Is it the top 24 or 36 that they show when the show “officially” starts & the auditions stop? when does this start? Thx.

I am attempting to verify the first season Golden Tickets were given to contestants to illustrate their admission to the Hollywood round of American Idol. I believe this may first have been initiated in season …

Thousands of hopefuls. Hundreds of songs. seven cities. Four excruciating weeks. A dude in a two-piece bikini. one pair of pants on the ground. On Wednesday, “American Idol” wrapped up the auditions for its ninth …

We live-blogged Wednesday night’s ‘American Idol’ episode, featuring the last auditions before the Holly.
Here’s how the evening unfolded:
6:00 – “This … is ‘American Idol.’”
6:08 – A bit of a technical glitch but I’m back for …