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[[Lee DeWyze]], a [[Folk rock|folk]] rocker from [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]], won the competition, beating out fellow folk rocker [[Crystal Bowersox]], who was the runner-up. Multiple contestants from this season were signed to record deals, including
== Changes from previous seasons ==
[[Paula Abdul]] did not return to the judges panel, having announced in the beginning of August 2009 that she was leaving the show due to unresolved contract negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/arts/television/06abdul.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes |title=Abdul Walks Off Television's Biggest Stage |work=The New York Times |date=August 5, 2009 |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414012431/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/arts/television/06abdul.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Joe Jonas]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], and [[Kristin Chenoweth]] were brought
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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/06/press-tour-diary-executive-session/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808205219/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/08/06/press-tour-diary-executive-session/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |title=Press Tour Diary: Katy Perry, Posh Spice to (temporarily) replace Abdul on 'Idol' |publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 }}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]] confirmed on September 9, 2009, 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1841 |title=Ellen DeGeneres Joins American Idol as Fourth Judge |publisher=Americanidol.com |date=September 9, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309084752/http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1841/ |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Additionally, [[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 (American TV series)|American version]] of his singing competition ''[[The X
==Regional auditions==
Auditions began on June 14, 2009, less than a month after the previous season's finale. During this stage, a series of guest judges filled in on the judging panel.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120904022513/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620572/avril-lavigne-guestjudge-idol-la.jhtml Avril Lavigne To Guest-Judge 'American Idol' In Los Angeles]</ref> Auditions were held in the following cities.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1737 |title=Season 9 Auditions – American Idol News |publisher=Americanidol.com |date=June 3, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526103407/http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1737/ |archive-date=May 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==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<ref>[http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/golden_ticket_interviews/ Golden Ticket Interviews] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222063851/http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/golden_ticket_interviews/ |date=February 22, 2010 }} American Idol</ref> singing solo with the option of playing an instrument.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/idolconfessions/2011019702_idolhayes08.html|title="American Idol" hopeful from Seattle did not make it to Hollywood afterall|last=Payne|first=Bob|date=February 8, 2010|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|access-date=February 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212103920/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/idolconfessions/2011019702_idolhayes08.html| archive-date= February 12, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]] made her first appearance as a judge at this time. 96 contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split into groups and perform. 71 advanced to the final round of Hollywood requiring a solo performance. 46 made it to the final round, where the judges spoke to the contestants one-by-one to tell them whether they had made the final 24.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 24 Revealed: Feb 17, 2010 |url=http://archive.americanidol.com/recaps/season_9/feb_17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129105841/http://archive.americanidol.com/recaps/season_9/feb_17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |publisher=[[American Idol]] |access-date=November 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Semifinals==
The semifinal format used during the fourth through seventh seasons was revived for this season. Starting with twelve women and twelve men, the women and men performed weekly on separate shows, each performing a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] song, and on the results show, the bottom two contestants from each group were eliminated from the competition. The semifinals took place over three weeks, meaning that six men and six women were eliminated, leaving the other six men and six women to form the top 12. The women performed on the first night, and the males the next night. However, the men and women switched
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=== Top 24 ===
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 24 - Female contestants (February 24)
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Result
|-
! scope="row" | [[Paige Miles
| "[[All Right Now]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ashley Rodriguez
| "[[Happy (Leona Lewis song)|Happy]]"
| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Janell Wheeler
| "[[What About Love]]"
| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Lilly Scott
| "[[Fixing a Hole]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Katelyn Epperly
| "[[Oh! Darling]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Haeley Vaughn
| "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Lacey Brown
| "[[Landslide (Fleetwood Mac song)|Landslide]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Michelle Delamor
| "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Didi Benami
| "[[The Way I Am (Ingrid Michaelson song)|The Way I Am]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Siobhan Magnus
| "[[Wicked Game]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Crystal Bowersox
| "[[Hand in My Pocket]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Katie Stevens
| "[[Feeling Good]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 24 - Male contestants (February 25)
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Result
|-
! scope="row" | [[Todrick
| "[[Since U Been Gone]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Aaron Kelly (singer)|Aaron Kelly]]
| "[[Here Comes Goodbye]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Jermaine Sellers
| "[[Get Here]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tim Urban
| "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Joe Muñoz
| "[[You and I Both]]"
| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Tyler Grady
| "[[
| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | [[Lee DeWyze
| "[[Chasing Cars]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[John Park (musician)|John Park]]
| "[[God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)|God Bless the Child]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Michael Lynche
| "[[This Love (Maroon 5 song)|This Love]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Alex Lambert
| "[[Wonderful World (James Morrison song)|Wonderful World]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Casey James
| "[[Heaven (Bryan Adams song)|Heaven]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | [[Andrew Garcia
| "[[Sugar, We're Goin Down]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|}
|}
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! scope="row" | [[Kris Allen]]
| "[[Let It Be (
|}
=== Top 20 ===
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 20 - Male contestants (March 2)
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Song
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|}
|valign="top"|
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|+Top 20 - Female contestants (March 3)
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! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox
| "[[
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Haeley Vaughn
| "[[The Climb (
| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
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! scope="row" | Lilly Scott
| "[[
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
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| "[[Think (Aretha Franklin song)|Think]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|}
|}
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=== Top 16 ===
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
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|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 16 - Female contestants (March 9)
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! scope="col" | Song
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| style="background:#FF91A4;"|Eliminated
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 16 - Male contestants (March 10)
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! scope="col" | Song
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| "[[This Woman's Work]]"
| bgcolor="FDFC8F" | Safe
|}
|}
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*'''[[Lee DeWyze]]''' (born April 2, 1986, in [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]]; 23 years old at the start of the show) was from Mount Prospect, and auditioned in Chicago with [[Bill Withers]]' "[[Ain't No Sunshine]]." He performed [[The Fray]]'s "[[You Found Me]]" in Hollywood.
*'''[[
*'''[[Casey James]]''' (born May 31, 1982, in [[Princeton, Texas]]; 27 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Fort Worth, Texas]], and auditioned in [[Denver]] with [[John Mayer]]'s "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room."
*'''[[
*'''[[Aaron Kelly (singer)|Aaron Kelly]]''' (born April 2, 1993, in [[Davenport, Florida]]; 16 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sonestown, Pennsylvania]], and auditioned in Orlando with [[Miley Cyrus]]'s "[[The Climb (song)|The Climb]]." He performed [[Sarah McLachlan]]'s "[[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]]" in Hollywood, where he forgot his words.
*'''[[Siobhan Magnus]]''' (born March 15, 1990, in [[Barnstable, Massachusetts]]; 19 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Cape Cod, Massachusetts]],<ref>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. {{cite web |url=http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100313/NEWS/3130311 |title='American Idol' worship at Barnstable High |publisher=CapeCodOnline.com |date=March 13, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315012052/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100313%2FNEWS%2F3130311 |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and auditioned in Boston with [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Love of My Life (Queen song)|Love of My Life]]." She performed [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Living for the City]]" in Hollywood.
*'''[[Tim Urban]]''' (born May 1, 1989, in [[Tacoma, Washington]]; 20 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Duncanville, Texas]], and auditioned in Dallas 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]]" in Hollywood. He did not initially qualify for the semifinals, but was chosen as a replacement when Chris Golightly was disqualified from the competition.
*'''[[
*'''[[Andrew Garcia]]''' (born October 8, 1985, in [[Moreno Valley, California]]; 24 years old at the start of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles with [[Maroon 5]]'s "[[Sunday Morning (Maroon 5 song)|Sunday Morning]]." He impressed the judges with his performance of [[Paula Abdul]]'s "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]" in Hollywood.
*'''[[
*'''[[Paige Miles]]''' (born September 26, 1985; 24 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Naples, Florida]], and auditioned in Dallas. She performed [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "Living for the City" in Hollywood.
*'''[[Lacey Brown]]''' (born August 13, 1985; 24 years old at the start of the show) was from [[Amarillo, Texas]], and auditioned in Orlando with [[Judy Garland]]'s "[[Over the Rainbow]]." She had previously made it to the Hollywood round in the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''American Idol''. [[Ryan Seacrest]] noted that her performance of "[[What a Wonderful World]]" by [[Louie Armstrong]] had a major part in her advancing into the top 24.
==Finals==
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! scope="row" | Michael Lynche
| "[[Miss You (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Didi Benami
|"[[Play with Fire (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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! scope="row" | Katie Stevens
| "[[Wild Horses (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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! scope="row" | Siobhan Magnus
| "[[Paint It
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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===Top 11 – ''Billboard'' number ones===
[[Miley Cyrus]] served as a guest mentor this week. Contestants performed one song each from the list of [[List of Billboard number-one singles|''Billboard'' number one hits]], and are listed in the order they performed.
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! scope="row" | Lee DeWyze
| "[[The Letter (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
|-
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! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| [[R&B]]
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! scope="row" | Siobhan Magnus
| "[[Through the Fire (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Casey James
| "[[Hold On, I'm
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
|-
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! scope="row" | Katie Stevens
| "[[
| bgcolor="E0F0FF" | Bottom three
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! scope="row" | Katie Stevens
| "[[Let It Be (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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! scope="row" | Top 9
|[[Lennon–McCartney]] medley:<br>"[[Here, There and Everywhere]]"<br>"[[Got to Get You into My Life]]"<br>"[[The Fool on the Hill]]"<br>"[[All You Need Is Love]]"<br>"[[She Loves You]]"<br>"[[The End (
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jason
| "[[In My Head (Jason
|-
! scope="row" | [[David Archuleta]]
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! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox
| "[[Elvis (
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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! scope="row" | Top 9
|[[Elvis Presley]] medley:<br>"[[(Let Me Be Your)
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! scope="row" | [[Brooke White]] & Justin Gaston
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! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox
| "[[
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
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| "[[Your Song]]"
|-
! scope="row" | [[Mary J. Blige]]
| "[[Stairway to Heaven]]"
|}
===Top 6 – Shania Twain===
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! scope="row" | [[Lady Gaga]]
| "[[
|-
! scope="row" | [[Harry Connick, Jr.]]
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! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Film
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! scope="row" | Lee DeWyze
| 1
| "[[Kiss from a Rose]]"
| ''[[Batman Forever]]''
| style="background:#FDFC8F|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Michael Lynche
| 2
| "[[Will You Be There]]"
| ''[[Free Willy]]''
| bgcolor="FF91A4" | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Casey James
| 4
| "[[Mrs. Robinson]]"
| ''[[The Graduate]]''
| style="background:#FDFC8F" |Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox
| 5
| "[[I'm Alright (Kenny Loggins song)|I'm Alright]]"
| ''[[Caddyshack]]''
| style="background:#FDFC8F" |Safe
|-style="border-top:5px solid"
! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox<br>& Lee DeWyze
| 3
| "[[Falling Slowly]]"
| ''[[Once (film)|Once]]''
| bgcolor="darkgray" rowspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | Casey James &<br>Michael Lynche
| 6
| "[[Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?]]"
| ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]''
|}
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===Top 3 — Contestant's Choice/Judges' Choice===
Each contestant performed two songs: one chosen by the judges and one chosen by the contestant. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
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|-
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Casey James
| 1
| "[[Sounds Like This|OK, It's Alright with Me]]"
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="FF91A4" | Eliminated
|-
| 4
| "[[Daughters (John Mayer song)|Daughters]]"{{Efn|Song chosen by [[Randy Jackson]] and [[Kara DioGuardi]].}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Crystal Bowersox
| 2
| "[[Come to My Window]]"
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
| 5
| "[[Maybe I'm Amazed]]"{{Efn|Song chosen by [[Ellen DeGeneres]].}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Lee DeWyze
| 3
| "[[Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)|Simple Man]]"
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FDFC8F" | Safe
|-
| 6
| "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]"{{Efn|Song chosen by [[Simon Cowell]].}}
|}
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! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Lee DeWyze
| 1
| "[[The Boxer]]"
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="gold" | '''Winner'''
|-
| 3
| "[[Everybody Hurts]]"{{Efn|name=Fuller|Song chosen by [[Simon Fuller]].}}
|-
| 5
| "[[Beautiful Day]]"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Crystal Bowersox
| 2
| "[[Me and Bobby McGee]]"
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="silver" | Runner-up
|-
| 4
| "[[Black Velvet (song)|Black Velvet]]"{{Efn|name=Fuller}}
|-
| 6
| "[[Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)]]"
|}
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! scope="row" | [[Christina Aguilera]]
| "[[
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! scope="row" | [[Carrie Underwood]]
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! scope="row" | Top 12<br>with [[Janet Jackson]]
| "[[Again (Janet Jackson song)|Again]]"<br>"[[Nothing (Janet Jackson song)|Nothing]]"<br>"[[Nasty (Janet Jackson song)|Nasty]]"
|}
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Pl.|Place}}
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| 10
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| 11
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| 12
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== Controversies ==
Chris Golightly was originally selected as semi-finalist. According to reports, Golightly 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.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632112/20100218/story.jhtml|title=Chris Golightly Disqualified From 'American Idol' Top 24|publisher=MTV|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 18, 2010|access-date=February 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100325155629/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632112/20100218/story.jhtml| archive-date= March 25, 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
[[Ryan Seacrest]] was criticized by [[TheWrap]] and MSNBC Entertainment for "critiquing the judges’ comments" and becoming more aggressive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/idol-s-problem-isn-t-ellen-anymore-it-s-ryan-wbna36449260|title='Idol's' problem isn't Ellen anymore – it's Ryan|publisher=Today.com|access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/forget-simon-idol-s-all-about-ryan-now-wbna36599777|title=Forget Simon — 'Idol's' all about Ryan now|publisher=Today.com|access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref> Ratings for this season dropped significantly compared to the previous two seasons,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10545374 |title=American Idol" Ratings Down, but Ad Sales Seen Up |publisher=ABC |location=USA |access-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707080225/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10545374 |archive-date=July 7, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to speculation that it might be coming to a close.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/arts/television/08arts-AMERICANIDOL_BRF.html |title='American Idol' Ratings Hit a Low Mark |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 7, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111152259/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/arts/television/08arts-AMERICANIDOL_BRF.html |archive-date=January 11, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Carter |first1=Bill }}</ref> It was speculated that reasons for the decline might have included the pending departure of [[Simon Cowell]] and the more unpredictable behavior of Ryan Seacrest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bianco |first=Robert |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2010-05-04-idolfix04_ST_N.htm |title=It's time for producers to fix 'American Idol,' and here's how |work=USA Today |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507080047/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2010-05-04-idolfix04_ST_N.htm |archive-date=May 7, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Season nine semifinals shock eliminations==
Michael Slezak of EW stated, "So you’d think by season 9 — during the inconsequential semifinals, no less — it would be easy to brush off the bad judgment of speed-texting tweens, to process the way-too-early exits of Lilly Scott, Katelyn Epperly, and Alex Lambert (plus the sort-of-maybe-too-early ouster of Todrick Hall), and move on. So why do the ritual killings of the dreams of four indisputably flawed semifinalists feel like they’re part of something bigger, a shifting of the tectonic plates at the core of the Idol universe?"
== U.S. Nielsen ratings ==
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==See also==
* [[American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.americanidol.com}}
*{{IMDb
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