American Idol season 22

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American Idol
Season 22
AmericanIdolSeason22Poster.jpg
Promotional poster, which pays tribute to the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest
Judges
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseFebruary 18, 2024 (2024-02-18) 
present (present)
Season chronology
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Season 21
List of episodes

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]

Contents

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]

American Idol (season 22) – auditions
CityFilming 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, 2023Calamigos Ranch
Nashville, Tennessee November 11–12, 2023Graduate Nashville

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.

Showstopper round (April 1) [13]
ContestantSong
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)

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.
  This contestant was eliminated.
Group 1 (April 7) [14]
ContestantSongResult
Hailey Mia"she's all i wanna be"Eliminated
Jordan Anthony"Titanium"Safe
Jayna Elise"Confident"Safe
Julia Gagnon"Rumour Has It"Safe
KAYKO"HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU"Safe
Nya"The Best"Safe
Blake Proehl"Anyone"Eliminated
Abi Carter"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"Safe
Quintavious"Something in the Water"Safe
Kaibrienne"Heaven"Safe
Will Moseley"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"Safe
McKenna Faith Breinholt"The Story"Safe
Group 2 (April 8) [15]
ContestantSongResult
Odell Bunton Jr."Uptown Funk"Safe
Elleigh Marie"Forget You"Eliminated
Mackenzie Sol"Jealous"Safe
Jennifer Jeffries"Bruises"Safe
Emmy Russell"Beautiful Things"Safe
Ajii"Higher"Safe
Kennedy Reid"Fancy"Safe
Jack Blocker"Rainbow"Safe
Roman Collins"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"Safe
KBlocks"Harleys in Hawaii"Eliminated
Mia Matthews"Daddy's Hands"Safe
Triston Harper"God's Country"Safe
Non-competition performances (April 7)
PerformerSong
Tori Kelly "High Water"
Iam Tongi "Why Kiki?"
Non-competition performance (April 8)
PerformerSong
Jelly Roll "Halfway to Hell"

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.

Color key:

  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.

Top 20 (April 14) [16]
ContestantSongResult
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
Top 20 (April 15) [17]
ContestantSongResult
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
Non-competition performances (April 14)
PerformerSong
Teddy Swims "Lose Control"
Paul Russell "Lil Boo Thang"
Lauren Spencer-Smith "Fingers Crossed"

Finals

Color key:

  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.

Top 14 (April 21) [18]
ContestantSongResult
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
Non-competition performance
PerformerSong
Luke Bryan "Small Town"

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.

Top 12 (April 22) [19]
ContestantSongResult
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
Non-competition performance
PerformerSong
David Archuleta "Hell Together"

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.

Top 10 (April 28) [20]
ContestantSongResult
Mia Matthews"No One Needs to Know"Eliminated
Jack Blocker"Believe"Safe
McKenna Faith Breinholt"Iris"Safe
KAYKO"Teenage Dirtbag"Eliminated
Emmy Russell"All the Small Things"Safe
Triston Harper"She's Country"Safe
Abi Carter"Clocks"Safe
Julia Gagnon"Here I Am"Safe
Will Moseley"Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"Safe
Kaibrienne"Here Without You"Safe
Non-competition performances
PerformerSong
Just Sam "One Moment in Time"
Scotty McCreery "Cab in a Solo"

Elimination chart

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Did not perform
  Saved by the public
  Saved by the judges
  Eliminated
American Idol (season 22) - Eliminations
ContestantPl.Top 24Top 20Top 14Top 12Top 10Top 8Top 7Top 5Finale
4/74/84/144/214/224/284/295/55/125/19
Jack BlockerN/ASafeSafeSafeSafeSafe
McKenna Faith BreinholtSafeN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Abi CarterSafeN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Julia GagnonSafeN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Triston HarperN/ASafeSafeSafeSafeSafe
KaibrienneSafeN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Will MoseleySafeN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Emmy RussellN/ASafeSafeSafeSafeSafe
KAYKO9SafeN/ASafeSafeSafeEliminated
Mia MatthewsN/ASafeSafeSafeSafe
Jayna Elise11SafeN/ASavedSafeEliminated
Roman CollinsN/ASafeSavedSafe
Jordan Anthony 13SafeN/ASavedEliminated
NyaSafeN/ASaved
AjiiN/ASafeEliminated
Odell Bunton Jr.N/ASafe
Jennifer JeffriesN/ASafe
QuintaviousSafeN/A
Kennedy ReidN/ASafe
Mackenzie SolN/ASafe
Elleigh MarieN/AEliminated
KBlocksN/A
Blake Proehl Eliminated
Hailey Mia

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of American Idol season 22
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Auditions, Part 1"February 18, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.0.6/64.62 [21]
2"Auditions, Part 2"February 25, 20240.6/64.79 [22]
3"Auditions, Part 3"March 3, 20240.6/75.11 [23]
4"Auditions, Part 4"March 17, 20240.5/64.79 [24]
5"Auditions, Part 5"March 24, 20240.4/44.25 [25]
6"Hollywood Week - Idol Arena"March 31, 20240.6/64.40 [26]
7"Showstopper/Final Judgment"April 1, 2024Monday 8:00 p.m.0.4/43.88 [27]
8"Top 24 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #1"April 7, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.0.5/54.36 [28]
9"Top 24 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #2"April 8, 2024Monday 8:00 p.m.0.5/54.15 [29]
10"Top 20"April 14, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.0.5/64.24 [30]
11"Top 14 Reveal"April 15, 2024Monday 8:00 p.m.0.4/43.94 [31]
12"Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"April 21, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.0.5/55.13 [32]
13"Billboard #1 Hits"April 22, 2024Monday 8:00 p.m.0.4/44.16 [33]
14"Top 10" / "Shania Twain Mentors the Top 10 on Songs From Their Year of Birth"April 28, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBD
15"Judge's Song Contest"April 29, 2024Monday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBD
16"Adele Night"May 5, 2024Sunday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBD
17"Disney Night"May 12, 2024TBDTBD
18"Grand Finale"May 19, 2024TBDTBD

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