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TV Tonight: American Idol Is Back!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:30:03 PST

I know this will sound a little doomsday-ish of me, but lately it's hard to shake the feeling that each new season could potentially be American Idol's last. There's always some foreboding sign that the end is near: bad ratings buzz (though even when it's down, it's still been bigger than anything else on TV), rumors that Paula ~~has totally lost her mind~~ is leaving the show, the departure of executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, the simple fact that few shows ever go beyond eight seasons, etc.

So I'm greeting tonight's return of Idol with joy and relief. The Idol powers that be are always promising improvements, but this year a lot of things are being changed up, including a return to the wild card round, a longer Hollywood Week, and adding a new fourth judge. It seems to me that if these things don't make the this-could-be-the-end vibes go away, nothing will, so I'm curious to see how it turns out.

Are you ready for a new season of American Idol? Do you think a fourth judge will make a difference? What part of the show are you most looking forward to? I personally want to see if any of the San Francisco hopefuls I hung out with make it on the air!

The Phoenix auditions kick things off tonight. For a reminder of how American Idol spins dreams into a reality for a destined few plus a couple of other promo clips for season eight, just

American Idol: A Morning in the San Francisco Auditions Line

BuzzSugar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:30:28 PDT

It's baaaa-aack! Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in! OK, that's a bit melodramatic but that's a little how I felt when I headed down just south of San Francisco to check out the first set of folks lining up to audition for the eighth season of American Idol. Feels like just yesterday we crowned David Cook the winner and yet, here we are, back at the beginning.

And for some people, this beginning couldn't come quickly enough. Despite the fact that it was very early (6 a.m.!) and the line was very long, the folks I met were as pumped as ever, clearly inspired by last season and ready for their chance at singing stardom.

As I approached the line to talk to some of the auditioners, I thought I might have to pry them to sing for me - not so! Turns out, wielding a microphone and a camera around thousands of people hoping to be famous is like holding a magical singing wand. They saw my mic as I wandered by and just started belting away! It was. . . amazing, and their enthusiasm was contagious.

After the jump, watch my video of hopefuls, including a guy whose journey to the auditions made the front page of his local paper, a self-proclaimed "Trader Joe's Idol," and my favorite: A lovely rendition of Boyz II Men's "End of the Road." To judge for yourself if the next Idol will come from this city by the bay,

What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:59:14 PST

8:00 The Middle (repeat)
8:30 Suburgatory (repeat)
9:00 Modern Family (repeat)
9:30 Happy Endings (repeat)
10:00 Revenge (repeat)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Hyland)

8:00 Criminal Minds (repeat)
9:00 Criminal Minds (new)
10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (repeat)

8:00 American Idol (new)
9:00 Touch (new, series premiere)

8:00 Whitney (new)
8:30 Are You There, Chelsea? (new)
9:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
11:35 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (repeat)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (repeat)

8:00 One Tree Hill (new)
9:00 Remodeled (repeat)

What to TiVo: Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:59:54 PST

8:00 Last Man Standing (repeat)
8:30 Last Man Standing (repeat)
9:00 State of the Union Address
10:30 Modern Family (repeat)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Elizabeth Banks and Ben McKenzie)

8:00 NCIS (repeat)
9:00 State of the Union Address
10:30 The Big Bang Theory (repeat)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat, with guests Tina Fey and Jeremy Irvine)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (repeat, with guests Kristen Bell and Eddie Izzard)

8:00 American Idol (repeat)
9:00 State of the Union Address

8:00 The Biggest Loser (new)
9:00 State of the Union Address
11:35 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (repeat, with guest Janet Jackson)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (repeat, with guests David Duchovny and Judah Friedlander)

8:00 90210 (new)
9:00 Remodeled (new)

What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:59:00 PST

8:00 The Middle (new)
8:30 Suburgatory (new)
9:00 Modern Family (new)
9:30 Happy Endings (new)
10:00 Revenge (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Will Arnett)

8:00 NCIS (repeat)
9:00 Criminal Minds (new)
10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest MIchael Fassbender)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

8:00 American Idol (new, season premiere)

8:00 Whitney (new)
8:30 Are You There, Chelsea? (new)
9:00 Harry's Law (new)
10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new)
11:35 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guest Jennifer Garner)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Bill Cosby and Anthony Mackie)

8:00 One Tree Hill (new)
9:00 Remodeled (repeat)

Check Out the 2012 People's Choice Nominations Before the Show Airs Tonight!

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:02:20 PST

The People's Choice Awards are tonight, so now's your chance to get a good look at who's up for the trophies. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is dominating the movie categories, especially since there was no Twilight film eligible for this year's awards (though Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson still earned nods because they appeared in other movies). Vampires are still big at the PCAs, at least for the TV categories - The Vampire Diaries and its stars are all over this list. On the subject of the small screen, the awards have brought in another distinction for television: network shows and cable series are now separated (and fan favorite Game of Thrones pops up for its first season).

You'll be able to watch the results when the show airs tonight, and remember: we are LIVE from the red carpet and backstage throughout the show! The live show starts at 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST, and you can watch us here.

To get the full list of nominations, just keep reading.

What to TiVo: Thursday

BuzzSugar — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Wipeout (new, season finale)
9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new, season finale)
10:01 Private Practice (new, season finale)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Albert Brooks and Chaz Bono)

8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new, season finale)
8:30 Rules of Engagement (new)
9:00 The Mentalist (new, season finale part one)
10:00 The Mentalist (new, season finale part two)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Kelly Ripa and Jennifer Lawrence)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Tony Shalhoub)

8:00 American Idol (new)
9:00 Bones (new, season finale)

8:00 The Office (repeat)
8:30 The Office (repeat)
9:00 The Office (new, season finale)
10:00 Parks and Recreation (new)
10:30 Parks and Recreation (new, season finale)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guest Jack Black)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Ellen Barkin and Chris Hardwick)

8:00 Smallville (repeat)

More TV to watch when you

10:00 Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force (new) 10:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force (new)
10:00 The Real Housewives of New York City (new)
11:00 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (new) 11:30 Colbert Report (new)

11:00 Chelsea Lately (new, with guest Lucy Liu)

10:00 America's Best Dance Crew (new) 11:00 Son of a Gun

10:30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (new) 11:00 Gigolos (new)

11:00 Conan (new, with guests Will Ferrell and Paul Bettany) 12:00 Lopez Tonight (new, with guest Prince)

What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 The Middle (new, season finale)
8:30 The Middle (repeat)
9:00 Modern Family (new, season finale)
9:30 Cougar Town (new, season finale)
10:30 Happy Endings (new, season finale)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Jesse Tyler Ferguson)

8:00 The Big Bang Theory (repeat)
8:30 The Big Bang Theory (repeat)
9:00 Criminal Minds (repeat)
10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (new, season finale)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Kevin Bacon)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Norm MacDonald)

8:00 American Idol (new, season finale)

8:00 Minute to Win It (repeat)
9:00 Minute to Win It (repeat)
10:00 Law & Order: Los Angeles (new)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guest Chaz Bono)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guest Lucy Liu)

8:00 America's Next Top Model (repeat)
9:00 America's Next Top Model (repeat)

More shows to watch when you

10:00 Top Chef Masters

10:00 South Park (new) 10:30 Workaholics (new) 11:00 Daily Show With Jon Stewart (new) 11:30 Colbert Report (repeat)

11:00 Chelsea Lately (new, with guest Matthew Morrison)

10:00 The Real World (new) 11:00 The Electric Barbarellas (new)

10:00 Tyler Perry's House of Payne (new) 10:30 Tyler Perry's House of Payne (repeat) 11:00 Conan (new) 12:00 Lopez Tonight (new, with guests Ken Jeong and Kara DioGuardi)

What to TiVo: Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (repeat)
9:00 Dancing With the Stars Results Show (new, season finale)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (repeat, with guests Taylor Lautner and Britney Spears)

8:00 NCIS (repeat)
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)
10:00 NCIS (repeat)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Ewan McGregor)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Courteney Cox and Carrot Top)

8:00 American Idol (new, part one of the season finale)
9:00 Glee (new, season finale)

8:00 Biggest Loser: Couples (new, season finale)
10:00 The Voice (new)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Meredith Vieira and Demetri Martin)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Ed Helms and The Cars)

8:00 One Tree Hill (repeat)
9:00 Hellcats (repeat)

More TV to watch when you

10:00 Pregnant in Heels (new, season finale)

10:00 Tosh.0 (new) 10:30 Sports Show With Norm MacDonald (new) 11:00 Daily Show With Jon Stewart (new) 11:30 Colbert Report (repeat)

11:00 Chelsea Lately (new, with guest Justin Bartha)

10:00 16 & Pregnant (new)
11:00 Conan (new, with guests Topher Grace and Melissa McCarthy) 12:00 Lopez Tonight (new, with guest Jack Black)

What to TiVo: Thursday

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Wipeout (new)
9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new)
10:01 Private Practice (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Kate Hudson)

8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new)
8:30 Rules of Engagement (new)
9:00 CSI (new, season finale)
10:00 The Mentalist (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Jim Parsons)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Mary Lynn Rajskub)

8:00 American Idol (new)
9:00 Bones (new)

8:00 Community (new, season finale)
8:30 The Office (repeat)
9:00 The Office (new)
9:30 Parks and Recreation (new)
10:00 Parks and Recreation (new)
10:30 Outsourced (new, season finale)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Ann Curry and Norm Macdonald)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Maya Rudolph and Nick Offerman)

8:00 The Vampire Diaries (new, season finale)
9:00 Nikita (new, season finale)

More TV to watch when you

10:00 Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force (new) 10:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force (new)
10:00 The Real Housewives of New York City (new)
11:00 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (new) 11:30 Colbert Report (new)

11:00 Chelsea Lately (new, with guest Judd Apatow)

10:00 America's Best Dance Crew (new) 11:00 Son of a Gun

10:30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (new) 11:00 Gigolos (new)

11:00 Conan (new, with guests Magic Johnson and Maggie Q) 12:00 Lopez Tonight (new, with guest Ralph Macchio)