Fans are not okay with 'American Idol' shocking eliminations

Kylie Mar
·Host & Producer, Yahoo Entertainment

The top 24 American Idol contestants were revealed Monday night, and while some received a life-changing yes, others were sadly eliminated.

Fans were forced to say goodbye to some of their favorites, like Thaddeus Johnson, who experienced the same cut during the Final Judgment eight years ago in Season 9. “There’s so much talent that we have to spread through 24 slots,” Lionel Richie told Johnson. “We all think that now is the right time. In this case, my friend, now is not the right time.” And with a nod to his killer performance Sunday night, Katy Perry assured him, “Thaddeus, you’ll rise.” Thaddeus was, understandably, devastated as he shared through tears, “I finally felt like I was getting something right. Getting a ‘no’ just feels like, you know, guess I didn’t do enough.” Johnson was the contestant Idol fans were most upset about as they took to social media:

Fan favorite Noah Davis, also known as the “alpaca kid,” who struggled through his last performance, was also sent home. One fan on Twitter has already started a campaign to get him back.

And the judges said goodbye to American Idol’s first “Idol baby,” Victoria McQueen.

Surprisingly, Perry’s boy crush Trevor Holmes was also cut Monday night. Not so surprisingly, not many people on Twitter seemed to care — except Holmes himself, who started his own effort to get back on the show.

And while we have to say goodbye to those contestants, the final 24 are sure to bring the heat next week as they compete alongside some of their favorite celebrity artists.

American Idol airs Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. Watch clips and full episodes of American Idol for free on Yahoo View.

Check out ‘American Idol’ playing an April Fools’ joke on its viewers by replacing Ryan Seacrest:

Read more from Yahoo! Entertainment:

Tell us what you think! Hit us up on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram — or leave your comments below. And check out our host, Kylie Mar, on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.