On TV: Jordin Sparks, Paula Abdul, Tori Amos
Pop acts on television this week include ‘American Idol’ castoff Lakisha Jones, who visits ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ and ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Monday; remaining ‘Idol’ finalists Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle, and Blake Lewis, who along with last season’s ‘Idol’ winner Taylor Hicks, visit ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Monday; ‘Idol’ castoff Sanjaya Malakar, who visits ‘Rachael Ray’ on Monday; ‘Idol’ season one champ Kelly Clarkson, who performs on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Monday; Paula Abdul and Feist, who appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ from a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus on Tuesday; Lindsay Lohan, who visits ‘The Tonight Show’ on Wednesday; Avril Lavigne, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Wednesday; Lily Allen, who visits ‘Tavis Smiley’ on Wednesday; former The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Thursday and ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ on Friday; Tori Amos, who performs on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Thursday; Peter Bjorn and John, who perform on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Friday; and Maroon 5, who are musical guests on this weekend’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ season finale.
