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Fox kicks off season 8 of “American Idol” tonight with a two-hour audition episode, and with the addition of a new judge, things should be as entertaining as ever. The new kid on the block is Kara DioGuardi, who will be appearing with stalwarts Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. DioGuardi, a a pop songwriter, producer and singer says she’ll continue to keep her “day job.”
The season will also mark the return of the “wildcard”, first seen in Season 3, The confusing explanation is, “After whittling the count down to 36 semi-finalists, there will be three weeks where 12 singers perform, with audience votes determining the top male, female and a third contender who will move on to the Top 12. In a fourth week, the next highest vote-getter from each of the three rounds will perform again, along with up to 10 other singers the judges think deserve another go. The three singers who receive the most votes will win the wild card, and round out the Top 12.” So there you go…
The show is still widely popular, even though last season’s viewership was down to an average of 28.1 million American viewers compared to 30.8 million in 2006.
Meanwhile, FremantleMedia, which owns the country’s most-watched TV show, is suing a strip club owner in Austin, Texas for running a weekly “Stripper Idol” contest. With nationwide attention and growing popularity, the Palazio Men’s Club managers say they have no intention ending the Thursday night strip-off, and say the contest bears no resemblance to the TV show.
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