We’ve already seen the fist premiere night of the 2009 American Idol season, featuring lots of flops, but also interesting voices who may become the next pop music stars. As we were used to, this year’s Idol will visit a series of cities, until the finale, which will feature 12 contestants elected by the population in America, who will vote for their favorites. For the finalists selection, in the Hollywood round, there will be 36 competitors, not only 24 as in the previous seasons. Another novelty is the “wild card”, which will apply on March 5th. This means that the judges will allow three rejected contestants to join the show again, for a second chance.

Here you can find out the announced official schedule of American Idol 2009, to be aired on FOX TV:

• Tuesday, Jan. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM) Season Premiere, Part 1
• Wednesday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM) Season Premiere, Part 2
• Tuesday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM) Auditions Episode
• Wednesday, Jan. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM) Auditions Episode
• Tuesday, Jan. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM) Auditions Episode
• Wednesday, Jan. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM) Auditions Episode
• Thursday, Jan. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM) Auditions Episode
• Tuesday, Feb. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 1
• Wednesday, Feb. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 2
• Tuesday, Feb. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 3
• Wednesday, Feb. 11 (8:00-10:00 PM)Hollywood Round, Part 4 – Top 36 Semifinalists Announced
• Tuesday, Feb. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM) 12 Semifinalists Perform
• Wednesday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM) First LIVE Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) Finalists Advance
• Tuesday, Feb. 24 (8:00-10:00 PM) 12 Semifinalists Perform
• Wednesday, Feb. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM) LIVE Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) 3 Finalists Advance
• Tuesday, March 3 (8:00-10:00 PM) 12 Semifinalists Perform
• Wednesday, March 4 (8:00-9:00 PM) LIVE Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) 3 Finalists Advance
• Thursday, March 5 (8:00-9:00 PM) Wild Card Round – Top 12 Finalists Revealed
• Tuesday, March 10 (8:00-10:00 PM) Top 12 Finalists Perform

This is where the schedule stops for now, but let’s live through March 10th and see who’s in the finale, then we’ll probably know more on how they will be scheduled to compete for the big award.