Once viewers can watch live events like sports and the American Idol finale on their iPads, cord cutting will accelerate.
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These shows would take the American Idol model to the next level, allowing audience members to compete--and win prizes--from the comfort of their own living rooms.
In January, In Touch Weekly had a cover story on the American Idol judge, wherein she blatantly confessed that she and Anthony regularly get into massive arguments.
In the face of rising programming costs and dwindling advertising fees, the American Idol network, like its rivals, is looking to extract a fee for a signal that was once free.
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In a statement, News Corp-owned Fox and the series' producers expressed a similar sentiment: "Paula Abdul has been an important part of the American Idol family over the last eight seasons, and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show, " they said.
Just ask Jennifer Lopez, whose seat at the "American Idol" judges' table paved the way for the success of her 2011 album and her recently announced summer tour.
In 2011 -- more than a year after CNN and others reported on the program's ratings "slide" -- the "American Idol" Wednesday night show still topped the Nielsen yearly chart.
And the success of drives such as the "American Idol" campaign, "Idol Gives Back, " show the public doesn't mind programming that both entertains and inspires generosity.
By the time American Idol drew 1.4 million Social Media comments for its May finale, the overall trend of greater engagement was already clear.
Fuller sued Cowell for copyright infringement, over claims The X Factor copied the format of Fuller's show, Pop Idol - the original forerunner to American Idol - which was screened in the UK from 2001 to 2003.
And the latest American Idol winner, Scott McCreery, has signed with a country label.
These surviving contestants from two weeks of dramatic half-field cuts have already qualified for the annual American Idol Live Tour, regardless of what happens next.
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Ryan Seacrest became the latest celebrity targeted by a "swatter" when a hoax 911 call reported armed men were shooting their way into the "American Idol" host's home Wednesday.
"Mariah Carey is a true global icon -- one of the most accomplished artists on the planet -- and we feel extremely fortunate that she was able to bring her wisdom and experience to the 'American Idol' contestants this season, " they said.
Fox typically becomes a competitive force starting in January with the return of American Idol and has won the last eight seasons in a row.
Last year, in the middle of American Idol Season 11, I picked the top four finalists and then the eventual winner, giving me a pretty good track record for fortune telling on the show.
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There are just some things we still want to see live, especially sports events and contests like Dancing with the Stars and American Idol, and those things make actually cutting the cord difficult.
The Grammy producers would love to duplicate the success of American Idol, on which viewers have a hand in crowning the next pop superstar.
That could prove very problematic, and the stakes are huge: American Idol is one of the biggest hits in American television history, the only show to be rated number one for seven straight years, and a rarity as a weekly mega-hit on two different nights and time slots.
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Perhaps this song will appeal to the millions who tuned into American Idol for the tension and drama.
So far, in the past ten seasons of American Idol, the male winners outnumber the girls 6 to 4.
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Of course, the season finale of American Idol was a farewell to the likable curmudgeon of a judge, Simon Cowell, who many would say has been the face of the extremely successful talent show franchise.
Meanwhile, buzz around the next season of "American Idol" the leader in the category will begin soon.
This is an article about Simon, just not the Simon most American Idol viewers immediately think of.
The success of American Idol and America's Got Talent have made judges Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan into household names.
Cowell, the colorful linchpin of American Idol, announced Monday that he'll leave the ratings juggernaut after the ninth season concludes in May.
Plus, we will probably see many more people tuning in as well as voting during the rest of the season of American Idol.
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"You can't be giving out awards and not have the success of American Idol in mind, and all its attendant buzzwords like democratization and crowd-sourcing, " he says.
The implications for American Idol and its contestants are clear.
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