Tonight marks night one of the two day American Idol, with your Top 2—Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze—set to duke it out live for your votes on FOX at 8:00 PM ET. More inside, plus your open thread.

For an American Idol finalist, Lee DeWyze sure doesn't know too much about American geography, as evidenced by this video from today's Ellen. DeWyze must have been thinking of that other country that borders Canada... the one that doesn't exist.

It's time for American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, the Top 3 will perform live for our votes—singing one song of their choice, and one chosen by the judges. More inside, plus your open thread.

Justin Bieber graced Ellen with his presence this afternoon, and—predictably—insanity ensued. From screeching girls, to Bieber's thoughts on Miley Cyrus, to talk of his hair, to a rap solo (really), it was quite a segment. Video highlights inside.

Greyson Chance, the 12-year-old boy who became an overnight Internet sensation thanks to an amateur video of him covering Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi," made his television debut today on Ellen. Inside, video of Greyson's performance, and a surprise call from Gaga!

It's time for American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, your Top 4 will perform live for your votes. Jamie Foxx (ugh) will mentor and the finalists will perform songs from movies. More inside, plus your open thread.

Imagine that after an accomplished carreer, finally getting a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Now imagine that they've completely spelled your name wrong. Julia Louis-Dreyfus had this nightmare come true, and spoke to Ellen about how it happened.

Wouldn't it be great if Oprah didn't run the world, and other media personalities could get some jobs for once? For instance, the narration of "Life" would've benefited greatly from a few bleeped f-bombs.

Apple complained about an on-air iPhone parody from Ellen DeGeneres, prompting an apology from the talk-show host. Not your fault, Ellen: Apple has a weak sense of humor. And of satire, perspective, fair play and irony. Video after the jump.

It's time for American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, your Top 5 will perform live for your votes. Harry Connick, Jr. will mentor and the finalists will perform Frank Sinatra songs. More inside, plus your open thread.

Once again, it's time for American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, your Top 6 will perform live for your votes. Shania Twain will mentor, and the finalists will perform her songs. More inside, plus your open thread.

Surprise! We normally don't do live blogs for the American Idol elimination episodes, but tonight is different, because it's also time for the Idol Gives Back special! FOX. 8:00 PM ET. Two-plus hours. Ready? More inside, plus your open thread.

Once again, it's time for American Idol! Tonight, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, your Top 7 will perform live for your votes. Alicia Keys will mentor, and the theme is "Inspirational Songs." More inside, plus your open thread.

A typical Aziz Ansari talk-show appearance almost always contains the following three parts: 1) Discussion of his sitcom Parks and Recreation, 2) mention of his stand up comedy career and 3) jokes about his cousins Harris and Darwish.

Guess what! Tonight, at 8:00 PM on FOX—and for 88 minutes—your Top 9 American Idol hopefuls will perform live for your votes before tomorrow's double elimination. And Adam Lambert is the mentor! More inside, plus your open thread.

DWTS stars Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke kiss after Ellen pretty much makes them admit to dating. Possibly because he bought her a $10,000 diamond ring and took her to McDonalds. But they're not going to label it.

It's easy to make fun of celebrities for being in dumb commercials and embarrassing themselves. Like Seth Green for Nerf. Or Arnold Schwarzenegger in Japan. But to find celebrities acting well in their natural habitat in a commercial is hard to find.

Hello! It's time for this week's American Idol performance episode. Tonight, the Top 9 will sing John Lennon and Paul McCartney songs live for your votes from 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET on FOX. More inside, plus your open thread.

This family was doing great at naming facts about Ellen Degeneres...until it was dad's turn.

Ellen had a great idea for a laugh at the expense of her assistant. It's Spring Break, so let's braid his leg hair! Oh! It hurts? But it's for the greater comedy good! Right? This poor guy actually whimpers!