We officially only 16 days away from the premiere of American Idol.  I can hardly wait.  This season will be really different and I am anxious to get a feel for it.  The big day lands on January 12 on FOX.

American Idol season 9 will have some big changes.  The biggest being Ellen Degeneres replacing Paula Abdul.  Idol has also eliminated the Wild Card round and will be going back to the 24 semifinalist format.

See the FULL schedule for American Idol season 9 after the jump,

Tuesday, Jan. 12: Boston Auditions
Wednesday, Jan. 13: Atlanta Auditions
Tuesday, Jan. 19: Chicago Auditions
Wednesday, Jan. 20 Orlando Auditions Episode
Tuesday, Jan. 26: Dallas Auditions
Wednesday, Jan. 27: Los Angeles Auditions
Tuesday, Feb. 2: Denver Auditions
Wednesday, Feb. 3: “The Road to Hollywood” Auditions (Ellen DeGeneres debuts)
Tuesday, Feb. 9: Hollywood Round, Part 1
Wednesday, Feb. 10: Hollywood Round, Part 2
Tuesday, Feb. 16: Hollywood Round, Part 3
Wednesday, Feb. 17: Hollywood Round, Part 4 (Semifinalists Announced)
Tuesday, Feb. 23: Top 12 Women Perform
Wednesday, Feb. 24: Top 12 Men Perform
Thursday, Feb. 25: First Results Show
Tuesday, March 2: Top 10 Women Perform
Wednesday, March 3: Top 10 Men Perform
Thursday, March 4: Results Show
Tuesday, March 9: Top 8 Women Perform
Wednesday, March 10: Top 8 Men Perform
Thursday, March 11: Results Show (Finalists revealed)

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