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There may be speculation about which judges will be returning to "American Idol" next season, but there's no question about one "Idol" regular: Host Ryan Seacrest is definitely back on board in a big way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Seacrest closed Monday on a deal with CKX, parent company of "Idol" producer 19 Entertainment, worth $45 million over three years.

Before American Idol even hit the air last night, Ryan Seacrest demonstrated how Twitter has gone too far with a TMI tweet: “at Idol…bout to go live. I haven’t peed since lunch.” If that wasn’t enough to make you wince, 80 percent of the show’s final 12 semifinal songs would have done the trick.

'Idol' host said it was a shame that Pacitti had to be disqualified after she had made the show's first big cut.