mormon Church in the next stage of his life. Archuleta, 20, made the tearful announcement at a concert in his hometown of Salt Lake City on Monday to cheers and applause from the audience. "I have chosen to serve a full-time mission for Jesus Christ and his Latter Day Saints ......
Bruised "X Factor" limps toward finals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American viewers have chosen the three singers who will compete in the finals of "The X Factor" after a first season that underwhelmed critics and raised questions about audience fatigue ahead of returning TV contests "American Idol" and "The Voice." Power ballad singer Melanie Amaro, 19, bluesy Josh Krajcik, 30, and troubled rapper Chris Rene, 28, will sing for a $5 ......
Bruised "X Factor" limps toward finals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American viewers have chosen the three singers who will compete in the finals of "The X Factor" after a first season that underwhelmed critics and raised questions about audience fatigue ahead of returning TV contests "American Idol" and "The Voice." Power ballad singer Melanie Amaro, 19, bluesy Josh Krajcik, 30, and troubled rapper Chris Rene, 28, will sing for a $5 ......
It’s Not ‘American Idol,’ but ‘The X Factor’ Has Its Audience
The singing competition TV show “The X Factor” has about half the viewers of “American Idol,” but it has lifted Fox’s ratings and it appeals to a comparatively younger audience....
It’s Not ‘American Idol,’ but ‘The X Factor’ Has Its Audience
The singing competition TV show “The X Factor” has about half the viewers of “American Idol,” but it has lifted Fox’s ratings and it appeals to a comparatively younger audience....
It’s Not ‘American Idol,’ but ‘The X Factor’ Has Its Audience
The singing competition TV show “The X Factor” has about half the viewers of “American Idol,” but it has lifted Fox’s ratings and it appeals to a comparatively younger audience....
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