Top 24 Semifinalists Announced (2011)

Original Title: Top 24 Semifinalists Announced

Director: Bruce Gowers

Writer: Simon Fuller

Producer: Ron De Shay , Sam Brenzel , Simon Jones , Cécile Frot-Coutaz , Megan Michaels , Jerry D'Alessandro , Charles Boyd , Toby Gorman , Norm Betts , Steven Schillaci , Katie Fennelly , Suzanne Bender , Melanie Oberman , Kathleen Sheets , Rebecca Dobkowitz , Jacob Fox , Theo Dimitriou , Simon Fuller , Patrick Lynn , Nigel Lythgoe , Ken Warwick

Type: episode

Year: 2011

Genres: Music, Reality-TV

Cast: Randy Jackson , Kara DioGuardi , Rachel Zevita , Lee DeWyze , Jermaine Sellers , Tyler Grady , John Park , Aaron Kelly , Andrew Garcia , Todrick Hall , Casey James , Michael Lynche , Alex Lambert , Tim Urban , Jordan Dorsey , Jovany Javier , Ashthon Jones , Paul McDonald , Clint Jun Gamboa , Haley Reinhart , Naima Adedapo , Casey Abrams , Tatynisa Wilson , Lauren Turner , Brett Alexander , Lauren Alaina , Pia Toscano , Robbie Rosen , James Durbin , Thia Megia , Tim Halperin , Scotty McCreery , Julie Zorrilla , Kendra Chantelle , Stefano Langone , Jacob Lusk , Karen Rodriguez , Stephen Werner , Peter Frank , Ryan Seacrest , Jennifer Lopez , Steven Tyler , Jimmy Iovine , Ellen DeGeneres , Joe Munoz , Mark Thompson

Countries: United States

Languages: English

Color Info: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1080i (HDTV)

Sound Mix: Stereo , Dolby Digital::(5.1)

Original Air Date: 24 Feb 2011

Rating: 4.8

Votes: 36

Year: 2011

Akas: Top 24 Semifinalists Announced (United States)

Production Companies: 19 Television , FremantleMedia North America

Synopsis: "American Idol"- Top 24 Semifinalists Announced- Feb. 24, 2011We continue JLo's meltdown and get back to the long walks, the fake-outs, and the devastation, in the airplane hangar tonight. First: Karen Rodriguez She sang her final song in Spanish and she's in.Next: Robbie Rosen who the judges haved liked all along. He does Elton for his final number and is in.Next: Tatynisa Wilson who wowed with her final audition of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart." She's in.Next: We get a quick "no thanks" one two punch to Brittany Mazur and Jimmie Allen.Next: Tim Halperin who does an original for his final song and gets a qualified yes. He's in.Next: Julie Zorilla who has been a judges favorite from the beginning and, of course, is in.Next: Scotty McCreery how could they turn him down. You knew they wouldn't. Next: John Wayne Schulze who gets a no because the judges didn't think he quite measure up.Next: Jovany Barreto gets a yes.Next: As does Lauren Turner.Next: The news is less good for Tiwan Strong and Erin Kelly who both get the see ya smackdown. Next: Rachel Zevita for whom the second time's the charm because she's in.Next: Kendra Chantelle who sang "Blackbird" last night. She is in but we don't see her "yes" and instead she does a fake out of the room.Next: Jordan Dorsey the one who caused a lot of drama on group night by ditching his group and was very confident is, in. Next: Judge favorite Lauren Alaina who got Steven Tyler to sing with her way back at the beginning. Unsurprisingly, she's in.Next: Stefano Langone who sang an original song at the piano for his final audition. He is in.Next: Jackie Wilson who forgot her lyrics during her final audition. JLo says she fizzled out at the end and she is out. Next: Jacob Lusk the big showy oversinger that the judges love. (Yes he's incredibly skilled but man he way overdoes it, witness his "God Bless the Child.") An easy yes, they think he's one of the best ever. He's very happy.Next: Pia Toscano who impressed the judges all along and with her final song gets a yes. Next: James Durbin tried to show control on his final song Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" and not scream so much. Apparently, it worked, even though he totally screams from the midpoint to the end, because he's in. Tyler thinks he's going big places.Next: Casey Abrams the groovy guy who plays bass and melodica. His final song was an attempt at "sexy" with a voice and bass version of "Do Right." He's in. Next: We get the final two girls going at once for the final slot. Unsurprisingly, again, it's a yes for judge favorite 15-year-old Thia Megia and a no for Jessica Cunningham which is tough since it's her birthday and it's her seventh time auditioning. Of course it's hard for Thia to celebrate. Next: The final three guys Jacee Badeau, Brett Lowenstern, Colton Dixon compete for the final slot. The judges say they loved them and all the final slot goes to Brett in the night's very first surprise. They ask Jacee and Colton to please come back. Top 24 Naima Adedapo, Clint Jun Gamboa, Hailey Reinhart, Paul McDonald, Ashton Jones, Karen Rodriguez, Robbie Rosen, Tatynisa Wilson, Tim Halperin, Julie Zorrilla, Scotty McCreery, Jovany Barreto, Lauren Turner, Rachel Zevita, Kendra Chantelle, Jordan Dorsey, Lauren Alaina, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Pia Toscano, James Durbin, Casey Abrams, Thia Megia,and Brett Lowenstern.

Producer: Ron De Shay , Sam Brenzel , Simon Jones , Cécile Frot-Coutaz , Megan Michaels , Jerry D'Alessandro , Charles Boyd , Toby Gorman , Norm Betts , Steven Schillaci , Katie Fennelly , Suzanne Bender , Melanie Oberman , Kathleen Sheets , Rebecca Dobkowitz , Jacob Fox , Theo Dimitriou , Simon Fuller , Patrick Lynn , Nigel Lythgoe , Ken Warwick

Production Manager: Alessandro Fadin

Editor: Oren Castro , Jonathon Ragsdale , Tim Perniciaro , Ray Artis , Jayson Belt

Editorial Department: Jonathon Ragsdale , Bill DeRonde

Sound Crew: John Warrin , Barry S. Weir Jr. , Tim Hatayama

Music Department: Jason Livesay , Dylan Berry , Sharon Chin , Randy Faustino , Robin Kaye , Hanna Lim , Tony Pulizzi , Brandon N. Caddell , Brad Segal

Miscellaneous Crew: André Devantier , Coltan Gibby , Leif Reinstein , Frank Pelluchon , Michael Boschetti , Travis Robinson , Ben Ganz , Rosemary Stevens , Amanda Dobkowitz , West Eldredge , Brett Mastrangelo , Haylie Pomroy , Sam Schleifer , Mike Darnell

Other Companies: International Travel Services

Make Up: Tonia Green , Oney Syers II

Art Department: Tom Burzinski

Camera and Electrical Department: John Perry , Dashevsky Dimitri , Nathan Carrington , Steve Thiel

Production Design: James Yarnell

Season: 10

Episode: 12

Number of Episodes: 695

Episode of: Top 24 Semifinalists Announced