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the adorable bespectacled ad man inMad Men. And then, dear readers, Mr. Rice took his seatacross the aisle from me. a Roman emperor taking in his first gladiator brawl at the coliseum. Credit: Michael Becker/American Idol/Getty Images Next up: Allison Irahetas Blame It On Your Heart. She got anIdolbranded iPod Touch anyways. Ryans protestations of a tense set and his claim Simon and Paula stormed off afterward? Yeah, not so much....

Im sorry to start things at the end, dear readers, but man do I miss David Cook. That alone is more than enough to sustain my snark demon, Smirkelstilskin, forweeks. (First Lils pap, and then Anoops? Is this going to be a regular thing now? Because Smirkels hissing into my ear that he would very much like it to be.) Looks like your patented super-duper hugs didnt work, Kara; might I suggest gift baskets for next week?...

The song they chose? Hit the Road Jack. A pretty hilarious song choice for theAmerican Idolband to play on a results night, no? The i in DEBBiE was dotted with a star. Ididenter into a minor tailspin of journalistic panic. Was I crossing a line by doing this for Debbie? (The O in GROUCHY? was shaped like an angry mouth. And, for that matter,where the heck was Debbie so she can see my sign?...

In other words: Hi everyone! Ive missed you all! It was a startling sight, dear readers, but a welcome one. It certainly helped amp up the energy in the crowd something fierce. Seriously, that was unquestionably one of if not the most electrified liveIdolaudience Ive ever witnessed. And that wasbeforeKatie Couric (pictured) and Steven Van Zandt stepped inside theIdolThunderdome. You try disagreeing with that adorable pockmarked punim of his.) Pull Grown-Ass Adults On Stage And Make Them Shake Their Bootay....

are not here to blog the behind-the-scenes action from tonights show! Restassured, my newfound friends, the kidsll be back next week. Its just that The Beav (aka AdamB. so they just couldnt be with you. Who knew the judges spent less than 60 percent of the show actually sitting at their desk? And why didnt someone tell me that half-nude hotties were greeting customers at the nearby Abercrombie & Fitch?...

(Though Im given to understand that shes mending well. Feel better Debbie!) (In the din, I couldnt tell if she let free a caw caw! But I doubt it.) Cory then asked Anoop if his LA Dodgers shirt was a Manny Ramirez jersey. The second row was Megan, Alexis, Sarver and Jorge. (Pop EW Poll! Which of those shorthand names had you stopping for a second to recall who s/he actually was?...

It seems like literally yesterday. SOMEBODY SCREEEEEEEEAM!!!!!! And Ive missed you, too, myIdol-loving PopWatchers. Credit: Frank Micelotta/American Idol/Getty Images I didnt even notice the latter until she was pointed out to me after the show. But follow along after the jump anyway, wont you? addCredit(Frank Micelotta/American Idol/Getty Images) When I at last summited Mount Scream-amanjaro (does that work? Is it gonna be really loud? she asked, as I pulled my earplugs out of my bag and stuffed them in place....

Image Credit: Michael Becker/FoxI dont get the song choices tonight. But you know,Idolis a cruel mistress. Great job, speed-dialing Americans. Credit: Michael Becker/Fox We now get to spend the next 10 weeks with these yahoos. Hollywood, are you ready to make some noise? From the top: Cory the Warm-Up Comedian was back tonight. Cory) tells them to. Instead, wait for Cory to ask if youd rather have whatsinthe commemorative tote bag....

If I were a superstitious person, Id say the gods didnt want tonights show to happen. But this is showbiz, PopWatchers, and that shizz, it goeson. (Did you know those poor suckers have to dress up?) Credit: Ray Mickshaw/American Idol/Getty Images Grab the first seat you see! a page yelled, as people haphazardly wandered down the aisles. Just grab a seat! Whose call was it to avoid tickets? I heard one page say as she passed me, trying to herd the masses....

I am being brusque. Just like how Ryan tossed Lil Rounds to the curb. She had a lot of fun up there. She is now dead to us. Maybe not as much as his parents. This message was brought to you by Ford, Coca-Cola, and iTunes. Catch me on tour this summer. More after the jump. Like how Allison Iraheta is my new personal life guru. Its a lot easier to write like this....

Its fine being artistic, just not on this show. (No one told me about it!) They still werent certain hed go on guess he skipped the radio show this morning and everything. Credit: Michael Becker/Fox ButIdolis live TV, and Ry-Ry is sort of its hub. Weve got [So You Think you could Dancehost] Cat Deeley standing by, she said. Id never really considered the possibility of a Sea-mergency (emergen-Sea? ), but its nice to know theyve got it covered....

American Idolundoubtedly became the most popular show on TV because of its cross-generational appeal. Even more curious, this past Wednesdays result show netted a slightly higher rating than the Tuesdays performance episode. So what do these numbers really mean (if anything)? Credit: Michael Becker/Fox (For the record, I mean freak show in the best way possible. Really I do.) Theyre not as interested as they were when they texted their hearts out for Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood....

In the words of Burgundy himself, dont act like youre not impressed. Still, this unexpectedly close Friday means that the weekend could belong to either film. That seems a bit high now that weve seen Friday results. Credit: Gemma LaMana Paramounts $50 million comedy boasts a three-day domestic total of $21.9 million. Director David O. Russells 70s spectacleAmerican Hustleenjoyed a $6.3 million Friday after expanding into 2,507 theaters. AsGrady Smith predicted,Frozenlooks to be on track for a 25-30% drop across the weekend....