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Brent88 · 11-17-2004, 03:23 PM

FOX Sets January 'American Idol' Schedule

(Wednesday, November 17 09:10 AM)

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) All of this talk of FOX's June schedule and FOX's September schedule and FOX's November schedule appears to have been moot, as the network is in the midst of its annual slide into fourth place. FOX's only truly important season begins on Tuesday, January 18 with the long anticipated (by FOX, at least) premiere of the fourth installment of "American Idol."

The new "Idol" season can't come soon enough for FOX, plagued with one big, fat, obnoxious disappointment after another. The talent show's two-hour premiere will air on Jan. 18 and will begin a month-long overview of the audition process, highlighting the events leading up to the show's first live episode on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Over three consecutive Tuesdays (Jan. 18 and 25 and Feb. 1) and three consecutive Wednesdays (Jan. 19 and 26 and Feb. 2), "American Idol" will offer the standard audition episodes from Cleveland, St. Louis, Washington, DC, New Orleans, Orlando, Las Vegas and San Francisco. Viewers will get their first glimpses of the season's most talented performers, but they'll also get to watch a slew of horrible auditions and listen to the usual litany of hilarious abuse from the judges. Who cares about meeting the next Kelly Clarkson when you can meet the next William Hung?

As a rule, the Tuesday episodes will start at 8 p.m. ET and the Wednesday episodes will begin at 9 p.m., but since FOX has been known to extend, expand and juggle "Idol" coverage, always check your local listings.

On Feb. 8 and 9 and then Feb. 15 and 16, clips from the already completed semifinal phase will lead into the first part of the Round of 32, when viewers finally get the chance to vote for their favorites.

Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson will return, as will dapper host Ryan Seacrest.

Last season, which ended with Fantasia Barrino topping Diana DeGarmo for the crown, the Tuesday performance episodes of "Idol" averaged nearly 25.8 million viewers per week and the Wednesday results shows averaged nearly 23.6 million. Both numbers were well up from the audience for the show's second season, though the audience failed to increase on a week-to-week basis as it did in the period leading up to the showdown between Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. In addition, sales of the Barrino and DeGarmo singles were acceptable, but softer than the results for previous "Idol" singles.

jolli · 12-29-2004, 08:00 PM

Cool. I'm looking forward to the new season of Idol,plus I need to catch up on all the gossip and start reading the boards more. I've been a slacker

pokerchip · 01-14-2005, 09:35 PM

definitely looking forward to this new season. I'm hoping the changes they've made to the show make it even crazier. I'm excited to see just how far Paula Abdul is going to go with the wardrobe this season.

Storywriter · 01-15-2005, 01:44 PM

I made the decision no more American Idol for me.I bowl on a ladies league Tuesday night and that's so much more fun then watching American Idol.No more AI for me I only watched 2 and 3 never seen 1 and don't plan on seeing AI 4.Mel

RudyGotSoul · 01-18-2005, 03:35 PM

Wow! This is going to be the best American Idol yet. It looks like some of the auditions are really good. I can't wait to see the bad ones too, Simons comments are so funny!"

11-17-2004, 03:23 PM	#1
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	FOX announces "American Idol" schedule FOX Sets January 'American Idol' Schedule (Wednesday, November 17 09:10 AM) LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) All of this talk of FOX's June schedule and FOX's September schedule and FOX's November schedule appears to have been moot, as the network is in the midst of its annual slide into fourth place. FOX's only truly important season begins on Tuesday, January 18 with the long anticipated (by FOX, at least) premiere of the fourth installment of "American Idol." The new "Idol" season can't come soon enough for FOX, plagued with one big, fat, obnoxious disappointment after another. The talent show's two-hour premiere will air on Jan. 18 and will begin a month-long overview of the audition process, highlighting the events leading up to the show's first live episode on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Over three consecutive Tuesdays (Jan. 18 and 25 and Feb. 1) and three consecutive Wednesdays (Jan. 19 and 26 and Feb. 2), "American Idol" will offer the standard audition episodes from Cleveland, St. Louis, Washington, DC, New Orleans, Orlando, Las Vegas and San Francisco. Viewers will get their first glimpses of the season's most talented performers, but they'll also get to watch a slew of horrible auditions and listen to the usual litany of hilarious abuse from the judges. Who cares about meeting the next Kelly Clarkson when you can meet the next William Hung? As a rule, the Tuesday episodes will start at 8 p.m. ET and the Wednesday episodes will begin at 9 p.m., but since FOX has been known to extend, expand and juggle "Idol" coverage, always check your local listings. On Feb. 8 and 9 and then Feb. 15 and 16, clips from the already completed semifinal phase will lead into the first part of the Round of 32, when viewers finally get the chance to vote for their favorites. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson will return, as will dapper host Ryan Seacrest. Last season, which ended with Fantasia Barrino topping Diana DeGarmo for the crown, the Tuesday performance episodes of "Idol" averaged nearly 25.8 million viewers per week and the Wednesday results shows averaged nearly 23.6 million. Both numbers were well up from the audience for the show's second season, though the audience failed to increase on a week-to-week basis as it did in the period leading up to the showdown between Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. In addition, sales of the Barrino and DeGarmo singles were acceptable, but softer than the results for previous "Idol" singles.
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01-14-2005, 09:35 PM	#3
pokerchip Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 48	new idol definitely looking forward to this new season. I'm hoping the changes they've made to the show make it even crazier. I'm excited to see just how far Paula Abdul is going to go with the wardrobe this season.

01-15-2005, 01:44 PM	#4
Storywriter Tcha! You Know What. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2004 Location: not given Posts: 1,209	I made the decision no more American Idol for me.I bowl on a ladies league Tuesday night and that's so much more fun then watching American Idol.No more AI for me I only watched 2 and 3 never seen 1 and don't plan on seeing AI 4.Mel
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12-29-2004, 08:00 PM	#2
jolli Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 18, 2004 Posts: 99	Cool. I'm looking forward to the new season of Idol,plus I need to catch up on all the gossip and start reading the boards more. I've been a slacker

01-18-2005, 03:35 PM	#5
RudyGotSoul Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 11	Wow! This is going to be the best American Idol yet. It looks like some of the auditions are really good. I can't wait to see the bad ones too, Simons comments are so funny!"