American Idol: No Elimination, Delayed Results

0:00On April 1st, American Idol just dropped the bombshell on fans during Monday's episode of its 24th season. No elimination happened, straight up. Host, Ryan Seacrest hit the stage, ready to send someone home, but he announced live that the votes overwhelmed the system, so they paused results for accuracy. First time in 24 years, this has gone down. This all stems from a brand new social media voting setup they wrote out this season after ditching the old Idol app. The flood of votes was so massive they couldn't tally them fast enough, forcing a delay to next week where a double elimination might drop. Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan were straight stunned along with the contestants and even Seacrest. Richie cracked that they broke the machine they built for the votes while Bryan emitted the panel stays in the dark on vote counts and spotted the pivot to Q&A as a clue. Something was off. Underwood weighed both sides. Two more folks stick around longer, but now they sweat another week for top 12 spots.

1:03Seacrest later spilled, they handed him a blank card mid show because social votes kept pouring in. Meanwhile, the new American Idol official podcast jumped in with host Daniel Fischel and last season's winner, Jamal Roberts, who joked his group was. Stressed enough without this twist, expect results Monday on ABC, keeping that idol fire burning hot. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news. Today brought to you with AI, I'm Cory with the story.