33.5M Tune in for 'American Idol' Debut
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TV viewers couldn't wait for their "American Idol" fix, turning out 33.5 million strong for its season debut.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" alumnus Clay Aiken,  the most commercially successful graduate of the Fox talent  show series, is planning to tour the United States for five  weeks this holiday season backed by a full orchestra.
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The &quot;American Idol&quot; triumph of  17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers  than last year&#39;s finale, in the latest sign that U.S.  television&#39;s highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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More than 13.3m viewers see the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.
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U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised to stand taller than ever in the ratings as it arrives in a prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.
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More than 8,000 "American  Idol" hopefuls auditioned for the hit talent show in  Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, hoping to follow in the footsteps  of two previous winners who hail from the southern city.
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About 10,000 "American Idol" hopefuls showed up at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.
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Foxâs âAmerican Idolâ does exactly what it promises to do: it makes platinum music stars, and in the process attracts more than 33 million viewers â young and old, black and white, rich and poor, red state and blue.
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As the young finalists from &quot;American Idols Live&quot; kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, word that runner-up Katharine McPhee was sidelined with severe bronchitis and laryngitis disappointed fans.
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Clay Aiken sang his way to a runner-up finish on the television show "American Idol." Last season, fellow North Carolinian Fantasia Barrino won a lucrative recording contract by claiming the title.
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A unique version of "YMCA," pleas for spanking and national anthems galore were the excruciating highlights of the "American Idol" season debut on Tuesday night.
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An estimated 18.6 million people tune in to watch the debut episode of Joey in the US.
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The new &quot;American Idol&quot; will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night&#039;s sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
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Contestants line up for ITV's first Pop Idol-style competition to find a member of the public to stand for Parliament.
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Three weeks and nine hours into a new year of "American Idol," the song remains the same. Just bigger, louder and nearly impossible to get out of your head. More than ever, "American Idol" is in heavy rotation in the cultural psyche.
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U.S. television's top show,  "American Idol," returned to prime time with 33.4 million  viewers, down sharply from last year's record season debut but  still more watched than the four other major networks combined,  according to ratings on Wednesday.
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U.S. television's top show,  "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised  to stand taller than ever in the ratings as it arrives in a  prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.