It's that time of the year again, when American Idol comes back and with it comes Simon Cowell and his sharp tongue!
The seventh season of American Idol will premiere tonight with the usual snippets of the auditions!
No one can deny it's fun and entertaining watching people try their best to impress the judges ... sometimes they even try too hard! And we'll get a good dose of those auditions in a two-night four-hour kick-off!
It seems this season will focus more on talent and on the skill of the contestants ... which means that they've learned from the Sanjaya catastrophe last year! Thank God!
American Idol this year has got another point to its advantage ... the writers' strike!
No series to watch ... let's watch American Idol! I guess that's to the advantage of FOX too, no doubt!
But, we're all betting on a better and bigger season this time ... and according to Simon, the bar is going to be raised! ...

Simon told TV critics last week: "You get great years, and then you get some not-so-great years. I go into this season a lot more optimistic than I went in last year. Certainly Paula and Randy went on record last year saying the bar has been raised and this is going to be one of the best years and all that nonsense. I didn't go along with it. I didn't believe it. I will go on record this year and say it is one of the strongest lineups we've had."

We'll take your word for it Simon ... I certainly have my hopes up! I hope I won't get disappointed!