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'Idol' Top 12 week: Finally! Seacrest stands up to Simon

Ryan Seacrest was one of the real standouts on 'American Idol' Tuesday night. No, he didn't sing. But what he did do was stand up to Simon Cowell for the first time in eight years.

DioGuardi plays favorites with Big Mike

She may only have eyes for Casey James, but Kara DioGuardi's heart is set on Michael Lynche. The emotive judge names him as front-runner for this season's win.

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'American Idol's' memorable moments

From Kara Dioguardi's stand-off with 'Bikini Girl' to Paula Abdul's obsessed fan.

'Idol' Top 12 week: Finally! Seacrest stands up to Simon

Ryan Seacrest was one of the real standouts on 'American Idol' Tuesday night. No, he didn't sing. But what he did do was stand up to Simon Cowell for

Dad of 'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi announces run for Senate

He's got the support of an "American Idol" judge, but Joe DioGuardi still needs your vote to move to the next round.

'Idol's' DioGuardi plays favorites with Michael Lynche

She may only have eyes for Casey James, but Kara DioGuardi's heart is set on Michael Lynche.

Lambert, Scott, Hall and Epperly get cut despite vocal prowess

It turns out Alex Lambert was an overly ripe banana, Todrick Hall was more dancer than singer, Lilly Scott was too "(500) Days of Summer" cute and Kat

Reality Bites: 'American Idol' judges worship Tim Urban

"American Idol" (Fox) Somebody took away my "American Idol" and replaced it with an episode of "The Twilight Zone" Wednesday night.

On the Scene: DioGuardi thinks 'Bikini Girl' stunt saved her 'Idol' career

Kara DioGuardi is more willing to show off her bikini bod these days than she was to bare it all against "Bikini Girl" on last season's "American Idol

Michael Lynche wows with 'This Woman's Work' on 'American Idol' as top-8 guys perform

One rose to the top, and the others gravitated toward the middle as "American Idol's" top 8 guys tried to light up the small screen Wednesday night.

'American Idol's top-8 women: The Queens of Quirk rule the night

Simon Cowell, in a classic make-the-contestants-even-more-nervous-than-they-already-are move, began Tuesday's "American Idol" ladies round by saying t

Simon Cowell half backtracks on not wanting kids: 'important to have a lot of me's around'

Simon Cowell told Jay Leno he finally put a ring on it - and what a big ring it is.

'Idol' contestants Vaughn, Delamor, Sellers and Park cut

Haeley Vaughn's megawatt smile, Michelle Delamor's best-dressed fashion statements, Jermaine Sellers' flashy vocal runs, and John Park's beautiful bot

Crystal Bowersox gets rave reviews on 'American Idol' just one day after she was hospitalized

Crystal Bowersox performed Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Long As I Can See The Light" to rave reviews from the judges Wednesday, the day after she w

It's a man's world on 'Idol' after Crystal Bowersox is hospitalized

It was a man's world on "American Idol." The Fox singing contest's judges were more impressed with the performances from the remaining 10 male semifin

Former 'American Idol' contestant Elliott Yamin tweets from Chile during earthquake

Former "American Idol" contender Elliott Yamin was in Chile during Saturday's massive earthquake and has been tweeting his experience there.

'Idol' sends home first four singers

"Idol" contestants Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz and Tyler Grady were revealed Thursday to be the two female and male semifinalists with

Reality Bites: As Ellen swipes lines, Kara steals glances

"American Idol" (Fox) While the top 12 women and top 12 men were caterwauling across the "Idol" stage in the first two live shows of the season, makin