The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching Wednesday

On TV this Wednesday: American Idol begins naming its Top 24, the Happy Endings gang celebrates an unconventional Groundhog Day, Royal Pains reels from a loss, Top Chef serves up a fiery finale and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features, here are 11 programs to keep on your radar. READ MORE

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Idology: Who Are the New Season 11 Front-Runners? And Who Should've Stayed in Vegas?

If American Idol‘s Season 11 Vegas Week was a slot machine, then the Idoloonie nation pulled the lever and came up with a trio of sevens during the show’s Las Vegas callbacks telecast last week. The jackpot? Producers treated us to more than 50 contestants singing — and a few of ‘em showed enough talent that it’s not inconceivable to think …READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO

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Simon Says: The X Factor, Idol and Voice Champs Should Face Off – Do You Like the Idea?

Reality competition guru Simon Cowell has come forth with a notion that, if enacted earlier, would have thrown The X Factor‘s Melanie Amaro, American Idol‘s Scotty McCreery and The Voice‘s Javier Colon into a steel cage for a Showdown of the Singing Show Champions (TVLine’s proposed title patent pending). READ MORE

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American Idol Recap: What Happened in Vegas

How can anyone complain about an American Idol episode that packed in performances from more than 50 singers, a heaping portion of maniacal/delightful bitchery courtesy of “The Vocal Coach from Hell,” and a genuine emotional breakdown from soundbite-spewing cool kid Heejun Han? Actually, if you’ll give me a second, I’m sure I can come up with something — Season 10 Vegas survivor Hollie Cavanagh once again getting …READ MORE

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American Idol: What Did You Think of the Season 11 Vegas Round?

American Idol giveth, but it can also snatch away dreams with the brutality of a brickbat-wielding street thug. Tonight’s Vegas rounds — which saw the 70 survivors of Season 11 Hollywood Week putting together group performances of music from the 1950s and early ’60s — drove home that point, while driving several high-profile contestants to the brink of emotional collapse.

Indeed, just after J.Lo, Steven, and Randy finished …READ MORE

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American Idol Recap: Hollywood Ending

Pity poor Jennifer Lopez. American Idol‘s Season 11 Hollywood Week proved so grueling for the Gigli star that she was forced to abandon her standard-operating spangled culottes and midriff-baring blouse and don a fluffy gray bathrobe for the annual “Holding Rooms of Doom” portion of the competition. Was J.Lo feverish, the latest victim of human petri dish Amy “Tent Dweller” Brumfield? Did she swaddle herself in cushy fabric to …READ MORE

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American Idol: What Did You Think of Day 3 of Hollywood Week?

In many ways, Hollywood Week on American Idol is like a battle scene in Lord of the Rings. Going in, you know and care about approximately 0.724% of the combatants, and yet you can still experience the oohs and ahhhs and “that had to hurt!” exclamations of watching the pawns get picked off. …READ MORE

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American Idol: The 10 Best Hollywood Week Performances Ever

There’s no telling how much — or how little — good singing we’ll get to hear when American Idol‘s Season 11 Hollywood Week rounds resume Wednesday night. Either way, I figured it might be a good idea to …READ MORE

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Idology: Hollywood Week Drama! The Best, the Worst and the Dangers of Randy Jackson

Warning: Extended exposure to the sound of Randy Jackson’s voice may cause nausea, headaches, and complete physical collapse. Lucky for you, then, that this week’s installment of Idology keeps …READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO

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