American Idol- The 24 Part 1

On last night's American Idol, they began the process of eliminating 18 people of the 42 left, so as to get to 24.  Normally, this night is a two night process.  One night where all the contestants sing and one night where they are all eliminated.  Well, seems like Idol wanted to switch things up, so they skipped the performance night...again.  I don't know how many times this year they have eliminated or minimized performances, but for a singing competition show, this year has been rather low on the singing competition and big on trying to create false drama?  It's weird.  If this continues, well, goodbye American Idol for me.