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Tonight is American Idol's biggest night: Idol Gives Back. (Courtesy Fox)

Tonight starts early, American Idol fans. Yes, the special Idol Gives Back episode will begin airing at 7:30 ET/PT. Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul will all donate their paychecks to the causes Idol Gives Back will donate to.

Charities that will benefit include: American Save the Children, Americans Make it Right, Children's Defense Fund, the Children's Health Fund, Malaria No More and the Global Fund.

Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe told TV Gasm: "I've been getting footage in from Africa and America for the last month and just piecing that together, the jigsaw puzzle of what those stories are. And all these wonderful people filming for us from Bono, Alicia Keys to Forrest Whitaker. Daughtry went out there and we are just getting that footage in now and starting to edit. We haven't gotten Bono's piece in yet, but Annie Lennox did a remarkable piece, we cry our eyes out every time we come to look at it."

Don't forget to watch, Idol Gives Back this Wednesday at 7:30 ET/PT on Fox. Last year Idol Gives Back raised $76 million dollars. The anticipated goal for this year is $100 million.

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