Season 24 of American Idol is officially underway, but many viewers noticed something missing from the first night of Auditions: the platinum ticket! The show first introduced the addition of the platinum ticket during Season 20 in 2022, and it returned for Seasons 21, 22, and 23.
In the past, there were three platinum tickets handed out during Auditions, so not every Audition episode featured someone being awarded the special token. But is that the reason why we didn’t see the platinum ticket during the premiere, or has the show gotten rid of it?
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