| PANELISTS | IDOLS |
 Adam Lambert |  Kris Allen |
| Kate Aurthur, Los Angeles Times |  | |
| Jeremy Blacklow, Access Hollywood | | |
| Brill Bundy, Zap2It.com | | |
| James Cantiello, MTV | | |
| Andrea Engstrom, Yahoo! | | |
| Maria Elena Fernandez, Los Angeles Times | | |
| Steve Gidlow, In Touch | | |
| Joseph Anthony Kapsch, Los Angeles Times, Zap2It.com | | |
| Amir Kenan, Metromix.com | | |
| Shawna Malcom, People | | |
| Brian Mansfield, USA Today | | |
| Martin Miller, Los Angeles Times | | |
| Rick Porter, Zap2It.com | | |
| Richard Rushfield, Los Angeles Times | | |
| Laura Saltman, Access Hollywood | | |
| MJ Santilli, MJ's Blog | | |
| Michael Slezak, Entertainment Weekly | | |
| Matt Whitfield, Yahoo! | |
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