Viewers and judges alike were shocked on Thursday when (apparent) frontrunner Pia Toscano was booted from "American Idol."

Now, Nigel Lythgoe, the show's executive producer, has revealed that despite the popular perception, the New York native was never as close to the title as many believed.

It's a boy for former "The Sopranos" star Drea de Matteo and her fiance, musician Shooter Jennings.

The good news for Russell Brand is that his animated comedy "Hop" remains the top movie for the second-straight weekend with $21.7 million.

In the 20 years since they became a performance art sensation, the Blue Man Group has taken its men with blue heads on the road to stages in New York, Las Vegas and Europe.

Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," ''Serpico," ''Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86.

Lumet's death was confirmed by relatives and friends, who said he died early Saturday morning at his Manhattan home. He had suffered from lymphoma.

Not good enough, not bad enough.

Too short (50 minutes, plus a seven-minute video). But also, come to think of it, too long.

Mostly, Charlie Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option" show on Friday in New York was forgettable, other than the sting for ticketholders who paid full price to see it.