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Saving Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Recap
Saving Idol, Tip 5: Keep the judges’ save

May 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

As American Idol faces the prospect of Simon Cowell leaving, at a time when ratings are already falling after a lackluster season nine, I offer up 10 free tips for helping save the show. Tip 5: Keep the judges’ save Idol has already announced one big improvement for season 10. Those chock-full-of-filler results shows will…
Saving Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Recap
Saving Idol, Tip 4: Dump the coronation song

May 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

This weekend, I’m posting 10 tips on steps FOX and 19 Entertainment can take to save American Idol in the face of falling ratings and Simon Cowell’s departure. We’re up to … Tip 4: Dump the coronation song Does anyone out there want to relive “No Boundaries?” Really? I mean last year’s finale was an…
Saving Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Recap
Saving Idol, Tip 3: Dump Frank Sinatra and other duds

May 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

As American Idol faces declining ratings and the departure of Simon Cowell, I’ve compiled a list of 10 tips for saving the show. We’re up to … Tip 3: Dump Frank Sinatra and other dud themes One of the great ironies of season nine was how teen contestants like Katie Stevens and Aaron Kelly kept…
Saving Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Recap
Saving Idol, Tip 7: Mimic the magical season seven

May 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 1

As American Idol faces the prospect of losing Simon Cowell at the same time ratings are falling, I offer up 10 free tips for saving the show. We’re up to … Tip 7: Mimic season seven Wasn’t that a great year for Idol? David Cook versus David Archuleta for the Idol crown. A top six…
Saving Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Recap
Saving Idol, Tip 2: Let the judges pick the 12 finalists

May 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

This weekend, I’m posting a series of blogs suggesting ways FOX and 19 Entertainment can save American Idol from its plummeting ratings, especially as Simon Cowell prepares to leave the show. Tip 2: Let the judges pick the finalists. OK, I know that’s tantamount to sacrilege. That it flies in the face of the most…
Ellen DeGeneres, Judges, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Saving Idol, Simon Cowell
Saving American Idol Tip 1: Fire the remaining judges

May 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

It’s not a secret. No matter how much you might be looking forward to Tuesday night’s showdown between Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox, season nine of American Idol has hardly been a smashing success. And with Simon Cowell leaving after Wednesday’s episode … well, you have to wonder if the ratings won’t tumble even more…
Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Season 9
Lee and Crystal sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’

May 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Did you enjoy that duet from Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze on the American Idol top four show? Well, apparently Crystal and Lee have taped a duet at Dodger Stadium that will be aired tonight on Fox’s special Major League Baseball primetime broadcast. The broadcast begins at 7 p.m. In this market, MLB fans will…
Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood to perform on CBS Sunday

May 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

[youtube]iE9V5_6snVM[/youtube] Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson will be among the stars performing on “Brooks & Dunn: The Last Rodeo” special airing on CBS at 8 p.m. Sunday. For those who don’t follow country music, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are parting ways after performing together since 1991. During the interim, they’ve recorded 20 number one…
Idols on the Music Chart, New Idol Music, Season 9
Dubious debut on Billboard for Idol’s season 9 album

May 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Whoa. Was that a collective yawn I heard from the music-buying public about the release of the American Idol Season Nine compilation album? The album features a song apiece from each of Idol’s top 10 contestants. The songs includes Lee DeWyze’s “Treat Her Like a Lady,” Crystal Bowersox’s “Me and Bobby McGee” and Casey James’…
Casey James, Season 9
Casey James doesn’t regret his bizarre audition

May 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So what advice would Casey James give male contestants on American Idol if a judge, at some point in the future, asks them to strip off their shirt? “If you feel like you can back that up, and not just be known as they guy who took his shirt off, do it,” Casey said in…

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