TV Roundup: Auditions Start in Two Weeks and 'American Idol' Still Only Has One Judge

Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj (Getty, Bauer Griffin)

Mariah Carey might be judging American Idol all on her own (which you know she would love). In other small screen news, FX has announced a premiere date for American Horror Story: Asylum and Jimmy Kimmel is playing practical jokes on unsuspecting kids again.

Idol producers are feeling the time crunch. With the New York City auditions just two weeks away, only Mariah Carey has officially been confirmed as a judge for the upcoming 12th season. It's been widely reported that Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are in talks to join Carey on the judging panel, but no deals have been announced and the clock is ticking.

There's also talk that Idol producers have asked Randy Jackson to step down as a judge and take on a mentor position, but that hasn't been officially announced and Jackson reportedly hasn't signed his contract. Further complicating this already complicated issue is the rumor that producers are still looking for a second male judge to join the judging panel. No one specific has been associated with that fourth spot, but everyone from Nick Jonas (who recently signed on as an X Factor celebrity mentor, so he's looking unlikely) to Adam Lambert to Kanye West has been mentioned.

If worse comes to worse we all know that Mariah would just love to have the spotlight all to herself. But somehow we doubt American Idol producers are quite as thrilled about the prospect.

FX has announced the fall premiere dates for Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story: Asylum, The League, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Brand X. Sons of Anarchy will return Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 10pm, while It's Always Sunny, The League, and Russell Brand's Brand X will debut on Thursday, Oct. 11. American Horror Story: Asylum, which has been creeping out fans with its spooky new trailers, will premiere on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 10pm.

Whitney's main man is getting a friend. The NBC sitcom has cast comedian Tone Bell as RJ, a pal of Alex (Chris D'Elia). RJ may also eventually become a love interest for the newly single Lily (Zoe Lister Jones). Whitney returns for its second season Friday, Oct. 19 at 8/7c.

NBC is developing L.A. Woman, a new drama from Justified boss Graham Yost that centers on a 70s-era female spy in Los Angeles (via The Hollywood Reporter). Yost's most recent project, a Keri Russell KGB spy drama called The Americans, will air on FX sometime in 2013.

The hardest working man in showbiz is giving up one of his many jobs: Ryan Seacrest will no longer host E! News. Former 106 & Park ho! st Terrence Jenkins will take over Seacrest's anchor spot alongside Giuliana Rancic.

After having parents pretend to eat their kids' Halloween candy and give them terrible Christmas presents, Jimmy Kimmel is up to hilarious no good again. This time he had parents give their kids new back-to-school outfits that were ugly, unfashionable, or just plain strange. Our personal favorite? The parents who give their son a burlap sack because the school wants students to dress more like Jesus. Press play to check it out!

Just a couple of weeks after announcing that she was exiting The Good Wife because of a head injury, Kristin Chenoweth returned to the CBS drama. I was able to go back a shoot a short scene with Alan Cumming on The Good Wife #blessed, the actress tweeted on Friday. Chenoweth was cast as a hard-hitting reporter who makes trouble for Peter's political campaign, but the actress had to step down after she was struck in the head by a piece of scaffolding while filming. Producers cast Chenoweth's former GCB co-star Miriam Shor in a similar role, but made it clear that Chenoweth's character would be welcomed back whenever the actress was healthy.

DVR Watch: Big Brother holds the Power of Veto competition (CBS, 8pm), the Top 6 dancers perform with All-Stars on So You! Think Yo! u Can Dance (Fox, 8pm), Evan helps Paige through family troubles on Royal Pains (USA, 9pm), newlyweds think their home is being haunted by a Victorian-era mother on Paranormal Witness (Syfy, 10pm), The Soup skewers pop culture (E!, 10pm), and The Exes has Eden going into labor in its Season 2 finale (TVLand, 10:30pm).

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