The Final Results Show Begins: "So What?"

7:58 So before we start this thing, let me apologize in advance for any names or other facts I might get wrong. Remember, I’m doing this as it happens. It isn’t always easy…

Let’s do this…

8:00 Dramatic Intro…Look at Adam and Kris trying to stay serious while they taped it…And, of course, tonight they’re both in white…Can’t believe that’s the last time we’ll hear Ryan say “THIS is American Idol” until next year!...

8:01 Joely Fisher…Kimberley Locke…Janice Dickinson in the house…Just under 100 million votes last night. Ryan said some couldn’t get through…Total votes for the season 624 million votes…

8:03 Ryan intros judges…Video mocking Randy continually saying “for me.” That’s funny…I hope they take a swipe at Kara too…Randy is wearing a bowtie?!...Ryan introduces Kara as the woman who can sweeten bad news…The video shows her calling everyone sweetie and honey in the auditions. We couldn’t have shown all of her mistakes throughout the year? That would have been funnier…Paula…The biggest vocabulary in show business…Video of all the words Paula has used this year. Funny!...Simon…Video of Simon asking what people were saying, which he does do a lot…Carrie Underwood in HOT pink in the house…

8:05 Kris and Adam emerge down the stairs…Simon looks bored already…Someone forgot to turn on Kris and Adam’s microphones…Uh-oh, hometown check-ins. Mikalah Gordon is in Conway, Arkansas…Mikalah’s out of control as always…Carly Smithson is in San Diego…Is it me or is Kris’ crowd bigger?…

8:08 Top 13 doing “So What?”…This is going to be a long night, because the audio sounds terrible…Jorge looks more lost than Scott…Wow, Jasmine sounds bad…Was that supposed to be good? Sorry, it wasn’t…Kara looks unhappy. Maybe because of all the criticism her song took last night and today?...Break…