TV ratings: ‘Idol’ is Tuesday’s top show, but CBS leads night

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
“American Idol” was once again Tuesday’s most-watched show, but CBS’ strength at 9 and 10 o’clock gave the network a win for the night.

CBS scored 16.8 million viewers and a 10.4 rating/17 share in primetime, beating the 15.2 million viewers and 8.7/14 for FOX. NBC (7.3 million, 4.6/8) [...]

‘American Idol’s’ Kimberly Caldwell makes ‘Mess of You’ on ‘Ellen’

“American Idol” season two alum Kimberly Caldwell stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Tuesday, March 9 to promote her debut album “Without Regret.”

She sang “Mess of You,” looking totally hot in all black with her signature platinum locks. Her husky alto voice sounds great on this rocker chick song.
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‘American Idol’: Jason Castro performs for ‘Bachelor’ wedding

Watch “American Idol” finalist Jason Castro’s “Somewhere Over the Rain” and “That’s What I’m Here For” from the ABC wedding of “Bachelor” Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney.
The acoustic version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” might be the best down-the-wedding-aisle song we’ve heard. It was just perfect, particularly since the rain caused an actual rainbow to [...]

‘American Idol’: Adam Lambert on Australia’s ‘Sunrise’ with ‘Whataya Want From Me’

“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert’s whirlwind international tour made a stop on “Sunrise,” an Australian morning show.
Lambert tweeted about his appearance, linking to a YouTube video of the acoustic performance of his single “Whataya Want From Me.” The headline on the show? “Up and Adam.” Clever.
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‘American Idol’s’ Haeley Vaughn loves Miley Cyrus — was that her downfall?

Haeley Vaughn repeatedly said during “American Idol” that she wanted to be pop-country. So why did she do Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb?”
Because she loves Miley.
“Miley Cyrus is one of my … oh my gosh, I love her … My favorite
show is ‘Hannah Montana’ just because I love Miley Cyrus so much.
That’s a really big [...]

‘American Idol’: Adam Lambert’s new single ‘Voodoo’

“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has a new single titled “Voodoo,” which was previously unreleased in the United States, but was included on the international release of “For Your Entertainment”
Adam is currently promoting the international release of the album with a jet-setting world tour, which started the first week of March in Sydney, Australia.
The
tour [...]

TV ratings: ‘Idol,’ ‘CSI,’ ‘Office’ baby lead Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday night’s ratings were a bit of a hodgepodge: “American Idol” was the night’s top show, but CBS led the network race in viewers. “The Office” scored strong demo numbers with its baby episode, but “The Marriage Ref” took a big tumble from its debut on Sunday. Both [...]

‘American Idol’: Danny Gokey’s live ‘My Best Days Are Ahead of Me’

Watch Danny Gokey’s live return to the “American Idol” stage with “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.”
Following in the footsteps of fellow season 8 alums Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen, Danny Gokey returned to “American Idol.” He regaled the audience with his new country sound on his hit single “My Best Days Are Ahead [...]

TV ratings: ‘Idol’ scores another win Wednesday

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, March 3, 2010
“American Idol” steamrolled its way to another ratings win Wednesday night, giving FOX more than double the audience of its closest competitor.
FOX averaged 23.55 million viewers and a 13.4 rating/21 share in households for the night and finished far ahead of second-place CBS (10.5 million, 6.6/11). NBC (7.5 [...]

TV ratings: ‘American Idol’ guys have it Tuesday; ‘Parenthood’ so-so

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday’s ratings were a little off across the board, but the usual order of things wasn’t affected, as “American Idol” ended the night on top. NBC’s “Parenthood” drew only a middling total audience but did win its hour in adults 18-49.
FOX led the night with 23.4 million viewers [...]

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