When will 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5 air? Judges await to discover talent in last audition round

After 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5, ABC show will move ahead to Hollywood Week
PUBLISHED MAR 18, 2024
'American Idol' Season 22 judges will discover talent in last audition round (ABC)
'American Idol' Season 22 judges will discover talent in last audition round (ABC)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5 will air next week on Sunday, March 24 at 8 pm ET on ABC. The judges, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie will continue to audition the contestants for the Hollywood Week episode.

The upcoming episode is expected to feature 15 new artists, similar to previous episodes. These singers will leave an emotional impact with their soulful performances. 

'American Idol' Season 22 is expected to have 5 audition rounds. Episode 5 is expected to be the last audition round. After this, the selected contestants will move ahead to 'Hollywood Week: Idol Arena.'

The ones who will get ahead of the Hollywood Week will be sent to the semi-finals. After another singing round, the winner will be declared who will take away the whopping cash prize of $250,000.

'American Idol' Season 22 contestant Ziggy turns judges emotional (ABC)
'American Idol' Season 22 judges continue to judge for the last audition round (ABC)

How to watch 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5?

'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5 will be available to stream on its official streaming platform ABC. Besides this, one can tune in to Hulu the following day to watch the releasing episodes. 

For those without access to live broadcasts, episodes can be streamed on Hulu starting at 3 am ET the next day. Hulu subscription packages begin at $7.99/month with ads, while the ad-free package starts from $10/month.

'American Idol' Season 22 judges give 3 yeses to Mackenzie Sol (ABC)
'American Idol' Season 22 judges needs to give 3 yeses in order for contestant to move ahead (ABC)

What to expect from 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5?

'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 5 will be the last audition round. The contestant who will be selected in this audition round will move ahead with others to Hollywood Week.

The contestants who are to appear in Episode 5 are- Sophia Ava Marie, Christine Umali, Brant McCollough, B.K. WitDaVoice, K-Blocks, Isaiah Case, Ty’Esha Lashay, Nars Taylor, Julian Cross, Jaxon Wayne Boardman, Jordan Anthony, Kenny Holland, Jayna Elise Brown, Cate Gartner, Hayley Rashel, Bradley Rittmann, Hunter Behrman, Emery Robbins, Ricky Moyer, and Emma Murdock.

'American Idol' judge Lionel Richie abruptly leaves ABC singing show set (ABC)
'American Idol' judge Lionel Richie (ABC)

What happened in 'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 4?

'American Idol' Season 22 Episode 4 featured 15 artists- Athena Jett, Michael Rice, Reagan Mills, Alyssa Ragu, Amari, Elleigh Marie, DJ Williams, Quintaviousa, NNA Grace, Conall, Dave Fiodeida, Payton Riley, Jacob Holcombe Julia Davo, and Lillian Hackett. 

After seeing that the contestants were worth moving ahead, judges gave golden tickets to some.

Katy Perry drools over 'American Idol' Season 22 contestant Reagan Mills (ABC)
Katy Perry drools over 'American Idol' Season 22 contestant Reagan Mills (ABC)

Catch new episodes of 'American Idol' Season 22 every Sunday at 8 pm ET on ABC. The latest episodes will be available to stream next day on Hulu.

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