The field seemed pretty even last night, so who knows what'll happen tonight on American Idol? Here are the Prognosticats' picks:
Zinni
Bottom 3: Hollie, Elise, Jessica
Should go home: Phillip Phillips
Will go home: Elise Testone
Zoey
Bottom 3: Elise, Jessica, Skylar
Should go home: Phillip Phillips
Will go home: Phillip Phillips
Aired 4/25/12
Songs by the classic rock band Queen Season will be attempted by the American Idol contestants tonight. (They will also sing a song of their own choosing.) In fact, the show starts out strangely with a medley of Queen hits sung by the top 6 and accompanied by Brian May and Roger Taylor of the original band. Feels more like a results show than a performance show.
As a reminder, here's how the Prognosticats rate the contestants every week:
Litterbox Level
Paws-itively Purr-fect
Bohemian Rhapsody
Zinni 
Zoey 
The Show Must Go On
Zinni 
Zoey
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Zinni
Zoey 
I Want It All
Zinni
Zoey
Fat Bottomed Girls
Zinni
Zoey
Save Me
Zinni
Zoey
Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
Zinni
Zoey
Tattoos On This Town by Jason Aldean
Zinni
Zoey
Ready For Love by India.Arie
Zinni
Zoey
Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Zinni
Zoey
The Stone by the Dave Matthews Band
Zinni 
Zoey 
The Climb by Miley Cyrus
Zinni
Zoey
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Zinni: This show really went south in a hurry once they had the freedom to choose any song, although a couple of them picked well.
Zoey: I have a feeling it's going to be a Jessica/Joshua finale. And who's Wallace?
Well, the dramatic text on the screen at the beginning of tonight's episode clued us in that tonight's elimination would be a shocker, but I didn't believe it because the melodrama flows like water on this show. And it wasn't a Daughtry-level shocker, to be sure, but there were certainly others who should have left sooner than our rainbow-colored-hair friend.
Colton Dixon
Zinni's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Hollie Cavanagh - Colton Dixon
Zoey's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Elise Testone - Colton Dixon
Zinni: 1 out of 7
Zoey: 2 out of 7
The only good news here is that Elise and Hollie survive another week; both of them deserve it.
Based on last week's surprise almost-elimination on American Idol, it's clear that anyone could go home tonight. But here's what the Prognosticats are thinking:
Zinni
Bottom 3: Hollie, Elise, Jessica
Should go home: Joshua Ledet
Will go home: Hollie Cavanagh
Zoey
Bottom 3: Elise, Phillip, Joshua
Should go home: Phillip Phillips
Will go home: Elise Testone
Aired 4/18/12
Season 11's American Idol contestants will be singing two songs tonight, having prepared as always with the help of the honest-to-a-fault (in a good way) Jimmy Iovine. First they'll sing a number one song from 2000 to now, and then they'll sing a soul song from "back in the day."
As a reminder, here's how the Prognosticats rate the contestants every week:
Litterbox Level
Paws-itively Purr-fect
Rolling in the Deep by Adele
Zinni
Zoey
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
Zinni
Zoey
No One by Alicia Keys
Zinni
Zoey
You Got It Bad by Usher
Zinni
Zoey
Fallin' by Alicia Keys
Zinni
Zoey
Born This Way by Lady Gaga
Zinni
Zoey
I Believe by Fantasia
Zinni
Zoey
Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
Zinni
Zoey
September by Earth, Wind and Fire
Zinni
Zoey
Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Zinni
Zoey
In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
Zinni
Zoey
Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding
Zinni
Zoey
Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
Zinni
Zoey
A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
Zinni
Zoey
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Zinni: Wasn't Phillip in that horror movie? Oh, that wasn't him?
Zoey: Colton's all-female band is cool. Not sure I remember ever seeing that on Idol before.
There was a rip in the time-space continuum tonight (well, at least the American Idol universe) when Jessica Sanchez found herself not only in the bottom 3, but singing approximately one-tenth of a song for her life. Of course, there was no question that she would get the benefit of the judges' save, but we didn't expect J.Lo to rip the microphone out of her hand shortly after she began her song and shrilly order her back to the couches. In any case, Jessica will sing again next week with the rest of the top 7.
Jessica Sanchez
Zinni's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Hollie Cavanagh - Jessica Sanchez but not really
Zoey's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Hollie Cavanagh - Jessica Sanchez but not really
Zinni: 1 out of 6
Zoey: 2 out of 6
Whew. Apparently the Prognosticats have been having trouble voting, what with the no-opposable-thumbs and all. They never would have let BB Chez end up at the back of the pack.
Pretty good night last night on American Idol, with many contestants earning three or more paws from the Prognosticats. Here are their guesses for tonight's possible elimination.
Zinni
Bottom 3: Elise, Skylar, Hollie
Should go home: Joshua Ledet
Will go home: Hollie Cavanagh
Judges' save: No
Zoey
Bottom 3: Hollie, Elise, Phillip
Should go home: Phillip Phillips
Will go home: Hollie Cavanagh
Judges' save: Yes
At this point, we think that the judges would definitely save Joshua, Jessica, Phillip, and Colton, and maybe save Elise, Hollie, and Skylar.
Aired 4/11/12
American Idol's top 7 are singing songs from 2010 to the present. Akon is helping Jimmy Iovine mentor the contestants.
As a reminder, here's how the Prognosticats rate the contestants every week:
Litterbox Level
Paws-itively Purr-fect
Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You by Kellie Pickler
Zinni
Zoey
Love The Way You Lie by Skylar Grey
Zinni
Zoey
Stuttering by Jazmine Sullivan
Zinni
Zoey
Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars
Zinni
Zoey
Perfect by Pink
Zinni
Zoey
Give A Little More by Maroon 5
Zinni
Zoey
You And I by Lady Gaga
Zinni
Zoey
Elise, Phillip
Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
Zinni
Zoey
Colton, Skylar
Don't You Wanna Stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
Zinni
Zoey
Hollie, Jessica, Joshua
Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Zinni
Zoey
Zinni: Skylar's winning me over slowly.
Zoey: Poor Hollie can't catch a break, but it's true she needs more confidence and a little edge.
It was DeAndre's curtain call tonight, and the once again the judges didn't use their save despite Jennifer Lopez's best efforts. They only have two more weeks to use it, and at this point, we think they'd save just about anybody who's left, with the possible exception of Elise and maybe Skylar. Just a guess.
DeAndre Brackensick
Zinni's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Hollie Cavanagh - DeAndre Brackensick
Zoey's Prediction vs. Actual Outcome
Elise Testone - DeAndre Brackensick
Zinni: 1 out of 5
Zoey: 2 out of 5
Farewell, hair.
Most of the performances on American Idol last night seemed to be in the middle of the road, at least to the Prognosticats' way of thinking. Here's who they think is going home:
Zinni
Should go home: DeAndre Brackensick
Will go home: Hollie Cavanagh
Judges' save: No
Zoey
Should go home: DeAndre Brackensick
Will go home: Elise Testone
Judges' save: No
(And yes, we spelled Idle correctly in this case.)
They will be weighing in with their American Idol predictions each week.
