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I was under the impression that the auditions are filmed in the autumn or winter, which would imply that Nick (presumably) would've already have been the host during the audition process as you would've seen him on the sidelines cheering on the contestants or whatever. That is why I was surprised when Nick announces his resignation as host because at that time I thought that the auditions had already happened at it seem like a weird decision to quit halfway through a season. I am basing this from the fact that I know that American Idol has auditions during the summer and they air the auditions in January-February, so I assume it is similar case here with them having the auditions up to six months before they actually air them.