Year-End 2007

Entertainment

12 TV Shockers That Had Jaws Dropping

The Sopranos went out with a bada-wha?, a Desperate Housewife got hung up and the other scenes that had you glued to the tube. By Julia Wang

AMERICAN IDOL photo | American Idol, Melinda Doolittle, Ryan Seacrest

AMERICAN IDOL

The Shocker: Melinda Doolittle doesn't make the finale
Considered season six's frontrunner, the 29-year-old backup singer from Brentwood, Tenn., won over all three Idol judges with her powerhouse voice and her trademark modesty. But after nearly 60 million call-ins were tallied, America voted Doolittle off the show, leaving Jordin Sparks and dark horse Blake Lewis to go head-to-head for the title.

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PUBLISHED: MONDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2007 06:00 PM EST

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