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Ellen DeGeneres is dancing her way into the fourth judge's seat on "American Idol."
The Fox network says Kara DioGuardi (KA'-ruh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee) will be back for her second round as a judge on "American Idol."
Summer provides a bit of a breather between the end of one TV season, the random summer shows that come and go, and the new fall season. Looking back, we've seen some encouraging trends, and some that need to be squashed faster than "Wipeout" contestants.
Kara DioGuardi (KA'-ruh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee) had a busy Fourth of July weekend: The "American Idol" judge married her beau, contractor Mike McCuddy.
Well-placed sources with ties to “American Idol” are saying that the hype about Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell leaving is just that — hype.
Flash back to last season's "American Idol" finale, the duel of the Davids, and Simon Cowell's confident proclamation.
Matt Giraud had more chances than anyone in recent memory on “American Idol,” but the coolest cat on the show finally had the clock run out on him this week.
The great muzzle-the-judges experiment is over on “American Idol.” Unfortunately, disco night didn’t follow that into the dustbin of pop culture history.
Kara Dioguardi says the two-judge format could be a one-time thing on "American Idol."
This week's elimination was no surprise on "American Idol," except the manner in which it came.
If “American Idol’s” resident grump, Simon Cowell, gets his way, he could go on nitpicking problem performances long after Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi join the dearly departed.
It takes a lot to be an especially boring episode of “American Idol.” There’s always copious filler and quasi-suspenseful buildup about What Will Happen, so the bar is low. All efforts to spice up Wednesday's two-hour episode fell flat, the elimination math worked against them, and the judges used and reused the same techniques to play with the contestants. The result? The most DVR-able episode of all time.
Of all the changes announced for the eighth season of "American Idol," perhaps none was more hotly debated ahead of time than the addition of songwriter Kara DioGuardi as a fourth judge.
Aspiring singers who watched "American Idol's" trip to San Francisco got a crash course in how to ensure success when Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi arrive in their hometown.
Season seven "American Idol" champ David Cook proved that musically speaking, everything's up to date in Kansas City. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell traveled to Cook's hometown for this season's auditions in the hopes that there was more talent where he came from.
New "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has a full schedule but there's someone she'd take a phone call from — Chris Daughtry.
Kara DioGuardi was fretting about being the new face of "American Idol," and she put the blame on hungry mosquitoes.
As Simon Cowell describes it, adding a second female judge to "American Idol" has brought a battle-of-the-sexes edge to the new season. Asked about a producer's comment that newcomer Kara DioGuardi and series veteran Paula Abdul are teaming up against him, Cowell replied: "What guy would like that? You've got two girls ganging up on you. One is hard enough; two is unbearable."
- The decision to bring Kara DioGuardi onboard the crazy train that is “American Idol” has, for the most part, been one met with support. That said, the reasoning behind adding a fourth judge might be slightly more complex than we’ve be lead to believe.
It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family.
With just under 100 million votes cast towards deciding this year's winner, American Idol pulled out all the stops for its two hour finale. And what a finale it was!
It's the last competition night of American Idol's eighth season and the competition couldn't be closer as the Final 2 take on three songs in their quest for the Idol title.
A close race and visits home make the Top 3 American Idol results show a very emotional one. And with only a million votes separating the Final 2, you can bet that next week's finale will be an exciting one.
American Idol is down to its Top 3 and for its 300th episode each of the guys had to sing two songs – a choice of their own and one chosen by one of the judges. Hands down, the guys picked better songs than the judges.
After Tuesday's train wreck performance, I thought for sure that tonight's American Idol results show would be the end of the line for Danny Gokey. But apparently Danny's got some unbelievable luck or some devoted (although deaf) fans.
This week Guns N Roses' Slash joined American Idol's Top 4 for Rock Week. If the excitement of seeing the final four rock out wasn't enough, Idol added duets to the mix this week.
The biggest shock of the night as American Idol dwindled its numbers to four was not who got sent home, but who was in the Bottom 3. At this point, at least one person had to grace the stools for the first time, but this week we got two newbies.
This week American Idol is down to its Top 5, the same number of members in the Rat Pack. So it was fitting that we were treated to the sounds of the Rat Pack tonight.
After 45 million votes, American Idol has dwindled down the finalists to five. After saving Matt Giraud last week, two contenders were sent home after less than stellar disco performances.
Last week, history was made when the American Idol judges used their save and sent no one home. But that means the fate of two are on the line this week. And disco definitely set apart the real contenders from those just hanging on.
The American Idol judges finally did it. They pulled out the save card and they used it. The good news is that Matt Giraud is staying for another week. The bad news is two contestants get eliminated next week.
This week American Idol partnered with Quentin Tarantino to take on the songs of cinema, where in lies the problem.
While American Idol's Top 8 go back in time with hits from their birth year, Allison Iraheta proves that boys haven't entirely wrapped up this contest.
This week's American Idol results shocker wasn't who was in the Bottom Three or even in who was sent home, but in how this contestant was sent home. Man, it was harsh, but well deserved.
As American Idol's Top 9 flaunt their version of popular iTune downloads, it was a couple of men behind the pianos that really stole the show tonight, proving that you could make an old song new again.
Tonight, the American Idol stage was seething with talent and I'm not talking about the Top 10 who awaited their fate. I'm talking about performances by the greats - Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. It was a reminder that the Top 10 still have a long way to go.
American Idol this week might have been a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Motown, but for the contestants it was a chance to show what they could do with great music. And the guys really stepped up to the challenge this week with the some great, original performances.
To round out the full hour American Idol needs to give us the one name of the person being eliminated this week, we were treated to performances by three Grand Ole Opry members - Brad Paisley and a duet by Idol's own Carrie Underwood and guest mentor Randy Travis.
It's Grand Ole Opry Night on American Idol and that means Simon is going to be extra hard to please. We all know how little the Brit likes country music so it's a real test to see which of the Top 11 can impress him tonight.
The first elimination of American Idol's Top 13 saw the birth of a new rule and sent two hopefuls home after nearly 33 million votes. Now the field has narrowed to the traditional 11 contenders and the judges still have a save card they can play.
Finally, we've gotten to the part of American Idol I love - when the real competition begins. The performances tonight were a huge step above what we've been tortured with the last three weeks.
Why it takes American Idol an hour to give us three names, I'll never understand. The results of the second 12 group were predictable and boring.
After a rocky start, Allison Iraheta proved that the second group of the Top 36 wasn't without some talent as American Idol vets its second 12.
Tonight marked the first results show of American Idol's eighth season, but instead of sending just one or two contestants home the night ended with only three survivors.
The auditions are in the bag and Hollywood is but a faint memory as American Idol begins to whittle down the Top 36 to our Final 12. Tonight, the first 12 contestants pull out all the stops in their first live performance and Alexis Grace comes out swinging.
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