LIVE: American Idol Season Nine Finale
It's time for the season finale of American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, either Crystal Bowersox or Lee DeWyze will win, Simon Cowell will say farewell, Paula Abdul might show up, and more! Your open thread, inside.
As mentioned above, tonight's show airs live on FOX, starts at 8:00 PM ET, and will run for two hours. Surprise cameos and performances are sure to fill our TV screens, so it should be a pretty entertaining show.
While you wait for the action to begin, feel free to chat in the comments below. If you're new to Idol—or want a refresher on everything—here are some helpful links:
- To learn more about this year's finalists, click here.
- For Richard Lawson's recap of last night's performance episode, click here.
- To get up to speed on all of this season's Simon Cowell vs. Ryan Seacrest drama, click here.
- To learn more about why Kara DioGuardi needs to SHUT UP, click here.
- And for everything else Idol on Gawker.TV, click here.
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See you in the comments!
