Victoria's Secret loves Seacrest's Smile

My editor Brill says that when American Idol host Ryan Seacrest smiles, he reminds her of the Geico gecko. Apparently the esteemed tastemakers of Victoria's Secret disagree. More »

I watch a lot of reality TV. It's sort of my job. And Wednesday (Jan. 30) night's American Idol auditions from Miami were like a "Where Are They Now?" special for me. Look, it's Julie from American Juniors! Whoa, that's Syesha from The One! Way to bring out the fresh talent, Idol! More »

Somehow I can't shake the feeling that the best moment from Tuesday (Jan. 29) night's American Idol auditions from Omaha came when one contestant, having made it through to Hollywood despite a "No" vote from Simon, stared into the camera and declared, "I can't wait to prove Simon wrong, that I am America's Next Top Model." More »

If I heard correctly, Ryan Seacrest's voice-over said that 23 contestants made it to Hollywood out of the Charleston auditions for American Idol. Of those 23, though, only four had any significant screentime on Wednesday's (Jan. 23) episode and each of the ones we saw were highly suspect. That is not a good sign. More »

There are certain signpost events that mark the passage of time on each season's American Idol... Randy first bringing the boys into the Dawg Pound to woof at a hot female contestant... Simon and Ryan having their first homoerotic showdown... Paula falling out of her chair for the first time in a fit of wild giggles... And our first contestant mugshot. More »

Plenty has been written -- not so much here here, but elsewhere -- about the supposedly massive slippage in American Idol ratings this season. Naturally, the topic of conversation made its way onto a Wednesday (Jan. 23) conference call regarding Idol host Ryan Seacrest's Super Bowl involvement. More »

Two things that probably need to be said about Tuesday (Jan. 22) night's American Idol audition episode from San Diego: Boy, was I ever glad the episode wasn't two hours long and geez but even that one hour felt padded. More »

Who is Cardin McKinney and why are there blogs and websites dedicated to her? Why are "insiders" with "reliable information" on forums predicting that she's the next American Idol winner? More »

Since the last American Idol winner to actually move albums was Carrie Underwood, it shouldn't be surprising that Idol Season Seven's opening auditions in Dallas and Philadelphia seemed to be a cavalcade of interchangeable attractive blondes with a country twang. More »

It took only took nights and four hours of American Idol to move FOX into first place for the season. More »