American Idol 2011 Schedule Released

It’s finally here! FOX has just released their American Idol 2011 schedule after presumably trying to keep as much secret as possible about the new season and its changes. We’ll have four rounds of auditions, starting in New York / New Jersey followed by New Orleans in the first week of the show. After they weed through the masses to find golden tickets we’ll be whisked away to Hollywood week.

New in this season will be the Las Vegas round where the Idol hopefuls will be performing Beatles songs to stay alive during the Top 20 cut which comes at the end of February. After that we’ll be in to the real meet of the American Idol season when the first results show hits in early March.

AMERICAN IDOL 2011 SCHEDULE:
(All times begin at 8:00 PM ET/PT)

• Wednesday, Jan. 19 Season Premiere, Part 1
  New York / New Jersey Audition Episode
• Thursday, Jan. 20 Season Premiere, Part 2
  New Orleans Audition Episode
• Wednesday, Jan. 26 Audition Episode
• Thursday, Jan. 27 Audition Episode
• Wednesday, Feb. 2 Audition Episode
• Thursday, Feb. 3 Audition Episode
• Wednesday, Feb. 9 Audition Episode
• Thursday, Feb. 10 Audition Episode
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 Hollywood Round, Part 1
• Thursday, Feb. 17 Hollywood Round, Part 2
• Wednesday, Feb. 23 Las Vegas Round
• Thursday, Feb. 24 Top 20 Semifinalists Announced
• Tuesday, March 1 Semifinalists Perform
• Wednesday, March 2 Semifinalists Perform
• Thursday, March 3 First Results Show and Finalists Announced