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We've gotten heavily invested in A&E's ongoing original series, with a second season of 'Bates Motel' already ordered, 'Longmire' season 2 soon to start and eventually Chloe Sevigny's 'Those Who Kill,' but it's the cable network's reality series 'Duck Dynasty' that really brings home the...well, duck. The ratings for the reality series third season finale drew A&E's highest ratings ever, nearly beating out 'American Idol,' while remaining cable's number 1 series behind 'The Walking Dead.' Read all about 'Duck Dynasty's' massive success inside!

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Have you been watching American Idol at all this year? Some say the show has been hard to watch without Steven Tyler. Well the former judge showed up to the Oklahoma City auditions in drag as a woman named Pepper LaBeija. Watch that video here.

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American Idol announced the new judges for season 12.

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Its official, TMZ is reporting that Randy Jackson is leaving the judges table of American Idol but he will remain on as a “mentor”.

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Here we go with another performance by our favorite convulsing crooner, Phillip “Phillip Phillip Phillip etc.” Phillips. The ‘Idol’ finalist got to choose one track he sang earlier in the season for this final ‘Idol’ performance episode, and he chose ‘Movin’ Out’ by the “Piano Man” himself, Billy Joel.

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Forget the final three, the ladies have spoken — Phillip “Phillip” Phillips will be your host this evening, your prom king, quarterback and master of the boudoir. Girls upfront love this guy, cheered for him a few too many times during the night’s final performance, and hell, he’s why they’re sitting upfront in the first place. Oh, he also sang ‘We’ve Got Tonight’ by Bob Seger.

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The season finale of ‘American Idol‘ will feature a performance from judge Steven Tyler‘s full-time band. According to Joe Perry, the rockers will debut the first single from their upcoming new album during the May 23 Fox broadcast. 

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For the second week in a row, a Creedence Clearwater Revival song was performed on ‘American Idol.’ Last week we heard Skylar Laine doing ‘Fortunate Son,’ this week it was Phillip Phillips with ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’

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Hollie Cavanagh performed Journey‘s 1983 smash hit ballad ‘Faithfully’ on ‘American Idol‘ tonight, and though she tried gamely, it seemed some of the song’s vocal range and urgency eluded her.

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10 different songs by Billy Joel were performed on ‘American Idol’ last night — one by each of the remaining contestants on the Steven Tyler-judged singing competition.

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It’s probably no surprise that Fox’s ‘American Idol’ tops the list for shows where it costs the most for companies to buy advertising. But it probably is shocking that the show giving them a run for their ad money isn’t another reality show or even ‘Two and a Half Men;’ it’s NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football.’

Advertising Age has the full rundown on what every single prime-time show charges for a 30 second spot.

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'American Idol' season 10 is officially down to the final three. Over 72 million votes were cast this week, making it the highest top-four vote ever in the history of the show.

Unfortunately, even record-breaking numbers weren't enough to save James Durbin. The 22-year-old rocker was sent packing Thursday night, marking yet another surprise in an already surprise-heavy season.

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