American Idol 11 February Schedule – Performance Challenge Added

By On 02/02/2012 · 15 Comments · In American Idol, American Idol 11

Here’s An update to yesterday’s news  that the 8th audition episode would be eliminated, pushing up the beginning of the Hollywood Round by a day.  Check out the FOX schedule for the rest of  February.  There will be two days of the “final judgement” round instead of one, as was previously scheduled.  That’s great–we’ll get to see lots of the “last chance” performances before the Green Mile begins at the end of Part 1.

Also, the 400th episode celebration has been moved from February 28th to March 7th, which leads me to ask–which episode exactly is the 4ooth?

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Thursday, Feb. 2

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) – “Auditions #7: St. Louis, MO”

In an AMERICAN IDOL exclusive, Madonna will world preview the video for her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin,” featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., during AMERICAN IDOL, which travels to St. Louis, MO, for more auditions as the search for the next singing superstar continues. Hopefuls have traveled great distances, waited in seemingly never-ending lines and practiced their routines over and over – and now only Randy, Jennifer and Steven stand between them and their dream.

Wednesday, Feb. 8

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) – “Hollywood Round, Part 1”

Randy, Jennifer and Steven join Ryan Seacrest in Hollywood, where some dreams will come true and others will come to an end. The intensity of the competition heats up as hopefuls chosen from around the nation vie for a coveted semifinalist spot.

Thursday, Feb. 9

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) – “Hollywood Round, Part 2”

The tension mounts as the Hollywood Round continues and Randy, Jennifer and Steven narrow down the contestants. Some will leave with shattered dreams, others will proceed in the competition.

Wednesday, Feb. 15

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) – “Hollywood Round, Part 3”

Tensions are at an all-time high as the Hollywood Round continues and Randy, Jennifer and Steven further narrow down the contestants. Some will leave with shattered dreams, others will proceed in the competition.

Thursday, Feb. 16

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) – “Performance Challenge”

Contestants try to impress the judges during a grueling performance challenge. Some will shine, while others will crack under the pressure. (This is where the Top 60 perform 50′s songs in groups – 42 contestants will survive)

Wednesday, Feb. 22

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) – “Final Judgment, Part 1”

Contestants try one last time to impress the judges, singing for their lives to prove who deserves to make it to the next round. For some, it’s the end of the road, but for the first group of semifinalists whose names will be revealed tonight, the next part of the journey is about to begin.

Thursday, Feb. 23

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) – “Final Judgment, Part 2”

The first phase of the competition comes to a dramatic end when Randy, Jennifer and Steven reveal this season’s remaining semifinalists.

Tuesday, Feb. 28

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) – “First Group of Semifinalists Perform”

The first set of semifinalists takes the AMERICAN IDOL stage to perform for judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler and for the nation. On this season’s first live show and first night of voting, America votes to send their favorites through to the next round.

Wednesday, Feb. 29

AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) – “Second Group of Semifinalists Perform”

The second set of semifinalists give it their all for the judges and for the nation. America will have to make tough decisions on the season’s second live show and second night of voting.

 
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  • Anonymous

    I wonder if they got the idea for the Performance Round from the Voice’s Battle Round, or whatever it’s called when they put the contestants in a ring.  That round didn’t work well for The Voice, so I hope it looks better for AI.

  • Anonymous

    No..the performance round is the Vegas round, which happened last year before the voice even aired.

  • http://twitter.com/blkeener Brittany Keener

    lol no, what Gangy said. it’s not actually a battle round. 

    If you add up the episode numbers on IMBD….Feb 8th would be the 400th episode. So, if it is accurate, tonight’s episode is actually episode 399.

  • Anonymous

    I know that, but given the description and the new name, they are making it sound like the Voice’s battle round.  Last year, it was a great round, but aside from the Beatles theme, it just looked like another group round, and not a challenge or this “ contestants try to impress the judges during a grueling performance challenge. Some will shine, while others will crack under the pressure.” 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYFK77IYLRQIVATQ2MJKSW2J7Y Pam

    I’m going to have to bookmark this page because I’m so forgetful when it comes to schedules.  Heh.  That’s interesting about the performance challenge.  Since I didn’t watch the first season of The Voice, I’m curious to see how that all shakes out.

    Thanks for be so on top of things mj.  Very much appreciated!  :)

  • http://twitter.com/CanadianLady2 CanadianLady

    Okay, I can skip tonight. Will watch any actual auditions that matter here.

  • Anonymous

    I know I’m being a grinch but do the Idol producers realize the top 24 spoilers have been out for awhile. Weeks of getting to them seems kind of anti-climactic to me. I don’t see any drama until we get to the live shows.

  • Kylee

    98% of viewers don’t know about the spoilers.

  • Anonymous

    I know lots of folks aren’t into spoilers, but a fair amount are. Why don’t they do the “Performance Challenges” live next year? Just a thought.

  • http://twitter.com/blkeener Brittany Keener

    Very true. We are the 2%.

  • itsalleternal

    If the spoilers become such a serious problem, they should do everything starting from Hollywood week LIVE.

  • Anonymous

    WHOA. Just fixed all the typos in my post above. And that’s two days of “Final Judgement” episodes instead of one.

  • Anonymous

    Why in the world is Madonna premiering her new video on Idol?  If I wanted to watch Madonna’s video I would do so online.  Is there a reason we should care about this?

  • Hazehel

    If the spoilers become such a serious problem, they should do everything starting from Hollywood week LIVE.

    Spoiler has never been a problem.  Only those who are big fans of the show would seek out spoilers, and if they are big fans of the show, the will watch it regardless.   The big news outlets don’t carry Top 24 spoilers, so most people (i.e. the vast majority of Idol viewers) don’t know about them.  

    And you can’t do Hollywood week live, when you see on TV is something that’s been condensed from a whole day or two of singing/drama into one hour.   If you see Hollywood week live, you’d be bored to tears.

  • Cindy Allen

    Remember when Hollywood Week was like two lousy shows? Glad the producers finally figured out what a gold mine they were dealing with!