We open on Ryan Seacrest, alone and gleeful in the bowels of the American Idol set. He hits his mark with a grin (which…

American Idol is in trouble. You know it, I know it, FOX knows it, and this twelfth(!) season premiere sure as hell…

As my estimable colleagues Claire Zulkey and Emily Yoshida have outlined in some depth, this 11th season of American…

Well, a girl can dream.

Tonight’s results show felt strangely unexceptional for being “the night we’ve all been waiting for,” I.E., learning…

Oh sweet relief, you are but a week away.

Idol seems to follow a pattern this season of surprise eliminations followed by utterly predictable ones, so if you…

Last week, after Skylar was kicked off, I decided this was the most boring top four in Idol history, but perhaps I’m…

It’s going to be a struggle to review the remainder of American Idol after tonight’s results. The elimination was so…

Idol tends to wears out its welcome and then wear out its farewell. It takes too long to get from the auditions to the…

There are a few contestants on Idol who have been living on borrowed time the last few weeks, and one of those…

An Idol performance episode beginning with a medley? Sounds like an awful excuse for time-killing. But wait! It’s no…

Now that the remaining contestants are more or less “qualified” technically, it’s time for the American Idol popularity…

Tonight’s theme is “Now And Then,” as the contestants each get two songs to themselves. First, they each sing a…

Well, I felt quite smug for the first three-quarters of Idol when I figured I had not only predicted the bottom three,…

It’s a little sad that Idol is slipping in terms of ratings and overall relevance, because this season is turning out…

Something strange is afoot in America right now. It’s as if Jennifer Lopez doesn’t wield any actual power and people…

American Idol contestants cheat the system all the time when it comes to genre nights, often opting for covers in lieu…

It was a remarkably straightforward results show tonight on Idol, almost unpredictably predictable. What does it say…

Welcome to American Idol, where standing ovations have become completely meaningless (also known as my parents’ worst…