What's on tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 19

No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate — until this year.

Just a few weeks into the new season, the resident grinch of "American Idol" (7 p.m., KASA-Channel 2) has been sugarcoating critiques of mediocre and helplessly tone-deaf wannabes.

"He's nice for three weeks, and then suddenly he'll flip and he'll turn out being (a) bloody horror again," said "Idol" executive producer Ken Warwick. "Wait until we get into this next batch, you know, the top 12."

Tonight introduces the 24 finalists — 12 men and 12 women — and the introduction of the viewers as voters. The men sing tonight, and the women step into the spotlight Wednesday.

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