American Idol host Ryan Seacrest shocked viewers during the first live show when he delayed the announcement of season 24's Top 12 contestants. The ABC reality competition was seemingly set to reveal which of the 14 hopefuls would make it through "Songs of Faith Night" during the Monday, March 30, episode when Ryan, 51, confirmed that there would be a delay due to an "unprecedented" 10 million votes being cast. Citing ongoing voting tabulations, Ryan explained that the Top 12 would now be revealed at the top of next week's live show instead.