It's been a grueling (and often annoying) audition tour, but American Idol has finally made it to Hollywood week. So everything's going to be better, right? Guess again. The night's big positive, however, was Ellen DeGeneres, who made her debut at the ...

Ellen DeGeneres (dih-JEN'-ur-us) hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers.

"American Idol" Hollywood Week kicks off with Ellen DeGeneres' debut. The judges sent 95 singers through to Wednesday's group round.

There's been a lot of ink spilled about Ellen DeGeneres' American Idol debut tonight, where, as part of the Hollywood Week ...

Ellen DeGeneres finally joined the "American Idol" judging panel.So, Ellen DeGeneres made her debut tonight on "American Idol" and turned out to be pretty sharp and not just going for laughs at every turn. (Though her making people do the...

Tonight on FOX, American Idol 9 gets Hollywood Week underway. Hundreds of hopefuls have made it past the initial audition rounds, but will now be wittled down to just 12 guys and 12 girls! New judge, Ellen Degeneres joins regulars, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson. Ryan Seacrest heads up the proceedings…read on for [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "American Idol 9 February 9 ...

FOXTodrick Hall (left) and Alex Lambert are among the local talent vying for a top spot on American Idol .

Howard Stern might be interested in replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol , however the feeling reportedly isn't mutual.

Hollywood Week begins tonight on American Idol, and over the next two weeks, we'll see 181 Golden Ticket recipients whittled down ...

Ellen DeGeneres called American Idol's ninth-season Hollywood Week hopefuls a "great, eclectic group" -- however she was also surprised at "how little experience some of the have."