American Idol 10 January 20, 2011 | New Orleans Auditions 1/20/11

American Idol January 20, 2011. (Two-hour Premiere, 1/20/11)

Watch the 2011 American Idol season 10 premiere part two tonight January 20, 2011. New Orleans auditions will be featured on Thursday as the American Idol season 9 episode 2 during two-night premiere week. The auditions actually took place back in July of last year at New Orleans Arena.

Almost eight months have passed since the world was mesmerized by either Lee DeWyze-mania or Crystal Bowersox fever. In that time, several of the top contestants have released their own albums. Starting last night premiere, the drama begins again as the much-anticipated season 10 and the new version of “American Idol” officially kicked off with the American Idol 10 New York / New Jersey Auditions and will be followed tonight, January 20, 2011 by American Idol season 10 episode 2 New Orleans auditions as the judges continue their quest to find the next singing superstar. Both auditions episode will air and begin at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the Fox Network.

The most-anticipated show in television this 2011 promises to deliver amazing, undiscovered talent and the most unforgettable season yet as New judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler did bring a new color to the competition, not as tough as Simon Cowell but not as lenient as Paula Abdul either. From the first audition, season 10 admitted 51 contestants to Hollywood.

Check out the rest of the American Idol 2011 TV Schedule. That’s it for now guys, please do check back for more online updates about your favorite shows!

Are you looking forward to Season 10? What do you think of the new judges?

UPDATE: Recap

A total of 37 golden tickets to Hollywood were given.