We've only had one outing with the new judging panel on American Idol, but we can already see just how this season is going to pan out with the likes of Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj joining Randy Jackson. And frankly, we're not all that impressed, though we never imagined a big fight could erupt over who knows more about Mean Girls. Here are our initial thoughts:

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The ratings are in and the future for American Idol is... cloudy.

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Comic-Con -- the world's biggest geek press conference -- brought tons of insider info on all things television and film. TV and movie news? Awesome. Dressing up like any Marvel character? We'd rather not squeeze in the tights.

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The The Big C gets a short send-off before joining the other cancelled Showtime shows in the television grave.

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The same Internet that's always accused of killing ratings may actually be resurrecting cancelled shows.

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Let's see how many failing and bizarre celebrities can filter through American Idol before Fox just gives up.

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The countdown to the Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj deathmatch begins in January.

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Will Mrs. Garrett be making a comeback too?

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