American Idol : Nigel Lythgoe: 'American Idol' hopefuls dropped like flies in Hollywood Rounds

With media and technology now a prominent influence in the lives of today’s youth, many are aspiring to become models, singers, TV and movie stars.

One of the better things about a good episode of NBC's stalwart Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is that you can rarely tell where it's headed. Is tonight's cameo-heavy hour (10/9c) the latest condemnation of reality TV's sordid excesses? Sure looks that way at the start, as we encounter an especially slimy Michael McKean (relishing his repulsiveness) as the predatory producer of a crap-tastic ...

The show moves on to the Hollywood round this week, and thank goodness. The auditions are the one part of the singing show experience that “Idol” perennially gets wrong.

The Britain's Got Talent London crowd heckle the guest judge.