American Idol's Unprecedented Twist: Top 12 Delayed

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome to Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story. American Idol season 24 hit a wild twist on its first live show when host Ryan Seacrest held off naming the top 12. With an unprecedented 10 million votes pouring in, they couldn't tally them fast enough so the big reveal got pushed to next week's opener. Earlier that night, a March 30th, the show cut the field to the top 14 by sending home six singers after their songs of Faith Night. Performances, contestants belted out spiritual tracks, even joining Lionel Richie for a group number, and Carrie Underwood with some idol alums on a classic hymn. Judges Loop Ryan, Carrie Underwood, and Lionel Richie look totally caught off guard right along with the hopefuls. Luke called out 17-year-old Lucas Leon for his best showing yet. Carrie loved how Jesse Finling owned his country ballad, and Lionel hyped. Keela Richardson's star power on a worship hit. Now those top 14 names like Phil Monley, Braden Rumpfelt,

1:02and Hannah Harper, sweated out for seven more days. Next Monday, April 6th, a spectre back-to-back cuts straight to the top 11 by night's end. Tune in at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC to see who rises and who falls in this vote frenzy.