A Sneak Peek at Season 8

USA Today has posted a story about Season 8 of American Idol. The very informative piece includes information about "format tweaks", and the predictions about this year's ratings. Of note, is the re-formatting of the "Top 24" weeks. It appears that this season, we will have a "Top 36", and each week the top male, top female, and next highest vote getter will move through to the "Top 12". At the end of three weeks, nine performers will have moved through, and we will be treated to a wild card show where the judges will pick the final three performers to move through to the finals. Which means that there will not necessarily be 6 guys and 6 girls in the Top 12. I kind of like this tweaking to the format. What do y'all think?

USA Today's Coaches Weigh in on the Final Three!

Our USA Today coaches have weighed in on what each of the Final 3 need to do to grace our screens in the Idol Finale Extravaganza (Insert Inspirational Music Here). Good little article. What do y'all think? Is Syesha nipping on Lil David or Rocker David's or anyone's heels? USA Today's Coaches Weigh In

The USA Today Coaches Weigh In On ALW Week!

So, the USA Today Idol Coaches have weighed in on what they think the Top 6 Idols should sing . . . how they think they will finish in the competition (all assume A Tail of Two Davids will happen). . . one even thinks forward to Neil Diamnod week (Oh for the love of monterey jack) for the Top five. Take a look at the coaches thoughts by clicking the links . . .

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USA Today visits Idol

Rona, a reporter/blogger for USA Today visited the Idol performance show during Mariah Carey week. The link below will direct you to the story. She gives us the inside info on what it is like prior to the beginning of the show. Sounds a lot like Rubbertoe's experience. I will be interested to hear his comments on this article. Hit the link to read the story!

USA Today visits Idol