How Does 'American Idol' Top 12 Compare To Previous Seasons?

With Lilly Scott, Alex Lambert and Katelyn Epperly sent home, season nine lost three of its most interesting contestants.By Eric Ditzian Lilly Scott Photo: FOX After an embarrassingly shaky start to the "American Idol" live shows late last month, many of the hopefuls — from Crystal Bowersox to Casey James to Lilly Scott — recovered to the point where we were no longer ready to declare season nine the worst in the show's history. And then came Thursday night's results show. ...

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