Voting continued as scheduled with one of the remaining 11 contestants eliminated in addition to Jones, unlike the season 2 disqualification of Corey Clark. Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. The Showcase Round will begin either on or around March 23. Justin Oliver ABC's American Idol airs the fifth episode of auditions this week. The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Sanchez, the 'Top 7' remained intact for another week. At least a few of these hopefuls will make it through to the Hollywood Week round at the very least. "American Idol" Season 5 -Contestant, Kellie Pickler of Albemarle, North Carolina *EXCLUSIVE* Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Robert Taylor. Grace Leer [84] 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 in California", and a New Jersey legislator commented that for the show "to expose, embarrass and interrogate a young man without an attorney in front of 40 million viewers was an outrage". Chicago, Illinois 2. Learn how and when to remove this template message, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher, "Fox (Finally) Announces Mid-Season Schedule: 'Touch' & 'Alcatraz' Will Share Mondays at 9pm – Ratings", "Ryan Seacrest Confirms He Will Return To Host 'Idol' in 2012 on 'Leno' [VIDEO]", "They're Back! Tyler and Lopez announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale. At that point, once the top 20 are announced, Idol will move to live-voting, which means pre-taped episodes will be completely done airing. [97], Top 13 – Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, Top 7 (first week) – Songs from the 2010s, Top 7 (second week) – Songs from Now & Then, Top 5 – Songs from the 1960s / British Pop, Top 4 – Music of California / Songs They Wish They'd Written, Top 3 – Judges' Choice / Contestant's Choice / Jimmy Iovine's Choice, Top 2 – Simon Fuller's Choice / Favorite Performance / Winner's Single, DeAndre Brackensick, Heejun Han & Joshua Ledet, Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine & Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez, Top 3 – Judges' Choice / Contestant's Choice /. Can only be used for the specific purposes listed. "Will another white guitar guy win 'Idol'? The show is on its third season on ABC but the 18th overall. "[90] Ed Masley from AZ central.com said that the video was on the verge of being too "steamy" for the show. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. The 2005 season of 'American Idol' launched Carrie Underwood's incredible career -- but what became of the other contestants? Up; 'Person,' 'Rob,' 'Parks' Adj. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges then selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13. Click here to request Getty Images Premium Access through IBM Creative Design Services. Aliana Jester 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. On March 7, 2012, the women performed Whitney Houston songs and the men performed Stevie Wonder songs. print, commercial broadcast, film, digital), Anyone in your organization can use it an unlimited number of times for up to 15 years, worldwide, with uncapped indemnification, {{formatPrice(size.discountPrice || size.price)}}. "[88][89] Jenna Hally Rubenstein from MTV Buzzworthy also commented about the video's content not being appropriate for a family show, "we thought "Idol" was a family show? Previous season's winner Scotty McCreery recorded the Tim McGraw song cover "Please Remember Me" as the send-off song played when a contestant is eliminated. After Hollywood, the contestants went to Las Vegas for a challenge round where they performed traditional late 1950s song in groups with Elvis Presley "Viva, Elvis!" ‘American Idol’ Cast Spoilers 2020: Top 40 Contestants for Season 18. [86] 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".