Meaning there may not be, as these stories infer, less interest in what Mr. Obama has to say than in what happens on American Idol, but far less interest in whether Nielsen gets to take their attendance.
What amazed people was American Idol set the Social TV record for biggest finale while dropping in the Nielsen ratings from the year before.
Seacrest's Idol income is nearly triple what the ever-busy host was previously making on the series and adds to a resume of similarly lucrative projects.
But that is not to take anything away from Spurs - and their new Dutch idol - who shook off what was threatening to be a European hangover and secure a win that helped them leapfrog Villa in the table.
But Reilly wondered what to do if Fox then altered American Idol's schedule.
What we're watching: Between American Idol's results show and Lost, is there really a need for anything else on Wednesday nights?
These surviving contestants from two weeks of dramatic half-field cuts have already qualified for the annual American Idol Live Tour, regardless of what happens next.
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But what will the man best known for his American Idol duties really bring to the table?
Now what will be interesting to watch is how American Idol comments trend through the rest of the season.
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He's not interested in conforming to a mainstream standard and was hell-bent on avoiding what he called "the karaoke culture" of "American Idol, " "The X Factor" and other programs in which singing is a competition for the mass taste.
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What's more, even with sagging ratings--Idol averaged some 25 million viewers this season, down from 30 million three years ago--the singing competition continues to catapult its host network to No. 1 among viewers aged 18 to 49, a demographic advertisers pay a premium to reach.
This man has proved what we already knew - that he is certainly no Gareth Gates and their Pop Idol rivalry is pretty much where the similarities end.
In 2003 she was acting in a play under the direction of her idol Woody Allen when the director suddenly decided he didn't like what he was seeing from Gurwitch.
But before we reveal the surprise results, we must still comply with full disclosure requirements and tell you how the process was run and what obligations all contestants will be under, as each vies for the title of American Banking Idol.
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So without further hedging I am going to go out on a limb and predict Phillips will win, not because he is better, but because in recent years the Idol voting has skewed pro-male, which I think will give him the slightest edge in what would otherwise be a dead heat.
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