American Idol season 12 explained

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Host:Ryan Seacrest
Label1:Mentor
Data1:Jimmy Iovine
Finals Venue:Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Winner:Candice Glover
Runner Up:Kree Harrison
Network:Fox

The twelfth season of American Idol premiered on January 16, 2013, as part of the mid-season of the 2012–13 network television season. Ryan Seacrest returned as host. Randy Jackson returned for his twelfth season as judge and was joined by new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Keith Urban, who replaced Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

On May 16, 2013, Candice Glover was crowned the winner, defeating Kree Harrison, who was the runner-up. In a series first, Glover's debut album, Music Speaks, was available for preorder immediately following the finale broadcast. Both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj left after this season, having only served on the judges panel for one season, to focus on their music careers.[1] [2]

Changes from previous seasons

After a sharp drop in ratings during the eleventh season, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced that the show would undergo "some creative tweaking" for the following season.[3] After two seasons, judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler announced their exits from the series on July 12 and 13, 2012, respectively.[4] [5] On July 23, Mariah Carey was announced as a judge for the twelfth season.[6] On September 16, returning judge Randy Jackson and new hires Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban were confirmed to also serve on the judges panel.[7] [8] On December 31, 2012, it was announced that Ryan Seacrest had signed on to remain the host for at least two more seasons.[9]

Producer Nigel Lythgoe indicated on January 9, 2013, that during the Hollywood rounds, the men and women would perform on separate weeks, and be matched in equal number right up until the top 10 live shows.[10] He also announced that there would be no Wild Cards.[11] Instead, he instituted a brand new "sudden death" round in which the top 40 had to perform in front of a live audience, and then the judges would choose five out of the ten contestants per show to proceed to the top 20. The number of finalists was limited to ten for the first time since the first season.

This season also introduced the "SuperVote," where viewers were able to cast fifty votes at once online or through the new American Idol app, in addition to the regular voting methods.[12] Voters were able to allocate any number of votes to one contestant or multiple contestants, for a total of fifty votes, across all online voting destinations.

This season also showcased an "Idol Update" segment by bringing back many American Idol alumni to perform or appear as guests in the audience. Alumni performers included Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Katharine McPhee, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Adam Lambert, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, and Jessica Sanchez.

Regional auditions

In an attempt to refresh the show's audition process, new means to audition were announced. First was the "American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour": a ten-town nationwide tour that gave hopefuls who couldn't make it to one of the large audition cities a chance to try out. These cities included Idaho Falls, Idaho; Billings, Montana; Casper, Wyoming; Rock Rapids, Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Clarksdale, Mississippi; Joplin, Missouri; Dodge City, Kansas; and Grand Junction, Colorado. American Idol also began a "Nominate an Idol" program, which allowed friends and family of individuals they think could be the next American Idol to nominate said person in secret by filling out an online form and submitting a video of their nominee singing solo and a cappella. The chosen nominees would then be surprised on location by a film crew and given an opportunity to advance to the next round. Finally, online auditions for the twelfth season were open from August 1 to 14, 2012,[13] [14] and October 12 to November 4, 2012.[15]

Auditions took place in the following cities:[16] [17]

City! scope="col"
Preliminary datePreliminary venueFilming date(s)Filming venueGolden tickets
Los Angeles, CaliforniaJune 7, 2012Dodger StadiumNovember 14–15, 2012Queen Mary[18] 50
San Antonio, TexasJune 14, 2012AlamodomeNovember 11–12, 2012[19] Sunset Station[20] Unknown
Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 19, 2012Time Warner Cable ArenaOctober 2–3, 2012Charlotte Motor Speedway[21] 37
Newark, New JerseyJune 23, 2012Prudential CenterSeptember 16–17, 2012Jazz at Lincoln Center[22] 41
Chicago, IllinoisJuly 12, 2012United CenterSeptember 25–26, 2012Adler Planetarium[23] 47
New Orleans, LouisianaJuly 17, 2012New Orleans ArenaOctober 5–6, 2012Baton Rouge River Center35
Oklahoma City, OklahomaJuly 20, 2012Chesapeake Energy ArenaNovember 9–10, 2012Devon Boathouse[24] 45
Total number of tickets to Hollywood286

Hollywood & Las Vegas

For the first time, the Hollywood rounds were held in the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, California.[25] The contestants were separated by gender, with the men performing in the first week and the women the next. There were three rounds each week: an a cappella performance, a group performance, and a solo performance.[26] Unlike previous seasons, the groups were chosen by the producers, although each group was able to select a song from a list of twenty songs to perform. The men performed on February 6 and 7 and the women performed on February 13 and 14. The judges selected 20 men and 20 women to perform in front of a live studio audience at Love by Cirque De Soleil at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Only twenty contestants moved on from this round. The contestants were divided into four gender-separated groups of ten, with the women's performances airing on Wednesdays and the men's performances airing on Thursdays. Contestants performed in front of the judges and a studio audience, and received critiques from the judges at the end. After all of the contestants had performed, they were called one at a time to face the judges, who decided whether they would move on to the semifinals or not.

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Group 1

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Jenny Beth Willis"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" Eliminated
Tenna Torres"Soulmate" Advanced
Adriana Latonio"Ain't No Way" Advanced
Brandy Hotard"Anymore" Eliminated
Shubha Vedula"Born This Way" Eliminated
Kamaria Ousley"Mr. Know It All" Eliminated
Kree Harrison"Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)"Advanced
Angie Miller"Nobody's Perfect" Advanced
Isabelle Pasqualone"God Bless the Child" Eliminated
Amber Holcomb"My Funny Valentine" Advanced
Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Paul Jolley"Tonight I Wanna Cry" Advanced
Johnny Keyser"I Won't Give Up" Eliminated
JDA"Rumour Has It" Eliminated
Kevin Harris"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Eliminated
Chris Watson"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Eliminated
Devin Velez"Listen" Advanced
Elijah Liu "Talking to the Moon"Advanced
Charlie Askew"Rocket Man" Advanced
Jimmy Smith"Raining on Sunday" Eliminated
Curtis Finch, Jr."Superstar" Advanced

Group 2

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Melinda Ademi"Nobody's Perfect" Eliminated
Candice Glover"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Advanced
Juliana Chahayed"Skyscraper" Eliminated
Jett Hermano"Only Girl (In the World)" Eliminated
Cristabel Clack"No One" Eliminated
Aubrey Cleland"Sweet Dreams" Advanced
Rachel Hale"Nothing but the Water"Eliminated
Breanna Steer"Bust Your Windows" Advanced
Janelle Arthur"Just a Kiss"Advanced
Zoanette Johnson"Circle of Life" Advanced
Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Mathenee Treco"A Little Less Conversation" Eliminated
Gurpreet Singh Sarin"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" Eliminated
Vincent Powell"Cause I Love You" Advanced
Nick Boddington"Say Something Now" Advanced
Josh Holiday"I'm Better with You" Eliminated
David Oliver Willis"Fever" Eliminated
Bryant Tadeo"New York State of Mind" Eliminated
Burnell Taylor"This Time" Advanced
Lazaro Arbos"Tonight I Wanna Cry" Advanced
Cortez Shaw"Titanium"Advanced

Semifinals

The top 20 semifinalists performed in front of a live studio audience at Love by Cirque De Soleil at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The three-night event marked the first week viewers were allowed to cast votes. The women performed on the first night and the men on second night. On the third night, the show moved back to Los Angeles, and the top five men and top five women were announced. As each contestant walked out on stage, they performed their victory song. After the results were announced, Ryan Seacrest revealed that there would be a sing-off the next week between the sixth-place man and the sixth-place woman to determine who would be invited to join the top 10 on the 2013 summer.[27]

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Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Zoanette Johnson"What's Love Got to Do with It" Eliminated
Breanna Steer"Flaws and All" Eliminated
Aubrey Cleland"Big Girls Don't Cry" Eliminated
Janelle Arthur"If I Can Dream" Advanced
Tenna Torres"Lost" Eliminated
Angie Miller"Never Gone" Advanced
Amber Holcomb"I Believe in You and Me" Advanced
Kree Harrison"Stronger" Advanced
Adriana Latonio"Stand Up for Love" Eliminated
Candice Glover"Ordinary People" Advanced
Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Elijah Liu"Stay" Eliminated
Cortez Shaw"Locked Out of Heaven" Eliminated
Charlie Askew"Mama"Eliminated
Nick Boddington"Iris" Eliminated
Burnell Taylor"I'm Here" Advanced
Paul Jolley"Just a Fool" Advanced
Lazaro Arbos"Feeling Good" Advanced
Curtis Finch, Jr."I Believe I Can Fly" Advanced
Devin Velez"Somos Novios (It's Impossible)"Advanced
Vincent Powell"End of the Road"Eliminated

Aubrey Cleland and Charlie Askew each finished in sixth place, so they faced off against each other on March 14 to determine who would be invited to join the top 10 on the 2013 American Idol summer tour.

Contestant! scope="col"
Victory song
Paul Jolley"Alone"
Burnell Taylor"Ready for Love"
Curtis Finch, Jr."So High"
Devin Velez"The Power of One (Change the World)"
Lazaro Arbos"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Janelle Arthur"Home"
Candice Glover"I'm Going Down"
Angie Miller"I Was Here"
Amber Holcomb"I'm Every Woman"
Kree Harrison"Evidence"

Top 10 finalists

Finals

There were ten weeks of the finals and ten 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." The judges ultimately did not save anyone this season, and one week featured a non-elimination as a result.

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Top 10 – American Idols

Contestants performed one song each that had been performed by a previous winner of American Idol,[29] and are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantSongAmerican IdolResult
Curtis Finch, Jr."I Believe" FantasiaEliminated
Janelle Arthur "Gone" Scotty McCreerySafe
Devin Velez"Temporary Home" Carrie UnderwoodBottom two
Angie Miller"I Surrender" Kelly ClarksonTop three
Paul Jolley"Amazed" Scotty McCreerySafe
Candice Glover"I (Who Have Nothing)" Jordin SparksTop three
Lazaro Arbos"Breakaway" Kelly ClarksonSafe
Kree Harrison"Crying" Carrie UnderwoodTop three
Burnell Taylor"Flying Without Wings" Ruben StuddardSafe
Amber Holcomb"A Moment Like This" Kelly ClarksonSafe
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 10"Shine Your Way"
Bon Jovi"Because We Can"
"Gone, Gone, Gone"

Before the results were announced, Charlie Askew and Aubrey Cleland, who each finished in 6th place in the semifinals, were each given a chance to perform, vying for the opportunity to join the top 10 on the 2013 summer. The following week, it was announced that Aubrey Cleland won the sing-off and was invited to join the tour.

Contestant! scope="col"
SongResult
Charlie Askew"Sky Blue Diamond"Lost sing-off
Aubrey Cleland"Out Here on My Own"Won sing-off

Top 9 – The Beatles

Contestants performed one song each from the Beatles discography, and are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantBeatles songResult
Kree Harrison"With a Little Help from My Friends"Safe
Burnell Taylor"Let It Be"Safe
Amber Holcomb"She's Leaving Home"Bottom three
Lazaro Arbos"In My Life"Safe
Candice Glover"Come Together"Safe
Paul Jolley"Eleanor Rigby"Eliminated
Angie Miller"Yesterday"Safe
Devin Velez"The Long and Winding Road"Bottom three
Janelle Arthur"I Will"Safe
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 9 men"Got to Get You into My Life"
Top 9 women"Here, There and Everywhere"
"I Saw Her Standing There"
Jessica Sanchez, featuring Ne-Yo"Tonight"

Top 8 – Motown

Smokey Robinson served as a guest mentor this week. Contestants performed two songs each: one solo and either one duet with a fellow contestant or one trio with two fellow contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderMotown songResult
Candice Glover1"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Safe
Lazaro Arbos3"For Once in My Life"Bottom three
Janelle Arthur4"You Keep Me Hangin' On"Safe
Devin Velez5"The Tracks of My Tears"Eliminated
Burnell Taylor7"My Cherie Amour"Bottom three
Angie Miller8"Shop Around" Safe
Amber Holcomb9"Lately" Safe
Kree Harrison11"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" Safe
Janelle Arthur
& Kree Harrison
2"Like a Prayer"
Candice Glover,
Amber Holcomb
& Angie Miller
6"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
Lazaro Arbos,
Burnell Taylor
& Devin Velez
10"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 8"Old Time Rock and Roll"
"Love Has Come For Me"
Katharine McPhee
with OneRepublic
"If I Lose Myself"
"Long Hot Summer"

Top 7 – Rock music

Contestants performed two songs each: one solo and either one duet with a fellow contestant or one trio with two fellow contestants. Ballads were not permitted this week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderRock songResult
Burnell Taylor1"You Give Love a Bad Name" Eliminated
Kree Harrison3"Piece of My Heart"Top three
Janelle Arthur5"You May Be Right"Bottom two
Lazaro Arbos6"We Are the Champions"Top three
Candice Glover8"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Safe
Amber Holcomb9"What About Love" Safe
Angie Miller10"Bring Me to Life" Top three
Lazaro Arbos
& Angie Miller
2"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Candice Glover
& Burnell Taylor
4"The Letter"
Janelle Arthur,
Kree Harrison
& Amber Holcomb
7"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 7"Somebody to Love"
"The Good Life"
"See You Again"

Top 6 – Burt Bacharach/Hal David & songs the contestants wish they'd written

Each contestant performed two songs, one of which was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

ContestantOrderSongResult
Angie Miller 1"Anyone Who Had a Heart"Safe
7"Love Came Down"
Amber Holcomb2"I Say a Little Prayer" Safe
8"Love On Top"
Lazaro Arbos3"(They Long to Be) Close to You" Eliminated
9"Angels"
Kree Harrison4"What the World Needs Now Is Love" Top two
10"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
Janelle Arthur5"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Safe
11"The Dance"
Candice Glover6"Don't Make Me Over" Top two
12"Lovesong"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 6"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
"This Girl's in Love with You"
"One Less Bell to Answer"
"A House Is Not a Home"
"That’s What Friends Are For"
Scotty McCreery"See You Tonight"
"People Like Us"

Top 5 – Contestants' birth year & divas

Each contestant performed two songs: one released the year they were born, and one from a diva. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderSongBirth yearDivaResult
Candice Glover1"Straight Up" 1989Mariah Carey &<br>Whitney HoustonSafe
6"When You Believe"
Janelle Arthur2"When I Call Your Name" 1989Dolly PartonEliminated
7"Dumb Blonde"
Kree Harrison3"She Talks to Angels" 1990Céline DionSafe
8"Have You Ever Been in Love"
Angie Miller4"I'll Stand by You" 1994BeyoncéSafe
9"Halo"
Amber Holcomb5"Without You" 1994Barbra StreisandSafe
10"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 5"Last Dance"
"Heaven Knows"
"Dim All the Lights"
"She Works Hard for the Money"
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Lose to Win"

Top 4 (April 25)

Each contestant performed three songs: two solos and one duet with a fellow contestant. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. There was no elimination this week, because the judges had not used their "judges' save" before it expired. The votes cast for this week were combined with the following week's votes.

ContestantOrder1980s songResult
Amber Holcomb1"The Power of Love" Bottom two
7"MacArthur Park"
Candice Glover2"Find Your Love"Bottom two
8"Emotion"
Kree Harrison3"It Hurt So Bad" Safe
9"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Angie Miller4"Who You Are" Safe
10"Cry Me a River"
Kree Harrison
& Amber Holcomb
5"Rumour Has It"
Candice Glover
& Angie Miller
6"Stay"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 4"Girl on Fire"
"Yes to Love"
Lee DeWyze"Silver Lining"

Top 4 (May 2) – Music from now & then

Harry Connick, Jr. served as a guest mentor this week.[30] Each contestant performed three songs: one hit song from 2013, one song from the Great American Songbook, and one song with all four contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderSongResult
Angie Miller1"Diamonds" Safe
5"Someone to Watch Over Me"
Amber Holcomb2"Just Give Me a Reason" Eliminated
6"My Funny Valentine"
Candice Glover3"When I Was Your Man" Safe
7"You've Changed"
Kree Harrison4"See You Again" Safe
8"Stormy Weather"
Candice Glover, Kree Harrison,
Amber Holcomb & Angie Miller
9"Wings"
Non-competition performance
PerformersSong
Top 4"Crazy in Love"
"Laying Me Low"
"Bang Bang"
"Every Man Should Know"

Top 3

Each contestant performed three songs: one chosen by mentor Jimmy Iovine, one chosen by the judges, and one chosen by the producers. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderSongResult
Kree Harrison1"Fuckin' Perfect"Safe
6"Here Comes Goodbye"
8"Better Dig Two"
Candice Glover2"One"Safe
4"Next to Me"
9"Somewhere"
Angie Miller3"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Eliminated
5"Try"
7"Maybe"
Performers! scope="col"
Song
Top 3"Who Says"
"Barefoot and Buckwild"
Mariah Carey, featuring Miguel"
  1. Beautiful
"
"Tears Always Win"

Top 2 – Finale

Each contestant performed three songs, one of which was chosen by producer Simon Fuller, and are listed in the order they performed.

ContestantOrderSongResult
Kree Harrison1"Angel"Runner-up
3"All Cried Out"
5"Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)"
Candice Glover2"Chasing Pavements"Winner
4"I Am Beautiful"
6"I (Who Have Nothing)"
Performers! scope="col"
Song
"Take a Picture"
Top 10"Glad You Came"
Janelle Arthur
with The Band Perry
"Done"
Curtis Finch, Jr., Paul Jolley,
Devin Velez, Burnell Taylor
& Lazaro Arbos
"Let's Hang On!"
"Walk Like a Man"
"Who Loves You"
Curtis Finch, Jr., Paul Jolley,
Devin Velez, Burnell Taylor
& Lazaro Arbos
with Frankie Valli
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
"Grease"
"Vision of Love"
"Make It Happen"
"My All"
"Hero"
"We Belong Together"
"
  1. Beautiful
"
Amber Holcomb
with Emeli Sandé
"Next to Me"
"Gentleman"
Keith Urban"Little Bit of Everything"
Candice Glover
with Jennifer Hudson
"Inseparable"
Angie Miller
with Adam Lambert
"Titanium"
Angie Miller
with Jessie J
"Domino"
Kree Harrison
with Travis Barker,
Randy Jackson & Keith Urban
"Where the Blacktop Ends"
Janelle Arthur, Amber Holcomb,
Angie Miller, Kree Harrison
& Candice Glover
with Aretha Franklin
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"
"Respect"
"Think"
Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull"Live It Up"
"One Less Bell to Answer"
"A House Is Not a Home"
"I Am Beautiful"

Elimination chart

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Contestant! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Top 20Top 10Top 9Top 8Top 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Finale
3/73/143/213/284/44/114/184/255/25/95/16
Candice Glover1SafeN/ATop threeSafeSafeSafeTop twoSafeBottom twoSafeSafeWinner
Kree Harrison2SafeTop threeSafeSafeTop threeTop twoBottom twoSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
Angie Miller3SafeTop threeSafeSafeTop threeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Amber Holcomb4SafeSafeBottom threeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeBottom twoEliminated
Janelle Arthur5SafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeEliminated
Lazaro Arbos6SafeSafeSafeBottom threeTop threeEliminated
Burnell Taylor7SafeSafeSafeBottom threeEliminated
Devin Velez8SafeBottom twoBottom threeEliminated
Paul Jolley9SafeSafeEliminated
Curtis Finch, Jr.10SafeEliminated
Aubrey ClelandEliminatedWon
Charlie AskewLost
Nick Boddington
Zoanette Johnson
Adriana Latonio
Elijah Liu
Vincent Powell
Cortez Shaw
Breanna Steer
Tenna Torres

Mariah Carey–Nicki Minaj feud

A video was leaked to TMZ in October 2012 which showed Nicki Minaj erupting in a tirade against Mariah Carey during the audition in Charlotte, North Carolina.[31] It was also claimed that Minaj was heard saying off-camera, "If I had a gun, I would shoot that bitch."[32] [33] Minaj, however, denied that she had made the threat.[34] Ryan Seacrest said that the dispute "went a little too far,"[35] while Keith Urban jokingly said "I was the UN,"[36] and the feud elicited a comment from President Barack Obama that Carey and Minaj would "sort it out."[37] In an interview with Barbara Walters on The View that aired on January 7, 2013, Carey said that due to Minaj's threats, it "felt like an unsafe work environment," and claimed that she had boosted her personal security.[38] Minaj stated that Barbara Walters never attempted to contact her for any comment regarding her side of the story.[39] Carey also said that she has since made up with Minaj. Carey's then-husband Nick Cannon claimed that the feud was used by American Idol producers to generate interest and ratings.[40] Producer Nigel Lythgoe, however, denied that he was responsible for leaking the video or that it was a publicity stunt, and said that he had no plans to use the footage in advance of or during the season.[41] [42] Fox executive Mike Darnell described the buzz due to the feud as being great.[43] The aired episode of the Charlotte audition did not show the tirade and what was shown appeared to have no real linear connection with the leaked footage.[44]

In April 2013, Carey noted during an episode of American Idol that Minaj had not had a number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100. The next day, Minaj took to Twitter to post what have been described as "extremely harsh" insults against Carey. She labeled the singer "insecure" and "bitter," while also referencing a widely spread rumor that the producers of American Idol wanted to bring Jennifer Lopez back to the judges panel after a significant decline in ratings this season. "All dem #1s but JLo phone ringin? Lol. I guess having a personality, being a secure woman, and giving genuine critique still trumps that," Minaj tweeted.[45] [46] [47] [48] In November 2013, Carey stated that "American Idol was like going to work every day in hell with Satan."[49]

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The Wednesday episodes had an average viewer number of 15.04 million with a 4.6 rating in the 18/49 demo, while the Thursday episodes had an average viewer number of 14.64 million and a 4.3 in 18/49 demo.[50] The average figure represents a 23% drop from the previous year.[51]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mariah Carey not returning to Idol. ABC News. May 31, 2013. May 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530222100/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/mariah-carey-not-returning-to-idol/. May 30, 2013. live.
  2. https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/nicki-minaj-confirms-american-idol-exit-94601 Nicki Minaj Confirms 'American Idol' Exit
  3. News: American Idol To Undergo Creative Changes Next Season . Nellie Andreeva . . May 14, 2012 . May 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516233233/http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/american-idol-to-undergo-creative-changes-next-season/ . May 16, 2012 . live .
  4. News: Steven Tyler quits 'American Idol' . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715041928/http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/12/12707452-steven-tyler-quits-american-idol?lite . dead . July 15, 2012 . Anna Chan . . July 12, 2012 . July 12, 2012 .
  5. News: Jennifer Lopez leaving 'American Idol': 'The time has come' . Erin Strecker . . July 13, 2012 . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120713172709/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/13/jennifer-lopez-leaving-american-idol/ . July 13, 2012 . live .
  6. Mariah Carey joins 'American Idol' . Hibberd . James . . July 23, 2012 . July 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724205653/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/23/mariah-carey-american-idol/ . July 24, 2012 . live .
  7. Web site: Randy Jackson Closes Deal To Return To 'American Idol' As Judge. Nellie. Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. September 10, 2012. September 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912025731/http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/randy-jackson-closes-deal-to-return-to-american-idol-as-judge/. September 12, 2012. live.
  8. Web site: Minaj, Urban Named 'Idol' Judges. September 16, 2012 . Daily Beast Company. September 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120917092320/http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/09/16/minaj-urban-named-idol-judges.html. September 17, 2012. live.
  9. News: Ryan Seacrest will continue to host 'American Idol' . Lisa de Moraes . . April 23, 2012 . June 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430092635/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/ryan-seacrest-will-continue-to-host-american-idol/2012/04/23/gIQAgclDdT_blog.html . April 30, 2012 . live .
  10. News: 'American Idol's' Nigel Lythgoe: Hollywood Week will be split into one week for boys, one week for girls . Andrea Reiher . Zap 2 It . January 9, 2013 . January 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130111224117/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/american-idols-nigel-lythgoe-hollywood-week-will-be-split-into-one-week-for-boys-one-week-for-girls.html . January 11, 2013 . dead .
  11. News: Nigel Lythgoe promises major 'American Idol' changes . Brian Mansfield . USA Today . January 9, 2013 . January 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130109214356/http://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/01/09/nigel-lythgoe-american-idol/1820781/ . January 9, 2013 . live .
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