Business & Entertainment - American Idol Finalists TAKE THE CAKE - August , 2010
The Season 9 American Idol Finalists Were the First to Taste the Cheesecake Factory’s New Cheesecake the Day before National Cheesecake Day Today Winner Lee DeWyze and the Other American Idol Finalists Enjoyed the New Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL & SIMON COWELL'S LAST STAND - July, 2010
OBSERVATIONS - What we observed was Simon Cowell's change of attitude and behavior from season 8 top dog to and quiet puppy in season 9 who had much less to say and seemed to sulk throughout the season - The two week special showing of Locked Up Abroad has taken a surprising turn of events. The program has digressed from doing stories of people being locked up after they are caught trafficking drugs to foreigners being captured by terrorists and escaped convicts - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - Part 2 - LOCKED UP ABROAD IN THAILAND - July, 2010
British woman Sandra Gregory Locked up in Thailand - Locked Up Abroad features stories of people who have been arrested while traveling abroad, usually for trying to smuggle illegal drugs out of a particular country - THEY'RE BACK!!! AMERICAN IDOL & SIMON COWELL - IT'S ON HBO!!! DON KING "Only In America" - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOLS SEASON 9 TOP 10 NR STORIES - June, 2010
IDOL MADNESS - There has never been an explanation of how the votes are tabulated or who the official voted tabulator TELESCOPE is or what their involvement is with Idol creator Simon Fuller and his 19 Entertainment companies who all of the Idols are signed to and most likely owned lock, stock and barrel while Fuller runs to the bank with tons of cash. We can't find any information about Telescope on the Internet. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - TOP 10 AMERICAN IDOLS ON LARRY KING - June, 2010
IDOLS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE DEAL - When King asked if they intended to record they replied that they were signed to 19 Entertainment and they handled their recording contract deals. It was revealed that the Idols do receive royalties from their I-Tunes downloads but they didn't know how much - NR TOP 10 AMERICAN IDOL 2010 (Season 9) STORIES - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 3 - AMERICAN IDOL FINAL NOTES - May, 2010
PAULA ABDUL SHE'S BACK!!! - JANET JACKSON & THE BOOTY PEOPLE - WHAT'S UP WITH RICKEY MINOR? - THE SIOBHAN MAGNUS BOMB - AARON KELLY BACK IN FORM - SEX TRAFFICKING FILM TRADE on the STAR MOVIE CHANNEL - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - WAS THE FIX IN? LEE DeWYZE WINS AMERICAN IDOL - May, 2010
SOS (Same OLD $#!t) - And so it went as the judges continued to set the eventual winner up with mixed critiques while praising Bowersox who never made a mistake followed by her losing the competition. Cowell who admitted that on a personal level liked DeWyze he also inserted that the American Idol competition was designed for people like DeWyze - RIHANNA ON TALK ASIA - BBC GOT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM RIGHT - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AMERICAN IDOL FINAL BOWERSOX vs. DeWYZE - May, 2010
IT'S ON THE AMERICAN IDOL FINAL - It's a battle between a girl who sang on street corners against a young man who has recorded two independent albums - We've been suspicious that there is a conspiracy going on with Lee DeWyze being the chosen one to win which is no surprise after last season Kris Allen knocked off the more talented Adam Lambert for the title - With the money American Idol has you would think they could do a better job preventing fans (?) stuffing the ballot boxes as has happened in the past - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - WHO'S IT GONNA BE FROM THE AMERICAN IDOL FINAL 3? - May, 2010
Michael Lynche was LYNCHED by the judges who didn't crucify him but gave him offhanded critiques when he actually out performed Lee DeWyze & Casey James - SIMON COWELL'S LAST STAND - COWELL GOT IT RIGHT 4 A CHANGE - IDOL Ratings belie logic - NO GRACE from AMAZING RACE WINNERS - IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - American Idol creator Simon Fuller TIES UP AMERICAN IDOL WINNERS - May, 2010
When checking the list of all the American Idol winners all signed with the management firm 19 Entertainment which was founded by American Idol creator Simon Fuller. If you believe that incest is best then this is one example - IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL 4 - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - AARON KELLY KNOCKED OUT OF AMERICAN IDOL - May, 2010
The young teen got maximum miles out of his talent - The Summo Man Michael Lynche was in the bottom category again for the third time in the past five weeks - It appears THE FIX is in for Lee DeWyze - Part 2 - IS INCEST BEST? AI creator Simon Fuller signs Idol winners to his 19 Entertainment management company (i.e.) What's The Deal? - IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL 4 - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - SAY WHAT!!! SIOBHAN MAGNUS ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL!!! - May, 2010
American Idol contestant Siobhan Magnus dropped like a rock and was eliminated at number 6, the question is WHY? - Casey James and Michael Lynche were also in the Bottom 3 - We strongly feel that since there is no impartial third party company to account for the authenticity of the votes that some back room hanky panky is going on - - IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL 5 - IDOL RATINGS CONTINUE TO DROP - BBC TV NEWS IS LOSING THE PLOT - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - PHNOM PENH COLUMN TAKES TOP 3 POSITIONS - April 2010
Asian themes make a major impact on this months Top 10 - TOP MODEL USA & Australia jump up the charts - RACISM raises its ugly head again as an interest for our readers - A blast from the past as former NBA star turned actor Dennis Rodman creates a buzz in the sections most visited category - American Idol related columns surge up the charts as the interest is not about BOW WOW judge Simon Cowell but the shows creator Simon Fuller

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - THE END FOR AMERICAN IDOL'S TIM URBAN - April, 2010
If Urban were a car he got a 100 miles to the gallon plus bonus maximum miles for his talent - During performance night American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox showed that she has it all, a great versatile voice full of soul and a growing confident stage presence - IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL 6 - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL ELIMINATES 2 KATIE STEVENS & ANDREW GARCIA - April, 2010
ONLY 7 REMAIN - The Sumo Man Michael Lynche was put on the spot again as he was in the last three standing with Stevens and Tim Urban when host Ryan Seacrest prepared to announce the second contestant to be sent home - There appears to be a clash with Simon Cowell continually trying to tear Siobhan Magnus down with his unnecessary negative comments - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL SAVES THE SUMO MAN MICHAEL LYNCHE - April, 2010
The big Teddy Bear as he is referred to by his fellow contestants suffered the blow of judge Simon Cowell's negative critique of his rendition of the Beatles Eleanor Rigby. Cowell didn't get (his opinion) Lynche's too theatrical performance. AI viewers were influenced and Lynche's future was in jeopardy. - CNN's SAVE THE CHILDREN RHINESTONE RAMBO INFESTS PHNOM PENH - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - American Idol's DiDi Benami Eliminated - April, 2010
Tim Urban lives in the bottom 3. Urban has been receiving tough critiques throughout the season with Simon Cowell saying after an Urban performance that he understood why they cut him in the first place - Bowersox rocks - Scibhan Magnus ABUSED - Paris Bennett - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 5 - PAIGE MILES ILLNESS, JUDGES POOR CHOICES & PERSONA CHANGES RESULT IN AMERICAN IDOL'S PROBLEMS - March, 2010
Laryngitis, Tonsillitis, take contestants down - Last season DioGuardi was more spot on with her critiques. This season she has taken on a star attitude by over critiquing and making cross purpose suggestions - Randy Jackson has ignored his dog pound and replaced it with too pitchy comments - CNN programs ignore negative story on Israel - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES SUFFER FROM PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS - March, 2010
Conflicting, critiques to the mostly young inexperienced contestants that it results in the judges are doing more harm than good. It all comes down to the over critiquing equates to paralysis by analysis - The judges previously said it's the girl's year (to win) now only 4 of 12 girls from the top 24 remain - Lacey Brown eliminated at # 12 on Letterman - Seacrest Tweets Too Much - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 3 - THE BEST AMERICAN IDOL TALENT - March, 2010
We've made our choices of our favorite talents on American Idol - AMERICAN IDOL SUCCESS - DAVID BECKHAM TO REPLACE SIMON COWELL? - BIG BROTHER DUO OUT OF THE AMAZING RACE - What's up with the absence of Adam Lambert and David Archuleta? - TRUE BLOOD Season 1 on HBO - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL PAINTS IT BLACK - March, 2010
Why is American Idol putting these young mostly inexperienced contestants through a hoop jumping exercise by making them sing songs they may know nothing about? This is by far the worst talent the judges have chosen over the past five seasons that we have reviewed the show. There are no great voices as David Archuleta or Adam Lambert. There are no great individual talents who know themselves such as David Cook. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL IN YOUR FACE - "R U OK WITH THAT?" - March, 2010
AMERICAN IDOL'S DEMISE - JUDGES CAN'T GET IT RIGHT -American Idol is coming apart at the seams. This past week was in your face time between the now bold host Ryan Seacrest and his majesty judge Simon Cowell. - Throughout the competition the judges have continually criticized the contestants of not knowing who they are or what type of artist they want to be by their poor song selections - AMAZING RACE PAYBACK TIME - As they say what goes around comes around & POLICE WIN - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 3 - ASIA'S MONARCHS on Channel News Asia - March, 2010
THE CAMBODIAN ROYALTY - For centuries many Asian cultures perceive their king to be a god on earth and to be worshiped. For many they continue to embrace these beliefs. - THE FRESHIE GIRL ANSWER from Part 2 to the parallels of American Idol - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL RESEMBLES CAMBODIA - March, 2010
Bad behaviors factor into behind the scene decisions. We the public really don't know what goes on behind the scenes of American Idol that has resulted in so many bad decisions and the worst selection of talent that we have ever seen. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL CUT TO THE TOP 12 - March, 2010
FOR FOUR IT'S OVER - This week was a bad week for blondes to have no fun - You can say that America makes the decisions but these cookie cutter results leaves one to be suspicious of that. There is no real proof how the votes are tabulated nor a third party to account for them. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - THE COMMONALITY OF AMERICAN IDOL'S ELIMINATED FOUR - March, 2010
They had several things in common and the results can be questioned which raises just that... a question. IS AMERICAN IDOL GIVING ACCURATE VOTER RESULTS or ARE THEY PICKING AND CHOOSING WHO THEY WANT TO GO THROUGH? - AMAZING RACE LOSING PACE - JOURNOS… IT'S ON!!! - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT- AMERICAN IDOL DULL - AMAZING RACE STEPS UP THE PACE - March, 2010
American Idol judge Simon Cowell has really toned down his act and seems to be more in control of his criticism and not being as crude and rude as in previous seasons. Overall the judges lack the charisma they had in the past. They are monotonous and sound like parrots who repeat what the other has said. Up to this point the judges and the talent are boring - Amazing Race cowboys and brothers Jet 29 and Cord McCoy 30 talk slow but think fast and finished first in the second leg of the race in Chile. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AI TOP 24 - THERE ARE REGRETS - YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT - February, 2010
AI JUDGES GOT IT WRONG? Some great singers were cut while others with lesser talent went through to the Top 24. The question is are American Idol producers manipulating the show for contestants with positive interesting stories and have abandoned searching for the best talent competing for the AI title? - AMAZING RACE IS ON!!! - A new We Are the World recording to Help Haitian earthquake victims . - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA AMERICAN IDOL LOST THE PLOT - February, 2010
IDOL SCATTERED & BATTERED - This season AI has placed more salt into their wounds by replacing long time favorite though often memory challenged judge Paula Abdul. They replaced her with a talk show host who some consider a comedian Ellen DeGeneres who has a ZERO background in the music business. DeGeneres also has taken the lead in talking too much making more comments than his highness Simon Cowell. - Recommended TV Listings