
With
American Idol starting its eighth season next month, some changes are coming to the show that's dominated the TV ratings every Spring since its premiere. The show will bring back a wild card round, expand Hollywood Week to two weeks of shows, and of course have a
fourth judge around to shake things up.
Today, Idol's executive producer Ken Warwick hopped on the phone to chat about some of the changes.

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With
American Idol winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta both about to release albums in the coming weeks, here's an interesting question: Can Idol still really make someone a star? And even if the answer to that question is yes, how many Idol-related singers can people manage to care about?
USA Today's Idol reporter suggests that
the Idol universe may be reaching the point of diminishing returns.