Wednesday, January 2, 2008

ready, set, go!

Fox has scheduled the first half of the upcoming season of AI, according to this article. Here are the highlights, in case you want to, um, mark your calendar or something:

Jan. 15 and 16: The season premiere -- auditions -- for two hours each night

Jan. 22, 23, 29, 30 and Feb 5 and 6: One-hour audition episodes

Feb. 12: Hollywood Round, part one. Two-hour episode

Feb. 13: Hollywood Round, part two. One-hour, top 24 revealed

Feb. 19: Top 12 males perform, two-hour episode

Feb. 20: Top 12 females perform, two-hour episode

Feb. 21: Elimination of two men, two women

Feb. 26: Top 10 males perform, 90-minute episode

Feb. 27: Top 10 females perform, 90-minute episode

Feb. 28: Elimination of two men, two women

March 4: Top 8 males perform, one-hour episode

March 5: Top 8 females perform, one-hour episode

March 6: Elimination of two men, two women and reveal of the season's top 12

March 11: First performance by the top 12, two-hour episode

March 12: First single elimination

Don't read this schedule too many times. It makes us a little more aware of the fact that this show is like a half-year commitment.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness. Basically by getting ready for this season we're getting ready for 28 HOURS of American Idol in two months - and that's only half of the season?????

TEN HOURS of that is just auditions. I don't know what to think.