The Super Bowl is usually the highest-rated single television broadcast of the year — so the program that airs right afterwards typically follows suit and rides the game’s coattails to big ratings.
‘American Idol‘ has come under fire for essentially seeming like a glorified karaoke contest, but Aspen contestant Jairon Jackson disproved that all by himself. The 19-year-old restaurant host performed an original song for his audition and blew the roof off.
Haley Smith is a true flower child in our face-paced, technology-laden era. During her introduction to the American public, Smith said she was most at peace in nature, but we could see she was really at ease soaking up the limelight during her audition on ‘American Idol.’
Pretty, 17-year-old Shelby Tweten of Mankato, Minn. revealed on her ‘American Idol‘ audition in Aspen, Colo. tonight (Jan. 25) that she has been battling depression since she was in the fourth grade. She was also officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder in March.
Music teacher Jenny Schick described herself as always having “too much energy,” but she had just the right amount to impress the ‘American Idol‘ judges.
In her opening montage, the blond Sterling, Va. native described her disdain for beginners’ recorder classes and revealed her “Hall Pass” list to host Ryan Seacrest. It included Adam Levine, Lady Gaga and … Steven Tyler!
It's in the news today - Jay Leno is personally being sued over a joke on the "Tonight Show" last week. The joke was a stab about presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his abundant wealth. The people actually attempting the court battle are the folks in India. H
Sean “Diddy” Combs made a name for himself as a rapper and producer, but after taking on his own clothing line, brand of vodka and fragrance, he’s now setting his sights on the television industry.
Tina Yothers of ‘Family Ties’ fame and comedian Niecy Nash (‘Reno 911′) did the city mouse/country mouse thing on Tuesday’s episode of ‘Celebrity Wife Swap,’ both emerging relatively unscathed.
The popular iPhone game Words with Friends can do just about anything: make people smarter, bring people together, even make Alec Baldwin seem even kookier than he already is. Now, it’s literally saving lives.
In the words of Ricky Gervais, “The Golden Globes are to the Oscars like Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton, bit louder, bit drunker, bit trashier, and more easily bought. Allegedly. Nothing’s been proved.” That was pretty much the host’s theme for the entire evening.
Sometimes it is great to think back on being a kid when politics was such foreign word. Jimmy Kimmel interviews a few second graders who know very little about politics but still give some clever answers. What age do you want your kids to begin learning about politics?
Shocker, Ricky Gervais was not on his best behavior as the Golden Globes host. Fortunately for the other stars in the audience, he wasn’t as bad as he could have been. That didn’t seem to matter to Madonna when it came time for her to take the stage.
