American Idol Elimination Delayed Due to Voting Chaos

On March 31st, American Idol just dropped a bombshell on its season 24 top 12 performers.

During Monday Night's live show, after the songs of Faithround, host Ryan Seacrest revealed they couldn't announce the elimination because of

unprecedented voting chaos.

Fans cast tens of millions of votes through five new methods, including social media, overwhelming the system for the first time in show history.

Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan hyped the diverse group beforehand with Richie calling it the most varied class yet and Bryan, admitting even he couldn't guess America's pick.

But when Seacrest got the word mid-show, he halted everything to verify every single vote.

The panel looks stunned, as Seacrest explained, they carry the votes forward and reveal results at the top of next week's episode after the top.

12 Sing Live Again

No one's going home tonight, keeping the competition wide open.

This delay caps a wild week for Idol, coming right after the judge's awkward view appearance where Joy the Hare sat out amid her past shade toward.

Underwood's Trump inauguration gig, production called it a seating fix, but drama lingers.

Expect that elimination reveal to kick off Monday's show on ABC, proving even reality TV giants bend to fan power when votes flood in like never before.

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