Members DaysFanJean Posted January 10, 2007 Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 http://www.realitytvmagazine.com:80/blog/2...can_idol_6.html January 09, 2007 American Idol 6 Schedule Announced AMERICAN IDOL, television’s No. 1 show for the past three seasons, returns with a two-night, four-hour premiere featuring outrageous new auditions and unbelievable talent. The search for the next singing superstar begins Tuesday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX with auditions from Minneapolis and Wednesday, Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with auditions from Seattle. The search continues in upcoming weeks as AMERICAN IDOL travels to Los Angeles, San Antonio, Birmingham, Memphis and New York City. Episodes featuring the audition cities will air on four consecutive Tuesdays: Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) from Minneapolis, MN; Jan. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) from Memphis, TN; Jan. 30 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) from Birmingham, AL; and Feb. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) from Los Angeles, CA; and three Wednesdays: Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) from Seattle, WA; Jan. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) from New York City, NY; and Jan. 31 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) from San Antonio, TX. For viewers craving still more of this season’s unforgettable auditions, a special “Rest of the Best” show will air Wednesday, Feb. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The lucky few who get the judges’ approval move on to the Hollywood Round, which will air Tuesday, Feb. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Feb. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Top 24 semifinalists – 12 males and 12 females – will be announced. Then it will be up to America to decide who moves forward in the competition. The first performance show featuring the Top 12 male singers will air Tuesday, Feb. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The following night, Wednesday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the Top 12 female singers will perform. A LIVE results show revealing America’s first vote of the season will air Thursday, Feb. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), when the two male and two female contestants with the fewest votes will be sent home. For the next two weeks, the males will perform on Tuesdays, the females on Wednesdays and the LIVE results show will air on Thursday nights. Thus, the Top 10 male singers will perform on Tuesday, Feb. 27 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the Top 8 male singers on Tuesday, March 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The Top 10 female singers will perform on Wednesday, Feb. 28 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the Top 8 female singers battle it out on Wednesday, March 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Four contestants, two males and two females, will be eliminated from the competition on the LIVE results shows airing Thursday, March 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) and Thursday, March 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). The Top 12 Finalists will be revealed on Thursday, March 8. The competition heats up as the Top 12 Finalists take the stage for the first time together on Tuesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). One contestant’s journey will end as America’s vote is revealed on Wednesday, March 14 (9:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). Twenty-two-time Emmy-nominated AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe, President, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaysFanJean Posted January 10, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 http://www.realitytvmagazine.com:80/blog/2..._jackson_s.html January 09, 2007 Randy Jackson Says More Rock Guys On American Idol 6 Randy Jackson decked out in yellow and lime green? Simon Cowell with his hair died red? These were just two of the secrets about American Idol 6 that Randy Jackson revealed in a recent conference call with media. Of course, Jackson was just having a little fun with the media and wasn’t serious (we think). yellow and lime green joke was said to be in honor of Gnarls Barkley. On the more serious side, Randy Jackson did reveal some real info about American Idol 6, while being careful to sidestep some questions. Randy Jackson avoided naming any favorites to win the competition and compared the upcoming season to season one. Randy Jackson said, “I think it’s going to be somebody that really grows during the competition.” Randy Jackson also sidestepped answering if Mariah Carey would appear on American Idol 6 and if there would be group performances as part of the competition outside of just Hollywood week. However, Jackson didn’t hesitate when it came to naming Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia as his two favorite Idols. Jackson credited Fantasia’s Summertime as being the best Idol performance that he could remember and credited Clarkson’s Breakaway as being the best song recorded by any Idol on any record. Jackson also had high praise for Jennifer Hudson (who was his wild card pick), Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, and Paris Bennett. When asked how he fit into American Idol as a judge, Randy Jackson described himself as “the voice of reason.” Jackson also revealed that the judges spent two days in each audition city and saw about 200 singers a day. In describing what type of people turned out for the auditions, Jackson said there were “more rock guys” and “more Taylor Hicks kind of guys.” Even though a Southerner has won every season of American Idol to date, Randy Jackson wasn’t willing to say if it was going to be another Southerner again or not this year. When asked about Birmingham’s chances (a city known for producing American Idol finalists), Jackson said that he had a feeling that the winner was going to be from somewhere else this year. Jackson also added that it “might be someone who auditioned in Birmingham but not from Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alwaysAMC Posted January 10, 2007 Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 Wow that's a whole month of auditions...has it always been like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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