Season 9
Episodes
1 Dallas/New York Auditions May 24, 2012 2 L.A. Auditions May 30, 2012 
3 Atlanta Auditions Jun 6, 2012 
4 Salt Lake City Auditions Jun 13, 2012 
5 Vegas Callbacks Jun 20, 2012 
6 Top 20 Revealed/Meet the Top 20 Jun 27, 2012 
7 Top 20 Perform Jul 11, 2012 
8 Top 20 Perform, Part 2 Jul 18, 2012 
9 Top 16 Perform Jul 25, 2012 
10 Top 14 Perform Aug 15, 2012 
11 10 Perform; 2 Eliminated Aug 22, 2012 
12 Top 8 Perform; 2 Eliminated Aug 29, 2012 
13 Top 6 Perform; 2 Eliminated Sep 5, 2012 
14 Top 4 Perform Sep 11, 2012 
15 Winners Chosen Sep 18, 2012