Where was American Idol 2022 filmed? continued 

The new show runner, Megan Michaels Wolflick, told Deadline in an interview: “now we’re going to the biggest music cities in America, we’re able to go out again. We’re able to go to the places that make this show sing.” 

However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the first round of auditions for the 2022 season took place virtually through Zoom.

They resumed in-person from October 2021 with health and safety protocols in mind.