American Idol is back!

People used to get excited about that show. Simon being the only brutally honest one with everybody, his bickering with Paula, Randy telling everyone how they were "pitchy, dawg"......and then there were the winners! Some of them you hear on Q92.3 today.

Lately though?  Randy Jackson is gone for season XIV (yes they use Roman numerals just like the Super Bowl) and because other singing reality TV shows have cut AI's slice in thirds, they're only on one night a week during the elimination rounds this season. Yes, that means the performances and the results will be in the same show. We'll see how America takes to the changes.

Here's a preview of tonight's premiere with auditions from one of my favorite places, the Music City: