American_Idol_(season_22)

<i>American Idol</i> season 22

American Idol season 22

Season of television series


The twenty-second season of American Idol premiered on February 18, 2024, on the ABC television network.[1][2] Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges.[3] The season is Perry's final on the show; she announced her departure on February 13, 2024, five days before the premiere.[4]

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Auditions

The Idol Across America virtual auditions program returned. Remote auditions took place from August 2 to September 8, 2023, as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these, the producers selected the contestants who were then invited to audition in front of the judges.[5] Three locations were new, and selected due to them being hometowns of the judges: Leesburg (Bryan), Tuskegee (Richie), and Santa Barbara (Perry).[6]

The "platinum ticket" also returned from the previous two seasons. During the audition round, a total of three platinum tickets were awarded. The platinum ticket recipients were Odell Bunton Jr., Abi Carter, and Julia Gagnon.[7][8][9]

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Hollywood week

Hollywood week was filmed on December 10, 2023 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Dubbed the "Idol Arena", each contestant was chosen at random to perform a solo, and fifty-six of them advanced to the next round.[10][11] The platinum ticket recipients (Abi Carter, Julia Gagnon, and Odell Burton Jr.) sang "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas as a trio.[12] Their advantage was the ability to skip this round, but were asked to do a bonus performance.[10][11] This season did not feature a duet round. The "Showstoppers" round would determine the Top 24 semifinalists.[10]

Showstopper round

The Showstopper round featured the top 56 contestants performing for the judges and a live audience at the Barker Hangar. This round was filmed on December 11, 2023, and aired on April 1, 2024. The judges then narrowed the number of contestants down to 24. The following is a list of the contestants who reached the top 24 and the song they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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Top 24 (April 7 & 8)

The top 24 contestants were split into two groups of twelve and performed one solo each at the Aulani resort in Kapolei, Hawaii. The first group taped on February 7 and aired on April 7, while the second group taped on February 8 and aired on April 8. Tori Kelly served as a guest mentor and judge for the first group, and Jelly Roll for the second group. Two contestants from each group will be eliminated based on the public vote, and the rest will advance to the top 20. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was eliminated.
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Top 20 (April 14 & 15)

The top 20 performances were taped on Wednesday, April 10 and aired on Sunday, April 14, followed by the live results show on Monday, April 15.

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  This contestant was chosen by the public to advance.
  This contestant was not chosen by the public, and had to perform again for the judges.
  This contestant was not chosen by the public, but was chosen by the judges as a Wild Card pick.
  This contestant was eliminated.

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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Finals

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  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was saved by the judges.
  This contestant was eliminated.
  This contestant won American Idol.
  This contestant was the runner-up.
  This contestant finished in third place.

Top 14 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (April 21)

Gene Simmons served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed one song from inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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Top 12 – Billboard #1 Hits (April 22)

Meghan Trainor served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed a Billboard #1 song. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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Top 10 – Contestants' birth year (April 28)

Shania Twain served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed a song from the year of their birth. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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Top 8 – Judges' song contest (April 29)

The judges chose songs for each of the contestants to perform. Katy Perry had the most song choices selected by the contestants, and was able to save one contestant from elimination. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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  1. Song chosen by Lionel Richie
  2. Song chosen by Katy Perry
  3. Song chosen by Luke Bryan

Elimination chart

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  Runner-up
  Third place
  Did not perform
  Saved by the public
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Ratings

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References

  1. Campione, Katie (May 16, 2023). "American Idol Scores Season 7 Renewal At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. Morrow, Brendan (February 13, 2024). "Katy Perry says she's leaving American Idol amid 'very exciting year'". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2023. Katy Perry is leaving American Idol after seven seasons. She surprised fans on Monday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! by casually revealing her exit.
  3. "American Idol - Season 7 ABC". Cast It Reach. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. DeHollogne, Lauren (April 8, 2024). "There's a Lot That's Different About American Idol 2024". Collider. Retrieved April 19, 2024. …Santa Barbara, Tuskegee, and Leesburg. Notice something odd about the last three cities? They are not known to be the typical cities Idol holds their auditions, but they are rather the judges' hometowns.
  5. "Auditions, Part 1". American Idol. Season 22. Episode 1. February 18, 2024. ABC.
  6. "Auditions, Part 2". American Idol. Season 22. Episode 2. February 25, 2024. ABC.
  7. "Auditions, Part 5". American Idol. Season 22. Episode 5. March 24, 2024. ABC.
  8. Davidson, Denton (March 31, 2024). "American Idol 22 episode 6 recap: Who survived Hollywood Week in the all-new Idol Arena? [Live Blog]". GoldDerby. Retrieved March 31, 2024. Just 56 contestants remain of the 143 brought to Hollywood. Tomorrow night this group will be narrowed down to just 24 in the iconic Showstoppers Round.
  9. Dodge, Jeff (March 27, 2024). "American Idol Season 22 Contestants Black Out During Hollywood Week's Brand-New Twist". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 27, 2024. It's common for the contestants to be in the audience watching each other perform during Hollywood Week, but it's the added element of surprise--they don't know when they'll have to perform--that will cause a lot of stress.
  10. American Idol (March 29, 2024). 'California Dreamin': EPIC Song Ft. Abi Carter, Julia Gagnon, & Odell Bunton Jr. - American Idol 2024 (Video clip). ABC/Disney. Retrieved March 31, 2024 via YouTube. An epic start to Hollywood Week on American Idol, as our three platinum ticket powerhouses perform California Dreamin' on the Idol Arena stage! Give it up for Abi Carter, Julia Gagnon, and Odell Bunton Jr.!
  11. Davidson, Denton (April 1, 2024). "American Idol 22 episode 7 recap: Who are the Top 24? [Live Blog]". GoldDerby. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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  19. Douglas Pucci (April 24, 2024). "Monday Ratings: New York Knicks' NBA Playoff Victory Thriller on TNT and truTV Up Double-Digits from Year-Ago Game". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

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