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Photo Flash: 'IDOL' Photo Recap - Boston & Atlanta Auditions
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 14, 2010

Despite the recent announcement that Simon Cowell would be spending his last season in the judges seat on this season's American Idol, and a noticeably absent Paula Abdul, the program came out of the box on top, being the #1 rated program for it's premiere on Tuesday, January 12. The night with 29.9 million viewers.