Yep, it was the end of the road for Tim Urban and his devoted followers, the “Turbanites,” last night, as the 20-year-old Texan was voted off ‘American Idol’ after surprising many viewers by making it all the way to the Top 7. His delightful smile, his gracious behavior when facing criticism from the judges and his general genial ‘tude were the big topics when Urban answered questions in today’s weekly post-’Idol’ exit press conference.

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‘American Idol’ Castoff Tim Urban Talks Mean Judges, Stage Slides and Becoming the Next Donny Osmond

Filed under: Features It’s the end of an era. Today, the SomethingPitchy panel sat down to discuss all of the week’s hottest ‘Idol’ topics, from the elimination of Tim Urban (tear!), to Crystal vs

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SomethingPitchy Broadcast: Back to Reality

Filed under: Hot Topics , Poll Could Tim Urban be ‘Idol’s’ longest-running worst contestant yet? Should Urban survive this week — which seems likely after not even grazing the bottom two last week — he’d make it to seventh place on the show, rivaling even the infamous Sanjaya Malakar . Malakar, notorious for never hitting a correct note , causing fangirls to sob and adopting some tragic, jutting hairstyles , inspired much ire after making it all the way to seventh place on season 6 despite much viewer hatred and judge exasperation

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Teflon Tim Urban: Most Polarizing ‘Idol’ Finalist Since Sanjaya?

It was a night verging on musical blasphemy as the remaining Top 9 ‘American Idol’ contestants performed songs from the John Lennon / Paul McCartney songbook, with an over-the-top, theatrical rendition of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ by Michael Lynche, a cover of ‘Come Together’ by Crystal Bowersox with an inexplicable backing didgeridoo, and a performance of ‘Hey Jude’ by Lee DeWyze featuring bagpipes. One singer, albeit an unlikely one, stood out, though.

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Tim Urban Earns Rare Praise from ‘American Idol’ Judges

This week, Tim Urban made history by becoming Vote for the Worst’s longest-running pick ever, with an impressive (?) seven-week run. (Yes, he’s even outlasted the site’s previous record holder, Sanjaya Malakar.) The site, which launched in 2004, quite simply chooses a contestant whom it think is the “worst” and then votes for them with the hope that they’ll make it to the next round. Past VFTW favorites include Megan Joy (season 9), Kristy Lee Cook (season 7) and, yes, even Jennifer Hudson, who was the site’s inaugural pick back in season 3.

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Vote for the Worst’s Dave Della Terza on Tim Urban’s Record-Breaking Run

, MJ’s Take Can we bring back the wild card? A do-over

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MJ’s Take on ‘American Idol’ Season 9 Top 12: Can We Get a Do-Over?

, MJ’s Take After last night’s lackluster showing from the Top 8 girls, I approached tonight’s Top 8 guys with a little trepidation. I feared the copious amounts of suck the boys could bring to the ‘Idol’ stage, considering they’d been unable to so far match the girls performance-wise. But, surprisingly, the guys not only picked better songs, but raised their game in a way the girls generally didn’t

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MJ’s Take: Michael Lynche Leads the Pack of Top 8 Guys

With the first round of Hollywood Week behind them, the remaining 96 contestants were faced with the most daunting task of the entire ‘American Idol’ experience: “Group Day.” The group round brings out the best and worst in the contestants as they have to learn to work together, and try to stay cordial, on very little sleep, with near-strangers.

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Hollywood Week Night 2 – Top 5 Moments (VIDEO)