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AMERICAN IDOL
January 16, 2014  | By David Bianculli

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

SEASON PREMIERE: Part 2 of 2. In last night’s two-hour Part 1 of this show’s Season 13 premiere, American Idol already put its best foot forward, replacing last year’s ego-driven angst (Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey) with Harry Connick Jr.’s playful self-deprecation. Both he and returning judge Keith Urban joke about how most contestants focus only on Jennifer Lopez, returning for a second Idol judging stint – but this trio seems to get along nicely, with Connick already the most likely to deliver bad news honestly. Tonight’s edition finishes the audition round from Austin, TX, and moves on to San Francisco.

 
 
 
 
 
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