Fans of quot;American Idolquot; breathed a sigh of relief as the shows devoted to mass auditions ended last night and the program moves on to the winnowing phase in Hollywood next week.

With the ratings of quot;American Idolquot; on a downward trend, fans found Thursday night#39;s auditions gratifying as the show returned to its old form with hilariously deluded performers and arguments among the judges in favor of the everyone#39;s-a-winner tone in earlier episodes this season.

“American Idol” kicked off its 11th season last week in Savannah, Ga., amid competition from other vocal talent shows, like “The Voice” and “X Factor,” and flagging ratings. And even though the show seemed to be getting publicity for all the wrong reasons — like judge Steven Tyler’s tone-deaf performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the AFC championship game on Sunday — fans are still ...

quot;American Idolquot; fans were treated to what we were warned at the outset would be an quot;Idolquot; audition episode quot;unlike any other.quot; quot;American Idolquot; fans were treated to what we were warned at the outset would be an quot;Idolquot; audition episode quot;unlike any other.quot;

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