Your official American Idol timeline

Simon's gift to you -- an episode timeline of the upcoming season of American Idol. Armed with this, feel free to schedule your Geometry tutor and field hockey practice accordingly. We know you wouldn't want it to conflict. The premier is Tuesday, January 17th at 8pm. Click the link below to see the entire season.

Auditions

• Tuesday, January 17 (2 hours)
• Wednesday, January 18
• Tuesday, January 24 (2 hours)
• Wednesday, January 25
• Tuesday, January 31
• Wednesday, February 1
• Tuesday, February 7

Hollywood Rounds

• Wednesday, February 8
• Tuesday, February 14
• Wednesday, February 15 (12 men & 12 women announced for semi-final round)

Semi-Finals

• Tuesday, February 21 (men will perform)
• Wednesday, February 22 (women will perform)
• Thursday, February 23 (2 men and 2 women eliminated)

Finals

• Thursday, March 9 (12 finalists will be announced)
• Tuesday, March 14 (finals begin)

Note- All episodes start at 8 p.m. and are a hour-long unless otherwise noted.