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'American Idol' May Cut All Four Judges to Reinvent Itself

Damon Houx — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:22:53 +0000

'American Idol' used to be the hottest show on television, but after 13 years, it's starting to show its age. The show's ratings have slipped from regularly having 30 million viewers to now somewhere around 11 million. And though the show has had some different judges over the course of its run, it's now looking to ditch all four current judges to have a fresh face for season 13.

American Idol Getting Sued By Contestants

Rob Banks — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:14:22 +0000

Maybe they really just weren’t that good. There are nine former American Idol contestants who are suing the TV show because they claim that they were kicked off the show for racist reasons. All nine of them claim that they were publicly kicked off or disqualified by producers of American Idol in an attempt to [...]

Official 'American Idol' Judges List Released: Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Keith Urban + Nicki Minaj on Panel

Jessica Sager — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Good news for ‘American Idol‘ fans! The official list of judges has finally been released. Who will grace the stage? Everyone you thought! Mariah Carey was the first judge officially announced (and the highest paid judge in reality TV history, pocketing a cool $18 million for one season), and now we know for sure that [...]

Does 'American Idol' Need a Breath Of Fresh Air?

Rob Banks — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:52:59 +0000

I’m super pumped Keith Urban is thinking about signing on to American Idol. Honestly, I probably would start to slowly stop watching the show if he doesn’t accept the offer of 3 million bucks. Nikki Minaj is all for being a judge, they’re just working out details on her money sum, and of course Mariah [...]