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The twenty-second season of American Idol premiered on February 18, 2024, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges. The season is Perry's final on the show; she announced her departure on February 13, 2024, five days before the premiere. 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. Three locations were new, and selected due to them being hometowns of the judges: Leesburg (Bryan), Tuskegee (Richie), and Santa Barbara (Perry). 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. 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. The platinum ticket recipients (Abi Carter, Julia Gagnon, and Odell Burton Jr.) sang "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas as a trio. Their advantage was the ability to skip this round, but were asked to do a bonus performance. This season did not feature a duet round. The "Showstoppers" round would determine the Top 24 semifinalists. 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. 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: 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: Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Finals Color key: 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 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 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 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. Elimination chart Color key: Ratings References External links Official website. Discover the Jennifer Cohen Harper popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jennifer Cohen Harper books.