American Idol season 22

Season of television series

American Idol

Season 22

Promotional poster, which pays tribute to the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Hosted by| Ryan Seacrest
Judges|

* Luke Bryan
* Katy Perry
* Lionel Richie

Winner| Abi Carter
Runner-up| Will Moseley
No. of episodes| 18
Release
Original network| ABC
Original release| February 18 (2024-02-18) –
May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)
Season chronology

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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; Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges.[3] This season was Perry's final one on the show; she announced her departure on February 13, 2024, five days before the premiere.[4]

Abi Carter won the season on May 19, 2024, while Will Moseley was the runner-up, and Jack Blocker finished in third place.

## Auditions

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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] Carter ended up becoming the first "platinum ticket" recipient to win the series.

American Idol (season 22) – auditions  City  | Filming date(s)  | Filming venue

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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

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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 Bunton 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

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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] Contestant  | Song

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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)

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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] | Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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] | Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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)  Performer  | Song

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Tori Kelly | "High Water"
Iam Tongi | "Why Kiki?"
Non-competition performance (April 8)  Performer  | Song

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Jelly Roll | "Halfway to Hell"

## Top 20 (April 14 & 15)

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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] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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)  Performer  | Song

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Teddy Swims | "Lose Control"
Paul Russell | "Lil Boo Thang"
Lauren Spencer-Smith | "Fingers Crossed"

## Finals

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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)

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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] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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  Performer  | Song

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Luke Bryan | "Small Town"

### Top 12 – Billboard #1 Hits (April 22)

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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] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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  Performer  | Song

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David Archuleta | "Hell Together"

### Top 10 – Contestants' birth year (April 28)

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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] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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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  Performer  | Song

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Just Sam | "One Moment in Time"
Scotty McCreery | "Cab in a Solo"

### Top 8 – Judges' song contest (April 29)

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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.

Top 8 (April 29)[21] Contestant  | Song  | Result

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Will Moseley  | "Folsom Prison Blues"[a] | Safe
Kaibrienne  | "traitor"[b] | Eliminated
McKenna Faith Breinholt  | "Everywhere I Go"[b] | Saved by Katy Perry
Jack Blocker  | "Always on My Mind"[b] | Safe
Abi Carter  | "Bring Me to Life"[c] | Safe
Julia Gagnon  | "Over the Rainbow"[c] | Safe
Triston Harper  | "Sand in My Boots"[a] | Safe
Emmy Russell  | "Coal Miner's Daughter"[b] | Safe
Non-competition performances  Performers  | Song

|

Jack Blocker & Emmy Russell  | "Hello"
Triston Harper & Will Moseley  | "What Makes You Country"
Melinda Doolittle, Colton Dixon
& Danny Gokey | "Shackles (Praise You)" (Tribute to Mandisa)
Abi Carter, McKenna Faith Breinholt,
Julia Gagnon & Kaibrienne  | "Wide Awake"

1. ^ a b Song chosen by Lionel Richie
2. ^ a b c d Song chosen by Katy Perry
3. ^ a b Song chosen by Luke Bryan

### Top 7 – Dance songs & Adele (May 5)

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Ciara served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs: one dance song, and one song from the Adele discography. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 7 (May 5)[22] Contestant  | Order  | Song  | Result

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|
|

Jack Blocker  | 1  | "Long Tall Sally"  | Safe
9  | "One and Only"
Julia Gagnon  | 2  | "Roam"  | Eliminated
11  | "Set Fire to the Rain"
Abi Carter  | 3  | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"  | Safe
14  | "Hello"
McKenna Faith Breinholt  | 4  | "E.T."  | Eliminated
8  | "Make You Feel My Love"
Will Moseley  | 5  | "Gimme Three Steps"  | Safe
10  | "Rolling in the Deep"
Emmy Russell  | 6  | "Shut Up and Dance"  | Safe
12  | "Water Under the Bridge"
Triston Harper  | 7  | "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"  | Safe
13  | "Easy on Me"
Non-competition performance  Performer  | Song

|

Meghan Trainor | "To the Moon"
"Been Like This"

### Top 5 – Disney (May 12)

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Kane Brown served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs from Disney films. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 5 (May 12)[23] Contestant  | Order  | Song  | Disney film  | Result

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Abi Carter  | 1  | "Part of Your World"  | The Little Mermaid | Safe
8  | "The Chain"  | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Triston Harper  | 2  | "Almost There"  | The Princess and the Frog | Eliminated
7  | "Life Is a Highway"  | Cars
Emmy Russell  | 3  | "The Climb"  | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Eliminated
6  | "Carried Me with You"  | Onward
Jack Blocker  | 4  | "Nobody's Fool"  | Cars 2 | Safe
9  | "Space Oddity"  | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Will Moseley  | 5  | "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy"  | Toy Story 4 | Safe
10  | "Born to Be Wild"  | D3: The Mighty Ducks
Non-competition performances  Performers  | Song

|

Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan,
Katy Perry & Ryan Seacrest | "You've Got a Friend in Me"
Jenifer Lewis & Terence Blanchard | "Dig a Little Deeper"

### Top 3 and Top 2 – Finale (May 19)

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Jon Bon Jovi served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs – one from the Jon Bon Jovi discography and one dedicated to their hometowns – before the contestant who had the fewest votes up to that point was eliminated, thereby finishing in third place.

After Jack Blocker was eliminated, the Top 2 were Abi Carter and Will Moseley. Near the end of the show after the guest performances, Moseley and Carter sang their potential coronation singles. After the voting lines were closed, Carter was declared the winner while Moseley was runner-up.

Finale (May 19)[24] Contestant  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Will Moseley  | 1  | "It's My Life"  | Runner-up
4  | "My Town"
7  | "Good Book Bad"
Jack Blocker  | 2  | "I'll Be There for You"  | Third place
5  | "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Abi Carter  | 3  | "Bed of Roses"  | Winner
6  | "Somewhere"
8  | "This Isn't Over"
Non-competition performances  Performers  | Song

|

Top 3  | "Livin' on a Prayer"
Top 3
with Jon Bon Jovi | "Legendary"
Julia Gagnon
with Jason Mraz | "I Feel Like Dancing"
Jayna Elise
with Seal | "Crazy"
McKenna Faith Breinholt & Kaibrienne
with James Bay | "Let It Go"
Luke Bryan | "Love You, Miss You, Mean It"
Mia Matthews
with Luke Bryan | "Run"
Top 12
with Lionel Richie | "Running with the Night"
Triston Harper
with Cody Johnson | "'Til You Can't"
Bishop Briggs | "Triumph"
Abi Carter
with Bishop Briggs | "River"
Will Moseley, Jack Blocker,
Triston Harper, KAYKO
& Roman Collins
with Nick Fradiani | "America"
"Sweet Caroline"
Will Moseley
with Hootie & the Blowfish | "Hold My Hand"
"Let Her Cry"
"Only Wanna Be with You"
Jack Blocker
with Katy Perry | "What Makes a Woman"
New Kids on the Block | "Kids"
KAYKO
with New Kids on the Block | "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
Emmy Russell
with Wynonna | "Coal Miner's Daughter"
"No One Else on Earth"
Roman Collins
with CeCe Winans | "Goodness of God"
Abi Carter, Emmy Russell,
Julia Gagnon, McKenna Faith Breinholt,
Kaibrienne, Mia Matthews
& Jayna Elise  | "Teenage Dream"
"Dark Horse"
"California Gurls"
Abi Carter | "What Was I Made For?"

## Elimination chart

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Color key:

Winner

Runner-up

Third place

Did not perform

Saved by the public

Saved by the judges

Eliminated

American Idol (season 22) - Eliminations  Contestant  | Pl. | Top 24  | Top 20  | Top 14  | Top 12  | Top 10  | Top 8  | Top 7  | Top 5  | Finale

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4/7  | 4/8  | 4/14  | 4/21  | 4/22  | 4/28  | 4/29  | 5/5  | 5/12  | 5/19
Abi Carter | 1  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Winner
Will Moseley  | 2  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Runner-up
Jack Blocker  | 3  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Third place
Emmy Russell  | 5  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Eliminated  |
Triston Harper  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe
Julia Gagnon  | 7  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Eliminated  |
McKenna Faith Breinholt  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Saved
Kaibrienne  | 8  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Eliminated  |
KAYKO  | 10  | Safe  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Eliminated  |
Mia Matthews  | N/A  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe  | Safe
Jayna Elise  | 12  | Safe  | N/A  | Saved  | Safe  | Eliminated  |
Roman Collins  | N/A  | Safe  | Saved  | Safe
Jordan Anthony | 14  | 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

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Viewership and ratings per episode of American Idol season 22 No. | Title  | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions)

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1  | "Auditions, Part 1"  | February 18, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/6 | 4.62[25]
2  | "Auditions, Part 2"  | February 25, 2024 | 0.6/6 | 4.79[26]
3  | "Auditions, Part 3"  | March 3, 2024 | 0.6/7 | 5.11[27]
4  | "Auditions, Part 4"  | March 17, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 4.79[28]
5  | "Auditions, Part 5"  | March 24, 2024 | 0.4/4 | 4.25[29]
6  | "Hollywood Week - Idol Arena"  | March 31, 2024 | 0.6/6 | 4.40[30]
7  | "Showstopper/Final Judgment"  | April 1, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 3.88[31]
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[32]
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[33]
10  | "Top 20"  | April 14, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/6 | 4.24[34]
11  | "Top 14 Reveal"  | April 15, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 3.94[35]
12  | "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"  | April 21, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 5.13[36]
13  | "Billboard #1 Hits"  | April 22, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/4 | 4.16[37]
14  | "Top 10" / "Shania Twain Mentors the Top 10 on Songs From Their Year of Birth"  | April 28, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/7 | 5.31[38]
15  | "Judge's Song Contest"  | April 29, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.62[39]
16  | "Adele Night"  | May 5, 2024 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/6 | 4.96[40]
17  | "Disney Night"  | May 12, 2024 | 0.6/7 | 5.22[41]
18  | "Grand Finale"  | May 19, 2024 | 0.7/7 | 5.64[42]

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Finalists|

| Winners|

* Kelly Clarkson
* Ruben Studdard
* Fantasia Barrino
* Carrie Underwood
* Taylor Hicks
* Jordin Sparks
* David Cook
* Kris Allen
* Lee DeWyze
* Scotty McCreery
* Phillip Phillips
* Candice Glover
* Caleb Johnson
* Nick Fradiani
* Trent Harmon
* Maddie Poppe
* Laine Hardy
* Just Sam
* Chayce Beckham
* Noah Thompson
* Iam Tongi
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Runners-up|

* Justin Guarini
* Clay Aiken
* Diana DeGarmo
* Bo Bice
* Katharine McPhee
* Blake Lewis
* David Archuleta
* Adam Lambert
* Crystal Bowersox
* Lauren Alaina
* Jessica Sanchez
* Kree Harrison
* Jena Irene
* Clark Beckham
* La'Porsha Renae
* Caleb Lee Hutchinson
* Alejandro Aranda
* Arthur Gunn
* Willie Spence
* HunterGirl
* Megan Danielle
* Will Moseley

Other alumni|

* Nikki McKibbin
* Josh Gracin
* Jennifer Hudson
* Elliott Yamin
* Chris Daughtry
* Kellie Pickler
* Mandisa
* Danny Gokey
* Todrick Hall
* Tori Kelly
* Haley Reinhart
* Colton Dixon
* Monogem
* Angie Miller
* Daniel Seavey
* Gabby Barrett
* Catie Turner
* Lauren Spencer-Smith
* Benson Boone

Winners' singles|

* "A Moment Like This"
* "Flying Without Wings"
* "I Believe"
* "Inside Your Heaven"
* "Do I Make You Proud"
* "This Is My Now"
* "The Time of My Life"
* "No Boundaries"
* "Beautiful Day"
* "I Love You This Big"
* "Home"
* "I Am Beautiful"
* "As Long as You Love Me"
* "Beautiful Life"
* "Falling"
* "Flame"
* "23"

Concert tours|

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Related programming|

* Idol (franchise)
* American Juniors
* Idol Christmas
* Idol Extra
* Idol Gives Back
* Idol Rewind
* World Idol

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* Alumni album sales
* Alumni awards and nominations
* Alumni in film, television and theater
* Alumni single sales
* Compilation series
* Controversies
* Discography
* Finalists
* Hot 100 singles
* "Judge Me Tender"
* The American Idol Experience
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