American Idol 4 News
May 5, 2005
In an elimination that many fans felt was long overdue, Fox's American Idol voted out the eighth of its twelve finalists during last night's results show, with Scott Savol, a 29-year-old from Shaker Heights, OH, being eliminated from the reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest audience votes.
May 5, 2005
Fox and producers of "American Idol" are investigating a former contestant's claim of a relationship with judge Paula Abdul.
May 3, 2005
In an effort to boost its ratings, ABC has been keeping quiet about the details of its upcoming American Idol exposé that's scheduled to air in a special edition of ABC's Primetime Live on Wednesday, May 4, at 10 PM (after the Idol results show at 9 PM on Fox). However, ABC's plans for secrecy seem to have crumbled under the combined push of the mainstream media and the blogosphere.
May 3, 2005
Speculation about a reported ABC News expose' of "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has led a former contestant to come to her defense.
May 3, 2005
The ABC television network is keeping a public relations lid on its expose' of "American Idol" in an apparent bid to boost ratings.
May 2, 2005
Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted the seventh installment of his weekly "American Idol Gay Idol Journal" diva rant, an exclusive to the Reality TV World American Idol message boards.
May 1, 2005
Fox's "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell's opera pop group Il Divo has achieved the highest U.S. chart entry for a debut album from a British-signed act.
April 30, 2005
A Finnish singer has taken aim at "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell with a song twitting his inability to compete on the show.
April 28, 2005
For the first time in American Idol history, two of its five remaining finalists have prior arrest records as well as misdemeanor convictions.
April 28, 2005
In a shocking development, Fox's American Idol voted out the seventh of its twelve finalists during last night's results show, with Constantine Maroulis, a 29-year-old from New York, NY, being eliminated from the reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest audience votes.