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{{Infobox reality music competition
|series = American Idol
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|season = 11
|first_aired = January 18, 2012
|last_aired = present
|judges = [[Randy Jackson]]<br/>[[Jennifer Lopez]]<br/>[[Steven Tyler]]
|host = [[Ryan Seacrest]]
|broadcaster = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|finalsvenue = [[Nokia Theatre L.A. Live|Nokia Theatre Los Angeles]]
|winner-name =
|winner-origin =
|winner-genre =
|winner-song =
|runner-name =
|last = American Idol (season 10)
|next = American Idol (season 12)
|year = 2012
}}
The '''eleventh season of ''[[American Idol]]''''' premiered on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on January 18, 2012. The show airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/01/fox-finally-announces-mid-season-schedule-touch-alcatraz-will-share-mondays-at-9pm/112406/?utm_campaign=WP%3ETwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter |title=Fox (Finally) Announces Mid-Season Schedule: ‘Touch’ & ‘Alcatraz’ Will Share Mondays at 9pm - Ratings &#124; TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |date=2011-12-01 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref> [[Ryan Seacrest]] returns as host,<ref>{{cite web|author=(Screenshot: NBC) |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/05/18/ryan-seacrest-confirms-he-will-return-to-host-idol-in-2012-on-leno-video/ |title=Confirms He Will Return To Host ‘Idol’ in 2012 on ‘Leno’ [VIDEO&#93; &#124; Ryan Seacrest - The official entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality! |publisher=Ryan Seacrest |date=2011-05-18 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref> while [[Randy Jackson]], [[Steven Tyler]]<ref name="E!">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b249906_theyre_back_two_american_idol_judges.html |title=They're Back! Two American Idol Judges Sign On to Return—So Who's the Lone Holdout? |publisher=E! Online |date=2011-06-29 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref> and [[Jennifer Lopez]] all return as judges. [[Interscope Records]] Chairman [[Jimmy Iovine]], a songwriter and producer, also returns as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. No other major changes in the judging panel were planned this season.<ref>[http://www.aoltv.com/2011/11/25/nigel-lythgoe-talks-american-idol-season-11-promo-video/ Nigel Lythgoe Says No Big Changes Planned for 'American Idol' (VIDEO)]</ref> This season will follow the same format as season 10, although a new title screen and logo has been created, with a different font.

==Selection process==
===Auditions===
Auditions took place in the following cities:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/5020 |title=Season 11 Auditions - Show and Alumni News |publisher=American Idol |date=2011-05-12 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc;"
! Episode air date
! Audition city
! Date
! Venue
! Callback date
! Callback venue
! Golden tickets
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
| January 18, 2012
| [[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
| July 22, 2011
| [[North Charleston Coliseum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/charleston/ |title=Charleston - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| August 17-18, 2011
| Hyatt Regency, [[Savannah, Georgia]]<ref>{{cite web|author=by |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/american-idol-blog/2011/08/17/okay-now-its-official-christina-aguilera-back-on-idol/?cxntlid=thbz_hm |title=Okay, now it’s official: Christina Aguilera back on ‘Idol’ |publisher=Blogs.ajc.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mafera |first=Cate |url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-08-18/ryan-seacrest-american-idol-land-savannah |title=Ryan Seacrest, 'American Idol' land in Savannah |publisher=Savannahnow.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 42
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
| January 19, 2012
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| July 15, 2011
| [[Heinz Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/pittsburgh/ |title=Pittsburgh - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| September 28-29, 2011
| [[David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]<ref>http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/09/29/“american-idol”-back-in-pittsburgh/</ref>
| 38
|- style="text-align:Center; background:#FAF6F6;"
|January 22, 2012
| [[San Diego, California]]
| July 8, 2011
| [[Petco Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/san_diego/ |title=San Diego - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| October 9-10, 2011
| [[USS Midway (CV-41)|USS ''Midway'' Aircraft Carrier]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/good_day_la/american-idol-san-diego-auditions-20111010 |title=American Idol: San Diego Auditions |publisher=Myfoxla.com |date=2011-10-10 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 53
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
|January 25, 2012
| [[Denver, Colorado]]
| July 29, 2011
| [[Invesco Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/denver/ |title=Denver - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| October 5-6, 2011<ref name=Aspen>{{cite news|title="American Idol" coming to Aspen|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18994774|accessdate=September 28, 2011|newspaper=The Aspen Times, reprinted in The Denver Post|date=September 28, 2011|author=Janet Urquhart}}</ref>
| Doerr-Hosier Center, [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20111007/NEWS/111009872/1077&ParentProfile=1058 |title=Wannabe stars align for 'American Idol' in Aspen |publisher=Aspentimes.com |date=2011-10-07 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 31
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
|January 26, 2012
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| August 26, 2011
| [[Reliant Arena]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/houston/ |title=Houston - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| August 30-31, 2011
| Galveston Island Convention Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/tubular/2011/08/idol-judges-hope-female-talent-shines-in-texas/ |title=Idol judges hope female talent shines in Texas |publisher=Blog.chron.com |date=2011-08-30 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 55
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
| February 1, 2012
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| July 2, 2011
| [[Rose Garden (arena)|Rose Garden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/portland/ |title=Portland - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| October 1-2, 2011
| Red Lion Hotel<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Becker/FOX |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/10/american_icol.html |title='American Idol' comes to Portland: Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest talk about local auditions |publisher=Oregonlive.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 45
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
| February 2, 2012
| [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| June 28, 2011
| [[Scottrade Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/st_louis/ |title=St. Louis - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| September 2-3, 2011
| Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_994dbd5c-ca62-543d-9821-644b9e42ee4f.html |title='American Idol' returns for audition Round 2 |publisher=Stltoday.com |date=2011-09-03 |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| 46
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
| — {{ref|a|a}}
| [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| September 22, 2011
| [[IZOD Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_11/east_rutherford/ |title=East Rutherford - Season 11 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref>
| September 24-25, 2011<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/dizzyfeet/status/117792467893485568 Nigel Lythgoe Twitter]</ref>
| —
| —
|- style="background:#FAF6F6;"
! colspan="6"|Total number of tickets to Hollywood
! 310
|-
|}

[[File:AmericanIdolPetcoParkByPhilKonstantin.jpg|300px|thumb|A helicopter view of American Idol auditions at Petco Park, San Diego, July 8, 2011]]
* <small>{{note|a|Note a}}The New Jersey audition episode was not aired due to scheduling changes.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-auditions-end-this-week-schedule-change.htm |title=American Idol Auditions End This Week? (Schedule Change!) |date=2012-02-01}}</ref>
The New Jersey audition was a late addition to the schedule,<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/08/29/american-idol-to-hold-auditions-in-east-rutherford-new-jersey-thursday-september-22-482203/20110829fox01/ American Idol" to Hold Auditions in East Rutherford, New Jersey Thursday, September 22]</ref> the audition was held although the attendance was reportedly low.<ref>[http://www.bergen.com/Idol_Craze_Hundreds_at_Izod_Center_for_American_Idol_auditions.html Idol Craze: Hundreds at Izod Center for 'American Idol' auditions]</ref> However, the audition episode was not shown, the first time that a scheduled audition that had taken place was not shown. Contestants known to have auditioned in New Jersey were listed as having auditioned elsewhere on the official ''American Idol'' website, for example [[So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(season_7)#Top_11_finalists|Alex Wong]] who auditioned in New Jersey has San Diego listed as his audition city on the official website.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/dizzyfeet/status/117686192203501568 Nigel Lythgoe twitter]</ref><ref>[http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_11/road_to_hollywood/alex_wong/ Americanidol.com Alex Wong]</ref>

===Hollywood week===
The Hollywood rounds of auditions were held at the [[Pasadena Civic Auditorium]] starting December 12, 2011.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/dizzyfeet/status/146386919830462464 Nigel Lythogoe Tweet]</ref> There were 309 contestants at the start of Hollywood Week. The contestants performed solo for the first round, and 185 survived after this round. Amongst those cut included actor comedian [[Jim Carrey]]'s daughter, Jane Carrey.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57373793-10391698/american-idol-jim-carreys-daughter-out-and-then-disaster/ "American Idol": Jim Carrey's daughter out, and then disaster]</ref> Another contestant, Symone Black, collapsed and fell off on stage, but was eliminated during the next round. During the group round, a number of contestants became ill; some of whom collapsed in the auditorium. 98 contestants survived the group round, and proceeded on to the next solo round where they performed accompanied by a band or instrument. The contestants were then separated into four rooms, with one room of contestants being eliminated; the other rooms of contestants advanced in the competition. The remaining 70 contestants made it through to the Las Vegas round.

===Vegas rounds===
After the Hollywood rounds, the contestants went to Las Vegas for a challenge round where they performed traditional late 1950s song in groups with Elvis Presley "Viva, Elvis!" show as the backdrop.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/tca-american-idol-judges-bash-competition-279533 TCA: 'American Idol' Judges, Producers Bash the Competition]</ref> This was then followed by a solo Sing-For-Your-Life round as in Season 10. The 42 contestants who made it thus far performed solo accompanied by an instrument at the stage for [[Le Rêve (show)|Le Rêve]] at the [[Wynn Las Vegas]].

==Semi-finalists==
After the 42 remaining contestants sang their last solo at the [[Wynn Las Vegas]] hotel, they were called one by one to hear the final judgement. The first 14 semi-finalists were announced on the February 22 episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com//fragments/promos/27 |title=Top 24 Revealed |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> The other 10 contestants were announced on the February 23 episode.

At the end of the episode revealing the top twenty-four, it was announced that the judges planned to add one more male semifinalist, resulting in a top thirteen boys. The four possibilities were Jermaine Jones, Richie Law, Johnny Keyser and David Leathers Jr. After the other twelve performances on February 28, it was announced that Jermaine Jones was the thirteenth male semi-finalist.

The following is a list of semi-finalists who '''failed''' to reach the finals:

{{ref improve section|date=February 2012}}
{|
|
;Females
{| border="8" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0em 0em 0em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Contestant !! width="2"|Age !! Date of Birth !! Hometown !! Audition Location
|-
| Baylie Brown || 22 || January 6, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/bayliebrown/status/155291813031325697 |title=Baylie Brown Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> || [[Krum, Texas]] || Houston, Texas
|-
| Hallie Day || 24 || April 6, 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/HDayAI11/status/173452170593705984 |title=Hallie Day Birthday |date=2012-02-25}}</ref> || [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Jen Hirsh || 25 || June 25, 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/JenHirsh/status/84706865329610754 |title=Jen Hirsh Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> || [[Agoura Hills, California]] || Houston, Texas
|-
| Haley Johnsen || 23 || January 3, 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/HJohnsenAI11/status/173484291634892800 |title=Haley Johnsen Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> || [[Beaverton, Oregon]] || Portland, Oregon
|-
| Chelsea Sorrell || 23 || June 30, 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ChelseaSorrell/status/86487354742812672 |title=Chelsea Sorrell Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> || [[Stokesdale, North Carolina]] || Charleston, South Carolina
|-
| Brielle Von Hugel || 17 || May 4, 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ChelsRocks07/status/173456678338039808 |title=Brielle Von Hugel Birthday |date=2012-02-25}}</ref> || [[Staten Island, New York]] || Rutherford, New Jersey
|}

|
;Males
{| border="8" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0em 0em 0em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Contestant !! width="2"|Age !! Date of Birth !! Hometown !! Audition Location
|-
| Adam Brock || 27 || May 29, 1984 || [[Washington, Pennsylvania]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Creighton Fraker || 28 || May 12, 1983 || [[Queens, New York]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Eben Franckewitz || 15 || June 13, 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/FranckewitzAI11/status/173283734546690048 |title=Eben Franckewitz Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref> || [[Loveland, Ohio]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Reed Grimm|| 26 || April 12, 1985 || [[Ellsworth, Wisconsin]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Chase Likens || 21 || February 15, 1991 || [[Point Pleasant, West Virginia]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| Aaron Marcellus || 27 || July 25, 1984 || [[Atlanta, Georgia]] || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
|}
|}

==Semi-finals==
The semi-finals round started on February 28. 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-five semifinalists, twelve females and thirteen males because the judges decided to add one more male semifinalist, resulting in a top thirteen boys. 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===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Contestant
! style="width:300px;" scope="col"| Song <small>(original artist)
! scope="col"| Result
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 1
| scope="row" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"|Reed Grimm
| "[[Moves Like Jagger]]" <small>([[Maroon 5]] ft. [[Christina Aguilera]])</small>
| Wild Card
|-
| 2
| scope="row" |Adam Brock
| "[[Think (Aretha Franklin song)|Think]]" <small>([[Aretha Franklin]])
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 3
| scope="row"style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" |[[Deandre Brackensick]]
| "[[Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Reasons]]" <small>([[Earth, Wind & Fire]])
| Wild Card
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 4
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" |'''[[Colton Dixon]]'''
| "[[Decode (song)|Decode]]" <small>([[Paramore]])
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 5
| scope="row" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" |[[Jeremy Rosado]]
| "[[Gravity (Sara Bareilles song)|Gravity]]" <small>([[Sara Bareilles]])
| Wild Card
|-
| 6
| scope="row" |Aaron Marcellus
| "[[Never Can Say Goodbye]]" <small>([[The Jackson 5]])
| Eliminated
|-
| 7
| scope="row" |Chase Likens
| "[[Storm Warning (song)|Storm Warning]]" <small>([[Hunter Hayes]])
| Eliminated
|-
| 8
| scope="row" |Creighton Fraker
| "[[True Colors (song)|True Colors]]" <small>([[Cyndi Lauper]])
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 9
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" |'''[[Phillip Phillips]]'''
| "[[In the Air Tonight]]" <small>([[Phil Collins]])
| '''Advanced'''
|-
| 10
| scope="row" |Eben Franckewitz
| "[[Set Fire to the Rain]]" <small>([[Adele (singer)|Adele]])
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 11
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" |'''[[Heejun Han]]'''
| "[[Angels (Robbie Williams song)|Angels]]" <small>([[Robbie Williams]])
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 12
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"|'''[[Joshua Ledet]]'''
| "[[Jennifer Hudson (album)|You Pulled Me Through]]" <small>([[Jennifer Hudson]])
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 13
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" |'''[[Jermaine Jones (singer)|Jermaine Jones]]'''
| "[[Dance with My Father (song)|Dance with My Father]]" <small>([[Luther Vandross]])
| '''Advanced'''
|}

===Females===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Contestant
! style="width:300px;" scope="col"| Song <small>(original artist)
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| 1
| scope="row" |Chelsea Sorrell
| "[[Cowboy Casanova]]" <small>([[Carrie Underwood]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2
| scope="row" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"|[[Erika Van Pelt]]
| "[[What About Love]]" <small>([[Toronto (band)|Toronto]])</small>
| Wild Card
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 3
| scope="row" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"|Jen Hirsh
| "[[21 (Adele album)|One and Only]]" <small>([[Adele (singer)|Adele]])</small>
| Wild Card
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 4
| scope="row" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"|Brielle Von Hugel
| "[[(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay]]" <small>([[Otis Redding]])</small>
| Wild Card
|-
| 5
| scope="row" |Hallie Day
| "[[Feeling Good]]" <small>([[Cy Grant]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 6
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"|'''[[Skylar Laine]]'''
| "[[Stay with Me (Faces song)|Stay with Me]]" <small>([[Faces (band)|Faces]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|-
| 7
| scope="row" |Baylie Brown
| "[[Amazed]]" <small>([[Lonestar]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 8
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"|'''[[Hollie Cavanagh]]'''
| "[[Reflection (song)|Reflection]]" <small>([[Christina Aguilera]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|-
| 9
| scope="row" |Haley Johnsen
| "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" <small>([[Eurythmics]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 10
| scope="row" |'''[[Shannon Magrane]]'''
| "[[Kathy Troccoli|Go Light Your World]]" <small>([[Kathy Troccoli]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 11
| scope="row" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"|'''[[Jessica Sanchez]]'''
| "[[Love You I Do]]" <small>([[Jennifer Hudson]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 12
| scope="row" |'''[[Elise Testone]]'''
|"One and Only" <small>(Adele)</small> <!-- Linking the song One and Only and the original artist Adele is NOT needed as it has already been linked in this table. -->
| '''Advanced'''
|}

===Wild Card round===
Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, March 1, six of the remaining 15 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. The Wild Card round immediately began, following the announcement of the ten finalists. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges then selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Song <small>(original artist)
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| 1
| scope="row" |Jen Hirsh
| "[[Oh! Darling]]" <small>([[The Beatles]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 2
| scope="row" |'''Jeremy Rosado'''
| "[[Carnival Ride|I Know You Won't]]" <small>([[Carrie Underwood]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|-
| 3
| scope="row" | Brielle Von Hugel
| "[[Someone Like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]" <small>([[Adele (singer)|Adele]])</small>
| Eliminated
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 4
| scope="row" | '''Deandre Brackensick'''
| "[[Georgia on My Mind]]" <small>([[Hoagy Carmichael]] and His Orchestra)</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 5
| scope="row" | '''Erika Van Pelt'''
| "[[The Edge of Glory]]" <small>([[Lady Gaga]])</small>
| '''Advanced'''
|-
| 6
| scope="row" |Reed Grimm
| "[[Use Me (song)|Use Me]]" <small>([[Bill Withers]])</small>
| Eliminated
|}

==Finalists==
{{ref improve section|date=March 2012}}
* '''[[Deandre Brackensick]]''' (born October 21, 1994) is from [[San Jose, California]], and is 17 years old. He auditioned in San Diego, California. He originally auditioned for ''American Idol'' [[American Idol (season 10)|season 10]], but he was cut in the green mile round. He is an active participant in [[Oak Grove High School]]'s Theater Arts program and is the president of the school's Polynesian Club.

* '''[[Hollie Cavanagh]]''' (born July 5, 1993) is from [[McKinney, Texas]], and is 18 years old. She was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]], [[England]] to Lorraine and Peter Cavanagh and hailed from the Liverpudlian suburb [[Allerton]], in England, and moved to the United States in 2002. She originally auditioned for season 10, but she was cut in the green mile round and was told by Jennifer Lopez that she thinks that she can win the whole thing next time by practicing and improving her singing. Months later she got a second chance for season 11 and auditioned in Houston, Texas, but she was not given a lot of screen time compared to her screen time in season 10. She was only shown in the green mile round with fellow American Idol contestants, Shelby Tweten and Ariel Sprague. She sang "Change" by ''American Idol'' season 4 contestant [[Carrie Underwood]] in Sing for Your Life and was given nice feedback by the judges.

* '''[[Colton Dixon]]''' (born October 19, 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/maddiehartsJBCB/status/172749702553546753 |title=Colton Dixon Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref>) is from [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]], and is 20 years old. He auditioned in North Charleston, South Carolina with his younger sister, Schyler, who was cut in the Las Vegas round. He originally auditioned for season 10 along with Schyler in the Nashville, Tennessee, auditions, but she was cut in the Las Vegas round and then he was cut in the green mile round. Dixon returned in season 11, however he did not plan to audition, initially planning to merely accompany his sister Schyler to her audition. The judges implored Dixon to audition as well, where he sang [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]'s "[[Permanent (song)|Permanent]]". In Las Vegas, Schyler was cut again, which brought him to tears. He performed The "5" Royales' "Dedicated to the One I Love" with Chase Likens, Cari Quoyeser and Skylar Laine. For his final solo he performed Coldplay' song "Fix You", and he dedicated to his sister, Shyler, who was eliminated.

* '''[[Heejun Han]]''' (born April 20, 1989) was born in [[Anyang, Gyeonggi]], [[South Korea]]. He is from [[Flushing, New York]], and is 22 years old. He and his family migrated to [[Queens, New York]] when he was a child and then moved to Flushing, Queens, New York during his teenage years. Before ''American Idol'', he was a non-profit organizer, working with children with special needs. He has spoken of suffering from emotional depression and credited the children that he worked with for helping him to recover from his illness. He has also said that the children motivated him to audition for ''American Idol''. He auditioned in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the song "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Laura Branigan. His audition brought Jennifer Lopez to tears, and Steven Tyler stated "I think you are really great. I think you could be the American Idol". He is the first Korean American to make the finals on ''American Idol''.

* '''[[Skylar Laine]]''' (born February 1, 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qxfDHFU2s&t=42s |title=Skylar Laine Birthday |date=2012-02-23}}</ref>) is from [[Brandon, Mississippi]], and is 18 years old. She is the second finalist to hail from Mississippi, with the previous one being [[Jasmine Murray]] from [[American Idol (season 8)|season 8]]. She auditioned in Houston, Texas, singing "[[Hell on Heels]]" by [[Pistol Annies]]. Her musical influences include [[George Jones]], [[Waylon Jennings]], and [[Miranda Lambert]]. After the competition, she plans to move to [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

* '''[[Joshua Ledet]]''' (born April 9, 1992) is from [[Westlake, Louisiana]], and is 19 years old. He writes songs and lyrics for and attends the House of Prayer Holiness Church. He auditioned in Houston, Texas. He originally auditioned for ''American Idol'' [[American Idol (season 10)|season 10]], but he did not make it past the audition stage. He was dubbed "Mantasia" (as being the male version of ''American Idol'' season 3 contestant Fantasia Barrino) during the semi-finals. His musical influences are [[Whitney Houston]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Fantasia Barrino]], [[James Brown]], [[Luther Vandross]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Elton John]].

* '''[[Phillip Phillips]]''' (born September 20, 1990) is from [[Leesburg, Georgia]], and is 21 years old. He attended [[Lee County High School]]. He graduated [[Albany Technical College]], but had to miss the graduation ceremony due to being on ''American Idol''. He auditioned in North Charleston, South Carolina, by singing "Superstition" by [[Stevie Wonder]]. The judges then asked him to audition with his guitar where he performed [[Michael Jackson]]'s "Thriller." Many people have compared his vocal style similar to [[Dave Matthews]] who he also has an influence on.

* '''[[Jessica Sanchez]]''' (born August 4, 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Tess972/status/109103703998480384 |title=Jessica Sanchez Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref>) is a Filipino-Mexican-American <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ambromode.com |title= Jessica Sanchez, Filipino-Mexican at American Idol 11}}</ref> from [[San Diego, California]], and is 16 years old. She was born in [[Chula Vista, California]]. Her father Gilbert Sanchez is a Mexican-American [[U.S. Navy]] veteran and originally from Texas and fought in the [[War in Iraq]]. Her mother Editha Sanchez is Filipina and originally from [[Bataan]] province in the [[Philippines]]. Sanchez auditioned in San Diego, California. Before ''Idol'', she was first known for her appearance on the [[America's Got Talent (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' where she was brought back by judge [[Brandy (singer)|Brandy]] during the show's wildcard round. Sanchez also participated in the YouTube edition of "[[We Are the World]]" along with 56 other YouTube artists, including ''American Idol'' [[American Idol (season 10)|season 10]] finalist [[Thia Megia]].

* '''[[Elise Testone]]''' (born July 29, 1983) is from [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina]], and is 28 years old. She auditioned in North Charleston, South Carolina, with the song "Get It While You Can" by [[Janis Joplin]]. Prior to ''Idol'', she was a voice instructor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and she performed regularly, either solo or with one of several bands, in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. In 2011, her band, the Freeloaders, won the Funk/Soul/R&B Artist of the Year award in the [[Charleston City Paper]]’s Music issue. Testone received additional recognition from the Charleston City Paper in 2011, winning the staff pick for Best Tribute for Elise Testone’s James Brown Dance Party. She has performed as an opening act for various other artists, including [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Nappy Roots]], [[Seven Mary Three]], and [[Kevin Costner]]’s band, [[Modern West]].

* '''[[Erika Van Pelt]]''' (born December 12, 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/EVanPeltAI11/status/173483375821201408 |title=Erika Van Pelt Birthday |date=2012-02-22}}</ref>) is from [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island]], and is 26 years old. She auditioned in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by [[The Shirelles]]. She draws her influences anywhere from [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Joss Stone]], [[Jill Scott]], and [[Kim Burrell]]. She has a passion for rhythm and blues, soul, country, jazz, rock and classical. She was eliminated on March 22, 2012 and came in 10th place.

* '''[[Shannon Magrane]]''' (born October 21, 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/SMagraneAI11/status/173135193346019328 |title=Shannon Magrane Birthday |date=2012-02-25}}</ref>) is from [[Tampa, Florida]], and is 16 years old. She is the daughter of [[Tampa Bay Rays]] broadcaster and former [[St. Louis Cardinals]] pitcher [[Joe Magrane]]. She auditioned in North Charleston, South Carolina, with the song "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by [[Etta James]]. She was eliminated on March 15, 2012 and came in 11th place.

* '''[[Jermaine Jones (singer)|Jermaine Jones]]''' (born November 3, 1986), born to Katrice Cornett, is from [[Pine Hill, New Jersey]], and is 25 years old. He auditioned in Portland, Oregon. He attended [[Overbrook High School]]. Before ''Idol'', he worked as a vocal instructor at Highest Praise Performing Arts Center. In Las Vegas, he performed "[[Make it Easy on Yourself]]" with Richie Law and the judges advanced both to the green mile round, but Richie Law was cut in that round. He was not originally chosen for the semi-finals, but he was called back after the top 24 selection filming, making him the 25th semi-finalist and thirteenth male semi-finalist. Standing 6 feet 8 and a half inches tall, he has been dubbed on the show as "The Gentle Giant." On March 13, 2012, he was kicked off the show due to a hidden criminal past. He is the second ''American Idol'' contestant to be disqualified during the finals, after the same thing happened to [[Corey Clark]] in the [[American Idol (season 2)|second season]].

* '''[[Jeremy Rosado]]''' (born March 24, 1992) is from [[Valrico, Florida]], and is 19 years old. Rosado previously auditioned for ''American Idol'' four times. He was eliminated on March 8, 2012 and came in 13th place. He is the fourth wild card finalist and first male one to be the eliminated first in the finals, with his female predecessors being Leah LaBelle ([[American Idol (season 3)|season 3]]), [[Jasmine Murray]] ([[American Idol (season 8)|season 8]]), and [[Ashthon Jones]] ([[American Idol (season 10)|season 10]]). His musical influences are [[Francesca Battistelli]], [[Kirk Franklin]], and [[Israel Houghton]].

==Finals==
In this season, maintaining the previous season's format, there are originally 12 weeks (later reduced to 11 weeks after [[Jermaine Jones (singer)|Jermaine Jones]] got disqualified) of the finals and 13 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week, with the exception of Top 12 week whereby two finalists were eliminated as Jermaine Jones was disqualified from the competition and [[Shannon Magrane]] receiving the lowest number of votes for that week. [[American Idol (season 10)|Previous season's]] winner [[Scotty McCreery]] recorded the [[Tim McGraw]] song "[[Please Remember Me]]" as the send-off song played when a contestant is eliminated.

===Top 13 – [[Whitney Houston]] & [[Stevie Wonder]]===

*Mentor: [[Mary J. Blige]]

On March 7, 2012, the women performed Whitney Houston songs and the men performed Stevie Wonder songs. Ryan Seacrest stated that it will be a competition between the male and female contestants. As a result, the bottom 3 of each gender, as well as the male and female contestant who received the lowest number of votes amongst their gender, were announced the next night, and the judges chose who will go home. Between Jeremy Rosado and Elise Testone, each of whom received the lowest number of votes for their respective gender groups, the judges chose to eliminate Rosado from the competition.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|- bgcolor="f2f2f2"
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Song <small>(original artist if applicable)</small>
! scope="col"| Result
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 1
| scope="row" | Joshua Ledet
| "[[I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)|I Wish]]"
| Bottom 3 (M)
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2
| scope="row" | Elise Testone
| "[[I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)|I'm Your Baby Tonight]]"
| Saved<!-- Please do not change to other status except for "Saved" as it has come to a consensus that Elise Testone was SAVED by the judges before the return of the regular Judges' save -->
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 3
| scope="row" | Jermaine Jones
| "[[Songs in the Key of Life|Knocks Me Off My Feet]]"
| Bottom 3 (M)
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 4
| scope="row" | Erika Van Pelt
| "[[I Believe in You and Me]]" <small>([[Four Tops]])
| Bottom 3 (F)
|-
| 5
| scope="row" | Colton Dixon
| "[[Lately (Stevie Wonder song)|Lately]]"
| Safe
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 6
| scope="row" | Shannon Magrane
| "[[I Have Nothing]]"
| Bottom 3 (F)
|-
| 7
| scope="row" | Deandre Brackensick
| "[[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]"
| Safe
|-
| 8
| scope="row" | Skylar Laine
| "[[Where Do Broken Hearts Go]]"
| Safe
|-
| 9
| scope="row" | Heejun Han
| "[[Innervisions|All in Love Is Fair]]"
| Safe
|-
| 10
| scope="row" | Hollie Cavanagh
| "[[All the Man That I Need]]" <small>([[Linda Clifford]]) <!-- The song was first recorded by Linda Clifford in 1982, for her album I'll Keep on Loving You. -->
| Safe
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 11
| scope="row" | '''Jeremy Rosado'''
| "[[Ribbon in the Sky]]"
| '''Eliminated'''
|-
| 12
| scope="row" | Jessica Sanchez
| "[[I Will Always Love You]]" <small>([[Dolly Parton]]) <!-- This song is ORIGINALLY by Dolly Parton, which later covered by Whitney Houston. -->
| Safe
|-
| 13
| scope="row" | Phillip Phillips
| "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]"
| Safe
|-
|}
* '''Group performance''': "[[As (song)|As]]" (Stevie Wonder)

===Top 11 – Year They Were Born===

*Mentor: [[will.i.am]]

Due to a hidden criminal past, Jermaine Jones was disqualified prior to the Wednesday performance show.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/03/jermaine-jones-disqualified-american-idol/1#.T2LJebSo8X4 Jermaine Jones disqualified from 'American Idol']</ref> Footage of executive producers [[Nigel Lythgoe]] and [[Ken Warwick]] confronting Jones was shown in what would have been his performance slot, in between Van Pelt's and Laine's performances.<ref>[http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/14/american-idol-jermaine-jones-nigel-lythgoe-disqualified/ 'American Idol': Jermaine Jones disqualification captured on tape. What are the chances?!]</ref> A clip of his rehearsal, singing "[[Somewhere Out There (James Horner song)|Somewhere Out There]]", was shown after his removal from the competition. Voting continued as scheduled with the remaining 11 contestants, following the procedure of the [[American Idol (season 2)|season 2]] disqualification of [[Corey Clark]].
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Song <small>(original artist)</small>
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Result
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| 1
| scope="row" | Phillip Phillips
| "[[Hard to Handle (song)|Hard to Handle]]" <small>([[Otis Redding]])
| 1990
| Safe
|-
| 2
| scope="row" | Jessica Sanchez
| "[[Turn the Beat Around]]" <small>([[Vicki Sue Robinson]])
| 1995
| Safe
|-
| 3
| scope="row" | Heejun Han
| "[[Right Here Waiting]]" <small>([[Richard Marx]])
| 1989
| Safe
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 4
| scope="row" | Elise Testone
| "[[Let's Stay Together (song)|Let's Stay Together]]" <small>([[Al Green]])
| 1983
| Bottom 3
|-
| 5
| scope="row" | Deandre Brackensick
| "[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]" <small>([[Lionel Richie]] & [[Diana Ross]])
| 1994
| Safe
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 6
| scope="row" | '''Shannon Magrane'''
| "[[One Sweet Day]]" <small>([[Mariah Carey]] & [[Boyz II Men]])
| 1995
| '''Eliminated'''
|-
| 7
| scope="row" | Colton Dixon
| "[[Broken Heart (White Lion song)|Broken Heart]]" <small>([[White Lion]])
| 1991
| Safe
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 8
| scope="row" | Erika Van Pelt
| "[[Heaven (Bryan Adams song)|Heaven]]" <small>([[Bryan Adams]])
| 1985
| Bottom 3
|-
| 9
| scope="row" | Skylar Laine
| "[[Longing in Their Hearts|Love Sneakin' Up on You]]" <small>([[Bonnie Raitt]])
| 1994
| Safe
|-
| 10
| scope="row" | Joshua Ledet
| "[[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]" <small>([[Percy Sledge]])
| 1992
| Safe
|-
| 11
| scope="row" | Hollie Cavanagh
| "[[The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)|The Power of Love]]" <small>([[Jennifer Rush]])
| 1993
| Safe
|}

===Top 10 – [[Billy Joel]]===
*Mentor: [[Sean Combs|Diddy]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Result
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 1
| scope="row" | Deandre Brackensick
| "[[Only the Good Die Young]]"
| Bottom 3
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| 2
| scope="row" | '''Erika Van Pelt'''
| "[[New York State of Mind]]"
| '''Eliminated'''
|-
| 3
| scope="row" | Joshua Ledet
| "[[She's Got a Way]]"
| Safe
|-
| 4
| scope="row" | Skylar Laine
| "[[Shameless (song)|Shameless]]"
| Safe
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| 5
| scope="row" | Elise Testone
| "[[Vienna (Billy Joel song)|Vienna]]"
| Safe
|-
| 6
| scope="row" | Phillip Phillips
| "[[Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)]]"
| Safe
|-
| 7
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| scope="row" | Hollie Cavanagh
| "[[Honesty (Billy Joel song)|Honesty]]"
| Safe
|-style="background:#ddd;"
|-
| 8
| scope="row" | Heejun Han
| "[[My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]"
| Bottom 3
|-
| 9
| scope="row" | Jessica Sanchez
| "[[The Stranger (album)|Everybody Has a Dream]]"
| Safe
|-
| 10
| scope="row" | Colton Dixon
| "[[Piano Man (song)|Piano Man]]"
| Safe
|-
|}
* '''Group performance''': "[[The Longest Time]]"
* [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] with group: "[[Happy Birthday to You]]" (to Steven Tyler)

===Top 9 – Their Personal Idols===
*Mentor: [[Stevie Nicks]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Personal Idol
! scope="col"| Result
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| scope="row" | Colton Dixon
| "[[No Name Face|Everything]]" <small>([[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]])
| Lifehouse
| TBA
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| 2
| scope="row" | Skylar Laine
| "[[Gunpowder and Lead]]" <small>([[Miranda Lambert]])
| Miranda Lambert
| TBA
|-
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| 3
| scope="row" | Heejun Han
| "[[A Song for You]]" <small>([[Leon Russell]])
| [[Donny Hathaway]]
| TBA
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| 4
| scope="row" | Hollie Cavanagh
| "[[Jesus, Take the Wheel]]" <small>([[Carrie Underwood]])
| Carrie Underwood
| TBA
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| 5
| scope="row" |Deandre Brackensick
| "[[Sometimes I Cry]]" <small>([[Eric Benet]])
| Eric Benet
| TBA
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| 6
| scope="row" |Jessica Sanchez
| "[[Sweet Dreams (Beyonce song)|Sweet Dreams]]" <small>([[Beyoncé]])
| Beyoncé
| TBA
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| 7
| scope="row" |Phillip Phillips
| "[[Wander This World|Still Rainin']]" <small>([[Jonny Lang]])
| Jonny Lang
| TBA
|-
|-
| 8
| scope="row" |Joshua Ledet
|"[[Without You]]" <small>([[Badfinger]])
| [[Mariah Carey]]
| TBA
|-
| 9
| scope="row" |Elise Testone
| "[[Whole Lotta Love]]" <small>([[Led Zeppelin]])
| Led Zeppelin
| TBA
|}

On performance night:

* Colton Dixon, Elise Testone and Phillip Phillips: "[[Landslide (song)|Landslide]]" / "[[Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)|Edge of Seventeen]]" / "[[Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)|Don't Stop]]" ([[Fleetwood Mac]]/Stevie Nicks Medley)
* Deandre Brackensick, Heejun Han and Joshua Ledet: "[[Thriller (album)|Lady In My Life]]"/"[[Rock With You (Michael Jackson song)|Rock With You]]"/"[[P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)]]" ([[Michael Jackson]] medley)
* Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine and Jessica Sanchez: "[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]"/"[[Borderline (song)|Borderline]]"/"[[Express Yourself (Madonna song)|Express Yourself]]" ([[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] medley)

On results night:

==Elimination chart==
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| bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|'''DQ'''{{ref|2|2}}
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| style="background:#8ab8e6;"| '''13'''
| style="background:cyan;"| '''Jeremy Rosado'''
| style="background:#ccc"| Wild Card
| style="background:#fbf373"| Top 13
| style="background:#8ab8e6;"| '''Elim'''
| style="background:#919191;" colspan="11"|
|-
| style="background:#fbf373;" rowspan="3"| '''14-16'''
| style="background:cyan;"| Reed Grimm
| style="background:#ccc;"| Wild Card
| style="background:#fbf373;" rowspan="3"| '''Elim'''
| style="background:#919191;" colspan="13" rowspan="3"|
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Jen Hirsh
| style="background:#ccc;"| Wild Card
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Brielle Von Hugel
| style="background:#ccc;"| Wild Card
|-
| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan="9"| '''17-25'''
| style="background:cyan;"| Adam Brock
| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan="9"| '''Elim'''
| style="background:#919191;" colspan="14" rowspan="9"|
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Baylie Brown
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Hallie Day
|-
| style="background:cyan;"| Creighton Fraker
|-
| style="background:cyan;"| Eben Franckewitz
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Haley Johnsen
|-
| style="background:cyan;"| Chase Likens
|-
| style="background:cyan;"| Aaron Marcellus
|-
| style="background:pink;"| Chelsea Sorrell
|}
</center><span style="font-size:85%">
{{note|1|Note 1}}: The Top 13 results featured individual 'Bottom 3' groups per each gender, with Elise Testone and Jeremy Rosado receiving the least votes amongst their respective genders. The judges subsequently opted to save Testone, thereby eliminating Rosado from the competition.<br>
{{note|2|Note 2}}: Jermaine Jones was disqualified for failing to disclose his full criminal history prior to the voting rounds commencing.

==Results show performances==
{| border="5" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! scope="col"| Week !! Performer(s) !! Title !! Hot 100 reaction !! Digital sales reaction !! Performance type
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| Top 13
| [[Lauren Alaina]] || "[[Georgia Peaches]]" || failed to chart || 12,000 (+64%) || live performance
|-
| [[Mary J. Blige]] || "[[My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)|Why]]" || failed to chart || TBA || live performance
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| Top 11
| [[Demi Lovato]] || "[[Give Your Heart a Break]]" || failed to chart || TBA || live performance
|-
| [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]||"[[Outta My Head (song)|Outta My Head]]" || failed to chart || TBA || live performance
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| Top 10
| [[Lana Del Rey]]|| "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]" || TBA || TBA || pre-recorded performance
|-
| [[Haley Reinhart]] || "[[Free (Haley Reinhart song)|Free]]" || TBA || 35,000 (debut) || live performance
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| Top 9
| [[Nicki Minaj]]<ref>https://twitter.com/#!/NICKIMINAJ/status/182572403392647170</ref> || "[[Starships (song)|Starships]]" || TBA || TBA || pre-recorded performance
|-
| [[Scotty McCreery]] || "[[Clear as Day|Water Tower Town]]"<ref name="foxflash">http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z31</ref> || TBA || TBA || live performance
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| Top 8
| [[Jennifer Lopez]] || "[[Jennifer Lopez|Dance Again]]"<ref>https://twitter.com/#!/JLo/status/180824432233824257</ref> || TBA || TBA || music video premiere
|-
| TBA ||TBA|| TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Top 7
| [[James Durbin (singer)|James Durbin]]<ref>http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-david-cook-set-to-perform-on-season-11.htm</ref> || TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Top 6
| TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Top 5
| TBA|| TBA|| TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Top 4
| TBA || TBA|| TBA || TBA ||TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Top 3
| TBA|| TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
! scope="row"| Finale
| TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA || TBA
|}

==Controversies==
===Disqualification of Jermaine Jones ===
On March 14, the finalist Jermaine Jones was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.<ref>{{cite news |author= Lisa de Moraes |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/american-idol-after-jermaine-jones-is-disqualified-who-will-go-home/2012/03/15/gIQAc0LcES_story.html |title=‘American Idol’: After Jermaine Jones is disqualified, who will go home? |publisher=Washington Post |date=March 15, 2012 }}</ref> Jones, however, denied that he had concealed his previous arrests, as he admitted his arrests when he signed up for ''Idol''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kevin O'Donnell |title=Jermaine Jones: I Didn't Know I Broke American Idol's Rules |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20579187,00.html |publisher=People magazine |date=March 16, 2012 }}</ref> A police official in a New Jersey town where he was the target of two arrest warrants said that "the case wasn't big enough to merit going after him", and that for the show "to expose, embarrass and interrogate a young man without an attorney in front of 40 million viewers was an outrage".<ref>{{cite news |author=Beth DeFalco |title=Cops: Wasn't worth chasing 'Idol' on small charges |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Cops-Wasn-t-worth-chasing-Idol-on-small-charges-3409991.php |work=Associated Press |publisher=Seattle pi |date=March 15, 2012 }}</ref> Critics suggested that the show may have staged the disqualification to boost ratings.<ref>{{cite web |author=Shirley Halperin |title='American Idol': Did Show Producers Plot the Jermaine Jones Scandal in Advance? (Opinion) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-jermaine-jones-disqualified-producers-300015 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 14, 2012 }}</ref> When asked about speculations that producers had prior knowledge of his criminal past and that the producers were simply out to exploit him on-air, Jones replied that "I haven’t even taken my mind into that and why they did what they did, because then I’ll drive myself crazy".<ref>{{cite web |title=Jermaine Jones speaks on 'Idol' exit |url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/16/jermaine-jones-speaks-on-idol-exit/ |work=The Marquee Blog |publisher=CNN |date=March 16, 2012 }}</ref>

== U.S. Nielsen ratings ==
The premiere was watched by 21.93&nbsp;million viewers. While at the time it drew the second largest audience of any entertainment program in the [[2011–12 United States network television schedule|television season]], it was down 16&nbsp;percent from the previous year's premiere, which was watched by 26.23&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="OC"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:95%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
! colspan="7" bgcolor="8b8589"| '''Episode list'''
|-
|style="padding:0; border:none;"|
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0; width:100%;"
! Show
! Episode
! Air date
! Rating
! Share
! Rating/share<br/>18-49
! Viewers<br/>(millions)
! Weekly<br/>rank
! Note
|-
| 1
| "Savannah Auditions"
| January 18, 2012
| align="center"| 12.3
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| 7.4/19
| align="center"| 21.93
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| <ref name="1st">{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: Giants-49ers, 'American Idol,' 'Big Bang Theory' Top Week 18|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/24/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-giants-49ers-american-idol-big-bang-theory-top-week-18/117360/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-01-25|date=2012-01-24}}</ref><ref name="tvbythenumbers Jan 19, 2012">[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/19/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-modern-family-adjusted-up-are-you-there-chelsea-the-middle-adjusted-down/116986/ tvbythenumbers Jan 19, 2012]</ref>
|-
| 2
| "Pittsburgh Auditions"
| January 19, 2012
| align="center"| 10.3
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"|5.7/15
| align="center"| 18.02
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| <ref name="1st"/><ref name="tvbythenumbers Jan 20, 2010">[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/20/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-tops-american-idol-1st-half-hour-office-mentalist-greys-adj-up-person-rob-parks-adj-down/117089/ Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Tops 'American Idol' 1st Half Hour; 'Office,' 'Mentalist,' 'Grey's' Adj. Up; 'Person,' 'Rob,' 'Parks' Adj. Down]</ref>
|-
|3
| "San Diego Auditions"{{ref|2|a}}
| January 22, 2012
| align="center"| N/A
| align="center"| N/A
| align="center"| 7.9/21
| align="center"| 19.70
| align="center"| N/A{{ref|3|b}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Fox Moves Into Season Lead, Outrates Other Four Networks Combined|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/24/fox-moves-into-season-lead-outrates-other-four-networks-combined/117535/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-01-31|date=2012-01-24}}</ref>
|-
|4
| "Aspen Auditions"
| January 25, 2012
| align="center"| 11.1
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 6.5/18
| align="center"| 19.67
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'CSI' Adjusted Up|url=TVbytheNumbers|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/26/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-criminal-minds-csi-adjusted-up/117763/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-01-27|date=2012-01-26}}</ref><ref name="2nd">{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'Big Bang Theory' Top Week 19|url=TVbytheNumbers|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/31/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-big-bang-theory-top-week-19/118071/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-01-31|date=2012-01-31}}</ref>
|-
|5
| "Houston/Galveston Auditions"
| January 26, 2012
| align="center"| 10.0
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 5.5/16
| align="center"| 17.14
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up to Thursday High; 'American Idol' Up; 'The Finder' Adjusted Down |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/27/thursday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-adjusted-up-to-thursday-high-american-idol-up-the-finder-adjusted-down/117845/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-01-28|date=2012-01-27}}</ref><ref name="2nd"/>
|-
|6
| "Portland Auditions"
| February 1, 2012
| align="center"| 10.6
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 6.0/17
| align="center"| 18.48
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Mobbed,' 'Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/02/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-mobbed-super-bowls-greatest-commercials-adjusted-down/118437/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-02-02|date=2012-02-02}}</ref><ref name="3rd">{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Super Bowl,' 'The Voice' Top Week 20|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-super-bowl-the-voice-top-week-20/118854/|publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-07|date=2012-02-07}}</ref>
|-
|7
| "St. Louis Auditions"
| February 2, 2012
| align="center"| 10.2
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 5.5/15
| align="center"| 17.41
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Office,' 'Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'Rob' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/03/thursday-final-ratings-american-idol-big-bang-theory-greys-anatomy-office-mentalist-adjusted-up-rob-adjusted-down/118569/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-02-03|date=2012-02-03}}</ref><ref name="3rd"/>
|-
|8
| "Hollywood Week, Part 1"
| February 8, 2012
| align="center"| 11.0
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 6.1/17
| align="center"| 19.32
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Suburgatory' Adjusted Up; 'Happy Endings,' 'CSI,' 'SVU,' Among Many Downward Adjustments|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/09/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-suburgatory-adjusted-up-happy-endings-csi-svu-among-many-downward-adjustments/119343/ |publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-02-10|date=2012-02-09}}</ref><ref name="4th">{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Grammy Awards,' 'The Voice,' 'The Big Bang Theory' Top Week 21|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/14/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-grammy-awards-the-voice-the-big-bang-theory-top-week-21/119740/|publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-15|date=2012-02-14}}</ref>
|-
|9
| "Hollywood Week, Part 2"
| February 9, 2012
| align="center"| 10.5
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 5.8/16
| align="center"| 18.13
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'American Idol,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Mentalist,' 'Vampire Diaries' Adjusted Up; 'Rob,' 'Private Practice,' 'The Finder,' 'Up All Night' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/10/thursday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-american-idol-greys-anatomy-the-mentalist-vampire-diaries-adjusted-up-rob-private-practice-the-finder-up-all-nig/119426/ |publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-02-10|date=2012-02-10}}</ref><ref name="4th"/>
|-
|10
| "Hollywood Week, Part 3"
| February 15, 2012
| align="center"| 10.8
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 6.1/16
| align="center"| 18.89
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda |title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'One Tree Hill,' 'Survivor,' 'Whitney,' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Up, 'The Middle,' 'CSI,' 'Rock Center,' & 'Happy Endings' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/16/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-whitney-adjust-up-the-middle-is-down/120174/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-17|date=2012-02-16}}</ref><ref name="5th">{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert |title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'The Voice,' 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'NCIS' Top Week 22 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/22/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-the-voice-the-big-bang-theory-and-ncis-top-week-22/121141/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-22|date=2012-02-22}}</ref>
|-
|11
| "Las Vegas Round"
| February 16, 2012
| align="center"| 9.8
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 5.1/14
| align="center"| 16.71
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Big Bang Theory,' '30 Rock,' 'Office' Adjusted Up; 'Person Of Interest,' 'Mentalist,' 'Secret Circle' Adjusted Down |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/17/thursday-final-ratings-american-idol-vampire-diaries-greys-anatomy-big-bang-theory-30-rock-office-adjusted-up-person-of-interest-mentalist-adjusted-down/120429/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-17|date=2012-02-17}}</ref><ref name="5th"/>
|-
|12
|"Final Judgement Part 1"
| February 22, 2012
| align="center"| 9.3
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 5.1/14
| align="center"| 16.10
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel |first=Sara |title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family,' 'CSI,' 'One Tree Hill' Adjusted Up, 'The Middle,' 'Happy Endings' Adjusted Down |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/23/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-csi-one-tree-hill-adjusted-up-the-middle-happy-endings-adjusted-down/121523/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-25|date=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref name="6th">{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda |title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Academy Awards' Towers Over The Week, 'Big Bang Theory' Is Top Scripted Show|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/28/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-academy-awards-towers-over-the-week-big-bang-theory-is-top-scripted-show/122163/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-29|date=2012-02-28}}</ref>
|-
|13
|"Final Judgement Part 2"
| February 23, 2012
| align="center"| 9.3
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 4.5/13
| align="center"| 15.64
| align="center"| 8
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel |first=Sara |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'American Idol,' 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'Rob,' 'Private Practice,' 'Up All Night' Adjusted Down |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/24/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-american-idol-the-mentalist-adjusted-up-rob-private-practice-up-all-night-adjusted-down/121760/ |publisher=TVbytheNumber|accessdate=2012-02-26|date=2012-02-24}}</ref><ref name="6th"/>
|-
|14
|"Semifinalists Boys Perform"
| February 28, 2012
| align="center"| 9.4
| align="center"| 14
| align="center"| 5.1/13
| align="center"| 16.11
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| <ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/29/tuesday-final-ratings-american-idol-ncis-last-man-standing-body-of-proof-cougar-town-adjusted-up/122420/ Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'NCIS,' 'Last Man Standing,' 'Body Of Proof' & 'Cougar Town' Adjusted Up]</ref><ref name="7th">{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Voice,' 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family,' NCIS Top Week 24|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/06/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-voice-american-idol-modern-family-ncis-top-week-24/123057/ |publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-03-07|date=2012-03-06}}</ref>
|-
|15
|"Semifinalists Girls Perform"
| February 29, 2012
| align="center"| 10.1
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 5.0/13
| align="center"| 17.23
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/01/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-suburgatory-americas-next-top-model-happy-endings-adjusted-down/122584/|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory,' 'America's Next Top Model' & 'Happy Endings' Adjusted Down|publisher=''TV By The Numbers''|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=2012-03-01|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref><ref name="7th"/>
|-
|16
|"Wildcard Results/Finalists Chosen"
| March 1, 2012
| align="center"| 10.8
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 5.4/15
| align="center"| 18.27
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/02/thursday-final-ratings-awake-american-idol-adjusted-up/122753/|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Awake' & 'American Idol' Adjusted Up|publisher=''TV By The Numbers''|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=2012-03-02|accessdate=2012-03-03}}</ref><ref name="7th"/>
|-
|17
|"Top 13 Perform"
| March 7, 2012
| align="center"| 10.9
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 5.7/16
| align="center"| 18.69
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara |title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/08/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-2/123684/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-03-08|date=2012-03-08}}</ref><ref name="8th">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/13/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-voice-american-idol-big-bang-theory-top-week-25-ratings/124173/ |title=TTV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Voice,' 'American Idol,' 'Big Bang Theory' Top Week 25 Ratings|publisher=''TV By The Numbers''|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-03-13}}</ref>
|-
|18
|"Top 13 Results"
| March 8, 2012
| align="center"| 10.2
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 4.9/14
| align="center"| 17.27
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/09/thursday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-parks-recreation-adjusted-down/123866/|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Parks & Recreation' Adjusted Down|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-03-10|date=2012-03-09}}</ref><ref name="8th"/>
|-
|19
|"Top 11 Perform"
| March 14, 2012
| align="center"| 10.7
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 5.4/16
| align="center"| 18.38
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/15/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-survivor-one-world-csi-one-tree-hill-are-you-there-chelsea-modern-family-adjust-up/124543/|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'Survivor: One World', 'CSI', 'One Tree Hill', 'Are You There, Chelsea?' & 'Modern Family' Adjust Up|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=March 16, 2012|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name="9th">{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara |title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'The Voice,' 'Modern Family' Top Week 26 Ratings
|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/20/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-the-voice-modern-family-top-week-26-ratings/125056/|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=2012-03-20|date=2012-03-22}}</ref>
|-
|20
|"Top 11 Results"
| March 15, 2012
| align="center"| 9.4
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 4.6/14
| align="center"| 16.02
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/16/thursday-final-ratings-american-idol-the-office-missing-adjusted-up-private-practice-adjusted-down-ncaa-game-ratings/124732/|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'The Office', 'Missing' Adjusted Up, 'Private Practice' Adjusted Down + NCAA Game Ratings|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=March 16, 2012|date=March 16, 2012}}</ref><ref name="9th"/>
|-
|21
|"Top 10 Perform"
| March 21, 2012
| align="center"| 10.4
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 5.1/15
| align="center"| 17.21
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Biebel|first=Sara|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/22/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-survivor-csi-one-tree-hill-adjusted-up-bent-adjusted-down/125633/|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Survivor,' 'CSI,' 'One Tree Hill' Adjusted Up; 'Bent' Adjusted Down|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=March 23, 2012|date=March 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Top 10 Perform/Top 10 Results">{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/27/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-ncis-top-week-27-ratings/126107/|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol', 'NCIS' Top Week 27 Ratings|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|accessdate=March 27, 2012|date=March 27, 2012}}</ref>
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*<small>{{note|2|Note a}}Episode was [[Rerun|repeated]] on Tuesday, January 24, 2012&nbsp;with ratings of 5.7/9&nbsp;overall and 3.4/9&nbsp;for the 18/49&nbsp;demographic. Overall, the episode averaged 9.64&nbsp;million viewers.</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Encore Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for '90210' or 'Remodeled'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/25/tuesday-final-ratings-american-idol-encore-adjusted-up-no-adjustments-for-90210-or-remodeled/117629/|publisher=TV|accessdate=2012-01-31|date=2012-01-25}}</ref><ref name="2nd"/>
*<small>{{note|3|Note b}}Episode was bumped out of [[primetime]] due to the [[NFL_playoffs,_2011-12#NFC_Championship_Game:_New_York_Giants_20.2C_San_Francisco_49ers_17_.28OT.29|NFC Championship Game]] going into [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]], therefore it was not included in the weekly rankings.</small><ref name="OC">{{cite web|last=Herbert|first=Steven|title=Fox wins with ‘American Idol' and football|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/million-337330-viewers-cbs.html|publisher=''[[The Orange County Register]]''|accessdate=2012-02-10|date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

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