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Biography

The ' ninth season of American Idol ' premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox . Simon Cowell , Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge. Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was held on April 21, 2010, during the top seven results show. The top 24 semi-finals format used in the American Idol (season 4)|fourth through American Idol (season 7)|seventh seasons also returned this season. Judges Simon Cowell , Kara DioGuardi , and Ellen DeGeneres all left the show after this season ended, although only Cowell's departure was announced in advance. This was the second season where neither of the final 2 contestants had been in the bottom 2 or 3 prior to the finale, with the first being the American Idol (season 7)|seventh season . This was also the third consecutive season a male contestant had won, the longest streak for either gender. It was the first season since American Idol (season 6)|season 6 where a female made it to the finale and was also the first time since American Idol (season 5)|season 5 that both the finalists released a different song as a debut single. Additionally, this is the first time since the show's inception that there have been more male than female winners as a whole.

Lee DeWyze , a Folk rock|folk / Indie rock|indie rocker from Mount Prospect, Illinois won the competition, beating the runner-up Crystal Bowersox .

Judges

After the season began, Paula Abdul did not return as the fourth judge on the panel, having announced in the beginning of August 2009 that she was leaving the show due to unresolved contract negotiations. Victoria Beckham , Mary J. Blige , Shania Twain , Katy Perry , Avril Lavigne , Joe Jonas , Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth were brought in to star as guest judges during the auditions phase. There was no guest judge on day two of the Orlando auditions for season nine because day one guest judge Kristin Chenoweth was called back to New York City. Therefore Simon Cowell , Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson appeared with only three judges on the audition panel similar to the main panel between season 1 – 7.

After making the decision to utilize guest judges in Abdul's absence, Fox chairman Peter Rice stated that they would find a permanent fourth judge before the season premiere in January 2010, leading the confirmation on September 9, 2009 by Ellen DeGeneres that she would be joining the show as the new permanent fourth judge for the rounds held at CBS Television City for Hollywood Week and thereafter, onto the live shows.

In addition, Simon Cowell announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on American Idol . Cowell left the show to begin preparations for an The X Factor (U.S.)|American version of his talent show The X Factor (TV series)|The X-Factor .
Also, Ellen DeGeneres announced on July 29, 2010 that she would not return to the judging panel because it was not the right fit for her.
Kara DioGuardi would also not return as a judge for season 10 as announced on September 3, 2010.

After her departure, DioGuardi helped and nominated Steven Tyler for a role as a judge on season ten to show's producers.

Regional auditions

Auditions had begun on June 14 of the previous year, less than a month after previous season's finale. Auditions were held in the following cities:

During this stage guest judges filled in the fourth judging seat.< http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620572/avril-lavigne-guestjudge-idol-la.jhtml Avril Lavigne To Guest-Judge 'American Idol' In Los Angeles

Episode Air Date	Audition City	First Audition Date	Audition Venue	Callback Date	Callback Venue	Guest Judge	Golden Tickets
January 12, 2010	Boston, Massachusetts	June 14, 2009	Release says Boston; arena is actually in Foxborough, Massachusetts>Foxborough .	August 13 & 14, 2009	cite web>last=Baltrusis	Victoria Beckham	32
January 13, 2010	Atlanta, Georgia	June 18, 2009	Georgia Dome	August 16 & 17, 2009	cite web>author=Richard Eldredge	Mary J. Blige	25
January 19, 2010	Chicago, Illinois	June 22, 2009	United Center	August 31 & September 1, 2009		Shania Twain	13
January 20, 2010	Orlando, Florida	July 9, 2009	Amway Arena	August 28 & 29, 2009	Rosen Shingle Creek Resort	Kristin Chenoweth	31
January 26, 2010	Los Angeles, CaliforniaRelease says Los Angeles; arena is actually in Pasadena, California	June 30, 2009	Rose Bowl (stadium)	September 4, 2009	Marina del Rey, California	Avril Lavigne	23
January 26, 2010		June 30, 2009	Rose Bowl (stadium)	September 3, 2009	Marina del Rey, California	Katy Perry	23
January 27, 2010	Dallas	June 26, 2009	Cowboys Stadium		W Hotel Dallas Victorycite web	Neil Patrick Harris	31
January 27, 2010	Dallas	June 26, 2009	Cowboys Stadium	August 24, 2009	W Hotel Dallas Victorycite web	Joe Jonas	31
February 2, 2010	Denver, Colorado	July 14, 2009	Invesco Field	August 7 & 8, 2009	dead link>date=April 2012	Victoria Beckham	26
Total Tickets to Hollywood							181

"Pants on the Ground"

During the Atlanta auditions, 62-year-old activist Larry Platt appeared and performed his original song " Pants on the Ground ." The song's lyrics criticize people wearing the hip-hop style of clothing including pants that sagging (fashion)|sag . Well over the age limit of 28, Platt was ineligible to continue. His performance has since become a internet meme|viral hit , and several celebrities performed the song in the days that followed the original airing of his audition in Atlanta.

Hollywood week

Held at the Kodak Theatre for the second straight year, the first day of Hollywood Week featured the 181 contestants from the auditions round (although only 172 contestants were listed on the American Idol website American Idol) singing solo with the option of playing an instrument. Ninety-six contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into groups and perform. Seventy-one advanced to the final round of Hollywood requiring a solo performance. Forty-six made it to the final round where the judges take contestants one by one and tell them if they made the final twenty-four.

Ellen DeGeneres made her first appearance as a judge (replacing Paula Abdul ) at this time.

Semi-finals

Semi-finalists

The first seven were revealed on February 16, 2010 (during the second hour on the episode), and the rest were revealed on the following night's episode.

;Females

Contestant !! Date of Birth !! Age !! Hometown !! Audition Location !! Voted Off
Lilly Scott
Katelyn Epperly
Haeley Vaughn
Michelle Delamor
Ashley Rodriguez
Janell Wheeler

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;Males

Contestant !! Date of Birth !! Age !! Hometown !! Audition Location !! Voted Off
Alex Lambert
Todrick Hall
Jermaine Sellers
John Park (musician)>John Park
Tyler Grady
Joe Muñoz

|}

The semi-final format used through seasons 4–7 has been revived for this season. Starting with 12 women and 12 men, the women and men perform on weekly separate shows and on the result shows, the bottom 2 women and the bottom 2 men are eliminated from the competition. The semi-finals took place over three weeks until there are six women and six men forming the top 12.

From this point on in the show, this season's exit song, " Leave Right Now " by Will Young , was played over eliminations.

Top 24 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Order	Females				Males
Order	Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result !! Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result
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11
12

Top 20 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Note: The females were scheduled to go first, but medical issues with Crystal Bowersox, who was hospitalized on March 2 with complications from Diabetes mellitus type 1|diabetes , required a switch. USA Today, March 3, 2010

Order	Males				Females
Order	Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result !! Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result
1
2
3
4
5
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8
9
10

Top 16 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Order	Females				Males
Order	Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result !! Contestant !! Song (original artist) !! Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Finalists

Lee DeWyze (born April 2, 1986 in Mount Prospect, Illinois , 23 years at the start of the show) is from Mount Prospect, Illinois and auditioned in Chicago, Illinois with Bill Withers ' Ain't No Sunshine . He performed The Fray 's " You Found Me " during Hollywood week. Prior to his appearance on American Idol, he had worked in various jobs, including as a paint salesman and a trading floor clerk at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He also appeared as an actor in a short low-budget film 'Deadscapes: Broken Road.' When he was 17, he was signed to Louis Svitek#Wuli Records|Wuli Records and had released two CDs – ''So I'm Told and Slumberland . He was declared the winner of Season 9 of American Idol on May 26, 2010. He was signed to RCA Records after the competition and released an album Live It Up (Lee DeWyze album)|Live It Up on November 16, 2010.

Crystal Bowersox (born August 4, 1985 in Ottawa County, Ohio|Elliston, Ohio , 24 years at the time of the show) is from Elliston, Ohio and auditioned in Chicago, Illinois with Erma Franklin 's Piece of My Heart . She auditioned for Idol to try to make a better life for her son. Her Hollywood performance of Aretha Franklin 's " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman " impressed the judges and fellow contestants alike. She had performed as a singer from the age of 10 and moved to Chicago aged 17, frequently working as a busker at train stations there. She was diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus type 1|Type 1 diabetes when she was 6, and while on the show, she suffered diabetic complication and was hospitalized which resulted in the Top 20 performance nights for the male and female contestants being switched. She became the Season 9 runner-up on May 26, 2010 and was signed to Jive Records . Her debut album Farmer's Daughter (album)|Farmer's Daughter was released on December 14, 2010. She was married to Brian Walker on October 10, 2010.

Casey James (born May 31, 1982 in Princeton, Texas|Princeton , Texas, 27 years at the time of the show) is from Fort Worth, Texas and auditioned in Denver , Colorado with John Mayer 's "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room." He performed professionally after finishing school, but suffered a serious motorcycle accident when he was 21. He took his shirt off during audition after prompting from Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson , and Kara's interest in him became a recurring joke in the season. He is an accomplished guitarist and demonstrated his skill with his Hollywood round performance of Ray Charles 's " I Don't Need No Doctor " and Top 20 performance of Gavin DeGraw 's " I Don't Want to Be ." He had never previously watched the show before he auditioned. He was eliminated as a third place finisher on May 19, 2010. He was signed to Sony Music Nashville after the show.

Michael Lynche (born May 31, 1983, 26 years at the time of the show) is from St. Petersburg, Florida auditioned in Orlando, Florida with Todd Duncan ' " Unchained Melody ". He worked as personal trainer prior to Idol. His is married and his daughter was born during Hollywood round, and the unfolding drama of his wife's labor was heavily featured during the Hollywood round where he performed John Mayer 's " Waiting on the World to Change ". He was saved by the judges when he became the lowest vote-getter on April 7, 2010, but finally he was eliminated at fourth place on May 12, 2010.

Aaron Kelly (singer)|Aaron Kelly (born April 2, 1993 in Davenport, Florida , 16 years old at the start of the show) is from Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sonestown, Pennsylvania and auditioned in Orlando, Florida as a winner from American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios . His audition song was Miley Cyrus 's " The Climb (song)|The Climb ", and performed Sarah McLachlan 's " Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel " during the Hollywood rounds but forgot his words. He was adopted by his aunt and uncle at 5. He had performed from a young age, and was a finalist on ION Television|PAX-TV's '' America's Most Talented Kid at the age of 11. He was in 2010 the youngest American Idol contestant to reach Top 12. He was eliminated at fifth place on May 5, 2010.

Siobhan Magnus (born March 15, 1990 in Barnstable, Massachusetts , 19 years at the start of the show) is from Cape Cod, Massachusetts Although the American Idol website lists Siobhan Magnus' hometown as Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Siobhan is specifically from Marstons Mills, Massachusetts , a village in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts within Cape Cod, Massachusetts. and auditioned in Boston, Massachusetts with Queen (band)|Queen 's " Love of My Life (Queen song)|Love of My Life ". Before Idol she performed as the lead vocalist of her band, Lunar Valve, and she worked as a glassblower in Hyannis, Massachusetts . She performed Stevie Wonder 's " Living for the City " in the Hollywood rounds. She was noted in the show for her ability to sustain a long high-pitched note. She was eliminated as sixth-placed finisher on April 28, 2010.

Tim Urban (born May 1, 1989 in Tacoma, Washington , 20 years at the time of the show) is from Duncanville, Texas and auditioned in Dallas , Texas with Matt Nathanson 's Bulletproof Week. He performed David Cook (singer)|David Cook 's Come Back to Me (David Cook song)|Come Back To Me during the Hollywood round. He did not qualify initially for the semi-finals but was chosen as a replacement for Chris Golightly who was disqualified for having a prior record deal. He finished at seventh place after being voted off on April 21, 2010.

Katie Stevens (born December 8, 1992 in Southbury, Connecticut , 17 years at the time of the show) is from Middlebury, Connecticut auditioned in Boston, Massachusetts with Glenn Miller 's At Last . She looked after her Portuguese grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer's disease , and she is fluent in Portuguese. She performed Jean DuShon's " For Once in My Life " in the Hollywood rounds where Kara DioGuardi considered her a possible season's winner. She finished eighth and exited the competition on April 14, 2010 on a double elimination due to judges's save being used the previous week.

Andrew Garcia (born October 8, 1985 in Moreno Valley, California , 24 years at the time of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles with Maroon 5 's " Sunday Morning (Maroon 5 song)|Sunday Morning ." He had a good sized following on YouTube prior to auditioning on Idol. He impressed the judges with his performance of Paula Abdul 's " Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up " during the Hollywood rounds, but failed to interest the judges in the later rounds. He was eliminated as joint eighth-place finishers together with Katie Stevens on April 14, 2010.

Didi Benami (born October 25, 1986 in New York, 23 years at the time of the show) is from Knoxville, Tennessee and currently resides in Hollywood. She auditioned in Los Angeles, California with The Beatles ' " Hey Jude ." She was inspired to audition by her best friend who died in a traffic accident. She was notable during the Hollywood rounds for her performance of Kara DioGuardi-penned Katharine McPhee 's song " Terrified (Katharine McPhee song)|Terrified ." She finished tenth after being eliminated on March 31, 2010.

Paige Miles (born September 26, 1985, 24 years at the time of the show) is from Naples, Florida and auditioned in Dallas, Texas. She was eliminated in eleventh place on March 24, 2010. She performed Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" in the Hollywood rounds which she considered her favorite moment prior the semi-final. Simon Cowell considered her to have the best voice amongst the girls.

Lacey Brown (born August 13, 1985, 24 years at the time of the show) is from Amarillo, Texas and auditioned in Orlando, Florida with Judy Garland 's Over the Rainbow . She had previously made it to the Hollywood round in season eight of American Idol but lost out to Megan Joy at Top 50. Ryan Seacrest noted that her chilling performance of What a Wonderful World by Louie Armstrong had a major part in her advancing into the Top 24. She was the first finalist to be voted off on March 17, 2010.

Finals

As in season 8, the judges were given one save that they could use before the top 5 week. They used the save for Michael Lynche during top 9 week.

Top 12 – The Rolling Stones

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist when applicable)	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Top 11 – List of number-one hits (United States)| Billboard Number 1 Hits

Mentor: Miley Cyrus

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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11

Top 10 – Rhythm and blues|R& B / Soul music|Soul

Mentor: Usher (entertainer)|Usher

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top 9 (first week) – Lennon–McCartney Songbook

Mentor: N/A

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist when applicable)	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Top 9 (second week) – Elvis Presley

Mentor: Adam Lambert

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist when applicable)	Result
1
2
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4
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6
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8
9

Top 7 – Inspirational Songs

Mentor: Alicia Keys

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Top 6 – Shania Twain

Mentor: Shania Twain

Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6

Top 5 – Frank Sinatra

Mentor: Harry Connick, Jr.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1
2
3
4
5

Top 4 – Songs of the Cinema

Mentor: Jamie Foxx

Each contestant sang one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Featured Film	Result
1
2
3
4
5
6

Top 3 – Contestant's choice & Judges' choice

Each contestant sang two songs.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist) — Judge(s)	Result
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6

Finale – Contestant's choice, Simon Fuller 's choice & winner's single

Each contestant sang three songs.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1
2
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5
6

Elimination chart

Female

Male

Top 24

Top 12

Winner

Safe

Safe First

Safe Last

Eliminated

Place	Contestant	Result
Stage:		Semi Finals			Finals
Week:		2/ 25	3/ 4	3/ 11	3/ 17	3/ 24	3/ 31	4/ 7 Due to the judges using their one save, in order to save Michael Lynche , the Top 9 remained intact for another week.	4/ 14 The bottom two were eliminated on April 14. The other member of the bottom three was never identified, though Seacrest made a point of indicating that previously-saved Michael Lynche was not the other member.	4/ 21	4/ 28	5/ 5	5/ 12 The other member of the Bottom 2 was never announced, despite Crystal Bowersox was the last contestant to be named safe.	5/ 19 Lee DeWyze was named safe first, then Crystal Bowersox.	5/ 26
1	Lee DeWyze														Winner
2	nowrap														nowrap
3	Casey James									nowrap	nowrap			Elim	style="background:#919191;"
4	Michael Lynche							Saved			Bottom 3	nowrap	Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="2"
5	Aaron Kelly							nowrap		Bottom 3		Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="3"
6	Siobhan Magnus										Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="4"
7	Tim Urban				nowrap	nowrap	nowrap			Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="5"
8–9	Katie Stevens					Bottom 3	Bottom 3		Elim	style="background:#919191;" rowspan="2" colspan="6"
8–9	Andrew Garcia							Bottom 3	Elim
10	Didi Benami						Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="8"
11	Paige Miles				Bottom 3	Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="9"
12	Lacey Brown				Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="10"
13–16	Lilly Scott			Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="11" rowspan="4"
	Alex Lambert
	Todrick Hall
	Katelyn Epperly
17–20	Haeley Vaughn		Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="12" rowspan="4"
	Michelle Delamor
	Jermaine Sellers
	John Park
nowrap	Tyler Grady	Elim	style="background:#919191;" colspan="13" rowspan="4"
	Ashley Rodriguez
	Joe Muñoz
	Janell Wheeler

Results night performances

Group songs

Top 24: " American Boy " by Estelle (musician)|Estelle

Top 20: " I Gotta Feeling " by The Black Eyed Peas

Top 16: " Haven't Met You Yet " by Michael Bublé

Top 12: None

Top 11: " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go " by Wham!

Top 10: None

Top 9 (Part 1): Lennon–McCartney medley (" Here, There and Everywhere " / " Got to Get You into My Life " / " The Fool on the Hill " / " All You Need Is Love " / " She Loves You " / " The End (The Beatles song)|The End " by The Beatles )

Top 9 (Part 2): Elvis Presley medley (" Teddy Bear (song)|Teddy Bear " / " Burning Love " / " Return to Sender (song)|Return to Sender " / " Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas " by Elvis Presley)

Top 7: "Keeping the Dream Alive" (The song was performed in part of Idol Gives Back by the Top 12)

Top 6: None

Top 5:

* Frank Sinatra medley (" The Lady Is a Tramp " / " It Was a Very Good Year " / " I've Got the World on a String " / " Night and Day (song)|Night and Day " by Frank Sinatra)

* Harry Connick, Jr. medley (" We Are in Love " / " Come by Me " / " Star Turtle|Hear Me in the Harmony " by Harry Connick, Jr.)

Top 4: None

Top 3: None

Finale:

*Top 12 feat. Alice Cooper : " School's Out (song)|School's Out " by Alice Cooper

*Siobhan Magnus and Aaron Kelly feat. Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb : " How Deep Is Your Love " by Bee Gees

*Michael Lynche feat. Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald : " Takin' It to the Streets (song)|Takin' It to the Streets " by The Doobie Brothers

*Top 6 Girls feat. Christina Aguilera : " Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful " / " Fighter (song)|Fighter "

*Top 6 Boys feat. Daryl Hall and John Oates : " I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) ", " Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater ", " You Make My Dreams " by Hall & Oates

*Crystal Bowersox feat. Alanis Morissette : " Ironic (song)|Ironic " / " You Oughta Know " by Alanis Morissette

*Casey James feat. Bret Michaels : " Every Rose Has Its Thorn " by Poison (band)|Poison

*Lee DeWyze feat. Chicago (band)|Chicago : " Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? ", " If You Leave Me Now " and " 25 or 6 to 4 " by Chicago

*Top 12 feat. Janet Jackson : " Again (Janet Jackson song)|Again ," " Nothing (Janet Jackson song)|Nothing ," and " Nasty (song)|Nasty " by Janet Jackson

*Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox feat. Joe Cocker : " With a Little Help from My Friends " by The Beatles

Results show performances

Week !! Performer(s) !! Title !! Hot 100 Reaction !! Hot Digital Songs Reaction !! Performance Type
Top 24
Top 24	Kris Allen
Top 20
Top 16
Top 12
	Orianthi
	Kesha feat. 3OH!3
Top 11
Top 11	Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato
Top 10
	Usher and will.i.am
	Diddy - Last Train to Paris
Top 9 (Week 1)
	David Archuleta
	Rihanna with Nuno Bettencourt
Top 9 nowrap
Top 9 nowrap	Adam Lambert
Top 7
	The Black Eyed Peas
	Carrie Underwood
	Elton John
	Mary J. Blige (feat. Randy Jackson , Orianthi , Travis Barker , Steve Vai and others)
Top 6
	Sons of Sylvia
	Lady Antebellum
	Shakira & Rascal Flatts
Top 5
Top 5	Harry Connick, Jr.
Top 4
	Daughtry (band)>Daughtry
	Bon Jovi
Top 3
Top 3	Justin Bieber
Finale
	Alice Cooper
	Kris Allen
	Dane Cook
	Christina Aguilera
	Carrie Underwood
	Larry Platt feat. William Hung
	American Idol sThe group that sang Delta Goodrem 's " Together We Are One " consisted of many previous American Idol contestants, including winners Kelly Clarkson , Ruben Studdard , Fantasia Barrino , Carrie Underwood , Jordin Sparks , Taylor Hicks , and Kris Allen .
	Janet Jackson

Controversies

Ethnic voting bias

Since American Idol (season 7)|season 7 , the voting results are seemingly skewed towards Caucasian contestants, and critics believe that it was Caucasian female viewers who vote only for Caucasian male contestants. During top 20 week, all four eliminated contestants were non-Caucasian. Season 9 has the fewest non-Caucasian finalists of any season. This led to criticism of bias in favor of Caucasians.

Chris Golightly

Chris Golightly was originally selected as semi-finalist. According to reports, Chris was disqualified on February 17, 2010, after already being told he was in the top 24, over an old contract. The contract had expired by the time the top 24 began to tape, but they disqualified him because he was under contract at the time of the tryouts, in violation of Idol rules. He was later replaced by Tim Urban at the last minute of the last part of Hollywood Week.
Golightly later appears on a Korean television show called Superstar K , a singing competition similar to the American Idol. In there, he tells that he also used to write songs for Korean singers, such as Jewelry (band)|Jewelry , DBSK and ZE:A .

Ryan Seacrest's Twitter post

Lacey Brown 's elimination stirred up controversy after Ryan Seacrest Twitter|tweeted the results before the elimination aired on the west coast. March 18, 2010 The Los Angeles Times . This caused anger among the fans of the show and as a result, the elimination show may have had lower ratings than usual. March 18, 2010 The Washington Post March 18, 2010 Entertainment Weekly

Criticisms of Ryan Seacrest

Seacrest has been criticized by The Wrap and MSNBC Entertainment contributors for "critiquing the judges’ comments" and becoming more aggressive. Ratings for the 9th season have dropped significantly compared to the prior two seasons leading to speculation that its run as the number one show on television may be coming to a close. Reasons for the decline have ranged from the smaller role and pending departure of Simon Cowell to the more unpredictable behavior of Ryan Seacrest.

It was also claimed that Crystal Bowersox had considered Ryan Seacrest to have betrayed her. After it was reported that she had doubts about staying on in the show but Ryan Seacrest had talked her out of it, her fellow contestant Katelyn Epperly revealed that Crystal texted: "I'm fine...betrayed by Seacrest!" in a text message to her. Crystal denied that she was planning to leave, and there was no evidence that Ryan Seacrest had leaked the information himself.

Contestants who appeared on other shows

Before his stint on American Idol , semi-finalist Jermaine Sellers was a contestant on the Sunday Best (season 1)|first season of the Black Entertainment Television|BET gospel singing competition show Sunday Best (show)|Sunday Best , where he finished in third place.

On April 10, 2010, semi-finalist Alex Lambert joined then-cast members Giglianne Braga, Justin Gaston , Ben Elliott, Kara Killmer and Amanda Phillips on If I Can Dream (series)|If I Can Dream , a web-based reality series that follows aspiring artists as they pursue their dreams in Hollywood.

Samuel Larsen, who originally auditioned on Los Angeles and made it on Hollywood Round was a contestant on Oxygen (network)|Oxygen's The Glee Project , which he co-won. He now guest stars on Glee as Joseph Hart.

After his stint on American Idol , John Park (musician)|John Park , another semi-finalist, finished second place in the second season of the Korean version of American Idol, Superstar K (season 2)|Superstar K .> This makes him to become one of two contestants to appear on this show from the American Idol season 9. The other contestant being American Idol (season 9)#Chris Golightly|Chris Golightly who appeared in the third season.

Haley Reinhart , who did not get past the audition round, returned for the American Idol (season 10)|tenth season of American Idol and came in third place.

US Nielsen ratings

Season 9 of American Idol was the top show for the 2009–10 season of broadcast primetime shows. Its Tuesday and Wednesday episodes occupied the top 2 spots of the season. Viewership for the Tuesday episodes averaged 22.974 million, while the Wednesday episodes averaged 21.951 million.

Episode list

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Show	Episode	Air date	Rating	Share	rating/ Share 18–49	Viewers (in millions)
1	"Boston Auditions"	January 12, 2010	16.4	24	11.8/ 29
2	"Atlanta Auditions"	January 13, 2010	14.9	23	10.1/ 27	26.393
3	"Chicago Auditions"	January 19, 2010	14.3	22	10.1/ 27
4	"Orlando Auditions"	January 20, 2010	14.6	23	9.9/ 27	26.854
5	"Los Angeles Auditions"	January 26, 2010	13.5	21	9.0/ 24
6	"Dallas Auditions"	January 27, 2010	13.4	22	9.5/ 24	25.710
7	"Denver Auditions"	February 2, 2010	13.4	20	9.0/ 23
8		nowrap>February 3, 2010	11.9	19	7.8/ 21	20.999
9	"Hollywood Round, Part 1"	February 9, 2010	15.1	22	10.1/ 26
10	"Hollywood Round, Part 2"	February 10, 2010	13.6	21	9.5/ 23	25.172
11	"Hollywood Round, Part 3"	February 16, 2010	13.1	20	9.2/ 22
12	"Hollywood Round, Part 4"	February 17, 2010	10.6	16	7.0/ 17	18.629
13	"Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform"	February 23, 2010	13.4	20	9.0/ 22
14	"Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform"	February 24, 2010	12.9	20	8.7/ 22	22.959
15	"First Results Show"	February 25, 2010	10.3	16	6.5/ 17	18.033
16	"Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform"	March 2, 2010	13.1	20	8.6/ 22
17	"Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform"	March 3, 2010	13.4	21	8.5	23.560
18	"Second Results Show"	March 4, 2010	11.2	18	6.5	19.424
19	"Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform"	March 9, 2010	12.8	18	8.2
20	"Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform"	March 10, 2010	11.9	18	7.5/ 20	20.701
21	"Third Results Show/ Top 12 Revealed"	March 11, 2010	11.2	18	6.3	19.339
22	"Top 12 Finalists Perform"	March 16, 2010	13.0	21	8.1/ 23
23	"Top 12 Results Show"	March 17, 2010	11.8	20	6.8/ 20
24	"Top 11 Finalists Perform"	March 23, 2010	13.5	21	8.4/ 23
25	"Top 11 Results Show"	March 24, 2010	12.2	20	7.2/ 20
26	"Top 10 Finalists Perform"	March 30, 2010	12.4	20	7.7/ 21
27	"Top 10 Results Show"	March 31, 2010	11.7	19	6.7/ 19
28	"Top 9 Finalists Perform"	April 6, 2010	11.9	19	7.3/ 20
29	"Top 9 Results Show"	April 7, 2010	11.6	18	6.7/ 18
30	"Top 9 Finalists Perform Again"	April 13, 2010	11.8	19	7.3/ 21
31	"Double Elimination Top 9 Results Show"	April 14, 2010	12.1	20	6.8/ 19
32	"Top 7 Finalists Perform"	April 20, 2010	11.0	18	6.9/ 20
33	"Top 7 Results Show/ Idol Gives Back"	April 21, 2010	10.6	18	5.9/ 17
34	"Top 6 Finalists Perform"	April 27, 2010	11.0	17	6.9/ 20
35	"Top 6 Results Show"	April 28, 2010	11.5	18	6.7/ 18
36	"Top 5 Finalists Perform"	May 4, 2010	10.1	16	6.2/ 18
37	"Top 5 Results Show"	May 5, 2010	11.3	18	6.5/ 18
38	"Top 4 Finalists Perform"	May 11, 2010	10.7	17	6.8/ 18
39	"Top 4 Results Show"	May 12, 2010	11.2	18	6.6/ 17
40	"Top 3 Finalists Perform"	May 18, 2010	10.5	17	6.7/ 18
41	"Top 3 Results Show"	May 19, 2010	11.1	18	6.1/ 16	19.003
42	"Top 2 Finalists Perform"	May 25, 2010	11.2	18	6.7/ 19
43	"Winner Revealed"	May 26, 2010	13.5	23	8.2/ 24	24.215

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