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Girls Night Out at “American Idol”

By Sun-Times Wire

Last night’s episode of “American Idol” seemed to feature a lot of filler in the form of banter between the judges. Hopefully, tonight will be different as the ladies take the stage.

Ryan Seacrest just explained that flu season has hit the “Idol” contestants. I think this might have been an attempt to explain Carly Smithson’s absence last night (she was missing from the crowd of 11 female singers watching their male counterparts perform).

Thoughts?

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