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This is the much-anticipated ninth season of American Idol along with new judge Ellen DeGeneres. The season will kick off three weeks from tonight on FOX in Boston, MA on Tuesday, Jan. 12th and the following night Wednesday, Jan. 13th in Atlanta, GA. This will be our third year covering from the show from it’s humble beginning at auditions to the end when a new singer will take Kris Allen’s crown. If you miss a night for American Idol for any reason at all make sure to bookmark us now then come back on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings to see what you missed.
Here’s a complete rundown from FOX TV on when you can see this years show so grab your PDA, Blackberry or even go old school with a traditional calendar and write all of these dates down.
Auditions will continue for three weeks starting with the Chicago, IL auditions on Tuesday, Jan. 19th.
They’ll continuing from Orlando, FL on Wednesday, Jan. 20th.
Then they move onto the Dallas, TX auditions on Tuesday, Jan. 26th.
Followed up by a stop in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 27th.
The final auditions in Denver, CO will air on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd.
“The Road to Hollywood” auditions will air on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
The “Hollywood Round” episodes will air Tuesday, Feb. 9th, Wednesday, Feb. 10th and Tuesday, Feb. 16th. On Wednesday, Feb. 17th new dreams will come true for 24 contestants, as Simon, Randy, Kara and Ellen announce the Top 12 male and Top 12 female semifinalists.
It will then be up to America to decide who moves forward in the competition. The first performance show featuring the Top 12 female semifinalists will air Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. The following night, Wednesday Feb. 24th the Top 12 male semifinalists will perform. The results show revealing America’s first vote of the season will air Thursday, Feb. 25th when the two male and two female contestants with the fewest votes will be sent home.
For the next two weeks, the girls will perform on Tuesdays, the guys will perform on Wednesdays and the results shows will air on Thursdays. The Top 10 female semifinalists will perform on Tuesday, March 2nd and the Top 10 male semifinalists will take the stage on Wednesday, March 3rd. On Thursday, March 4th four contestants – two girls and two guys – will be eliminated from the competition.
The following week, the Top 8 female semifinalists will compete on Tuesday, March 9th and the Top 8 male semifinalists will perform on Wednesday, March 10th. Then, on Thursday, March 11th the finalists will be revealed after four more contestants are eliminated.
This is when the competition really heats up when the finalists take the stage LIVE and perform for the first time together on Tuesday, March 16th. One contestant’s journey will end when America’s vote is revealed Wednesday, March 17th. The top 4 schedule isn’t set yet by FOX and we’ll be sure to pass that along to you once we get it.
Did you or a friend audition for American Idol 2010? Let us know in the comment box below which city you auditioned in and what the judges thought of you.
I love Fox and the Network but will boycott American Idol…take Ellen off she does not add anything or provide any credibility for what this show is about…