MTV.com News — ' 'Idol' will be on the downslide unless they can find a way to replace all of the energy and enthusiasm Paula generated,' one reader says.By Kyle Anderson Paula Abdul Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage Two episodes of the ninth season of "Ame... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — LOS ANGELES (AP): Paula who? Despite losing judge Paula Abdul, "American Idol" started its ninth season on a high note with an estimated audience of nearly 30 million. more info

Paula who? Despite losing judge Paula Abdul, "American Idol" started its ninth season on a high note with an estimated audience of nearly 30 million. more info

Starpulse — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula who? Despite losing judge Paula Abdul, "American Idol" started its ninth season on a high note with an estimated audience of nearly 30 million people.[...] Read more! more info

Some of the hit show's weirdest song choices include a 30-year-old forgotten hit, and Paula Abdul's truly strange music video. more info

MTV.com News — Katie Stevens impresses with 'At Last'; cancer survivor Justin Williams returns.By Gil Kaufman "American Idol" kicked off-season nine on Tuesday night with the usual assortment of freaks, geeks and tone-deaf delusional jokers, mixed in with the o... more info

Topix — With Simon Cowell's days numbered and Paula Abdul already gone, this season is shaping up to be the end of an era for the nation's most-popular show, Fox's "American Idol." But when it comes to living up to its title - creating a superstar act that c... more info

Detroit Free Press — NEW YORK — With Simon Cowell's days numbered and Paula Abdul already gone, this season is shaping up to be the end of an era for the nation's most-popular show, Fox's "American Idol." more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Paula Abdul is gone, Ellen DeGeneres isn't judging yet and Victoria Beckham is weighing in -- so to speak -- but the show, with Simon Cowell intact, still follows its usual formula. ... more info

The Newsroom — Simon Cowell has confirmed he'll be leaving AMERICAN IDOL so he can concentrate on his new show X-FACTOR. Hollywood 411 looks at the ramifications of the move. Plus, is Paula Abdul part of Simon's future? more info