'American Idol': Kris Allen, monogamous ladies' man

Our final American Idol conference call today was with Kris Allen, who touched upon his mission trips, his ladies' man persona and how surprised he was at making it to the Top 12. More »

The second conference call was with American Idol's Adam Lambert. He talks about his theatre background, his style and his YouTube presence. More »

There was an American Idol conference today with all the advancing contestants from last night. Here is the conference call with Idol's youngest contestant, Allison Iraheta More »

If you haven't seen Adam Lambert's YouTube video of him singing "I Make You Crazy," you should really check it out here. I particularly like the crotch-grab at the 1:05 minute mark. It also is clear that his shoutiness was happening far before American Idol came along. More »

A Thursday edition of American Idol shook up the normal ratings order for the night, propelling FOX to a win over CBS. FOX averaged an 8.8 rating/14 share for the night, narrowly beating CBS' 8.7/14 for the lead (the gap in total viewers was a little wider: 15.27 million for FOX vs. 13.95 million for CBS). ABC was a distant third at 4.2/7, beating out NBC's 3.9/6. The CW earned a 1.3/2. Read the full story here. More »

Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen will be advancing to the Top 12 on American Idol. I'm pretty surprised at Kris Allen, I didn't think he did very well last night. Read the full recap here. More »

Don't worry, awesome readers. There was a mix-up the last couple days about a new format for the American Idol recaps. We're not live-blogging in the sense of having a live chat. Last night was a one time misunderstanding on my part. Starting tonight we're back to regular recaps, the only difference being that they are going up AS the show is happening. They'll be updated every 5-10 minutes. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for reading! More »

American Idol went up against a new episode of Lost for the first time this season, but it had little effect on its ratings. The first hour of "American Idol" delivered a 13.4/21 at 8 p.m, but Idol's second hour actually improved, to 14.2/22 at 9 p.m, soundly beating the new episode of Lost. Read the full story here. More »

If you'd like to read the blow-by-blow account of tonight's American Idol performances, check that out over in It Happened Last Night here. Here are your intrepid recapper's quick thoughts after rewatching each performance: More »

Don't forget to hop over to It Happened Last Night for tonight's American Idol live blog! More »