Thanks to EW, I learned that American Idol has set up the contestants with Facebook and Twitter accounts. A quick glance at the list might indicate the popularity of the various contestants at this early stage of the game. The "Followers" list after each name are for Twitter and were (to the best of my knowledge) accurate as of March 8 around 2:30 pm ET.
Casey Abrams
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 11,118
Naima Adedapo
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 4,903
Lauren Alaina
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 10,776
James Durbin
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 9,534
Ashthon Jones
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 4,056
Stefano Langone
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 9,076
Jacob Lusk
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 6,442
Scotty McCreery
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 15,143
Paul McDonald
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 13,071
Thia Megia
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 11,204
Haley Reinhart
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 5,212
Karen Rodriguez
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 5,769
Pia Toscano
Facebook | Twitter
Followers: 8,647
See you tonight for the performances of the top 13.
~robin
