On Tonight's Show...

Here’s what we know about tonight’s show…

The 13^th man is apparently a surprise to everyone. Here’s what Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe tweeted: “We’ve cleared the studio so that we keep the surprise of who the judges are bringing back. He has not been able to rehearse with the band yet”…

There is a new “Idol” set and apparently there have been a lot of problems with it today. Nigel tweeted that they were behind in rehearsals and that one of the walls wouldn’t open: “We are so far behind with rehearsals. Setting and lighting problems with the new set. We're using 3D 'mapping' and front projection. Tough”…

And now that we’re only 20 minutes away, let me refresh everyone’s memories on my “Idol” scoresheet…

There are four categories by which I rate each contestant—Vocal Ability, Song Choice, Personality and Stage Presence. Each category is worth a maximum of five points. The four categories are added together for a total score with a maximum of 20 points possible.

I’ll be back in 20…