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AMERICAN IDOL
January 18, 2012  | By David Bianculli

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

 
SEASON PREMIERE: Last year, this series survived the disappearance of Simon Cowell and the introduction of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez as Randy Jackson’s fellow judges. Then came the NBC semi-copycat hit The Voice, and Cowell’s less-than-hit Fox competition, The X Factor. So how, after all that, will Idol fare this season? One thing’s for certain: There’s no shortage of auditioners.