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'American Idol's Top 9 eighth-season finalists take to the live stage
April 1, 2009
American Idol's Top 9 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's fourth finals round.

The Top 9 finalists -- Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud -- all had the freedom to sing any song they wished, so long as it was a top seller on iTunes, one of the show's primary sponsors.

Prior to the first performance, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest spoke to the judge Randy Jackson about Top 9 was shaping up.
'The Real Housewives' star Luann de Lesseps and count splitting
March 31, 2009
Countess Luann de Lesseps probably wasn't "count-ing" on this.
'American Idol's Top 11 finalists take to the stage and perform live
March 18, 2009
American Idol's Top 11 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's second finals round.

The Top 11 -- consisting of Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud -- all sang Grand Ole Opry songs for the competition's sometimes infamous "Country Week," with country superstar Randy Travis serving as the week's mentor.
British official lost without translation
March 15, 2009
An official with Britain's Labor Party insulted those with Scottish accents by asking for a translation of a Glasgow man's comments, a union official says.
Thief caught after leaving hanky
March 14, 2009
A snot-nosed thief is back in jail in England after police used a handkerchief he left at the scene of a burglary to track him down, officials said.
Coi becomes the sixth contestant eliminated from 'Hell's Kitchen'
March 13, 2009
Coi, a 22-year-old cafe cook from Austin, TX, was revealed to be the sixth contestant cut from Hell's Kitchen during last night's broadcast of the Fox reality cooking show.

"I feel Andrea should be here right now," a heated Coi said following her elimination by Chef Gordon Ramsey. "I feel angry for the fact that she wasn't seen as the worst. I don't feel like I should be going home."
State of the Spoiling: 'Survivor: Tocantins' Episode 5
March 11, 2009
Reality TV World's commmunity spoiler sleuths' 'State of the Spoiling' summary for the fifth episode of Survivor: Tocantins -- The Brazilian Highlands is now available.
2009 Reality TV Spring Preview: Coming soon to a TV near you
March 6, 2009
With the weather is beginning to warm a new slate of reality series -- featuring many longtime favorites and a few interesting new shoes as well -- is set to debut in the coming weeks.
'American Idol' advances Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Nunez
March 5, 2009
American Idol determined its third group of three eighth-season finalists last night, with Wednesday night's live results show revealing that Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Nunez had advanced to the Top 12 finals after receiving the most home viewer votes for their performances during Tuesday night's broadcast of the season's third and final semifinals group.
'American Idol's final 12 semifinalists take to the stage, perform live
March 4, 2009
The third and final group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.

Once again singing hits from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the final group consisted of Von Smith, Taylor Vaifanua, Alexander Wagner-Trugman, Arianna Afsar, Ju'Not Joyner, Kristen McNamara, Nathaniel Marshall, Felicia Barton, Scott MacIntyre, Kendall Beard, Jorge Nunez and Lil Rounds.