American Idol Season 9 TV Schedule
American Idol returns to our TV sets in less than 3 weeks with Season 9 on January 12. I think my identity these days has been tied too much to the show because everyone I've met for the past couple of days have been asking me about it: "Are you excited Rickey?" Of course I'm excited! We live for this. I've been waiting for Season 9 since Kris Allen uttered the words: "Seconds, hours, so many days..."
And as this year's promos declare: "They all start somewhere..." So here it is: the TV schedule and important dates to remember for American Idol Season 9:
Tue Jan. 12 - Two-hour premiere with Auditions in Boston
Wed Jan. 13 - Auditions in Atlanta (note extended run time 8:00 to 9:15 PM ET)
Tue Jan. 19 - Auditions in Chicago (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Wed Jan. 20 - Auditions in Orlando (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Tue Jan. 26 - Auditions in Dallas (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Wed Jan. 27 - Auditions in Los Angeles (note time change: 9:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Tue Feb. 2 - Auditions in Denver (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Wed Feb. 3 - "The Road To Hollywood" (9:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Note: Guest judges for the audition rounds are Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain.
Tue Feb. 9 - Hollywood Round, Part 1 (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Wed Feb 10 - Hollywood Round, Part 2 (9:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Tue Feb. 16 - Hollywood Round, Part 3 (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Wed Feb. 17 - Hollywood Round, Part 4 / Top 24 Semifinalists Announced (9:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Note: Ellen DeGeneres joins the judging panel during the Hollywood Round -- and yes, the Top 24 format is back. Also: Hollywood Round has NOT HAPPENED YET and will be taped in the first weeks of January. Keep your eyes and ears open people! Next week is when we will get more meaningful spoilers.
More TV schedule:
Note: Voting rounds begin!
Tue Feb. 23 - Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Wed Feb. 24 - Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Thu Feb. 25 - First Results Show / Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Tue Mar. 2 - Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Wed Mar. 3 - Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Thu Mar. 4 - Results Show / Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Tue Mar. 9 - Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Wed Mar. 10 - Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Thu Mar. 11 - Results Show / Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated / Finalists Revealed (8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Tue Mar. 16 - Top 12 Finalists Perform (8:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Wed Mar. 17 - Results Show / One Contestant Eliminated (note time change 9:00 to 10:00 PM ET)
Are you guys ready? Let's go! I love American Idol!