The most anticipated night of the television season is here! Two finalists, one American Idol – find out tonight who America has chosen. The Top 12 reunite on the Kodak Theatre stage one last time before the newest American Idol is crowned.

And the winner is....... Taylor Hicks

The Finale

Ryan Seacrest

Simon Cowell

Randy Jackson

Paula Abdul

Season 6

Top 2 perform live

The best and worst of auditions starting in Chicago, IL.

Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)

The best and worst of auditions from Denver, CO.

Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)

The best and worst of auditions from Greensboro, NC.

Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)

The best and worst of auditions from San Francisco, CA

Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)

The best and worst of auditions from Las Vegas, NV.

Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)

The best and worst of auditions from Austin, TX.

Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)

The best and worst of auditions from Boston, MA

Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)

Contestants chosen from around the nation arrive in Hollywood for their big chance at the American Idol crown. Faced with a grueling schedule, pressure-packed rehearsals and the judges’ criticism, some will survive and more will go home.

Hollywood Round #1

Contestants chosen from around the nation endure a grueling rehearsal schedule and pressure-packed auditions as they vie for a coveted spot in the Top 24.

Hollywood Round #2

Contestants chosen from around the nation have endured the grueling schedule and high-pressure auditions of the Hollywood Round, hoping to impress the judges and secure one of the 24 semifinalist spots. Tonight the judges make their final cuts to determine the Top 24. The Top 12 males and Top 12 females will be revealed tonight

Hollywood Round #3

Of the 24 semifinalists chosen last week, the Top 12 girls will perform for America for the first time. Then it’s up to the viewers to vote for their favorites. Who will survive and who will go home? 

Performing tonight are:

Ayla Brown

Becky O'Donohue

Brenna Gethers

Heather Cox

Katharine McPhee

Kellie Pickler

Kinnik Sky

Lisa Tucker

Mandisa

Melissa McGhee

Paris Bennett 

Stevie Scott

Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)

Of the 24 semifinalists chosen last week, the Top 12 boys will perform for America for the first time. Then it’s up to the viewers to vote for their favorites. Who will survive and who will go home? Performing Tonight are: Ace Young Bobby Bennett Bucky Covington Chris Daughtry David Radford Elliott Yamin Gedeon McKinney Jose "Sway" Penala Kevin Covais Patrick Hall Taylor Hicks Will Makar

Top 12 Men Perform

The 24 semifinalists performed for America this week, and the viewers have determined their fate. Tonight, four contestants – two males and two females – will go home, leaving 20 finalists vying for the American Idol crown. Will your favorites return?

and then there were 20...

Having survived last week’s competition, the Top 10 girls perform again for America. After the show, the viewers will vote for their favorites. Who will keep singing, and who will go home? Performing tonight are Ayla Brown, Brenna Gethers, Heather Cox, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Kinnik Sky, Lisa Tucker, Mandisa, Melissa McGhee, Paris Bennett,

Top 10 Women Perform

The Top 10 boys perform for America, hoping to win enough votes to stay in the competition. Who will be back to sing next week? America will decide.

Performing Tonight is:

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry,

David Radford,

Elliott Yamin,

Gedeon McKinney,

Jose "Sway" Penala,

Kevin Covais,

Taylor Hicks, 

Will Makar

Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)

The 20 remaining semifinalists performed this week and the viewers voted for their favorites. Tonight, the four contestants – two males and two females – who received the fewest votes will go home, leaving 16 semifinalists to vie for the American Idol crown

and then there were 16...

The remaining eight girls will perform again for America. After the show, the viewers will vote for their favorites. Who will sing again, and who will go home?

Performing tonight are

Ayla Brown,

Katharine McPhee,

Kellie Pickler,

Kinnik Sky,

Lisa Tucker,

Mandisa,

Melissa McGhee,

Paris Bennett,

Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)

The remaining 8 boys sing tonight for America. After the show, the viewers will vote for their favorites. Who will be back next week and who will go home?

Performing Tonight is:

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry,

Elliott Yamin,

Gedeon McKinney,

Kevin Covais,

Taylor Hicks, 

Will Makar

Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)

Top 12 Finalists to be Revealed in the most dramatic results show of the season, four more semifinalists – two boys and two girls – will go home, leaving the Top 12 Finalists to vie for the American Idol crown.

and then there were 12...

Tonight the Top 12 finalists perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. In this special two-hour show, contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week in the competiton.

Tonights Theme: Stevie Wonder Hits

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee,

Kellie Pickler,

Lisa Tucker,

Mandisa,

Melissa McGhee,

Paris Bennett, 

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry,

Elliott Yamin,

Kevin Covais,

and Taylor Hicks

Top 12 perform live

Last night, American Idol’s Top 12 sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Tonight, the finalist who received the lowest number of votes will be eliminated from the race for the American Idol title

and then there were 11...

Tonight the remaining 11 finalists perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s votes and surviving another week in the competition.

Tonights Theme is: Songs of the 50's

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee,

Kellie Pickler,

Lisa Tucker,

Mandisa,

Paris Bennett, 

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry,

Elliott Yamin,

Kevin Covais,

Taylor Hicks

Top 11 perform live

Last night, American Idol’s Top 11 sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Tonight, the finalist who received the lowest number of votes will be eliminated from the race for the American Idol title. The show started with an awesome perfomance by Barry Manilow. Following that, Ryan announced the bottom three,... and they are: Kevin, Lisa and Bucky.. After the break, we find Lisa to be safe while kevin and Bucky stand anxiously on stage...Eventually, we had to say goodbye to chicken little (kevin)...

well atleast he can say that this show has really changed his life

and then there were 10...

Tonight the Top 10 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week in the competition. 

This Weeks Theme is: songs of the 21st century

Performing Tonight is:

Lisa Tucker, 

Kellie Pickler, 

Ace Young, 

Taylor Hicks, 

Mandisa, 

Chris Daughtry, 

Katharine McPhee, 

Bucky Covington, 

Paris Bennett, 

Elliott Yamin,

Top 10 perform live

Last night, the Top 10 Finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will sing again next week and who will go home.

and then there were 9...

Tonight the Top 9 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out tonight to the theme of country music in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week in the competition.

This Week's Theme is: Country Music

Performing Tonight is:

Katharine McPhee, 

Kellie Pickler,

Mandisa,

Paris Bennett, 

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin,

Taylor Hicks,

Top 9 perform live

Last night, the Top 9 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. The contestants will be grouped in bunches of three. One of the groups will be the bottom 3. The other 2 groups will be safe.  Find out tonight live who will sing again next week and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition. Also Kenny Rogers will perform.

and then there were 8...

Tonight on American Idol the Top 8 finalists will perform live for the nation. The contestants will perform their hearts out to the theme of Queen in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week.

This Week's Theme is: Queen

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Kellie Pickler,

Paris Bennett, 

Ace Young,

Bucky Covington,

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin, and

Taylor Hicks.

Top 8 perform live

Last night, the Top 8 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will sing again next week and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition.

and then there were 7...

Tonight the Top 7 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will perform their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week.

Tonight's theme is: Songs from The Great American Songbook

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Kellie Pickler,

Paris Bennett, 

Ace Young,

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin, 

Taylor Hicks.

Top 7 perform live

Last night, the Top 7 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will sing again next week and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition.

and then there were 6...

Tonight the Top 6 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week.

This Weeks Theme is: Classic Love Songs

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Kellie Pickler,

Paris Bennett, 

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin, 

Taylor Hicks.

Top 6 perform live

Last night, the Top 6 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will sing again next week and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition. There will also be a special performace by Andrea Bocelli.

and then there were 5...

Tonight the Top 5 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week in the competition. 

This Week's Theme is: songs from the year they were born & any song from this week’s Top 10 Billboard Charts.

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Paris Bennett, 

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin, 

Taylor Hicks.

Top 5 perform live

Last night, the Top 5 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will be in the Final 4 and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition

and then there were 4...

Tonight the Top 4 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week in the competition.

This Week's Theme is: Elvis Presley songs

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Chris Daughtry, 

Elliott Yamin, 

Taylor Hicks.

Top 4 perform live

Last night, the Top 4 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will be in the Final 3 and who will go home. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition

and then there were 3...

Tonight the Top 3 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and the coveted opportunity to compete in next week’s season finale. Each contestant will sing 3 songs

This Week's Theme is: one song of the contestant's choice, one song chosen by the Judges and one song chosen by legendary music producer Clive Davis.

Performing Tonight:

Katharine McPhee, 

Elliott Yamin, 

Taylor Hicks.

Top 3 perform live

TV’s hottest show revs up to a crescendo! Last night, the Top 3 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live which two finalists will compete in next week’s exciting season finale. The contestant receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated from the competition

and then there were 2...

On tonight’s exciting performance show, the last of the season, Taylor Hicks & Katharine McPhee will battle it out live at the famed Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. One will be the next American Idol and one will go home.This Week's Theme is: Songs from previous episodes & Kat & Taylor's debut singles.Performing Tonight is:

Taylor Hicks

Katharine McPhee

Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?

The Finale

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