American Idol season 18

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Template:Infobox reality talent competition The eighteenth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 16, 2020 on ABC.[1][2][3] It is the third season to air on ABC since the series reboot; Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges despite budget cuts.[4][5] Ryan Seacrest continued as show host,[6] Bobby Bones returned as in-house mentor.

Taping was suspended after the Top 21 were selected, and the contestants were sent home, due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.[7]

Preliminary auditions

Date Location Venue Refs
June 7, 2019 Nashville, Tennessee C.M.A. Festival Fan Alley – A.B.C. Summer Fun & Games Activation [8][9]
June 8, 2019
July 23, 2019 New York City, New York Brooklyn Expo Center
August 20, 2019 Mobile, Alabama Mobile Convention Center 1
GulfQuest National Maritime Museum 2
August 23, 2019 Macon, Georgia Macon City Auditorium
August 23, 2019 Tallahassee, Florida Florida State University – Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
August 23, 2019 Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building
August 25, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hilton Baton Rouge Capital Center
August 26, 2019 Columbia, South Carolina Pastides Alumni Center
August 26, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada Cambridge Recreation Center
August 27, 2019 Waco, Texas Waco Convention Center
August 29, 2019 Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Convention Center
August 29, 2019 Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City Northwest Community Center
September 1, 2019 Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs Auditorium
September 1, 2019 Raleigh, North Carolina Duke Energy Center
September 4, 2019 Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan Building – Woodrow Wilson Plaza
September 4, 2019 Wichita, Kansas Century II Convention Center
September 6, 2019 San Jose, California San Jose Convention Center
September 7, 2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David Lawrence Convention Center
September 7, 2019 Springfield, Illinois B.O.S. Center
September 8, 2019 Spokane, Washington Grand Hotel Davenport – Autograph Collection
September 10, 2019 Detroit, Michigan Cobo Center
September 18, 2019 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium
September 21, 2019 Chicago, Illinois Wintrust Arena
  • ^Note 1 This venue was for registration.
  • ^Note 2 This venue was for the audition.

Regional auditions

Episodes Date City Venue Refs
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 September 30 – October 1, 2019 Savannah, Georgia Perry Lane Hotel [10][11]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 October 8–9, 2019 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee Art Museum [12][13]
1, 2, 4, 5 October 14–15, 2019 Washington, D.C. The Wharf [14][15]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 November 1–2, 2019 Los Angeles, California South Park Center [16]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 November 7–8, 2019 Sunriver, Oregon Great Hall (Sunriver Resort) [17]

Hollywood Week

Hollywood Week was filmed December 2–5, 2019, at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[18] There were several changes this season. Instead of the usual concepts of Hollywood Week with Lines of Ten, Group Rounds, and Solo Round, this season the 167 contestants faced the Genre Challenge. The contestants chose from genres given, Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, Country, and Singer-Songwriter, and picked a song and were assessed amongst their group. After all performed, the judges brought the contestants to stage, similar to Lines of Ten, and made their decision. The Group Round was replaced with a Duet Round, in which the remaining contestants picked a duet partner and their song from a list provided. They were given twelve hours to rehearse including a session with a vocal coach, and later, a stage rehearsal. The judges decided if one, both, or neither moved to the Solo Round for which the remaining contestants performed with a backing band. The Top 40 were flown to Hawaii for a Showcase round to determine the Top 20 advancing to the live shows.

Showcase Round

The Showcase Round aired on March 29 and April 5, featuring the top forty performing for the judges and a live audience at Aulani resort in Kapolei, Hawaii. The following day, the judges narrowed the number of contestants down to twenty in the Final Judgment. The following is a list of the contestants who performed, the song they performed at the Showcase, and if they advanced or not. Grace and Lauren will be determined by a vote.

Color key:

       Male contestant  
       Female contestant
       Contestant was chosen by the judges to move on to the Top 20
       Contestant was eliminated
Order Contestant[19] Age Hometown[20] Audition city Song[20] Result
1 Nick Merico 24 Woodland Hills, California Los Angeles, California "When I Was Your Man" Advanced
2 Makayla Brownlee 17 Wellington, Kansas Sunriver, Oregon "More Hearts Than Mine" Eliminated
3 Dewayne Crocker Jr. 23 Pensacola, Florida Sunriver, Oregon "Old Town Road" Advanced
4 Camryn Leigh Smith 16 Acworth, Georgia Savannah, Georgia "Break Every Chain" Eliminated
5 Devon Alexander 23 Sonora, California Los Angeles, California "Tell Me You Love Me" Eliminated
6 Jordan Jones 26 Scottsdale, Arizona Los Angeles, California "Redbone" Eliminated
7 Geena Fontanella 27 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California "Finesse" Eliminated
8 Louis Knight 19 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington D.C. "Castle on the Hill" Advanced
9 Francisco Martin 19 San Francisco, California Sunriver, Oregon "Falling" Advanced
10 Jovin Webb 29 Gonzales, Louisiana Sunriver, Oregon "You Are the Best Thing" Advanced
11 Faith Becnel 20 Destrehan, Louisiana Sunriver, Oregon "Ain't Nobody" Advanced
12 Amber Fiedler 23 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Sunriver, Oregon "Good Kisser" Eliminated
13 Just Sam 21 Harlem, New York Washington, D.C. "Como la Flor" Advanced
14 Jonny West 23 Murrieta, California Los Angeles, California "You Found Me" Advanced
15 Dillon James 26 Bakersfield, California Los Angeles, California "The Times They Are a-Changin'" Advanced
16 Genavieve Linkowski 20 Goodrich, Michigan Milwaukee, Wisconsin "You Say" Eliminated
17 Franklin Boone 27 Durham, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Daughters" Advanced
18 Julia Gargano 21 Staten Island, New York Washington, D.C. "Glitter in the Air" Advanced
19 Aliana Jester 18 Tampa, Florida Savannah, Georgia "This is Me" Advanced
20 Sophia Wackerman 20 Long Beach, California Los Angeles, California "Levels" Advanced
21 Robert Taylor 21 Donaldsonville, Louisiana Sunriver, Oregon "Take Me to the Pilot" Eliminated
22 Kimmy Gabriela 17 Lakeland, Florida Savannah, Georgia "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" Advanced
23 Shannon Gibbons 20 Bellport, New York Savannah, Georgia "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Eliminated
24 Cyniah Elise 17 Atlanta, Georgia Savannah, Georgia "Lady Marmalade" Advanced
25 Makayla Phillips 17 Temecula, California Los Angeles, California "Sorry Not Sorry" Advanced
26 Lauren Spencer-Smith 16 Vancouver Island Sunriver, Oregon "Respect" Advanced
27 Olivia Ximines 16 Menifee, California Los Angeles, California "Proud Mary" Advanced
28 Arthur Gunn 21 Wichita, Kansas Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Is This Love" Advanced
29 Demi Rae 26 San Jose, California Sunriver, Oregon "Lonely" Eliminated
30 Grace Leer 27 Nashville, Tennessee Milwaukee, Wisconsin "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" TBA
31 Lauren Mascitti 27 Nashville, Tennessee Savannah, Georgia "Two More Bottles of Wine" TBA
32 Grace Lundy 18 Lincoln, Nebraska ? "Bruises" Eliminated
33 Travis Finlay 25 Miramar, Florida ? "That's What I Like"[21] Eliminated
34 Natalie Jane 15 Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Washington, D.C. "Cool" Eliminated
35 Bilaal Avaz 19 North Haven, Connecticut Washington, D.C. "?" Eliminated
36 Jeb VonderBruegge 18 Long Beach, Mississippi ? "Sex on Fire" Eliminated
37 Amelia Joyce 23 Phoenix, Arizona Los Angeles, California "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Eliminated
38 Perrin York 22 Denver, Colorado ? "Electric Feel" Eliminated
39 Elyjuh Rene 24 Long Beach, California ? "Best Part" Eliminated
40 Cameron Havens 20 Haslet, Texas ? "Whipping Post" Eliminated

Contestants who appeared on other seasons/shows

  • Makayla Phillips was a semi-finalist on America's Got Talent season 13 where she also received golden buzzer from Heidi Klum during the auditions.
  • DeWayne Crocker appeared on BET's Sunday Best.
  • Grace Leer appeared on American Juniors and got to the Top 20 but didn't advance.[22]
  • Margie Mays and Nick Merico were returnees from last season of Idol, where Margie was eliminated in Top 40 while Nick decided not to attend Hollywood Week due to family issues although he received a golden ticket in auditions.
  • Genevieve Linkowski was a contestant from American Idol (season 16) where she eliminated in Hollywood Week.
  • Robert Taylor (as Rob Taylor) was a Top 10 finalist on The Voice (American TV series) season 8.
  • Elyjuh René was a semifinalist on The Voice where he was eliminated during Live Playoffs in season 7.
  • Travis Finlay auditioned on fourteenth season of Idol.
  • Jonathan Bach was an artist on the tenth season of The Voice, joined Team Pharrell and eliminated during Battle Round.
  • Kayla Ember appeared on The Four on FOX. She did not make it past the initial televised audition, but received positive feedback from judge Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of American Idol season 18
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Auditions, Part 1" February 16, 2020 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 1.5/7 8.08 0.4 1.86 1.9 9.94[23]
2 "Auditions, Part 2" February 23, 2020 1.4/7 7.50 0.4 1.65 1.8 9.15[24]
3 "Auditions, Part 3" March 1, 2020 1.3/6 7.00 0.4 1.66 1.7 8.66[25]
4 "Auditions, Part 4" March 8, 2020 1.3/6 7.26 0.4 1.56 1.7 8.82[26]
5 "Auditions, Part 5" March 15, 2020 1.3/6 7.47 0.4 1.59 1.7 9.07[27]
6 "Hollywood Week – Genre Challenge" March 16, 2020 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.2/6 6.30 0.4 1.95 1.6 8.25[28]
7 "Hollywood Week – Duets" March 22, 2020 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 1.4/7 7.70 0.4 1.69 1.8 9.39[29]
8 "Hollywood Week – Solos" March 23, 2020 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.4/7 7.02 0.4 1.80 1.8 8.82[30]
9 "Hawaii Showcase and Final Judgment, Part 1" March 29, 2020 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 1.3/6 7.33 0.4 1.68 1.7 9.00[31]
10 "Hawaii Showcase and Final Judgment, Part 2" April 5, 2020 1.2/6 6.90 TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "This Is Me, Part 1" April 12, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "This Is Me, Part 2" April 19, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "Top 20 Sing For America" April 26, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

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