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.

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!

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!

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!

This season on American Idol, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler have joined the judging panel and Steven's wacky moments have brought some comedic relief into the auditioning process. If you want call his antics "comedic relief."

Last night Ryan Seacrest went to his mysterious control room and, though the room shook and the machines groaned and sparked, pushed the drama lever up to 11. Because it was time for the beginning of Hollywood Week! For you Idol neophytes out there (hi Mom), Hollywood Week is the time in a young person's life when a…

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!

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!

It was a trip to Opryland last night, as the American Idol murderbus rolled into Nashville. Oddly, though Nashville has something of a reputation for being a music city, the singtestants last night largely failed to inspire.

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 we headed to America's most dynamic city, Milwaukee. Home of beer and delicious cheese curds, Milwaukee, Algonquin for "the good land," proved a fertile ground for teenage talents. Indeed it seems we're ceding our country to the young.

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.

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!