Filed under: American Idol After repeated trips to the bottom three, the curtain finally closed on Jacob Lusk, last night. And as is tradition, the Compton, California native took to the phone to talk to the press on a conference call, this afternoon.

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‘American Idol:’ Jacob Lusk Says ‘Man in the Mirror’ Comments ‘Sensationalized’

Filed under: TV Previews Here ‘ s tonight’s lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern).

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What’s On Tonight: ‘The Suite Life on Deck’ Finale, ‘Flashpoint,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘Four Weddings’

Filed under: American Idol , TV Replay In anticipation of his upcoming album, seventh season winner David Cook performed his new single, ‘The Last Goodbye,’ on the ‘American Idol’ (Thu., 8PM ET on FOX) results show. But his mother may have been even more excited to be returning to the stage that made him famous

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David Cook Performs, His Mom Gets Close to Steven Tyler on ‘American Idol’ (VIDEO)

Filed under: American Idol , TV Replay Jennifer Lopez may have found it a little ‘Harder to Breathe’ when Casey Abrams surprised her with a kiss during the Maroon 5 hit. The always-surprising ‘American Idol’ (Wed., 8PM ET on FOX) contestant gave a rocking performance but as he approached the judges’ dais, he slowed it down until he was inches from Lopez’ face on the final lines. In that moment, he stole a quick kiss on her temple before finishing up, as she blushed and smiled in surprise

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‘American Idol’: Casey Abrams Kisses J.Lo, Gets Steven Tyler F-ing Excited (VIDEO)

Filed under: American Idol , TV News While the rest of us are still in a state of disbelief over last night’s shocking elimination of ‘American Idol’ front-runner Pia Toscano , the Howard Beach singer says she saw it coming — in a premonition. In a conference call this afternoon, Pia Toscano told the press she had a bad feeling about elimination night: “The night before, I had a weird feeling in my stomach. I felt good about my performance but I said to my parents, ‘I kind of feel like I’m going to be in the bottom three tomorrow.’ I kind of like expected it, it was weird.” The singer couldn’t attribute the hunch to anything in particular, as she felt good about her first up tempo performance of the Tina Turner classic, “River Deep, Mountain High.” In the 12 hours since Toscano’s elimination, there’s been much speculation as to what exactly led to her ousting

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‘American Idol:’ Pia Toscano Had a Bad Feeling About Elimination Night

Filed under: Reality-Free , Recaps [' Saturday Night Live ' - ' Season 36, Episode 18 '] I’ll be honest, I was not aware that Elton John was still alive. But since dead people don’t host late night television variety shows — they do go to parties in sunglasses and Hawaiian shirts — we were treated to a night of music and reverie. It’s always interesting when someone like Sir Elton hosts.

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‘Saturday Night Live’ – Elton John Recap

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News Sara Ramirez’s performance in last night’s musical episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ set the Twitterverse afire. But, while she garnered positive reviews all-round, the much-anticipated episode itself had a more mixed reception.

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Sara Ramirez Shines, But ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Musical Gets Mixed Reviews

Filed under: American Idol , TV Replay After earning the only “Judges’ Save” of the season last week, Casey Abrams needed to prove himself worthy of it with his performance tonight on ‘American Idol’ (Wed., 8PM on FOX). For the past few weeks, he seemed to drift further and further away from that magical element in his voice that made us first fall in love with him. This time, he reined it all in with Elton John’s “Your Song.” Sitting on a stool by a piano it was all about the vocals

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Casey Abrams Tones It Down and Sings Beautifully After His ‘American Idol’ Save (VIDEO)

Filed under: Dancing With The Stars , TV Replay In a show about dancing, Chris Brown brought the acrobatics on this first ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (Tue., 8PM on ABC) elimination show of the season. He may not have been in danger of getting cut from the show — though there was some speculation after his ‘Good Morning America’ meltdown — but he fought like his career was on the line

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Chris Brown Brings High-Flying Energy to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Results Show (VIDEO)

Filed under: American Idol , Recaps Now that’s how you do a results show! Stevie Wonder! Hulk Hogan! A shocking elimination followed by a dramatic save! Kudos, Nigel and company. Poor Sugarland, will anyone remember their performance after all those theatrics?

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‘American Idol’ Recap: Hulk Hogan, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and a Dramatic Ending to Elimination Show