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  'American Idol' judges use "The Judges' Save' to spare Matt Giraud

  April 16, 2009
  American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has been "saved."
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  'American Idol's Top 7 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  April 15, 2009
  American Idol's Top 7 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's sixth finals round.
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  Simon Cowell clarifies potential 'American Idol' departure comments

  April 14, 2009
  Simon Cowell has clarified his recent British interview comments that he may leave American Idol after next year's 2010 season due to his other obligations to his The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent U.K. reality competitions.
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  Ousted 'American Idol' Scott MacIntyre thrilled about judges' deadlock

  April 9, 2009
  Scott MacIntyre isn't upset that American Idol's judges couldn't unanimously agree to use their new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to prevent his elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  Simon Cowell: Saving Scott MacIntyre would have been patronizing

  April 9, 2009
  Simon Cowell has a simple explanation for why he wasn't in favor of using American Idol's new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to save Scott MacIntyre, a legally blind 23-year-old from Scottsdale, AZ, from elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol' cuts Scott MacIntyre, reveals season's Top 7 finalists

  April 9, 2009
  Scott MacIntyre was revealed to be the sixth finalist eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 8 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  April 8, 2009
  American Idol's Top 8 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's fifth finals round.
   
  The Top 8 finalists -- Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud -- all had the freedom to sing any song that had been recorded in the year they were born.

• 'Project Runway' producer: Lifetime to debut sixth season August 15

  April 6, 2009
  Project Runway's production company appears to have beat Lifetime to punch on announcing an exact premiere date for the show's sixth season.
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  'American Idol' eliminates Megan Joy, determines the Top 8 finalists

  April 2, 2009
  Megan Joy was revealed to be the fifth finalist eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  Megan Joy's brother was Kara DioGuardi's 'American Idol' heckler

  April 1, 2009
  Kara DioGuardi's heckler has apparently been unmasked.

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