American Idol 7
- Jason Castro fan bought him a computer; family called "greedy, pathetic" for soliciting money
19 Sep 2008
- David Archuleta's "Crush" has the best Hot 100 chart debut in 18 months, besting David Cook's
22 Aug 2008
- Michael Johns released from 19 Entertainment's American Idol contract, doesn't want a label
14 Aug 2008
- David Cook calls Jeff Archuleta "a caring, loving father"
30 Jun 2008
- Cook and Archuleta both sign record deals
6 Jun 2008
- David Archuleta contractually prohibited from having a charity concert in Utah
4 Jun 2008
- David Cook's single leads downloads; his first album will be "a rock record"
28 May 2008
- Nine of the top 20 shows in 2007-2008 were reality; Idol's performance show takes #1
28 May 2008
- David Cook's win and Idol's seventh season generates theories, speculation, more boredom
23 May 2008
- Ratings rebound as American Idol 7's finale is up over last year's
22 May 2008
- David Cook wins American Idol 7 by 12 million votes
22 May 2008
- Judges essentially declare David Archuleta American Idol 7's winner
21 May 2008
- Semi-finalist Luke Menard has Hodgkin lymphoma
20 May 2008
- David and David face off on American Idol 7's finale
20 May 2008
- Half of Idol's viewers are over age 35; text voters send an average of 38 votes
19 May 2008
- Ratings improve slightly for American Idol 7
16 May 2008
- Syesha Mercado leaves American Idol, making it David versus David in the end
15 May 2008
- Jeff Archuleta banned to "take some pressure away" from David, producer says
13 May 2008
- Simon Cowell says finalists are not "the right personalities," the show is "too old-fashioned"
13 May 2008
- Jeff Archuleta banned from American Idol rehearsals
12 May 2008
- Jason Castro: "I would have liked to go farther, but I don't think I could have handled it"
8 May 2008
- Jason Castro finally leaves American Idol and there's no clear favorite among the final three
8 May 2008
- Ratings up for Dancing with the Stars as American Idol's continue to drop
7 May 2008
- Jason Castro screws up lyrics, seems bored
7 May 2008
- David Archuleta: "I want to see if there are any other occupations I'd find interesting"
7 May 2008
- David Archuleta's problems: Neil Diamond song lyrics, his dad, and his "dead, dead eyes"
5 May 2008
- Paula Abdul: "I loved that people laughed, it was funny"
2 May 2008
- Jason Castro: "I'm kind of ready to go home"
2 May 2008
- Paula's gaffe now blamed on her rehearsal observation; Idol hits a five-year ratings low
1 May 2008
- Brooke White eliminated after Ryan Seacrest defends Paula Abdul's honor
1 May 2008
- Fox exec overruled American Idol producers' decision to condense judges' feedback
30 Apr 2008
- Paula Abdul: "I got lost in my notes"
30 Apr 2008
- Paula Abdul thinks one song is two on Idol's "chaotic" Neil Diamond night
30 Apr 2008
- Carly Smithson glad to be off Idol; is Christians' outrage over her song choice to blame?
25 Apr 2008
- Carly Smithson voted out despite Simon Cowell's praise
24 Apr 2008
- Andrew Lloyd Webber offers real criticism, asks David Cook to imagine him as an underage girl
23 Apr 2008
- 49-city American Idol 7 tour will feature "10 mini-concerts"
23 Apr 2008
- Sorority girls recruited for American Idol's mosh pit
22 Apr 2008
- Ratings down 7% overall and nearly 20% among women 18-34 for American Idol 7
21 Apr 2008
- Performing first is a disadvantage for American Idol contestants
21 Apr 2008
- Naomi Judd to David Archuleta's dad: "leave him alone"
20 Apr 2008
- Results show is the lowest-rated in two years, down 20 percent in 18-49 compared to last year
17 Apr 2008
- Kristy Lee Cook goes home as American Idol's producers get cruel with David Archuleta
17 Apr 2008
- Simon Cowell says finalists lack personality as American Idol has its lowest Tuesday ratings yet
16 Apr 2008
- Thousands of idiots still misdial American Idol's phone numbers
13 Apr 2008
- CSI beats American Idol's results show
11 Apr 2008
- American Idol 7 gets its first surprise elimination as Michael Johns goes home
11 Apr 2008
- Idol Gives Back loses 6 million Idol viewers and is down 35 percent from last year
10 Apr 2008
- TiVo predicts Syesha Mercado will be voted off, as fast-forwarding is "predictive" of results
10 Apr 2008
- Idol Gives Back's telethon was like an awards show with no pay-off
10 Apr 2008
- Ryan Seacrest, judges will donate pay for tonight's 2.5 hour Idol Gives Back
9 Apr 2008
- Poll finds Archuleta will win although Cook is more talented; both have equal popularity
8 Apr 2008
- Idol Gives Back hopes to raise $100+ million; millions from last year are still unspent
7 Apr 2008
- Simon Cowell admits American Idol can be "mind-numbingly boring"
7 Apr 2008
- iTunes rankings accidentally revealed again
3 Apr 2008
- Ellen DeGeneres won't host Idol Gives Back, some of which will be taped Sunday
2 Apr 2008
- David Cook hospitalized, released after Idol's live performance show
2 Apr 2008
- Chris Cornell thought David Cook's cover was "great"; David Hernandez considered for Rent
1 Apr 2008
- Chikezie goes home; Syesha and Jason Castro were also at risk
27 Mar 2008
- American Idol 7 and Dancing with the Stars 6 each lose millions of viewers
26 Mar 2008
- Paula Abdul's tattered clothing the most interesting thing about American Idol
26 Mar 2008
- Ryan Seacrest paid $12.5 million to host American Idol
25 Mar 2008
- Viewers don't want to buy Amanda Overmeyer's concert tickets
20 Mar 2008
- Ratings up slightly but American Idol lost teenage girls and women, gained older men
19 Mar 2008
- Finalists fumble Beatles songs, offer suggestive comments instead
19 Mar 2008
- Idol Gives Back will start at 7:30 p.m., announces charity beneficiaries
17 Mar 2008
- Part of Idol's live results show was taped
14 Mar 2008
- David Archuleta's dad reportedly yelled at him, made him cry
13 Mar 2008
- Finalist and stripper David Hernandez voted out
13 Mar 2008
- David Archuleta forgets the lyrics and David Hernandez won't talk about being a stripper
12 Mar 2008
- Danny Noriega: "your personal life and your job are two different things"
11 Mar 2008
- American Idol gets one third of all network TV web site traffic
10 Mar 2008
- American Idol 7 finds its top 12
7 Mar 2008
- American Idol may finally have an openly gay finalist
6 Mar 2008
- David Hernandez won't be disqualified over stripping past
4 Mar 2008
- David Hernandez used to be a stripper
4 Mar 2008
- Three-year-old almost drowned while her mother watched American Idol
4 Mar 2008
- Bono, John Mayer, Brad Pitt, Snoop Dogg will appear for Idol Gives Back
3 Mar 2008
- Alaina, Alexandrea, Jason, and Robbie leave; Alaina refuses to sing; Robbie's hair defended
29 Feb 2008
- Ruben Studdard, Graham Colton, Ferras performing American Idol 7 multiple exit songs
29 Feb 2008
- Top 12 will perform Beatles songs for the first time in American Idol history
27 Feb 2008
- Paula Abdul wants to hang front-runner David Archuleta's headless body in her car
27 Feb 2008
- Audition episodes on American Idol 8 will change as a result of low ratings
26 Feb 2008
- American Idol's director may leave over "incident"
25 Feb 2008
- Idol semi-finalists aren't allowed to pick songs; iTunes popularity revealed
24 Feb 2008
- Amy Davis, Garret Haley, Joanne Borgella, and Colton Berry get uncermoniously dumped from Idol
22 Feb 2008
- American Idol 7 girls also disappoint the judges
21 Feb 2008
- Top 24 men fail to impress with first-ever themed semi-finals
20 Feb 2008
- Josiah Leming called "the most famous 'Idol' contestant to never make the show's top 24"
19 Feb 2008
- Apple signs as American Idol sponsor but won't rank singers, show iTunes sales
18 Feb 2008
- Idol producer: "Nobody said this is an amateur competition"
17 Feb 2008
- Josiah is "thankful" despite producers "trying to make me look like a crybaby"
15 Feb 2008
- Ryan Seacrest proves he's a better actor than Hayden Christensen as the top 24 cry their way into the semifinals
14 Feb 2008
- American Idol gives Hollywood contestants a second chance, will pick top 24 tonight
13 Feb 2008
- Ferras' "Hollywood's Not America" selected as American Idol 7's exit song
10 Feb 2008
- American Idol ratings increase week to week
8 Feb 2008
- American Idol will become a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios
7 Feb 2008
- Idol auditioner Chris Bernheisel getting media attention, has sent 71 videos to Ellen Degeneres
1 Feb 2008
- Simon turns on Ryan, Paula acts weird during an actually palatable Idol audition episode
30 Jan 2008
- American Idol 7's top 24 revealed after Hollywood eliminations filmed this week
25 Jan 2008
- American Idol finds some apparently genuinely delusional people in San Diego
23 Jan 2008
- American Idol 7 loses three million viewers its second night, but still dominates
17 Jan 2008
- Idol tries to be a freak show but judges stay flat
17 Jan 2008
- American Idol 7 debut watched by 33.2 million viewers, the lowest-rated debut since 2004
16 Jan 2008
- American Idol 7 exchanges cruelty for storytelling and attention whores
16 Jan 2008
- Idol producers don't check auditioners' backgrounds, don't care about pro experience
15 Jan 2008
- Idol's big three sponsors paid $35 million each for their brand integration
15 Jan 2008
- American Idol 7 debuts tonight
15 Jan 2008
- 30-second American Idol 7 ads selling for more than $1 million
14 Jan 2008
- Paula Abdul may sing at the Super Bowl
11 Jan 2008
- Cowell is "more optimistic" about Idol 7 contestants, although auditions were "torture"
9 Jan 2008
- American Idol producer admits he's "cruel," a "puppet master," and has "messed around with the kids"
27 Dec 2007
- Idol Gives Back will return for American Idol 7
12 Dec 2007
- List of top 50 American Idol contestants revealed
10 Dec 2007
- American Idol 7 returns as usual in January; Hell's Kitchen 4 will debut in April
8 Nov 2007
- Contestants will be allowed to play instruments during American Idol 7's Hollywood round
5 Nov 2007
- Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell hang out together in a pool
7 Oct 2007
- American Idol 7 will include "compelling bio pieces" about the contestants
7 Sep 2007
- Ryan Seacrest "may or may not" sing at the Emmys
6 Sep 2007
- Simon Cowell quitting after American Idol 9; Ryan Seacrest hosting the Emmys
20 Aug 2007
- Woman goes into labor at American Idol auditions, names her baby "Idol"
9 Aug 2007
- Simon Cowell producing Idol-themed film Star Struck, a "musical version of Rocky"
2 Aug 2007
- Audition cities announced for American Idol 7
25 Jun 2007
- Simon Cowell will quit American Idol after 10 seasons
25 May 2007