Ryan Seacrest: ‘American Idol’’s Biggest Star is Carrie Underwood, Not Kelly Clarkson

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Ryan Seacrest: American Idol’s biggest star is Carrie Underwood, not Kelly Clarkson

Seacrest didn’t hesitate to answer this morning when asked by a Today show panel that included Carson Daly who, in his opinion, was the biggest star to come out of the Fox franchise. Carrie Underwood is the biggest star, Seacrest said. When asked about Kelly Clarkson, Seacrest responded: “Kelly too, but, you know, I was just on New Year’s with Carrie, and she’s just a superstar. She really is. So I take Carrie.”


Ronda Rousey to host SNL with musical guest Selena Gomez

The UFC fighter will make her Saturday Night Live debut on Jan. 23.


Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Axl Rose for canceling tonight’s appearance

The Guns N’ Roses frontman was rumored to be reuniting with Slash on tonight’s show.


Seth Meyers recreates Making a Murderer

Meyers says his staff took a break from bingeing on the Netflix true-crime series to make Making a Talk Show Host. PLUS: Juror tells Today that Steven Avery was framed, and the prosecutor accuses Making a Murderer of omitting crucial facts.

Hillary Clinton to make her 2nd Ellen appearance as presidential candidate

On Monday, Clinton will appear in The Ellen DeGeneres Show studio for the first time since April 2008. Clinton appeared on Ellen’s show in September when it was filmed in New York. PLUS: Bernie Sanders makes his second Nightly Show appearance tonight with Larry Wilmore.


Trevor Noah opens his first Daily Show of 2016 while standing up

Noah recapped the holiday news as part of what appears to be a format change. Noah did eventually return to his desk. PLUS: Listen to Noah’s new Timbaland-produced version of the Daily Show theme song.


E! renews The Royals for Season 3

The Elizabeth Hurley drama has been renewed in advance of its Season 2 finale.


Watch Chelsea Handler tackle Silicon Valley

For her Netflix series Chelsea Does, Handler confronted her fear of technology.


Steve Harvey recounted his Miss Universe screwup on his radio show

“I said the name that was on the card. When I walked off, everything was cool…and then, after that, all hell broke loose,” Harvey said on The Steve Harvey Morning Show. “All I heard was people say, ‘That’s the wrong name’…and all I hear is confusion backstage.”

Kaley Cuoco tried and failed to call into Bachelor Live

The Big Bang Theory star and diehard Bachelor fan found it “BS” that the lines were closed when she attempted to call in last night.


Life in Pieces books Kat Von D and Josh Groban

He’ll guest as a guitar salesman, while she’ll of course play a tattoo artist.


Check out Mindy Kaling’s Mindy Project rap sheet

As a Christmas present, Kaling received a rap sheet of all of Mindy Lahiri’s offscreen and onscreen crimes.