I can’t believe the first Philippine Idol will be known in less than two weeks. It seemed such a long journey from the auditions in July to the finals this month. There will be a month’s long break for an Idol Reality TV when Philippine Idol finale ends on December 9 and 10,2006. The good news is “American Idol” will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 16,2007. Imagine that will be Season 6. And the countdown begins,
On Jan. 16 and Jan. 17, FOX will air “Idol” audition footage — shrieking hacks with the occasional talented singer mixed in — from 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET. Starting the following week, regularly scheduled hours of “Idol” will air at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
That means that the sixth season of “Idol” will kick off the day after “24″ finishes its own two-night, four-hour opening. Those two programs should be enough to help FOX forget about a fall that has included “Vanished,” “Standoff,” “Happy Hour,” “The Rich List” and the least watched World Series in television history.
The audition shows, from Los Angeles, San Antonio, Birmingham, Memphis, Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle, will be spread over six episodes, showing on Jan. 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31. Guest judges for that leg of the process included Olivia Newton John, Carol Bayer Sager and Jewel.
The auditions are always the best part of the season. The judges are what makes American Idol tick. Hopefully in season 2 of Philippine Idol, we will have qualified judges. Till then, I am just rooting for Gian Carlo Magdangal as the First Philippine Idol.
