Well, it's that time again! Tonight—from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, live on FOX—this season's American Idol Top 12 will perform for the judges' critiques and our votes. Want in on the action? Your open thread is inside.

Guess what, gang—we've made it! Tonight—from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, live on FOX—this season's American Idol Top 13 will perform for the judges' critiques and our votes. Want in on the action? Your open thread is inside.

On Monday we learned about a curious new venture from Premiere Radio Networks that offers radio shows "voice talent to take/make your on-air calls"—in other words, fake talk-radio callers.

Guess what, gang! Tonight, we've got another all-new (and live, for real this time) episode of American Idol—from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM on FOX—during which we'll get down to our Top 12. Your open thread, inside.

Well, gang, we've finally made it past the audition stages! Tonight—from 8:00 to 9:30 PM, live on FOX—this season's Top 12 American Idol girls will perform for the judges and our votes. Your open thread is inside!

Kim Kardashian debuted her first foray into music—a feat of autotuning called "Jam"—on Ryan Seacrest's radio show today. "Turn me up, Turn me up, Turn me, Turn me, Turn me up," she bleats thinly. Kim is either trapped at a club with very quiet DJ (The same club where Ke$ha and J.Lo are always begging, "Turn it up."…

Well, gang, we've finally made it past the audition stages! Tonight—from 8:00 to 9:30 PM, live on FOX—this season's Top 12 American Idol guys will perform for the judges and our votes. Your open thread is inside!

Well! It's happened. The power has been thrown to us as the judges have whittled the tributes down to a manageable 24 and now it's in our hands. Are we ready? More importantly, are we excited?

Hello again! Tonight, American Idol is back—at 8:00 PM ET on FOX—with the final Hollywood Week episode. So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us for our live-blog!

Hello again! Tonight, American Idol is back—at 8:00 PM ET on FOX—with another Hollywood Week episode. So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us for our live-blog!

Hello again! Tonight, American Idol is back—at 8:00 PM ET on FOX—with another Hollywood Week episode. So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us for our live-blog!

Hello again! Tonight, American Idol is back—at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, and for two hours!—with another Hollywood Week episode. So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television, and join us for our live-blog!

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining audition episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

Last night the old Idol wagon train rolled into Los Angeles. And because that's where it lives, it felt more comfortable letting it all hang out, warts and all. I suppose that's good for them, but it's bad for us.

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining audition episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

Last night the Idol Thunderbus rolled into Austin, Texas for a sweet sampling of country jams. It was an episode that was as laid-back and easygoing as the city in which it took place. Giddyup.

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining audition episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining audition episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

On tonight's American Idol, a 26-year-old Illinois man named Chris Medina auditioned before the judges. Accompanying Medina was his severely brain-damaged fiancée, Julia Ramos, who—post-audition—also met the judges. Ladies and gentlemen, this season's story to follow has arrived.