When you see The Voice and Idol both dropping to around 11-12 mil, you know that viewer fatigue is a big problem. Idol's Thursday finale got 14.3 mil. But Idol's main problem this season was casting, casting, casting. Nicki Minaj turned off millions of loyal viewers without bringing in the younger viewers they were exp...more

Here are my notes: Rankings: 1. Candice Glover 2. Kree Harrison Details:  Simon Fuller picks: Kree Harrison - Very nice. Finesse. Candice Glover - Nice spin. Great job. Carly Rae Jepsen performs. Contestant Singles: Kree Harrison - Kinda hokey song, but well sung. Candice Glover - Kinda hok...more

I was surprised to see Angie go given it seemed she was the most popular and had the best voters. Apparently not. Angie becomes the highest finisher from New England, besting Siobhan Magnus. Wednesday was a bit odd in that The Voice was on at the same time for the first hour. But Idol won that hour by a little bit, the...more

Here are my notes: Rankings: 1. Candice Glover 2. Angela Miller 3. Kree Harrison Details:  Jimmy Iovine picks: Kree Harrison - Not a great pick for her. Needed more edge. Candice Glover - Very fine job. Made me wish she could scream like Fantasia, but that's ok. Angela Miller - Odd choice for her. B...more

From the start, I saw Amber as a girl with great vocal talent, but clueless in how best to use it. It's too bad she didn't take the Candice route, where Candice was cut in Vegas last year, then came back this year a far more polished performer. Amber just needs more time.

Here are my notes: Rankings: 1. Candice Glover 2. Angela Miller 3. Kree Harrison 4. Amber Holcomb Details:  Songs from 2013: Angela Miller - Very cool. Last week, she was pushing too hard, losing her tone. This time she didn't force it, and it was cool. Amber Holcomb - I mean, it's just a vocal exercis...more

Kree definitely benefited from Janelle's departure, getting back into the Top 2. I'm not sure Amber or Candice can move up now.

Here are my notes: Rankings: 1. Candice Glover 2. Kree Harrison 3. Angela Miller 4. Amber Holcomb Details:  Contestant's Choice: Amber Holcomb - Awful song choice. All slow, long tones. Too easy for her. Lazy. Candice Glover - Cool vibe. Nicely done. Kree Harrison - Nice groove. Well done. Ange...more

So Lazaro goes from Top 3 to eliminated in a week, then Kree goes from Top 2 to Bottom 2 in a week? Idol did 12.7 mil Wednesday, an improvement over last week. The Voice did 14.45 mil Monday. Janelle had some very sweet moments, but her lack of power made her unable to compete with the Top 4.