{"id":11978,"date":"2020-07-31T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T21:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=11978"},"modified":"2020-07-31T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T21:19:50","slug":"abcs-american-idol-kicks-off-idol-across-america-beginning-monday-august-10-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/31\/abcs-american-idol-kicks-off-idol-across-america-beginning-monday-august-10-video\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC&#8217;s &#8220;American Idol&#8221; Kicks Off &#8220;Idol Across America&#8221; Beginning Monday, August 10 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JbpOpHkY7o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In its historic third season on ABC, &#8220;<em><strong>American Idol<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; became the first reality competition series to air remotely with the unprecedented season dominating Sunday nights, claiming the No. 1 position for broadcast series among Adults 18-49 as well as the night&#8217;s No. 1 most social show. 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The kickoff to season four will give hopefuls the chance to showcase their talents from anywhere in America, across any official audition date and face-to-face with an &#8220;<em>American Idol<\/em>&#8221; producer, staying true to its roots by providing aspiring Idols real-time feedback on their journey to being crowned the next <em>American Idol<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-686606514\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Idol Across America<\/em>&#8221; auditions will be held as follows (subject to change):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Delaware, Florida, and Ohio (August 10)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Louisiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin (August 12)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Arizona, Oregon and Washington (August 14)<\/p><div id=\"morty-4276401986\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Georgia, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Rhode Island (August 16)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Open Call Auditions (August 17)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Alabama, Arkansas, and Kansas (August 18)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Idaho, New Mexico and Utah (August 20)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas (August 22)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia (August 24)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Open Call Auditions (August 25)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Iowa, Mississippi, and Oklahoma (August 26)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota (August 28)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Connecticut, New Jersey and New York (August 30)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming (September 1)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Maine, South Carolina and West Virginia (September 3)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Alaska, California, and Hawaii (September 5)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania (September 7)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Massachusetts, North Carolina and Vermont (September 9)<\/p>\n<p>To sign up for &#8220;<em>Idol Across America<\/em>&#8221; and a chance to virtually audition in front of an &#8220;<em>American Idol<\/em>&#8221; producer, please visit www.americanidol.com\/auditions. 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