A nation sighs a breath of relief that the drought is over, and the new season is beginning. Two hours tonight, one hour tomorrow.

It’s Fox’s ‘Idol’ to the rescue - Entertainment News, Weekly TV, Media - Variety

Having come to Fox’s rescue on more than one occasion, “American Idol” this year faces a far tougher mission: keeping the lights on in TV land during one of the medium’s darkest hours.A one-two punch of lower fall ratings and a crippling writers strike has pretty much put the season in turnaround. Now, just like the return of the latenight talkers, industryites are praying the reappearance of “Idol” will be a shot in the arm for all the nets, not just Fox.

I plan on covering the whole season again this year. Full coverage will begin in Hollywood, but I’ll try to have open lines here after each new episode before that, so we can chat on the hilarity as it goes along. Maybe we’ll get a bonus this year and have a saleable star come out of this.

Can this year’s Idol make it to his or her second record? It’s the question everyone is asking. . .

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