American Idol season 10

Template:Infobox reality music competition The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, which include the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges (two of whom are new), a returning executive producer, a new music director as well as multiple format changes. For the first time, Idol will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays as opposed to the previous schedule of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Nigel Lythgoe returned to the senior production team as executive producer for the series. American singer Steven Tyler and American singer-actress Jennifer Lopez joined the judging panel as replacements for Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kara DioGuardi who all left at the end of season nine. Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show's musical director and leader of the Idol's live band.

Interscope Records, which is part of Universal Music Group, replaced Sony Music Entertainment as Idol's official partner record label. Interscope's Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, was made in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. He is supported by associated producers: Rodney Jerkins, Alex da Kid, and Timbaland who all help contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance, as well as work in producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed.

This is the first season in which 15 year-olds may audition. Other changes include online voting, extra rounds such as the Las Vegas and a final solo round, and a return of the judges' wild card choice. More contestants made it to Hollywood in season 10 than in previous seasons. This is the second season where 13 contestants made it to the finals, the first being season eight.

Changes for season ten

Simon Cowell, a judge from the start of the show, announced on January 11, 2010, that he would not be returning as a judge for this season in order to focus on launching the American version of his hit British singing competition The X Factor. Ellen DeGeneres officially announced her departure on July 29, 2010, after judging for only one season, because she felt the show was not the "right fit" for her. Kara DioGuardi then announced on September 3, 2010, that she would also not return this season due to her pursuing new projects. On September 22, 2010, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler would join the judging panel.

There were a number of other major changes in season ten, from the judges to the format of the show itself. Nigel Lythgoe returned as the executive producer, and Ray Chew has been hired as the show's new musical director, replacing Rickey Minor, who left the show along with vocal coach Dorian Holley to become the musical director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Peisha McPhee, mother of season 5's runner-up Katharine McPhee, joined as one of the vocal coaches. In this season, online voting was also offered for the first time for fans with Facebook account and up to 50 votes may be cast.

New rounds and challenges

"Theme weeks will also get a makeover. We’re not going to ask a country singer to sing an R&B song, or an R&B singer to do Led Zeppelin, ... If the theme is ’80s or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, every song will be customized to that contestant... What's most important, is that the song suit the finalist's voice."

– Ron Fair

Then beginning in November 2010, returning producer, Nigel Lythgoe, revealed that there would be other significant format changes. New challenges include "contests [having] to make the best music video, to promote themselves, and to work with a band and dancers for an awards show-style performance." Entertainment Weekly reported that the challenges would replace the traditional semi-finals portion of the competition meaning that finalists would go on to compete in the top-twelve for the live shows. However it was later revealed that the music video challenge was only ever an idea but there were no plans to make it part of season ten of Idol. The Hollywood round would narrow the contestants down to sixty potential finalists. Those who made the final sixty were then taken to Las Vegas where they were asked to sing songs from The Beatles. It was originally planned that 20 contestants would be left by the end of this phase of competition, and these remaining contestants would perform in two groups of ten in a semi-final sudden death round to find via public votes the ten finalists – five girls and five boys – for the live shows in the finals. Nigel Lythgoe however later revealed that the Top 20 would be extended to a Top 24. Additionally, the judges were given wild card picks.

Partnership with Universal Music

At the end of season nine, Sony Music Entertainment's affiliation to Idol also ended. The partnership was superseded by a new deal with Universal Music Group, meaning that the winner will now be signed to Interscope Records. Interscope's sister labels, A&M Records and Geffen Records, will also be involved in promoting and distributing the albums of the show's finalists. Chairman of the Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group, Jimmy Iovine, will work directly with contestants as the in-house mentor. Additionally, Billboard revealed that a team of Universal Music-associated producers and songwriters, such as Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Timbaland and Alex da Kid, will work alongside the contestants. It was reported that the new creative team would allow contestants to take on original material and arrangements, not just cover versions, when singing live. The Hollywood Reporter also indicated that other changes for season ten will include online voting and finalists releasing music as the season progresses, rather than waiting for the summer to record an album. Despite previous reports that Idol producers had axed the weekly music theme, in-house mentor Fair, confirmed that the themes would remain.

Regional auditions

The judges sit in this order from left to right: Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson

This is the first season in which the contestant age minimum was reduced to 15 years old. The maximum age however still remains 28.

Auditions were held in the following cities:

Episode air date	Audition city	First audition date	Audition venue	Callback audition date	Callback venue	Golden ticket totals
January 19, 2011	East Rutherford, New Jersey	August 3, 2010	Izod Center	September 28–29, 2010	Liberty House Restaurant	51
January 20, 2011	New Orleans	July 26, 2010	New Orleans Arena	October 17–18, 2010	Hilton Riverside Hotel	37
January 26, 2011	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	July 21, 2010	Bradley Center	October 2–3, 2010	Milwaukee Art Museum	53
January 27, 2011	Nashville, Tennessee	July 17, 2010	Bridgestone Arena	October 25–26, 2010	Ryman Auditorium	561
February 2, 2011	Austin, Texas	August 11, 2010	Frank Erwin Center	October 8–9, 2010	Barton Creek Resort & Spa	50
February 3, 2011	Los Angeles, California	September 22, 2010	The Forum	November 9–10, 2010	AT&T Center	301
February 9, 2011	San Francisco, California	August 19, 2010	AT&T Park	November 3–4, 2010	Westin St. Francis	471
Total Tickets to Hollywood						327

Note 1: Actual number not announced on the show but this number is based on the number of names listed on americanidol.com website and may not be the actual total.

In addition to the above cities, for the first time contestants were allowed to audition online via Myspace / Facebook / Twitter. To audition, they were required to upload a 40-second audition clip of them singing a pre-approved song. The internet auditioners were called back to the Los Angeles auditions to audition in front of the judges.

One of the more prominent auditioners this year was Chris Medina whose story of caring for his fiancée Juliana Ramos brain-damaged as a result of a car accident touched the judges and received widespread coverage. He advanced to the Hollywood round but failed to reach the semifinals.

Hollywood week

The Hollywood week phase of the competition was held in the Pasadena Civic Center. There were a record-number 327 contestants in the first round, which lasted over two days, exceeding season 2's record of 234. The contestants emerged in groups of ten and each performed individually a cappella. After the whole group had finished their performances, those who failed were cut immediately. 168 advanced to the next round, where the contestants performed in groups; out of the 168, only 100 advanced to the next round. In the next round, the contestants performed solo, accompanied by a band or an instrument. The contestants were then separated into four rooms, with two of the four rooms containing eliminated contestants and the other two containing contestants who made it into the next round. Only 61 of the 100 remaining advanced.

This year, due to the large number of contestants, two more rounds were added. The 61 remaining contestants proceeded to Las Vegas where they performed songs from The Beatles as duos and trios in the Love theatre at The Mirage for this newly added 'Las Vegas' round. After that, 40 advanced to the final "Sing For Your Life" round back in Los Angeles. In that round, each contestant performed a song of their own choosing at Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose aircraft hangar. The Top 24 were then selected from the remaining 40 for the semifinals. This episode was notable for the emotional breakdown of judge Jennifer Lopez after telling contestant Chris Medina that he had been eliminated.

Semi-finalists

The twenty-four semi-finalists were revealed in two stages. The first five were revealed on February 23, 2011, and the remaining 19 were revealed on the following night's episode. The following are semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals.

Females Contestant Age Hometown Audition Location Julie Zorrilla 20 Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California Kendra Chantelle 22 Loudon, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Lauren Turner 24 Covington, Louisiana New Orleans Rachel Zevita 23 New York City Jersey City, New Jersey Ta-Tynisa Wilson 20 Aurora, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Males Contestant Age Hometown Audition Location Brett Loewenstern 17 Boca Raton, Florida New Orleans Clint Jun Gamboa 26 Long Beach, California San Francisco, California Jordan Dorsey 21 Laplace, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Jovany Barreto 23 Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Robbie Rosen 17 Merrick, New York Jersey City, New Jersey Tim Halperin 23 Fort Worth, Texas Los Angeles, California

Semi-finals

The semifinal round began on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. This year, the producers use a new format. Below are the two semi-final groups (males and females) with contestants listed in their performance order. The top five males and top five females, along with the three wild card choices by the judges advanced to the finals. There were twenty-four semifinalists, twelve females and males. The males started the semifinal round, and the females continued on following night's episode, the contestants perform songs of their choice (there was no particular theme).

Males

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Clint Jun Gamboa "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated 2 Jovany Barreto "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain) Wild Card 3 Jordan Dorsey "OMG" (Usher) Eliminated 4 Tim Halperin "Streetcorner Symphony" (Rob Thomas) Eliminated 5 Brett Loewenstern "Light My Fire" (The Doors) Eliminated 6 James Durbin "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (Judas Priest) Advanced 7 Robbie Rosen "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) Wild Card 8 Scotty McCreery "Letters from Home" (John Michael Montgomery) Advanced 9 Stefano Langone "Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars) Wild Card 10 Paul McDonald "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) Advanced 11 Jacob Lusk "A House Is Not a Home" (Luther Vandross) Advanced 12 Casey Abrams "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Advanced Females Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Ta-Tynisa Wilson "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rihanna) Eliminated 2 Naima Adedapo "Summertime" (from Porgy and Bess) Wild Card 3 Kendra Chantelle "Impossible" (Christina Aguilera) Wild Card 4 Rachel Zevita "Criminal" (Fiona Apple) Eliminated 5 Karen Rodriguez "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Advanced 6 Lauren Turner "Seven Day Fool" (Etta James) Eliminated 7 Ashthon Jones "Love All Over Me" (Monica) Wild Card 8 Julie Zorrilla "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) Eliminated 9 Haley Reinhart "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Advanced 10 Thia Megia "Out Here on My Own" (Irene Cara) Advanced 11 Lauren Alaina "Turn On the Radio" (Reba McEntire) Advanced 12 Pia Toscano "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders) Advanced Finalists Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991 in Austin, Texas) is from Idyllwild, California and 20 years old at the time of show. Auditioned in Austin, Texas with Ray Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor". He impressed the judges with his performance of "Georgia on My Mind" in Hollywood week. He also performed Ella Fitzgerald's "Lullaby of Birdland", The Temptations' "Get Ready" with the group "Night Owls" in the Hollywood rounds, "A Hard Day's Night" with Chris Medina in the Las Vegas's Beatles round, and Kansas Joe McCoy's "Why Don't You Do Right?" for his final solo. He played the double bass and melodica on the show. He suffers from ulcerative colitis which resulted in him missing the Top 13 result show. Naima Adedapo (born October 5, 1984 in Maywood, Illinois) is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 26 years old at the time of the show. Auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Donny Hathaway's version of "For All We Know". She was doing janitorial duties at the Summerfest in Milwaukee before she auditioned on Idol. She performed Beatles' The Long and Winding Road together with Jacob Lusk and Haley Reinhart during the Las Vegas round, and Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On" for her final solo. Adedapo was chosen by the judges to join the competition during the Wild Card round. Lauren Alaina (born 1994) is from Rossville, Georgia and was 15 years old when she auditioned. She auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee with Faith Hill's "Like We Never Loved At All" and Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" which she also reprised for the Hollywood rounds. She also performed The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" twice, once for the first solo in the Hollywoods round and again for the final solo. She also performed Soul Brothers Six's Some Kind of Wonderful in a girl group which was notable for getting Steven Tyler to sit on the chair while they performed around him. She performed "Hello, Goodbye" for the Las Vegas' Beatles round with Scotty McCreery and Denise Jackson. James Durbin (born January 6, 1989) is from Santa Cruz, California and 22 years old at the time of the show. Auditioned in San Francisco, California with Muddy Waters's "You Shook Me" and Aerosmith's "Dream On". He performed The Beatles' "Oh! Darling" for his solo in the Hollywood round , Queen's "Somebody to Love" with the group "Deep Vees" in the group round and Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" for his final solo. He was the lead singer with a band The Hollywood Scars prior to Idol. He has Tourette and Asperger's syndrome. Stefano Langone (born February 27, 1989) is from Kent, Washington and a 22 year-old during the show. Auditioned in San Francisco, California with Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". He performed Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" in the Hollywood week, "Get Back" for the Las Vegas round with James Durbin, and his own composition "Come Home" for his final solo. He survived a near-fatal car accident in 2009 being hit by a drunk driver. Langone was chosen by the judges as one of the Wild Cards to join the Top 13 finalists. Jacob Lusk (born June 23, 1987) is from Compton, California and 23 years old during the show. Auditioned in Los Angeles, California. Randy considered his performance of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" during the Hollywood rounds the best ever seen on Idol. He also performed The Temptations' "Get Ready" with Naima Adedapo in the group "Ebony, Ivory, and Every", and Leon Russell's "A Song for You" for his final solo. Scotty McCreery (born October 9, 1993) in from Garner, North Carolina and was 16 years old when he auditioned. He auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Josh Turner's "Your Man" and Travis Tritt's "Put Some Drive In Your Country". He reprised "Your Man" in the Hollywood rounds but forgot the words to Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance". He also performed "Get Ready" with the group "The Guaps" and became involved in the drama when the Clint Jun Gamboa ousted young Jacee Badeaux from his group. For his final solo he performed Josh Turner's "Long Black Train". Paul McDonald (born August 24, 1984) in Auburn, Alabama is from Huntsville, Alabama and 26 years old during the show. Auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee with Rod Stewart's "Maggie May". Prior to Idol, he was the lead singer of the band Hightide Blues formed in 2005 and renamed The Grand Magnolias in 2010. He performed Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and his own composition "American Dreams" for his final solo. Thia Megia (born January, 1995) is from Mountain House, California and was 15 years old when she auditioned. She auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Adele's "Chasing Pavements". She previously competed on season 4 of America's Got Talent, making it to the quarterfinals. She performed "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" in the Hollywood rounds, "Here Comes the Sun" for the Las Vegas round with Melinda Ademi, and Secret Garden's "You Raise Me Up" for her final solo. She is the youngest contestant to date to reach final stages. Haley Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is from Wheeling, Illinois and 20 years old during the show. Auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with The Beatles' "Oh! Darling". She originally auditioned for the previous season, but did not make it to Hollywood during that season. She performed Corinne Bailey Rae's "Breathless", and Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" in the Hollywood rounds, but she forgot her words in the group round. Karen Rodriguez (born March 3, 1989) is from New York City and 21 years old in the show. She was one of the MySpace auditioners and then auditioned in front of the judges in Los Angeles, California with Whitney Houston's "You Give Good Love". She performed Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love", Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" with Jovany Baretto in the group "Spanglish" for the Hollywood rounds, and Selena's "No me queda más" in the final round. She had previously appeared in the fifth season of a Puerto Rican talent show Objetivo Fama. Pia Toscano (born October 14, 1988) is from Howard Beach, New York and 22 years old during the show. Auditioned in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was a make-up artist. She sang the national anthem at a Mets game. Pia Toscano and Karen Rodriguez get together to duet The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" on Las Vegas, they also went to New York's LaGuardia Arts School together. She also performed Bruno Mars' "Grenade" for the group round in Hollywood and Alicia Keys' "Doesn't Mean Anything" for her final solo. Ashthon Jones (born February 27, 1986) is from Goodlettsville, Tennessee and 24 years old when she auditioned. She auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee. She sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls, Blu Cantrell's Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) with the group "The Hits" in the Holllywood rounds and Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" for her final solo. Jones was chosen by the judges as one of the Wild Card finalists. She was voted off on March 10, 2011. Finals This is the first season in which there are 12 weeks of the finals with one of the 13 finalists eliminated each week. In Season 8 there were 13 finalists but 2 were eliminated in the first week, the final rounds thereby only lasted 11 weeks. This is the third season in which a Wild Card contstant, Ashthon Jones, was eliminated in the first round of the finals, with the first two seasons being season three and season eight. Top 13 - Their Personal Idol Order Contestant Song (original artist) Personal Idol Result 1 Lauren Alaina "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) Shania Twain Safe 2 Casey Abrams "With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles) Joe Cocker Safe 3 Ashthon Jones "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Diana Ross) Diana Ross Eliminated 4 Paul McDonald "Come Pick Me Up" (Ryan Adams) Ryan Adams Safe 5 Pia Toscano "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen) Celine Dion Safe 6 James Durbin "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) Paul McCartney Safe 7 Haley Reinhart "Blue" (LeAnn Rimes) LeAnn Rimes Bottom Two 8 Jacob Lusk "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) R. Kelly Safe 9 Thia Megia "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) Michael Jackson Safe 10 Stefano Langone "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder Safe 11 Karen Rodriguez "I Could Fall in Love" (Selena) Selena Bottom Three 12 Scotty McCreery "The River" (Garth Brooks) Garth Brooks Safe 13 Naima Adedapo "Umbrella" (Rihanna) Rihanna Safe Group performance: Michael Jackson medley ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" / "Rock with You" / "Black or White" / "Man in the Mirror") Top 12 - Year They Were Born Contestant Song (original artist) Year Result Naima Adedapo "What's Love Got To Do With It" (Tina Turner) 1984 Pending Paul McDonald "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" (Elton John) 1984 Pending Thia Megia "Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams) 1995 Pending James Durbin "I'll Be There For You" (Bon Jovi) 1989 Pending Haley Reinhart "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Whitney Houston) 1990 Pending Stefano Langone "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) 1989 Pending Pia Toscano "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Whitney Houston) 1988 Pending Scotty McCreery "Can I Trust You With My Heart" (Travis Tritt) 1993 Pending Karen Rodriguez "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne) 1989 Pending Casey Abrams "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) 1991 Pending Lauren Alaina "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) 1994 Pending Jacob Lusk "Alone" (Heart) 1987 Pending Elimination chart Legend Top 24 Wildcard Round Top 13 Winner Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Wildcard Choice Judges' Save Stage: Semi- Finals Wild Card Finals Week: 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/7 4/14 4/21 4/28 5/4 5/12 5/19 5/26 Place Contestant Result Casey Abrams IN Naima Adedapo Wildcard IN Lauren Alaina IN James Durbin IN Stefano Langone Wildcard IN Jacob Lusk IN Scotty McCreery IN Paul McDonald IN Thia Megia IN Pia Toscano IN Haley Reinhart IN Btm 3 Karen Rodriguez IN Btm 3 13 Ashthon Jones Wildcard IN Elim 14-16 Kendra Chantelle Wildcard Elim Jovany Barreto Wildcard Robbie Rosen Wildcard 17-24 Jordan Dorsey Elim Clint Jun Gamboa Tim Halperin Brett Loewenstern Lauren Turner Ta-Tynisa Wilson Rachel Zevita Julie Zorrilla Results Show Performances Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100 Reaction Digital Reaction Performance Type Top 24 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On the Floor" 5 (+4) New Peak (219,000, +29%) music video premiere Top 13 Adam Lambert "Aftermath" TBA TBA live performance Diddy Dirty-Money and Skylar Grey "Coming Home" TBA TBA live performance Top 12 Lee DeWyze "Beautiful Like You" TBA TBA live performance The Black Eyed Peas "Just Can't Get Enough" TBA TBA live performance Top 11 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 10 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 9 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 8 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 7 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 6 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 5 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 4 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top 3 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Finale Lady Gaga "Judas" TBA TBA TBA Post-Idol alumni Eliminated contestant Chris Medina released a single called "What Are Words" on February 25, 2011, the day after his elimination. The song is about his fiance who suffered a brain injury as the result of a car wreck. The song debuted at #22 on the Heatseekers songs chart., and then reached #83 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since sold 61,000 copies He performed the ballad on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 28, 2011 and on Good Morning America on March 4, 2011. On March 3, 2011, it was announced that eliminated contestant Carson Higgins joined the cast of the Los Angeles production of the Paul Storiale play, The Columbine Project. The play is inspired by the tragic events at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, and will be performed at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in North Hollywood beginning April 22, 2011. U.S. Nielsen ratings Episode list Show Episode Airdate U.S. viewers (millions) Rating/share Households Rating/Share (18–49) Note Weekly rank 1 New Jersey Auditions January 19, 2011 26.23 14.2 / 22 9.7 / 26 3 2 Louisiana Auditions January 20, 2011 22.90 12.5 / 20 7.8 / 21 4 3 Wisconsin Auditions January 26, 2011 25.33 13.8 / 22 9.2 / 24 1 4 Tennessee Auditions January 27, 2011 22.48 12.4 / 20 7.7 / 21 2 5 Texas Auditions February 2, 2011 25.14 13.4 / 21 9.0 / 24 4 6 Los Angeles Auditions February 3, 2011 21.89 11.9 / 19 7.5 / 20 6 7 San Francisco Auditions February 9, 2011 24.05 13.0 / 21 8.4 / 23 2 8 Hollywood Round, Part 1 February 10, 2011 21.94 12.0 / 19 7.3 / 20 3 9 Hollywood Round, Part 2 February 16, 2011 23.20 12.7 / 20 8.2 / 23 1 10 Hollywood Round, Part 3 February 17, 2011 22.18 12.0 / 20 7.6 / 22 2 11 Las Vegas Round/Top 24 Chosen, Part 1 February 23, 2011 22.72 12.5 / 20 7.9 / 21 3 12 Top 24 Chosen, Part 2 February 24, 2011 21.76 11.9 / 19 7.2 / 20 4 13 Top 12 Males Perform March 1, 2011 21.39 11.7 / 18 7.6 / 21 3 14 Top 12 Females Perform March 2, 2011 22.77 12.7 / 20 7.8 / 22 2 15 Top 10 Finalists + 3 WCs Revealed March 3, 2011 25.26 13.8 / 23 8.2 / 24 1 16 Top 13 Finalists Perform March 9, 2011 24.40 13.5 / 22 8.1 / 23 1 17 Top 13 Results Show March 10, 2011 22.05 12.6 / 20 6.7 / 19 2 18 Top 12 Finalists Perform March 16, 2011 19 Top 12 Results Show March 17, 2011 20 Top 11 Finalists Perform March 23, 2011 21 Top 11 Results Show March 24, 2011 22 Top 10 Finalists Perform March 30, 2011 23 Top 10 Results Show March 31, 2011 24 Top 9 Finalists Perform April 6, 2011 25 Top 9 Results Show April 7, 2011 26 Top 8 Finalists Perform April 13, 2011 27 Top 8 Results Show April 14, 2011 28 Top 7 Finalists Perform April 20, 2011 29 Top 7 Results Show April 21, 2011 30 Top 6 Finalists Perform April 27, 2011 31 Top 6 Results Show April 28, 2011 32 Top 5 Finalists Perform May 4, 2011 33 Top 5 Results Show May 5, 2011 34 Top 4 Finalists Perform May 11, 2011 35 Top 4 Results Show May 12, 2011 36 Top 3 Finalists Perform May 18, 2011 37 Top 3 Results Show May 19, 2011 38 Top 2 Finalists Perform May 24, 2011 39 Winner Revealed May 25, 2011 References External links Official website