May 14 - By NBC Nightly News
All is right with the “American Idol” universe. It’s an all-David final, as the judges and producers have seemed to want for weeks.
Apr 24 - By NBC Nightly News
As “American Idol” pointed out in a video clip during Wednesday’s results show, plenty of former contestants have found a post-show life starring on Broadway. Judging from the way the audience voted this week, Carly Smithson shouldn’t plan on joining them.
Apr 17 - By NBC Nightly News
Kristy Lee Cook survived on "American Idol" much longer than most expected when the finals began. So it's ironic that the week she was eliminated was one in which she spent most of the night looking like she was safe.

Apr 11 - By NBC Nightly News
On "Idol Gives Back" week, the voters showed no charity toward one of the stronger men in the competition. The audience didn't just send in more than $60 million in donations to worthy causes, they also sent Michael Johns home in the first shocker of the season.

Apr 8 - By NBC Nightly News
In honor of “Idol Gives Back,” the remaining eight finalists got to pick a song they considered inspirational this week. The two singers who had the most at stake did the best job at picking songs that inspired the judges to sing their praises, while others with a better history on the show got tepid reviews.

Mar 26 - By NBC Nightly News
Entering this week, Chikezie was coming off of a couple of strong performances in a row. Though he was the last male selected to make the final 12 on “American Idol,” he hadn’t been among the bottom three vote-getters since.

Mar 13 - By Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Writer
Syesha Mercado is one of those determined "American Idol" contestants who realized her gift early, jumped on the path to stardom and didn't stop trudging until she reached television's biggest stage.

Mar 12 - By Craig Berman, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The “American Idol” judges had nothing but nice things to say about the audience this week. Not only did Simon Cowell acknowledge that American singers were better than the Brits, a response to a viewer question that may well cost him any chance at knighthood, the judges also thought the voters got the bottom three right when they placed Syesha Mercado, Kristy Lee Cook and David Hernandez in danger.