As anyone who's been watching American Idol this year knows, the end is very, very near. as the April 7 finale approaches, it's finally sinking in for host extraordinaire Ryan Seacrest and the judges, that it's actually ending. And yeah, he's getting a little emotional about it?especially a few weeks ago when he was hanging out with Kelly Clarkson, saying: "I started thinking about the fact that many years ago I was scared to death standing next to her announcing the first winner, so it's starting to sink in that this is really a farewell." American Idol airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.