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Fox Bumps FRINGE On Their Midseason Schedule In Favor of American Idol

Monkey 1 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:53:12 +0000

In a strategic move to compete with more muscle for Thursday night ratings, Fox has moved American Idol to Thursday to battle with CBS’ The Big Bang Theory in the midseason. Consequently, the network has bumped Fringe to a dreaded Friday night time slot.

From the looks of the Fox 2010-2011 Midseason Schedule, it seems like a missed opportunity not to use Idol to help Human Target’s ratings (only serves as lead-in for three episodes in late January to…

Mariah Carey: Heading To The X Factor?

Monkey 1 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:43 +0000

Last week, Simon Cowell mentioned that a unnamed world famous singer had expressed a sudden interest in serving as a judge for the U.S. edition of The X Factor, which starts in fall 2011. Over the weekend, he dropped a hint as to who that singer may have been.

Cowell told News of the World that Mariah Carey would be "an amazing addition" to The X Factor, which has now taken the place of American Idol as…

Adam Lambert does Bonnie Raitt proud at the American Music Awards

Monkey 1 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:02:17 +0000

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Like the song says, 'Let's Give Them Something to Talk About'. Adam Lambert took that suggestion to heart Sunday night at the American Music Awards and left the attendees talking well into the after-parties I am sure.

In a performance that surely has Freddie Mercury giving a heavenly standing ovation, Adam strutted, preened and squealed his way through…