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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 5:38 pm
Simon Cowell to continue on Idol
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 3:22 am
Thanks Granny!!!! I hadn't heard anything one way or the other since I first heard a couple of weeks ago that he had not committed to coming back.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 8:07 am
I got this today from eonline...don't know if anybody else has seen it...but I'm glad they aren't changing! NOT GOING ANYWHERE: Fox opting not to move American Idol from its long-held Tuesday and Wednesday night time slots when it returns in January despite talk suggesting otherwise.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 11:20 am
THANK goodness! Thanks for letting me know Roxip 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 11:29 am
Thank goodness!!! I wouldn't want to miss an episode this year - according to Simon, this is the BEST Idol yet!!! 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, December 19, 2005 - 12:10 pm
here's the release with the new schedule...it seems like it's the same format as last season: (12 men and 12 women make the semi's. They then have 3 weeks of semi-final shows, men and women singing on different nights, then a public vote- bottom 2 men and 2 women are eliminated each week. That will leave the final 12- 6 men and 6 women.) from the futon critic: Monday, December 19, 2005 "AMERICAN IDOL" BEGINS JANUARY 17 AND 18 ON FOX Released by FOX "AMERICAN IDOL" BEGINS JANUARY 17 AND 18 ON FOX Top 24 Singers Revealed on Wednesday, February 15 Top Male Singers Perform on Tuesday, February 21 Top Female Singers Perform on Wednesday, February 22 First LIVE Results Show on Thursday, February 23 Top 12 Finalists Perform Together for the First Time on Tuesday, March 14 Just when you thought you've seen everything, AMERICAN IDOL, the No. 1 show of last season, returns with outrageous new auditions and unbelievable talent. The search for the next singing superstar began last summer, as AMERICAN IDOL held auditions in San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver and Greensboro. Find out who makes it to Hollywood and who is sent home as season five of AMERICAN IDOL premieres Tuesday, Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Jan. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Episodes featuring the audition cities will air on four consecutive Tuesdays: Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Jan. 24 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Jan. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); and three Wednesdays: Jan. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Jan. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Feb. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Those who get past the judges move on to the Hollywood Round, which will air on Wednesday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 14 and 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Top 24 semifinalists – 12 males and 12 females – will be announced. Then it will be up to America to decide who stays in the competition. The first performance show featuring the Top 12 male singers will air Tuesday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The following night, Wednesday, Feb. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the Top 12 female singers will perform. A LIVE results show revealing America's vote will air Thursday, Feb. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), when the two male and two female performers with the fewest votes will be sent home. For the next two weeks, the males will perform on Tuesdays, the females on Wednesdays and the LIVE results show will air on Thursday nights. Thus, the Top 10 male singers will perform on Tuesday, Feb. 28 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the Top 8 male singers on Tuesday, March 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The Top 10 female singers will perform on Wednesday, March 1 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the Top 8 female singers battle it out on Wednesday, March 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Four contestants, two males and two females, will be eliminated from the competition on the LIVE results shows airing Thursday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The Top 12 Finalists will be revealed on Thursday, March 9. The competition heats up as the Top 12 Finalists take the stage for the first time together on Tuesday, March 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). One contestant's journey will end as America's vote is revealed on Wednesday, March 15 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, December 19, 2005 - 2:01 pm
Thanks for the info Wilson!! I really really missed you this season in TAR. I never knew anything without you to tell me.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 3:13 pm
Yikes, it starts tomorrow! Mods, where is our AI V area? 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:25 pm
Yes, I'll be watching!!! I can barely contain myself! I can't believe there is not yet a buzzing, insane, American Idol 5 thread or ten!
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:28 pm
No, I won't be watching, not til the end at least! I loved the year with Clay Aiken, and haven't watched it start-to-finish since...although I did catch the last few shows with fabulous Fantasia the following year. Last year I think I only watched the finale. I guess now I am hooked on the dancing shows instead!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:50 pm
American Idol Judges Revved Up for Season 5 • 1/16/06 In a recent telephone press conference, Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe promised the best talent ever seen on American Idol – not only from the contestants, but from the judges as well. Confirming hints offered recently by Randy Jackson, Lythgoe promised some sparring this season, as well as more intense drama as Simon storms out of the audition room. Lythgoe stated that this year they decided to leave the cameras rolling on the three judges, well after the contestant left the room. “And there are some very interesting things that happened. Very, very, very interesting.” But it’s not all drama with the judges. Commenting on Randy, Paula and Simon thus far in Season 5, Lythgoe remarked “I’m extremely happy with them this time around. All three of them are firing on all cylinders, and they’ve all got comments this season, and they’ve all got really good things to say. It isn’t just … “dog, and touchdown. They have all got really important things to say.” Lythgoe believes the pivotal factor is the success of last season. “You don’t go into your fourth season and get these sort of [ratings], it’s unheard of. …it’s recharged their batteries.” Lythgoe was asked whether there was any concern about the future of the show when Simon was going through his recent contract negotiations. Remarking that it was a tough question, Lythgoe said that “without question, I believe Simon Cowell is extremely important to the success of this show here in America. However, Idol is successful all over the world without Simon. And that is the only balance that I can give to answering you with that, because I certainly don’t want to lose him. I think the three of them together create a wonderful chemistry…. Individualize them, and we always are going to lose out.”
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 6:35 am
I will be watching, and this will be my first time to post in reality tv threads.. YAY! :-D
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:34 am
It'll be part of my life for the next 4 months.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:52 am
I'll be watching.
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 9:02 am
I'll be watching....save me a seat on the sofa!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:31 am
Only the first 2 shows when they have the horrible singers on. I never watch past that.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:37 am
I'll be watching -- it's family friendly and something I can watch with my 4 year old.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:38 am
Naive HP. I was totally disillusioned when they kept Paula on as a judge--and backed her. I swore off watching it then and there. I will probably still peek in at the contestants now and then, but that is it.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:43 am
I can't wait !!!! I'm totally ready to devote the next four months of my live to Idol!!!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:47 pm
Lets see, well I'll start out watching, to watch the idiots who want their 3 minutes of fame, even though they make a total fool of themselves. Than I'll probably quit watching until they get down to about 10 people and start watching again until everyone I like is gone. Although it will be harder to watch this year after having watched Rock Star last year.
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Snoopsmom
Member
02-19-2003
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:52 pm
I'll be watching. I swore last year I will NOT call in to vote. We'll see....always feel like I have to help the underdog. Are we getting a new thread for AI 5?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:11 pm
Nobody watched tonite??
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:27 pm
I watched but I wasn't on the puter. There are some promising voices there. Some "unusual" ones too. Both sets of twins had good voices.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:27 pm
I wasn't blown away.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:53 pm
Did they happen to have a Gorgeous long-haired dude named BO? I'd vote for HIM. OK, FINE, I'll watch the stupid thing for the next 4 months also, but it just ain't gonna be right without my BO Baby.
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