It’s back to back American Idol competition nights this week. It’s the first time the show has aired a Coast to Coast episode on a Sunday and Monday night.
Coast to Coast means the show will air at the same time in all time zones. But after hearing that an affiliate in Washington state went with their local news rather than Idol last night, will there be more stations who would opt to air news on a weeknight? Local news can make big money for a TV station. If it’s an area leader, could actually garner higher ratings than Idol? If your western time zone affiliate declines to air Idol at 5/6 pm, shoot me a message or post in comments!
American Idol 2022: Ben Platt Set to Mentor Disney Night
Tonight is something new called the “Judges Song Contest.” Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan will each choose a song for the Top 11 contestants who will pick one of the three to sing. The “winner” will be the judge whose songs are picked the most. The promotion for “Judges Song Contest” has been very vague on the details, except to tease a big “twist.”
UPDATE: Luke Bryan tweets that a Top 9 will be revealed tonight.
Last night was wild, but tonight WE pick the song choices! The top 9 is up to you America. Voting starts at the top of the show again. 2 hours to vote, make it count! #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/Mm5H9bpJVu
— Luke Bryan (@lukebryan) April 25, 2022
Here are the results from Sunday night’s polls: Over 75 percent approved of Gabby Barrett’s mentoring. The American Idol season 17 mentor drew on her own experience as a former contestant and current country star to dispense helpful advice to the singers. (Read our Recap of the Episode)
Additionally, Leah Marlene tops the Favorite Performance and Favorite Contestant lists. Eliminated contestant, Allegra Miles, charted at No. 5 on Favorite Performance. Unsurprisingly, 42 percent of voters felt Idol robbed her of a spot in the Top 11.
American Idol 2022 – Favorite Top 14 Performance
- Leah Marlene – Happy Together – 18.38%
- Fritz Hager – Let it Go – 15.86%
- Noah Thompson – Stand by Me – 12.38%
- Nicolina Bozzo – Hallelujah – 12.38%
- Allegra Miles – Ocean Eyes – 11.03%
- Tristen Gressett – Whataya Want From Me – 7.93%
- HunterGirl – Baby Girl – 6.77%
- Ava Maybee – Sign of the Times – 5.03%
- Mike Parker – Hurricane – 2.90%
- Emyrson Flora – Driver’s License – 2.71%
- Lady K – I Believe – 2.32%
- Jay Copeland – Just the Way You Are – 1.16%
- Christian Guardino – Take me to Church – 0.97%
- Daniel Marshall – She’s Got it All – 0.19%
American Idol 2022 – Favorite Top 11 Contestant
- Leah Marlene – 21.33%
- Noah Thompson – 17.92%
- Fritz Hager – 16.04%
- Nicolina Bozzo – 10.24%
- HunterGirl – 10.07%
- Tristen Gressett – 8.02%
- Emyrson Flora – 5.12%
- Jay Copeland – 3.07%
- Mike Parker – 2.90%
- Lady K – 2.73%
- Christian Guardino – 2.56%
American Idol Top 11 Reveal: Who Was Robbed?
- Allegra Miles – 42.23%
- Ava Maybee – 27.09%
- Nobody was robbed – 26.69%
- Dan Marshall – 3.98%
American Idol 2022 Top 14 Mentor: Gabby Barrett Yay or Nay
- YAY – 70.66%
- Don’t care either way – 16.67%
- Nay – 12.68%
