American Idol season 22
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| American Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 | |
 Promotional poster, which pays tribute to the film The Wizard of Oz (1939) | |
| Hosted by | Ryan Seacrest |
| Judges | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 18, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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]
Auditions[edit]
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]
| City | Filming date(s) | Filming venue |
|---|---|---|
| Leesburg, Georgia | September 19–20, 2023 | Lee County High School |
| Tuskegee, Alabama | October 2–3, 2023 | Tuskegee University |
| Santa Barbara, California | October 17–18, 2023 | Music Academy of the West |
| Los Angeles, California | October 24–25, 2023 | Calamigos Ranch |
| Nashville, Tennessee | November 11–12, 2023 | Graduate Nashville |
Hollywood week[edit]
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[edit]
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.
| Contestant | Song |
|---|---|
| Jordan Anthony | "Love in the Dark" |
| Odell Bunton Jr. | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" |
| Nya | "Get Ready" |
| Blake Proehl | "In My Blood" |
| Triston Harper | "By Your Grace" |
| Roman Collins | "Come Together" |
| Kaibrienne | "Simple Man" |
| Jack Blocker | "You Should've Seen the Other Guy" |
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | "Anyone" |
| Mia Matthews | "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" |
| Emmy Russell | "More Hearts Than Mine" |
| Will Moseley | "Ain't No Sunshine" |
| Ajii | "Too Close" |
| KAYKO | "Gives You Hell" |
| Elleigh Marie | "Golden Slumbers" |
| Kennedy Reid | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |
| KBlocks | "River" |
| Abi Carter | "If I Could Turn Back Time" |
| Jayna Elise | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
| Quintavious | "You Say" |
| Hailey Mia | "Alive" |
| Jennifer Jeffries | "Northern Attitude" |
| Julia Gagnon | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" |
| Mackenzie Sol | "With a Little Help from My Friends" |
Top 24 (April 7 & 8)[edit]
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.
Color key:
This contestant was saved by America's vote.
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This contestant was eliminated.
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| Performer | Song |
|---|---|
| Tori Kelly | "High Water" |
| Iam Tongi | "Why Kiki?" |
| Performer | Song |
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| Jelly Roll | "Halfway to Hell" |
Top 20 (April 14 & 15)[edit]
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.
Color key:
This contestant was chosen by the public to advance.
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This contestant was not chosen by the public, and had to perform again for the judges.
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This contestant was not chosen by the public, but was chosen by the judges as a Wild Card pick.
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This contestant was eliminated.
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Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Blocker | "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" | Safe |
| Mia Matthews | "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" | Safe |
| Mackenzie Sol | "I'll Never Love Again" | Wild Card |
| Roman Collins | "Never Would Have Made It" | Wild Card |
| Kennedy Reid | "Love Can Build a Bridge" | Wild Card |
| Ajii | "Like a Stone" | Wild Card |
| Jennifer Jeffries | "Grave Digger" | Wild Card |
| Emmy Russell | "Want You" | Safe |
| Triston Harper | "H-O-P-E" | Safe |
| Odell Bunton Jr. | "The Door" | Wild Card |
| KAYKO | "OVER YOU" | Safe |
| Jordan Anthony | "when the party's over" | Wild Card |
| Quintavious | "Hollow" | Wild Card |
| Kaibrienne | "girl i am now" | Safe |
| Nya | "Georgia on My Mind" | Wild Card |
| Jayna Elise | "My All" | Wild Card |
| Abi Carter | "Welcome to the Black Parade" | Safe |
| Will Moseley | "Makin' Me Look Good Again" | Safe |
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | "Both Sides, Now" | Safe |
| Julia Gagnon | "I Believe" | Safe |
| Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Quintavious | "Make It Happen" | Eliminated |
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | "Tumbleweed" | Safe |
| Jordan Anthony | "Attention" | Saved by the judges |
| Jack Blocker | "Feeling Whitney" | Safe |
| Kennedy Reid | "Somethin' Bad" | Eliminated |
| Jennifer Jeffries | "All I Want" | Eliminated |
| Ajii | "Call Out My Name" | Eliminated |
| Mia Matthews | "Burning House" | Safe |
| KAYKO | "WHAT IF?" | Safe |
| Nya | "Water" | Saved by the judges |
| Will Moseley | "Gone For Good" | Safe |
| Abi Carter | "My Mind" | Safe |
| Odell Bunton Jr. | "Wait on You" | Eliminated |
| Kaibrienne | "Zombie" | Safe |
| Mackenzie Sol | "False Alarms" | Eliminated |
| Emmy Russell | "skinny" | Safe |
| Julia Gagnon | "Need a Favor" | Safe |
| Jayna Elise | "All I Wanted" | Saved by the judges |
| Triston Harper | "'Til You Can't" | Safe |
| Roman Collins | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Saved by the judges |
| Performer | Song |
|---|---|
| Teddy Swims | "Lose Control" |
| Paul Russell | "Lil Boo Thang" |
| Lauren Spencer-Smith | "Fingers Crossed" |
Finals[edit]
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This contestant was saved by America's vote.
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This contestant was saved by the judges.
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This contestant was eliminated.
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This contestant won American Idol.
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This contestant was the runner-up.
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This contestant finished in third place.
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Top 14 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (April 21)[edit]
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.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Triston Harper | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Safe |
| Julia Gagnon | "Run to You" | Safe |
| Roman Collins | "You're All I Need to Get By" | Safe |
| Kaibrienne | "I Hate Myself for Loving You" | Safe |
| Jayna Elise | "I Have Nothing" | Safe |
| Mia Matthews | "Those Memories of You" | Safe |
| KAYKO | "High and Dry" | Safe |
| Emmy Russell | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Safe |
| Jordan Anthony | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Eliminated |
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Safe |
| Jack Blocker | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Safe |
| Nya | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Eliminated |
| Will Moseley | "Night Moves" | Safe |
| Abi Carter | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Safe |
| Performer | Song |
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| Luke Bryan | "Small Town" |
Top 12 – Billboard #1 Hits (April 22)[edit]
Meghan Trainor served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed a Billboard #1 song. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Abi Carter | "All Too Well" | Safe |
| Will Moseley | "Starting Over" | Safe |
| Jayna Elise | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
| Mia Matthews | "Over You" | Safe |
| Roman Collins | "Roar" | Eliminated |
| Jack Blocker | "Blinding Lights" | Safe |
| Emmy Russell | "Lose You to Love Me" | Safe |
| Triston Harper | "Beautiful Crazy" | Safe |
| Julia Gagnon | "Something in the Orange" | Safe |
| Kaibrienne | "Wrecking Ball" | Safe |
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | "cardigan" | Safe |
| KAYKO | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Safe |
| Performer | Song |
|---|---|
| David Archuleta | "Hell Together" |
Elimination chart[edit]
Color key:
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Did not perform
Saved by the public
Saved by the judges
Eliminated
| Contestant | Pl. | Top 24 | Top 20 | Top 14 | Top 12 | Top 10 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 5 | Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | 4/8 | 4/14 | 4/21 | 4/22 | 4/28 | 4/29 | 5/5 | 5/12 | 5/19 | ||
| Jack Blocker | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| McKenna Faith Breinholt | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Abi Carter | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Julia Gagnon | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Triston Harper | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Kaibrienne | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| KAYKO | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Mia Matthews | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Will Moseley | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Emmy Russell | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| Jayna Elise | 11 | Safe | N/A | Saved | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Roman Collins | N/A | Safe | Saved | Safe | |||||||
| Jordan Anthony | 13 | Safe | N/A | Saved | Eliminated | ||||||
| Nya | Safe | N/A | Saved | ||||||||
| Ajii | N/A | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Odell Bunton Jr. | N/A | Safe | |||||||||
| Jennifer Jeffries | N/A | Safe | |||||||||
| Quintavious | Safe | N/A | |||||||||
| Kennedy Reid | N/A | Safe | |||||||||
| Mackenzie Sol | N/A | Safe | |||||||||
| Elleigh Marie | N/A | Eliminated | |||||||||
| KBlocks | N/A | ||||||||||
| Blake Proehl | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Hailey Mia | |||||||||||
Ratings[edit]
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions, Part 1" | February 18, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/6 | 4.62[18] |
| 2 | "Auditions, Part 2" | February 25, 2024 | 0.6/6 | 4.79[19] | |
| 3 | "Auditions, Part 3" | March 3, 2024 | 0.6/7 | 5.11[20] | |
| 4 | "Auditions, Part 4" | March 17, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 4.79[21] | |
| 5 | "Auditions, Part 5" | March 24, 2024 | 0.4/4 | 4.25[22] | |
| 6 | "Hollywood Week - Idol Arena" | March 31, 2024 | 0.6/6 | 4.40[23] | |
| 7 | "Showstopper/Final Judgment" | April 1, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 3.88[24] |
| 8 | "Top 24 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #1" | April 7, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.36[25] |
| 9 | "Top 24 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #2" | April 8, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.15[26] |
| 10 | "Top 20" | April 14, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/6 | 4.24[27] |
| 11 | "Top 14 Reveal" | April 15, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 3.94[28] |
| 12 | "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" | April 21, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 5.13[29] |
| 13 | "Billboard #1 Hits" | April 22, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 4.16[30] |
| 14 | "Top 10" | April 28, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | "Judge's Song Contest" | April 29, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 16 | "Adele Night" | May 5, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "Disney Night" | May 12, 2024 | TBD | TBD | |
| 18 | "Grand Finale" | May 19, 2024 | TBD | TBD |
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…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.
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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.
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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.
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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.!
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