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American Idol (season 10)

The tenth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox television network on January 19, 2011, and concluded on May 25, 2011. The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season, including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer.[2] Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season, while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judges' panel following the departures of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kara DioGuardi.

American Idol
Season 10
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
Judges
WinnerScotty McCreery
Runner-upLauren Alaina
Finals venueNokia Theatre L.A. Live
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 19 (2011-01-19)[1] –
May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Interscope Records, which was 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 named as the in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. He was supported by associated producers Rodney Jerkins, Alex da Kid, Tricky Stewart, Don Was, will.i.am, and Timbaland, who all helped the contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance, while also producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed. Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show's musical director and leader of Idol's live band.[3]

Programming changes included a move from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Wednesdays and Thursdays.[4] The show also opened up an option for viewers to cast their votes online through Facebook. Specific changes in the competition itself included extending extra rounds (such as the one in Las Vegas) and a final solo round, while also returning the judges' Wild Card choices. The show also lowered the age of eligibility to fifteen.[5]

On May 25, 2011, after 122.4 million votes were cast for the finale (and nearly 750 million votes all season),[6] Scotty McCreery was crowned the winner of the tenth season of American Idol, with Lauren Alaina as the runner-up. Nine contestants from this season were signed to record labels, including Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart, James Durbin, Casey Abrams, Stefano Langone, Pia Toscano, Naima Adedapo, and Jimmie Allen.[7]

Changes from previous seasons

Simon Cowell, who had been a judge since the very first season, announced on January 11, 2010, that he would not return as a judge for this season in order to focus on launching the American version of his British singing competition The X Factor.[8] Ellen DeGeneres officially announced her departure on July 29 after judging for only one season,[9] and Kara DioGuardi announced on September 3 that she would also not return.[10] On September 22, 2010, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler would join the show as the new permanent judges.[11]

Extra rounds were added in the Hollywood phase of the competition which would narrow the contestants down to 60 finalists. Those who advanced were then taken to Las Vegas, where they were asked to perform a song from the Beatles, and then a further solo round in Los Angeles. It was initially planned to reduce the contestants down to 20 by the end of the Hollywood rounds, however, 24 contestants were chosen instead for the semifinals,[12] and they would perform in two groups of 12, where the public vote determined the top five males and females. The judges were granted three Wild Card picks, bringing the total number of finalists to 13.[13]

At the end of the ninth season, American Idol 's affiliation with Sony Music Entertainment ended and was replaced with Universal Music Group. Therefor, the winner would now be signed to Interscope Records. Interscope's sister labels, A&M Records and Geffen Records, were also involved in promoting and distributing the albums of the show's finalists.[14][15] Chairman of the Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group, Jimmy Iovine, worked directly with contestants this season as an in-house mentor.[15] Additionally, a team of Universal Music-associated producers and songwriters, such as Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Timbaland, and Alex da Kid, also worked alongside the contestants to help them take on original arrangement and material.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:[16]

American Idol (season 10) – regional auditions
City Preliminary date Preliminary venue Filming date(s) Filming venue Golden tickets
Nashville, Tennessee July 17, 2010 Bridgestone Arena October 25–26, 2010 Ryman Auditorium[17] Unknown[a]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 21, 2010 Bradley Center October 2–3, 2010 Milwaukee Art Museum[18] 53
New Orleans, Louisiana July 26, 2010 New Orleans Arena October 17–18, 2010 Hilton Riverside Hotel[19] 37
East Rutherford, New Jersey August 3, 2010 Izod Center September 28–30, 2010 Liberty House Restaurant[20] 51
Austin, Texas August 11, 2010 Frank Erwin Center October 8–9, 2010 Barton Creek Resort & Spa[21] 50
San Francisco, California August 19, 2010 AT&T Park November 9–10, 2010 Westin St. Francis[22] Unknown[a]
Los Angeles, California September 22, 2010 The Forum November 3–4, 2010 AT&T Center Unknown[a]
Total number of tickets to Hollywood 327
  1. ^ a b c The actual number of golden tickets handed out at this audition city was not announced.

The age minimum this season was reduced to 15; the maximum age, however, still remained at 28.[16]

In addition to the above cities, contestants were allowed for the first time to audition online via Myspace, Facebook, or Twitter. To audition, they were required to upload a forty-second audition clip of them singing a pre-approved song.[23] The on-line auditions who were selected to proceed, which included Karen Rodriguez, were brought to Los Angeles to audition in front of the judges.

Hollywood week

The Hollywood phase of the competition was held at the Pasadena Civic Center. There were 327 contestants in the first round, which lasted over two days. 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 contestants 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 theater at The Mirage. After that, 41 contestants advanced to a final round back in Los Angeles. In that round, each contestant performed a song of their own choice at Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose aircraft hangar.[24] The top 24 were then selected from the remaining 41 for the semifinals.

Semifinals

The semifinal round began on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The males and females competed on back-to-back nights, and the top five from each group, along with the judges' three Wild Card choices, advanced to the finals.

Color key:

  This contestant was chosen by the public and moved on to the live shows.
  This contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for the judges in the Wild Card round.
  This contestant was eliminated.

Top 24

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 24 - Male contestants (March 1)
Contestant Song Result
Clint Jun Gamboa "Superstition" Eliminated
Jovany Barreto "I'll Be" Wild Card
Jordan Dorsey "OMG" Eliminated
Tim Halperin "Streetcorner Symphony" Eliminated
Brett Loewenstern "Light My Fire" Eliminated
James Durbin "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" Advanced
Robbie Rosen "Angel" Wild Card
Scotty McCreery "Letters from Home" Advanced
Stefano Langone "Just the Way You Are" Wild Card
Paul McDonald "Maggie May" Advanced
Jacob Lusk "A House Is Not a Home" Advanced
Casey Abrams "I Put a Spell on You" Advanced
Top 24 - Female contestants (March 2)
Contestant Song Result
Ta-Tynisa Wilson "Only Girl (In the World)" Eliminated
Naima Adedapo "Summertime" Wild Card
Kendra Chantelle "Impossible" Wild Card
Rachel Zevita "Criminal" Eliminated
Karen Rodriguez "Hero" Advanced
Lauren Turner "Seven Day Fool" Eliminated
Ashthon Jones "Love All Over Me" Wild Card
Julie Zorrilla "Breakaway" Eliminated
Haley Reinhart "Fallin'" Advanced
Thia Megia "Out Here on My Own" Advanced
Lauren Alaina "Turn On the Radio" Advanced
Pia Toscano "I'll Stand by You" Advanced

Wild Card round

Following the ten singers who advanced on Thursday, March 3, six of the remaining semifinalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. The judges selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Result
Ashthon Jones "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Advanced
Stefano Langone "I Need You Now" Advanced
Kendra Chantelle "Georgia on My Mind" Eliminated
Jovany Barreto "Angel" Eliminated
Naima Adedapo "For All We Know" Advanced
Robbie Rosen "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Eliminated
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Jennifer Lopez, featuring Pitbull "On the Floor"

Top 13 finalists

 
 
 
 
 
 
From left to right: Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart, James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, and Casey Abrams
 
 
 
 
 
From left to right: Stefano Langone, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Naima Adedapo, and Thia Megia

Finals

There were twelve weeks of finals with thirteen contestants competing. At least one contestant was eliminated every week based on the public's votes, although the judges could veto one elimination through the use of the "judges' save."

Color key:

  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was saved from elimination by the judges.
  This contestant was eliminated.
  This contestant won American Idol.
  This contestant was the runner-up.

Top 13 – Personal Idols

Contestants performed one song each from their own personal idols, and are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Personal idol Result
Lauren Alaina "Any Man of Mine" Shania Twain Safe
Casey Abrams "With a Little Help from My Friends" Joe Cocker Safe
Ashthon Jones "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Diana Ross Eliminated
Paul McDonald "Come Pick Me Up" Ryan Adams Safe
Pia Toscano "All by Myself" Celine Dion Safe
James Durbin "Maybe I'm Amazed" Paul McCartney Safe
Haley Reinhart "Blue" LeAnn Rimes Bottom three
Jacob Lusk "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly Safe
Thia Megia "Smile" Michael Jackson Safe
Stefano Langone "Lately" Stevie Wonder Safe
Karen Rodriguez "I Could Fall in Love" Selena Bottom three
Scotty McCreery "The River" Garth Brooks Safe
Naima Adedapo "Umbrella" Rihanna Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Top 13 Michael Jackson medley:
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
"Rock with You"
"Black or White"
"Man in the Mirror"
Adam Lambert "Aftermath"
Diddy – Dirty Money, featuring Skylar Grey "Coming Home"

Top 12 – Contestants' birth year

Contestants each performed one song from the year they were born, and are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Birth year Result
Naima Adedapo "What's Love Got to Do with It" 1984 Bottom three
Paul McDonald "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" 1984 Safe
Thia Megia "Colors of the Wind" 1995 Safe
James Durbin "I'll Be There for You" 1989 Safe
Haley Reinhart "I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1990 Bottom three
Stefano Langone "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 1989 Safe
Pia Toscano "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" 1988 Safe
Scotty McCreery "Can I Trust You with My Heart" 1993 Safe
Karen Rodriguez "Love Will Lead You Back" 1989 Eliminated
Casey Abrams "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 1991 Safe
Lauren Alaina "I'm the Only One" 1994 Safe
Jacob Lusk "Alone" 1987 Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Top 12 "Born to Be Wild"
"Born This Way"
Lee DeWyze "Beautiful Like You"
The Black Eyed Peas "Just Can't Get Enough"

Top 11 (March 24) – Motown

Marc Anthony served as a guest mentor this week, although this was not explicitly mentioned on the show.[25] Contestants are listed in the order they performed. The judges chose to use their "judges' save" when Casey Abrams was announced as the performer to be eliminated. As a result, no one was eliminated this week.

Contestant Motown song Result
Casey Abrams "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Saved by the judges
Thia Megia "Heat Wave" Bottom three
Jacob Lusk "You're All I Need to Get By" Safe
Lauren Alaina "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Safe
Stefano Langone "Hello" Bottom three
Haley Reinhart "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" Safe
Scotty McCreery "For Once in My Life" Safe
Pia Toscano "All in Love Is Fair" Safe
Paul McDonald "The Tracks of My Tears" Safe
Naima Adedapo "Dancing in the Street" Safe
James Durbin "Living for the City" Safe

Top 11 (March 31) – Elton John

Contestants performed one song each from Elton John's discography, and are listed in the order they performed. Two contestants were eliminated.

Contestant Elton John song Result
Scotty McCreery "Country Comfort" Safe
Naima Adedapo "I'm Still Standing" Eliminated
Paul McDonald "Rocket Man" Bottom three
Pia Toscano "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Safe
Stefano Langone "Tiny Dancer" Safe
Lauren Alaina "Candle in the Wind" Safe
James Durbin "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Safe
Thia Megia "Daniel" Eliminated
Casey Abrams "Your Song" Safe
Jacob Lusk "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Safe
Haley Reinhart "Bennie and the Jets" Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery "I Told You So"
Naima Adedapo & Jacob Lusk "Solid"
Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart
& Pia Toscano
"Teenage Dream"
Casey Abrams, James Durbin,
Stefano Langone & Paul McDonald
"Band on the Run"
Fantasia "Collard Greens & Cornbread"
will.i.am & Jamie Foxx "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)"

Top 9 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

will.i.am and Russell Brand served as guest mentors this week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Rock and roll song Result
Jacob Lusk "Man in the Mirror" Bottom three
Haley Reinhart "Piece of My Heart" Safe
Casey Abrams "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" Safe
Lauren Alaina "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Safe
James Durbin "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Safe
Scotty McCreery "That's All Right" Safe
Pia Toscano "River Deep – Mountain High" Eliminated
Stefano Langone "When a Man Loves a Woman" Bottom three
Paul McDonald "Folsom Prison Blues" Safe

Top 8 – Movie soundtracks

will.i.am and Rob Reiner served as guest mentors this week. Contestants chose songs featured in movies, and are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Film Result
Paul McDonald "Old Time Rock and Roll" Risky Business Eliminated
Lauren Alaina "The Climb" Hannah Montana: The Movie Safe
Stefano Langone "End of the Road" Boomerang Bottom three
Scotty McCreery "I Cross My Heart" Pure Country Safe
Casey Abrams "Nature Boy" The Boy with Green Hair Safe
Haley Reinhart "Call Me" American Gigolo Bottom three
Jacob Lusk "Bridge over Troubled Water" The Pursuit of Happyness Safe
James Durbin "Heavy Metal" Heavy Metal Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery "American Honey"
Casey Abrams & Haley Reinhart "Moanin'"
James Durbin, Stefano Langone,
Jacob Lusk & Paul McDonald
"The Sound of Silence"
"Mrs. Robinson"
Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson "Don't You Wanna Stay"
Rihanna "California King Bed"

Top 7 – Music from the 21st century

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Result
Scotty McCreery "Swingin'" Safe
James Durbin "Uprising" Safe
Haley Reinhart "Rolling in the Deep" Bottom three
Jacob Lusk "Dance with My Father" Bottom three
Casey Abrams "Harder to Breathe" Safe
Stefano Langone "Closer" Eliminated
Lauren Alaina "Born to Fly" Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Naima Adedapo, Ashthon Jones,
Paul McDonald, Thia Megia,
Karen Rodriguez & Pia Toscano
"So What"
Lauren Alaina, Stefano Langone,
Jacob Lusk & Haley Reinhart
"Hey, Soul Sister"
Casey Abrams, James Durbin
& Scotty McCreery
"Viva la Vida"
David Cook "The Last Goodbye"
Katy Perry, featuring Kanye West "E.T."

Top 6 – Carole King

Babyface served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs from the Carole King discography: one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Carole King song Result
Jacob Lusk 1 "Oh No Not My Baby" Safe
Lauren Alaina 2 "Where You Lead" Safe
Scotty McCreery 4 "You've Got a Friend" Safe
James Durbin 5 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Safe
Casey Abrams 7 "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" Eliminated
Haley Reinhart 8 "Beautiful" Safe
Casey Abrams &
Haley Reinhart
3 "I Feel the Earth Move"
Lauren Alaina &
Scotty McCreery
6 "Up on the Roof"
James Durbin
& Jacob Lusk
9 "I'm into Something Good"

Top 5 – Music from the new millennium & the 1960s

Sheryl Crow served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs: one from the new millennium and one from the 1960s. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Song Result
James Durbin 1 "Closer to the Edge" Safe
6 "Without You"
Jacob Lusk 2 "No Air" Eliminated
7 "Love Hurts"
Lauren Alaina 3 "Flat on the Floor" Bottom two
8 "Unchained Melody"
Scotty McCreery 4 "Gone" Safe
9 "Always on My Mind"
Haley Reinhart 5 "You and I" Safe
10 "The House of the Rising Sun"
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Top 5 "Happy Together"
Lady Antebellum "Just a Kiss"
Jennifer Lopez, featuring Pitbull "On the Floor"
Jennifer Lopez, featuring Lil Wayne "I'm Into You"

Top 4 – Inspirational music & Leiber and Stoller

Lady Gaga served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs, one of which was written by songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Song Result
James Durbin 1 "Don't Stop Believin'" Eliminated
8 "Love Potion No. 9"
Haley Reinhart 2 "Earth Song" Safe
5 "I (Who Have Nothing)"
Scotty McCreery 3 "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" Safe
6 "Young Blood"
Lauren Alaina 4 "Anyway" Safe
7 "Trouble"
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
James Durbin & Scotty McCreery "Start a Band"
Lauren Alaina & Haley Reinhart "Gunpowder & Lead"
Lady Gaga "You and I"
Enrique Iglesias "Dirty Dancer"
Jordin Sparks "I Am Woman"
Steven Tyler "(It) Feels So Good"

Top 3

Beyoncé served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed three songs: one chosen by the contestant, one chosen by mentor Jimmy Iovine, and one chosen by the judges. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Song Result
Scotty McCreery 1 "Amazed" Safe
4 "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"[a]
7 "She Believes in Me"
Lauren Alaina 2 "Wild One" Safe
5 "If I Die Young"[a]
8 "I Hope You Dance"
Haley Reinhart 3 "What Is and What Should Never Be" Eliminated
6 "Rhiannon"[a]
9 "You Oughta Know"
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Nicole Scherzinger, featuring 50 Cent "Right There"
Il Volo "'O sole mio"
Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)"
  1. ^ a b c Song chosen by Jimmy Iovine.

Top 2 – Finale

Lauren Alaina damaged her vocal cords while rehearsing for the finale, but she was treated and cleared to continue in the competition.[26] Breaking from tradition, the judges did not offer their critiques of the performances until after both contestants had sung both of their opening songs, and then the critiques were delivered to both contestants at the same time.[27] Each contestant performed three songs, one of which was chosen by their personal musical idol. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Song Result
Scotty McCreery 1 "Gone" Winner
3 "Check Yes or No"[a]
5 "I Love You This Big"
Lauren Alaina 2 "Flat on the Floor" Runner-up
4 "Maybe It Was Memphis"[b]
6 "Like My Mother Does"
  1. ^ Song chosen by George Strait.
  2. ^ Song chosen by Carrie Underwood.
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
David Cook "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Taio Cruz "Positive"
Top 13 "Born This Way"
James Durbin
with Judas Priest
"Living After Midnight"
"Breaking the Law"
Jacob Lusk
with Gladys Knight & Kirk Franklin
"I Smile"
Casey Abrams
with Jack Black
"Fat Bottomed Girls"
Haley Reinhart, Pia Toscano,
Naima Adedapo, Thia Megia,
Karen Rodriguez & Ashthon Jones
with Beyoncé
Beyoncé medley:
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
"Irreplaceable"
"Get Me Bodied"
"If I Were a Boy"
"Deja Vu"
"Crazy in Love"
Haley Reinhart
with Tony Bennett
"Steppin' Out with My Baby"
Lil Jon "Come Get Some"
Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart,
Pia Toscano, Naima Adedapo,
Thia Megia, Karen Rodriguez
& Ashthon Jones
with TLC
"Come Get Some"
"No Scrubs"
"Waterfalls"
Scotty McCreery
with Tim McGraw
"Live Like You Were Dying"
Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez
& Sheila E.
"Aguanile"
from El Cantante
Scotty McCreery, James Durbin,
Jacob Lusk, Casey Abrams,
Stefano Langone & Paul McDonald
with Tom Jones
"Kiss"
"She's a Lady"
"What's New, Pussycat?"
"Green, Green Grass of Home"
"Love Me Tonight"
"Delilah"
"It's Not Unusual"
Lady Gaga "The Edge of Glory"
Lauren Alaina
with Carrie Underwood
"Before He Cheats"
Beyoncé "1+1"
Reeve Carney
with Bono & The Edge
"Rise Above 1"
Steven Tyler "Dream On"
Scotty McCreery "I Love You This Big"

Elimination chart

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Did not perform
  Saved by the public
  Saved by the judges
  Bottom two or three
  Eliminated
American Idol (season 8) - Eliminations
Contestant Pl. Semifinals Wild Card Top 13 Top 12 Top 11[a] Top 9 Top 8 Top 7 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Finale
3/1 3/2 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/7 4/14 4/21 4/28 5/4 5/11 5/18 5/25
Scotty McCreery 1 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Lauren Alaina 2 N/A Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Runner-up
Haley Reinhart 3 N/A Safe N/A Bottom three Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
James Durbin 4 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Jacob Lusk 5 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Safe Eliminated
Casey Abrams 6 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Saved Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Stefano Langone 7 Wild Card N/A Saved Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
Paul McDonald 8 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Eliminated
Pia Toscano 9 N/A Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Naima Adedapo 10 N/A Wild Card Saved Safe Bottom three Safe Eliminated
Thia Megia N/A Safe N/A Safe Safe Bottom three
Karen Rodriguez 12 N/A Safe N/A Bottom three Eliminated
Ashthon Jones 13 N/A Wild Card Saved Eliminated
Jovany Barreto Wild Card N/A Eliminated
Kendra Chantelle N/A Wild Card
Robbie Rosen Wild Card N/A
Lauren Turner N/A Eliminated
Ta-Tynisa Wilson N/A
Rachel Zevita N/A
Julie Zorrilla N/A
Jordan Dorsey Eliminated
Clint Jun Gamboa
Tim Halperin
Brett Loewenstern
  1. ^ Because the judges used their one "judges' save" to save Casey Abrams, the top 11 remained intact for another week.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

American Idol ended the 2010–2011 television season as the number one and number two show in Total Viewers, and the number one and number three show in Adults 18–49. The Wednesday performance shows earned an average of 25.864 million viewers and an 8.8/24 rating in the Adults 18–49 demographic, while the Thursday results show earned an average of 23.798 million viewers and a 7.7/22 rating in the Adults 18–49 demographic.[28] The show's success helped Fox network achieve the longest winning streak in broadcast history of seven consecutive season in the Adult 18–49 demo.[29]

Episode list
Show # Episode Airdate U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
Households
Rating/Share
(18–49)
Note Weekly
rank
1 East Rutherford Auditions January 19, 2011 26.23 14.2 / 22 9.7 / 26 [30][31] 3
2 New Orleans Auditions January 20, 2011 22.90 12.5 / 20 7.8 / 21 [31][32] 4
3 Milwaukee Auditions January 26, 2011 25.33 13.8 / 22 9.2 / 24 [33][34] 1
4 Nashville Auditions January 27, 2011 22.48 12.4 / 20 7.7 / 21 [34][35] 2
5 Austin Auditions February 2, 2011 25.14 13.4 / 21 9.0 / 24 [36][37] 4
6 Los Angeles Auditions February 3, 2011 21.89 11.9 / 19 7.5 / 20 [37][38] 6
7 San Francisco Auditions February 9, 2011 24.05 13.0 / 21 8.4 / 23 [39][40] 2
8 Hollywood Round, Part 1 February 10, 2011 21.94 12.0 / 19 7.3 / 20 [40][41] 3
9 Hollywood Round, Part 2 February 16, 2011 23.20 12.7 / 20 8.2 / 23 [42][43] 1
10 Hollywood Round, Part 3 February 17, 2011 22.18 12.0 / 20 7.6 / 22 [43][44] 2
11 Las Vegas Round/Top 24 Chosen, Part 1 February 23, 2011 22.72 12.5 / 20 7.9 / 21 [45][46] 3
12 Top 24 Chosen, Part 2 February 24, 2011 21.76 11.9 / 19 7.2 / 20 [46][47] 4
13 Top 12 Males Perform March 1, 2011 21.39 11.7 / 18 7.6 / 21 [48][49] 3
14 Top 12 Females Perform March 2, 2011 22.77 12.7 / 20 7.8 / 22 [49][50] 2
15 Top 10 Finalists + 3 WCs Revealed March 3, 2011 25.26 13.8 / 23 8.2 / 24 [49][51] 1
16 Top 13 Finalists Perform March 9, 2011 24.40 13.5 / 22 8.1 / 23 [52][53] 1
17 Top 13 Results Show March 10, 2011 22.05 12.6 / 20 6.7 / 19 [53][54] 2
18 Top 12 Finalists Perform March 16, 2011 22.58 12.9 / 21 7.6 / 22 [55][56] 1
19 Top 12 Results Show March 17, 2011 19.57 11.2 / 20 5.7 / 19 [56][57] 2
20 Top 11 Finalists Perform March 23, 2011 23.95 13.5 / 22 7.9 / 22 [58][59] 1
21 Top 11 Results Show March 24, 2011 21.30 12.1 / 20 6.4 / 20 [59][60] 3
22 Top 11 Part 2 Finalists Perform March 30, 2011 24.18 13.6 / 21 7.7 / 21 [61][62] 1
23 Top 11 Part 2 Results Show March 31, 2011 22.63 12.9 / 21 6.8 / 20 [62][63] 3
24 Top 9 Finalists Perform April 6, 2011 23.13 13.2 / 21 7.3 / 21 [64][65] 1
25 Top 9 Results Show April 7, 2011 21.54 12.3 / 20 6.4 / 20 [65][66] 3
26 Top 8 Finalists Perform April 13, 2011 23.03 12.7 / 20 7.3 / 21 [67][68] 1
27 Top 8 Results Show April 14, 2011 21.92 12.5 / 21 6.4 / 20 [68][69] 2
28 Top 7 Finalists Perform April 20, 2011 22.54 12.7 / 20 7.1 / 20 [70][71] 1
29 Top 7 Results Show April 21, 2011 20.32 11.5 / 20 5.8 / 19 [71][72] 2
30 Top 6 Finalists Perform April 27, 2011 22.32 12.6 / 20 7.1 / 20 [73][74] 2
31 Top 6 Results Show April 28, 2011 19.60 11.5 / 19 5.7 / 17 [74][75] 3
32 Top 5 Finalists Perform May 4, 2011 21.14 12.2 / 19 6.6 / 19 [76][77] 3
33 Top 5 Results Show May 5, 2011 21.29 12.2 / 21 6.3 / 20 [77][78] 2
34 Top 4 Finalists Perform May 11, 2011 23.05 13.0 / 21 7.1 / 20 [79][80] 1
35 Top 4 Results Show May 12, 2011 22.45 12.6 / 21 6.5 / 20 [80][81] 2
36 Top 3 Finalists Perform May 18, 2011 23.56 13.3 / 21 7.4 / 20 [82][83] 1
37 Top 3 Results Show May 19, 2011 21.76 12.5 / 21 6.3 / 20 [83][84] 3
38 Top 2 Finalists Perform May 24, 2011 20.57 11.4 / 18 6.4 / 19 [85][86] 4
39 Winner Revealed May 25, 2011 29.29 15.6 / 25 9.2 / 26 [86][87] 1

See also

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american, idol, season, tenth, season, american, idol, premiered, television, network, january, 2011, concluded, 2011, show, underwent, number, changes, from, ninth, season, including, return, nigel, lythgoe, executive, producer, randy, jackson, returned, judg. The tenth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox television network on January 19 2011 and concluded on May 25 2011 The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer 2 Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judges panel following the departures of Simon Cowell Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi American IdolSeason 10Hosted byRyan SeacrestJudgesRandy JacksonJennifer LopezSteven TylerWinnerScotty McCreeryRunner upLauren AlainaFinals venueNokia Theatre L A LiveReleaseOriginal networkFoxOriginal releaseJanuary 19 2011 01 19 1 May 25 2011 2011 05 25 Season chronology PreviousSeason 9Next Season 11List of episodesInterscope Records which was 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 named as the in house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis He was supported by associated producers Rodney Jerkins Alex da Kid Tricky Stewart Don Was will i am and Timbaland who all helped the contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance while also producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show s musical director and leader of Idol s live band 3 Programming changes included a move from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Wednesdays and Thursdays 4 The show also opened up an option for viewers to cast their votes online through Facebook Specific changes in the competition itself included extending extra rounds such as the one in Las Vegas and a final solo round while also returning the judges Wild Card choices The show also lowered the age of eligibility to fifteen 5 On May 25 2011 after 122 4 million votes were cast for the finale and nearly 750 million votes all season 6 Scotty McCreery was crowned the winner of the tenth season of American Idol with Lauren Alaina as the runner up Nine contestants from this season were signed to record labels including Scotty McCreery Lauren Alaina Haley Reinhart James Durbin Casey Abrams Stefano Langone Pia Toscano Naima Adedapo and Jimmie Allen 7 Contents 1 Changes from previous seasons 2 Regional auditions 3 Hollywood week 4 Semifinals 4 1 Top 24 4 2 Wild Card round 5 Top 13 finalists 6 Finals 6 1 Top 13 Personal Idols 6 2 Top 12 Contestants birth year 6 3 Top 11 March 24 Motown 6 4 Top 11 March 31 Elton John 6 5 Top 9 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 6 6 Top 8 Movie soundtracks 6 7 Top 7 Music from the 21st century 6 8 Top 6 Carole King 6 9 Top 5 Music from the new millennium amp the 1960s 6 10 Top 4 Inspirational music amp Leiber and Stoller 6 11 Top 3 6 12 Top 2 Finale 7 Elimination chart 8 U S Nielsen ratings 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksChanges from previous seasons EditSimon Cowell who had been a judge since the very first season announced on January 11 2010 that he would not return as a judge for this season in order to focus on launching the American version of his British singing competition The X Factor 8 Ellen DeGeneres officially announced her departure on July 29 after judging for only one season 9 and Kara DioGuardi announced on September 3 that she would also not return 10 On September 22 2010 it was announced that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler would join the show as the new permanent judges 11 Extra rounds were added in the Hollywood phase of the competition which would narrow the contestants down to 60 finalists Those who advanced were then taken to Las Vegas where they were asked to perform a song from the Beatles and then a further solo round in Los Angeles It was initially planned to reduce the contestants down to 20 by the end of the Hollywood rounds however 24 contestants were chosen instead for the semifinals 12 and they would perform in two groups of 12 where the public vote determined the top five males and females The judges were granted three Wild Card picks bringing the total number of finalists to 13 13 At the end of the ninth season American Idol s affiliation with Sony Music Entertainment ended and was replaced with Universal Music Group Therefor the winner would now be signed to Interscope Records Interscope s sister labels A amp M Records and Geffen Records were also involved in promoting and distributing the albums of the show s finalists 14 15 Chairman of the Interscope Geffen A amp M label group Jimmy Iovine worked directly with contestants this season as an in house mentor 15 Additionally a team of Universal Music associated producers and songwriters such as Rodney Darkchild Jerkins Timbaland and Alex da Kid also worked alongside the contestants to help them take on original arrangement and material Regional auditions EditAuditions were held in the following cities 16 American Idol season 10 regional auditions City Preliminary date Preliminary venue Filming date s Filming venue Golden ticketsNashville Tennessee July 17 2010 Bridgestone Arena October 25 26 2010 Ryman Auditorium 17 Unknown a Milwaukee Wisconsin July 21 2010 Bradley Center October 2 3 2010 Milwaukee Art Museum 18 53New Orleans Louisiana July 26 2010 New Orleans Arena October 17 18 2010 Hilton Riverside Hotel 19 37East Rutherford New Jersey August 3 2010 Izod Center September 28 30 2010 Liberty House Restaurant 20 51Austin Texas August 11 2010 Frank Erwin Center October 8 9 2010 Barton Creek Resort amp Spa 21 50San Francisco California August 19 2010 AT amp T Park November 9 10 2010 Westin St Francis 22 Unknown a Los Angeles California September 22 2010 The Forum November 3 4 2010 AT amp T Center Unknown a Total number of tickets to Hollywood 327 a b c The actual number of golden tickets handed out at this audition city was not announced The age minimum this season was reduced to 15 the maximum age however still remained at 28 16 In addition to the above cities contestants were allowed for the first time to audition online via Myspace Facebook or Twitter To audition they were required to upload a forty second audition clip of them singing a pre approved song 23 The on line auditions who were selected to proceed which included Karen Rodriguez were brought to Los Angeles to audition in front of the judges Hollywood week EditThe Hollywood phase of the competition was held at the Pasadena Civic Center There were 327 contestants in the first round which lasted over two days 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 contestants 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 theater at The Mirage After that 41 contestants advanced to a final round back in Los Angeles In that round each contestant performed a song of their own choice at Howard Hughes Spruce Goose aircraft hangar 24 The top 24 were then selected from the remaining 41 for the semifinals Semifinals EditThe semifinal round began on Tuesday March 1 2011 The males and females competed on back to back nights and the top five from each group along with the judges three Wild Card choices advanced to the finals Color key This contestant was chosen by the public and moved on to the live shows This contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for the judges in the Wild Card round This contestant was eliminated Top 24 Edit Contestants are listed in the order they performed Top 24 Male contestants March 1 Contestant Song ResultClint Jun Gamboa Superstition EliminatedJovany Barreto I ll Be Wild CardJordan Dorsey OMG EliminatedTim Halperin Streetcorner Symphony EliminatedBrett Loewenstern Light My Fire EliminatedJames Durbin You ve Got Another Thing Comin AdvancedRobbie Rosen Angel Wild CardScotty McCreery Letters from Home AdvancedStefano Langone Just the Way You Are Wild CardPaul McDonald Maggie May AdvancedJacob Lusk A House Is Not a Home AdvancedCasey Abrams I Put a Spell on You Advanced Top 24 Female contestants March 2 Contestant Song ResultTa Tynisa Wilson Only Girl In the World EliminatedNaima Adedapo Summertime Wild CardKendra Chantelle Impossible Wild CardRachel Zevita Criminal EliminatedKaren Rodriguez Hero AdvancedLauren Turner Seven Day Fool EliminatedAshthon Jones Love All Over Me Wild CardJulie Zorrilla Breakaway EliminatedHaley Reinhart Fallin AdvancedThia Megia Out Here on My Own AdvancedLauren Alaina Turn On the Radio AdvancedPia Toscano I ll Stand by You AdvancedWild Card round Edit Following the ten singers who advanced on Thursday March 3 six of the remaining semifinalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round The judges selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13 Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song ResultAshthon Jones And I Am Telling You I m Not Going AdvancedStefano Langone I Need You Now AdvancedKendra Chantelle Georgia on My Mind EliminatedJovany Barreto Angel EliminatedNaima Adedapo For All We Know AdvancedRobbie Rosen Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word EliminatedNon competition performance Performers SongJennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull On the Floor Top 13 finalists Edit From left to right Scotty McCreery Lauren Alaina Haley Reinhart James Durbin Jacob Lusk and Casey Abrams From left to right Stefano Langone Paul McDonald Pia Toscano Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia Scotty McCreery born October 9 1993 was from Garner North Carolina and was 17 years old at the time of the show He auditioned in Milwaukee with Josh Turner s Your Man and Travis Tritt s Put Some Drive in Your Country He performed Your Man in Hollywood but forgot the words to Lee Ann Womack s I Hope You Dance For his final solo he performed Josh Turner s Long Black Train Lauren Alaina born November 8 1994 was from Rossville Georgia and was 16 years old at the time of the show She auditioned in Nashville with Faith Hill s Like We Never Loved at All and Aerosmith s I Don t Want to Miss a Thing which she also sang in Hollywood She also performed Unchained Melody twice once for the first solo in Hollywood and again for the final solo She performed Hello Goodbye for the Las Vegas round with Scotty McCreery and Denise Jackson Haley Reinhart born September 9 1990 was from Wheeling Illinois and was 20 years old at the time of the show She originally auditioned in Chicago in the ninth season but did not advance to the Hollywood round She auditioned in Milwaukee with The Beatles Oh Darling She performed Corinne Bailey Rae s Breathless in the first solo round In Hollywood she performed Billie Holiday s God Bless the Child In the Las Vegas round she performed the Beatles The Long and Winding Road with Naima Adedapo and Jacob Lusk For her final solo she performed the Shirelles Baby It s You James Durbin born January 6 1989 was from Santa Cruz California and was 22 years old at the time of the show He originally auditioned in the eighth season but was not selected He auditioned in San Francisco with Muddy Waters s You Shook Me and Aerosmith s Dream On He performed the Beatles Oh Darling for his solo in Hollywood Queen s Somebody to Love in the group round and Sam Cooke s A Change Is Gonna Come for his final solo Jacob Lusk born June 23 1987 was from Compton California and was 23 years old at the time of the show He auditioned in Los Angeles Randy Jackson considered his performance of Billie Holiday s God Bless the Child in Hollywood the best ever seen on Idol He also performed the Temptations Get Ready with Naima Adedapo and Leon Russell s A Song for You for his final solo In the top 24 round he earned a standing ovation for his performance of A House Is Not a Home by Luther Vandross Casey Abrams born February 12 1991 was from Idyllwild California and was 20 years old at the time of the show He auditioned in Austin with Ray Charles I Don t Need No Doctor He impressed the judges with his performance of Georgia on My Mind in Hollywood He also performed Ella Fitzgerald s Lullaby of Birdland the Temptations Get Ready in Hollywood A Hard Day s Night in the Las Vegas 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 Stefano Langone born February 27 1989 was from Kent Washington and was 22 years old at the time of the show He auditioned in San Francisco with Marvin Gaye s I Heard It Through the Grapevine He performed Stevie Wonder s Sir Duke in Hollywood Get Back in Las Vegas and his own composition Come Home for his final solo Paul McDonald born August 29 1984 was from Huntsville Alabama and was 26 years old at the time of the show He auditioned in Nashville with Rod Stewart s Maggie May He performed Fleetwood Mac s Landslide and his own composition American Dreams for his final solo Pia Toscano born October 14 1988 was from Howard Beach New York and was 22 years old at the time of the show She had auditioned for Idol four times before and made it through to Hollywood in the sixth season but did not continue further She auditioned in East Rutherford She and Karen Rodriguez sang together the Beatles Can t Buy Me Love in Las Vegas She also performed Bruno Mars s Grenade in Hollywood and Alicia Keys s Doesn t Mean Anything for her final solo Naima Adedapo born October 5 1984 was from Milwaukee Wisconsin and was 26 years old at the time of the show She auditioned in Milwaukee with Donny Hathaway s For All We Know She performed the Beatles The Long and Winding Road with Jacob Lusk and Haley Reinhart in Las Vegas and Corinne Bailey Rae s Put Your Records On for her final solo Thia Megia born January 30 1995 was from Mountain House California and was 16 years old at the time of the show She auditioned in Milwaukee with Adele s Chasing Pavements She performed Summertime from Porgy and Bess and Louis Armstrong s What a Wonderful World in Hollywood Here Comes the Sun in Las Vegas and Secret Garden s You Raise Me Up for her final solo Karen Rodriguez born March 22 1989 was from New York City New York and was 21 years old at the time of the show She was one of the Myspace auditions who then auditioned in front of the judges in Los Angeles with Whitney Houston s You Give Good Love She performed Jennifer Lopez s If You Had My Love Bruno Mars s Just the Way You Are in Hollywood and Selena s No Me Queda Mas in the final round Ashthon Jones born February 27 1986 was from Goodlettsville Tennessee and was 24 years old at the time of the show She auditioned in Nashville She sang And I Am Telling You I m Not Going from Dreamgirls Blu Cantrell s Hit Em Up Style Oops in Hollywood and Whitney Houston s I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me for her final solo Finals EditThere were twelve weeks of finals with thirteen contestants competing At least one contestant was eliminated every week based on the public s votes although the judges could veto one elimination through the use of the judges save Color key This contestant was saved by America s vote This contestant was in the bottom two or three but was saved by America s vote This contestant was saved from elimination by the judges This contestant was eliminated This contestant won American Idol This contestant was the runner up Top 13 Personal Idols Edit Contestants performed one song each from their own personal idols and are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song Personal idol ResultLauren Alaina Any Man of Mine Shania Twain SafeCasey Abrams With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker SafeAshthon Jones When You Tell Me That You Love Me Diana Ross EliminatedPaul McDonald Come Pick Me Up Ryan Adams SafePia Toscano All by Myself Celine Dion SafeJames Durbin Maybe I m Amazed Paul McCartney SafeHaley Reinhart Blue LeAnn Rimes Bottom threeJacob Lusk I Believe I Can Fly R Kelly SafeThia Megia Smile Michael Jackson SafeStefano Langone Lately Stevie Wonder SafeKaren Rodriguez I Could Fall in Love Selena Bottom threeScotty McCreery The River Garth Brooks SafeNaima Adedapo Umbrella Rihanna SafeNon competition performance Performers SongTop 13 Michael Jackson medley Wanna Be Startin Somethin Rock with You Black or White Man in the Mirror Adam Lambert Aftermath Diddy Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey Coming Home Top 12 Contestants birth year Edit Contestants each performed one song from the year they were born and are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song Birth year ResultNaima Adedapo What s Love Got to Do with It 1984 Bottom threePaul McDonald I Guess That s Why They Call It the Blues 1984 SafeThia Megia Colors of the Wind 1995 SafeJames Durbin I ll Be There for You 1989 SafeHaley Reinhart I m Your Baby Tonight 1990 Bottom threeStefano Langone If You Don t Know Me by Now 1989 SafePia Toscano Where Do Broken Hearts Go 1988 SafeScotty McCreery Can I Trust You with My Heart 1993 SafeKaren Rodriguez Love Will Lead You Back 1989 EliminatedCasey Abrams Smells Like Teen Spirit 1991 SafeLauren Alaina I m the Only One 1994 SafeJacob Lusk Alone 1987 SafeNon competition performance Performers SongTop 12 Born to Be Wild Born This Way Lee DeWyze Beautiful Like You The Black Eyed Peas Just Can t Get Enough Top 11 March 24 Motown Edit Marc Anthony served as a guest mentor this week although this was not explicitly mentioned on the show 25 Contestants are listed in the order they performed The judges chose to use their judges save when Casey Abrams was announced as the performer to be eliminated As a result no one was eliminated this week Contestant Motown song ResultCasey Abrams I Heard It Through the Grapevine Saved by the judgesThia Megia Heat Wave Bottom threeJacob Lusk You re All I Need to Get By SafeLauren Alaina You Keep Me Hangin On SafeStefano Langone Hello Bottom threeHaley Reinhart You ve Really Got a Hold on Me SafeScotty McCreery For Once in My Life SafePia Toscano All in Love Is Fair SafePaul McDonald The Tracks of My Tears SafeNaima Adedapo Dancing in the Street SafeJames Durbin Living for the City SafeNon competition performance Performers SongTop 11with Stevie Wonder Ain t No Mountain High Enough Signed Sealed Delivered I m Yours Happy Birthday Jennifer Hudson Where You At Sugarland Stuck Like Glue Top 11 March 31 Elton John Edit Contestants performed one song each from Elton John s discography and are listed in the order they performed Two contestants were eliminated Contestant Elton John song ResultScotty McCreery Country Comfort SafeNaima Adedapo I m Still Standing EliminatedPaul McDonald Rocket Man Bottom threePia Toscano Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me SafeStefano Langone Tiny Dancer SafeLauren Alaina Candle in the Wind SafeJames Durbin Saturday Night s Alright for Fighting SafeThia Megia Daniel EliminatedCasey Abrams Your Song SafeJacob Lusk Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word SafeHaley Reinhart Bennie and the Jets SafeNon competition performance Performers SongLauren Alaina amp Scotty McCreery I Told You So Naima Adedapo amp Jacob Lusk Solid Thia Megia Haley Reinhart amp Pia Toscano Teenage Dream Casey Abrams James Durbin Stefano Langone amp Paul McDonald Band on the Run Fantasia Collard Greens amp Cornbread will i am amp Jamie Foxx Hot Wings I Wanna Party Top 9 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Edit will i am and Russell Brand served as guest mentors this week Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Rock and roll song ResultJacob Lusk Man in the Mirror Bottom threeHaley Reinhart Piece of My Heart SafeCasey Abrams Have You Ever Seen the Rain SafeLauren Alaina You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman SafeJames Durbin While My Guitar Gently Weeps SafeScotty McCreery That s All Right SafePia Toscano River Deep Mountain High EliminatedStefano Langone When a Man Loves a Woman Bottom threePaul McDonald Folsom Prison Blues SafeNon competition performance Performers SongTop 9 I Love Rock n Roll The Letter Sweet Home Alabama Constantine Maroulis Unchained Melody Iggy Pop Wild One Top 8 Movie soundtracks Edit will i am and Rob Reiner served as guest mentors this week Contestants chose songs featured in movies and are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song Film ResultPaul McDonald Old Time Rock and Roll Risky Business EliminatedLauren Alaina The Climb Hannah Montana The Movie SafeStefano Langone End of the Road Boomerang Bottom threeScotty McCreery I Cross My Heart Pure Country SafeCasey Abrams Nature Boy The Boy with Green Hair SafeHaley Reinhart Call Me American Gigolo Bottom threeJacob Lusk Bridge over Troubled Water The Pursuit of Happyness SafeJames Durbin Heavy Metal Heavy Metal SafeNon competition performance Performers SongLauren Alaina amp Scotty McCreery American Honey Casey Abrams amp Haley Reinhart Moanin James Durbin Stefano Langone Jacob Lusk amp Paul McDonald The Sound of Silence Mrs Robinson Jason Aldean amp Kelly Clarkson Don t You Wanna Stay Rihanna California King Bed Top 7 Music from the 21st century Edit Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song ResultScotty McCreery Swingin SafeJames Durbin Uprising SafeHaley Reinhart Rolling in the Deep Bottom threeJacob Lusk Dance with My Father Bottom threeCasey Abrams Harder to Breathe SafeStefano Langone Closer EliminatedLauren Alaina Born to Fly SafeNon competition performance Performers SongNaima Adedapo Ashthon Jones Paul McDonald Thia Megia Karen Rodriguez amp Pia Toscano So What Lauren Alaina Stefano Langone Jacob Lusk amp Haley Reinhart Hey Soul Sister Casey Abrams James Durbin amp Scotty McCreery Viva la Vida David Cook The Last Goodbye Katy Perry featuring Kanye West E T Top 6 Carole King Edit Babyface served as a guest mentor this week Each contestant performed two songs from the Carole King discography one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Carole King song ResultJacob Lusk 1 Oh No Not My Baby SafeLauren Alaina 2 Where You Lead SafeScotty McCreery 4 You ve Got a Friend SafeJames Durbin 5 Will You Love Me Tomorrow SafeCasey Abrams 7 That Old Sweet Roll Hi De Ho EliminatedHaley Reinhart 8 Beautiful SafeCasey Abrams amp Haley Reinhart 3 I Feel the Earth Move Lauren Alaina amp Scotty McCreery 6 Up on the Roof James Durbin amp Jacob Lusk 9 I m into Something Good Non competition performance Performers SongTop 6 Carole King medley It Might as Well Rain Until September Take Good Care of My Baby One Fine Day Go Away Little Girl It s Too Late Crystal Bowersox Ridin with the Radio Bruno Mars The Lazy Song Top 5 Music from the new millennium amp the 1960s Edit Sheryl Crow served as a guest mentor this week Each contestant performed two songs one from the new millennium and one from the 1960s Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Song ResultJames Durbin 1 Closer to the Edge Safe6 Without You Jacob Lusk 2 No Air Eliminated7 Love Hurts Lauren Alaina 3 Flat on the Floor Bottom two8 Unchained Melody Scotty McCreery 4 Gone Safe9 Always on My Mind Haley Reinhart 5 You and I Safe10 The House of the Rising Sun Non competition performance Performers SongTop 5 Happy Together Lady Antebellum Just a Kiss Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull On the Floor Jennifer Lopez featuring Lil Wayne I m Into You Top 4 Inspirational music amp Leiber and Stoller Edit Lady Gaga served as a guest mentor this week Each contestant performed two songs one of which was written by songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Song ResultJames Durbin 1 Don t Stop Believin Eliminated8 Love Potion No 9 Haley Reinhart 2 Earth Song Safe5 I Who Have Nothing Scotty McCreery 3 Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning Safe6 Young Blood Lauren Alaina 4 Anyway Safe7 Trouble Non competition performance Performers SongJames Durbin amp Scotty McCreery Start a Band Lauren Alaina amp Haley Reinhart Gunpowder amp Lead Lady Gaga You and I Enrique Iglesias Dirty Dancer Jordin Sparks I Am Woman Steven Tyler It Feels So Good Top 3 Edit Beyonce served as a guest mentor this week Each contestant performed three songs one chosen by the contestant one chosen by mentor Jimmy Iovine and one chosen by the judges Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Song ResultScotty McCreery 1 Amazed Safe4 Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not a 7 She Believes in Me Lauren Alaina 2 Wild One Safe5 If I Die Young a 8 I Hope You Dance Haley Reinhart 3 What Is and What Should Never Be Eliminated6 Rhiannon a 9 You Oughta Know Non competition performance Performers SongNicole Scherzinger featuring 50 Cent Right There Il Volo O sole mio Beyonce Run the World Girls a b c Song chosen by Jimmy Iovine Top 2 Finale Edit Lauren Alaina damaged her vocal cords while rehearsing for the finale but she was treated and cleared to continue in the competition 26 Breaking from tradition the judges did not offer their critiques of the performances until after both contestants had sung both of their opening songs and then the critiques were delivered to both contestants at the same time 27 Each contestant performed three songs one of which was chosen by their personal musical idol Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Song ResultScotty McCreery 1 Gone Winner3 Check Yes or No a 5 I Love You This Big Lauren Alaina 2 Flat on the Floor Runner up4 Maybe It Was Memphis b 6 Like My Mother Does Song chosen by George Strait Song chosen by Carrie Underwood Non competition performance Performers SongDavid Cook Don t You Forget About Me Taio Cruz Positive Top 13 Born This Way James Durbinwith Judas Priest Living After Midnight Breaking the Law Jacob Luskwith Gladys Knight amp Kirk Franklin I Smile Casey Abramswith Jack Black Fat Bottomed Girls Haley Reinhart Pia Toscano Naima Adedapo Thia Megia Karen Rodriguez amp Ashthon Joneswith Beyonce Beyonce medley Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Irreplaceable Get Me Bodied If I Were a Boy Deja Vu Crazy in Love Haley Reinhartwith Tony Bennett Steppin Out with My Baby Lil Jon Come Get Some Lauren Alaina Haley Reinhart Pia Toscano Naima Adedapo Thia Megia Karen Rodriguez amp Ashthon Joneswith TLC Come Get Some No Scrubs Waterfalls Scotty McCreerywith Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Marc Anthony Jennifer Lopez amp Sheila E Aguanile from El CantanteScotty McCreery James Durbin Jacob Lusk Casey Abrams Stefano Langone amp Paul McDonaldwith Tom Jones Kiss She s a Lady What s New Pussycat Green Green Grass of Home Love Me Tonight Delilah It s Not Unusual Lady Gaga The Edge of Glory Lauren Alainawith Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats Beyonce 1 1 Reeve Carneywith Bono amp The Edge Rise Above 1 Steven Tyler Dream On Scotty McCreery I Love You This Big Elimination chart EditColor key Winner Runner up Did not perform Saved by the public Saved by the judges Bottom two or three Eliminated American Idol season 8 Eliminations Contestant Pl Semifinals Wild Card Top 13 Top 12 Top 11 a Top 9 Top 8 Top 7 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Finale3 1 3 2 3 3 3 10 3 17 3 24 3 31 4 7 4 14 4 21 4 28 5 4 5 11 5 18 5 25Scotty McCreery 1 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe WinnerLauren Alaina 2 N A Safe N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Runner upHaley Reinhart 3 N A Safe N A Bottom three Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe Safe Safe EliminatedJames Durbin 4 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe EliminatedJacob Lusk 5 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Safe EliminatedCasey Abrams 6 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Saved Safe Safe Safe Safe EliminatedStefano Langone 7 Wild Card N A Saved Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Bottom three EliminatedPaul McDonald 8 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe EliminatedPia Toscano 9 N A Safe N A Safe Safe Safe Safe EliminatedNaima Adedapo 10 N A Wild Card Saved Safe Bottom three Safe EliminatedThia Megia N A Safe N A Safe Safe Bottom threeKaren Rodriguez 12 N A Safe N A Bottom three EliminatedAshthon Jones 13 N A Wild Card Saved EliminatedJovany Barreto Wild Card N A EliminatedKendra Chantelle N A Wild CardRobbie Rosen Wild Card N ALauren Turner N A EliminatedTa Tynisa Wilson N ARachel Zevita N AJulie Zorrilla N AJordan Dorsey EliminatedClint Jun GamboaTim HalperinBrett Loewenstern Because the judges used their one judges save to save Casey Abrams the top 11 remained intact for another week U S Nielsen ratings EditAmerican Idol ended the 2010 2011 television season as the number one and number two show in Total Viewers and the number one and number three show in Adults 18 49 The Wednesday performance shows earned an average of 25 864 million viewers and an 8 8 24 rating in the Adults 18 49 demographic while the Thursday results show earned an average of 23 798 million viewers and a 7 7 22 rating in the Adults 18 49 demographic 28 The show s success helped Fox network achieve the longest winning streak in broadcast history of seven consecutive season in the Adult 18 49 demo 29 Episode listShow Episode Airdate U S viewers millions Rating shareHouseholds Rating Share 18 49 Note Weeklyrank1 East Rutherford Auditions January 19 2011 26 23 14 2 22 9 7 26 30 31 32 New Orleans Auditions January 20 2011 22 90 12 5 20 7 8 21 31 32 43 Milwaukee Auditions January 26 2011 25 33 13 8 22 9 2 24 33 34 14 Nashville Auditions January 27 2011 22 48 12 4 20 7 7 21 34 35 25 Austin Auditions February 2 2011 25 14 13 4 21 9 0 24 36 37 46 Los Angeles Auditions February 3 2011 21 89 11 9 19 7 5 20 37 38 67 San Francisco Auditions February 9 2011 24 05 13 0 21 8 4 23 39 40 28 Hollywood Round Part 1 February 10 2011 21 94 12 0 19 7 3 20 40 41 39 Hollywood Round Part 2 February 16 2011 23 20 12 7 20 8 2 23 42 43 110 Hollywood Round Part 3 February 17 2011 22 18 12 0 20 7 6 22 43 44 211 Las Vegas Round Top 24 Chosen Part 1 February 23 2011 22 72 12 5 20 7 9 21 45 46 312 Top 24 Chosen Part 2 February 24 2011 21 76 11 9 19 7 2 20 46 47 413 Top 12 Males Perform March 1 2011 21 39 11 7 18 7 6 21 48 49 314 Top 12 Females Perform March 2 2011 22 77 12 7 20 7 8 22 49 50 215 Top 10 Finalists 3 WCs Revealed March 3 2011 25 26 13 8 23 8 2 24 49 51 116 Top 13 Finalists Perform March 9 2011 24 40 13 5 22 8 1 23 52 53 117 Top 13 Results Show March 10 2011 22 05 12 6 20 6 7 19 53 54 218 Top 12 Finalists Perform March 16 2011 22 58 12 9 21 7 6 22 55 56 119 Top 12 Results Show March 17 2011 19 57 11 2 20 5 7 19 56 57 220 Top 11 Finalists Perform March 23 2011 23 95 13 5 22 7 9 22 58 59 121 Top 11 Results Show March 24 2011 21 30 12 1 20 6 4 20 59 60 322 Top 11 Part 2 Finalists Perform March 30 2011 24 18 13 6 21 7 7 21 61 62 123 Top 11 Part 2 Results Show March 31 2011 22 63 12 9 21 6 8 20 62 63 324 Top 9 Finalists Perform April 6 2011 23 13 13 2 21 7 3 21 64 65 125 Top 9 Results Show April 7 2011 21 54 12 3 20 6 4 20 65 66 326 Top 8 Finalists Perform April 13 2011 23 03 12 7 20 7 3 21 67 68 127 Top 8 Results Show April 14 2011 21 92 12 5 21 6 4 20 68 69 228 Top 7 Finalists Perform April 20 2011 22 54 12 7 20 7 1 20 70 71 129 Top 7 Results Show April 21 2011 20 32 11 5 20 5 8 19 71 72 230 Top 6 Finalists Perform April 27 2011 22 32 12 6 20 7 1 20 73 74 231 Top 6 Results Show April 28 2011 19 60 11 5 19 5 7 17 74 75 332 Top 5 Finalists Perform May 4 2011 21 14 12 2 19 6 6 19 76 77 333 Top 5 Results Show May 5 2011 21 29 12 2 21 6 3 20 77 78 234 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