Nigel Lythgoe promises major 'American Idol' changes

The judges aren't all that American Idol has changed for this season.

The Season 12 tweaking began with the auditions, says executive producer Nigel Lythgoe.

"American Idol has always gone out to the cities en masse," Lythgoe told reporters during a conference call Wednesday. For the upcoming season, which premieres next Wednesday and Thursday on Fox, Idol went out in search of contestants who lived...