American Idol and The Following will return in mid-January, and Idol's Thursdayresults shows will be shortened to 30 minutes, Fox announced Friday.
Idol will kick off its 13th season with a four-hour, two-night premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16 at 8/7c.
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The Following will begin its sophomore season after the season finale of Sleepy Hollow, on Monday, Jan. 20 at 9/8c.
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The upcoming Season 13 of American Idol will be one contestant's lucky break.
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Did Katharine McPhee have an affair with her Smash director Michael Morris? New photos indicate that the pair's relationship may have been less than professional.
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Our top moments of the week:
14. Deadliest Temper Tantrum: On The Originals, Klaus tries to rectify the fact that he turned over his daggered brother to his current foe. After a drawn-out plan that costs quite a few lives, Klaus leads Marcel to believe he saved him and, in turn, would return his brother. But in the final scene, Marcel's bratty little mini-witch throws a hissy fit and refuses to give back Elijah before learning how to kill an Original. Klaus better steer clear of Rebekah when she finds out their brother is still gone.
13. Most Mysterious Transformation: On Tuesday's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., viewers get yet another hint as to who or what Agent Coulson is after his death in The Avengers. Coulson and the team help save his former protégé, who is surprised by how different he is from when she knew him. "But what did they do to him?" she questions Melinda May. Seriously, we're asking...
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Can American Idol be saved? After losing a quarter of its audience last season, the Fox competition series is hitting the reset button for its 13th cycle, premiering in January. First up: a judging panel featuring Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. "Last season, we knew what could happen when the chemistry was bad," says new executive producer Per Blankens, who previously helmed the Swedish version of Idol. "So we decided to get three people who really could enjoy each other's company." The panel is getting along so well that they're even taking their lunch breaks together, something producers admit never happened last year. "Nobody's above the other," adds exec producer Trish Kinane. "There's none of that rivalry going on."
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