American Idol

Season 16

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Twelve American finalists (six men and six women) compete in a singing contest.

Where to Watch American Idol • Season 16

19 Episodes

Auditions 1
E1
Auditions 1Hopefuls audition in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville, Tenn before judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie.
Auditions 2
E2
Auditions 2Hopefuls audition in New York, Savannah, Ga., Los Angeles, and New Orleans.
Auditions 3
E3
Auditions 3Hopefuls audition in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, and Savannah. They include a cattle farmer from Texas, twin teenagers from Southern California, and a furniture salesman from Illinois.
Auditions 4
E4
Auditions 4Hopefuls audition in Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, and New York City. They include a teacher from Michigan, a construction worker from Alabama, and a goat farmer from Oklahoma.
Auditions 5
E5
Auditions 5Hopefuls audition in Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, and Savannah. They include a choreographer from Tennessee, a hostess from Colorado and a personal assistant from Alabama, perform for the judges.
Hollywood Week 1
E6
Hollywood Week 1In this first episode of Hollywood Week, Idol hopefuls from across the country head to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to battle it out in solo and group performances in hopes of making it through to the showcase round.
Hollywood Week 2
E7
Hollywood Week 2
Showcase/Final Judgment
E8
Showcase/Final JudgmentIdol hopefuls head to Exchange LA for the Showcase Round, where contestants perform solos in front of a live crowd and the judges. Following the performances, the judges sit down with each contestant for the Final Judgment and reveal which finalists made it through to the Top 24.
Top 24 Solos 1
E9
Top 24 Solos 1The first half of the top 24 finalists perform solos. Radio show host Bobby Bones mentors.
Top 24 Celebrity Duets 1
E10
Top 24 Celebrity Duets 1The first half of the top 24 finalists perform duets with celebrity partners.
Top 24 Solos 2
E11
Top 24 Solos 2The second half of the top 24 finalists perform solos. Radio show host Bobby Bones mentors.
Top 24 Celebrity Duets 2
E12
Top 24 Celebrity Duets 2The second half of the top 24 finalists perform duets with celebrity partners.
Top 14
E13
Top 14The Top 14 finalists are revealed, and sing for America's votes.
Top 10 Reveal
E14
Top 10 RevealThe Top 14 perform, and then the Top 10 contestants are revealed.
Top 10: Disney Night
E15
Top 10: Disney NightThe Top 10 perform fan-favorite Disney songs live from coast to coast, with the voting results for the triple elimination revealed by the end of the show. Idina Menzel serves as mentor to the contestants.
Top 7
E16
Top 7The Top 7 perform live from coast to coast, with the voting results for the double elimination revealed by the end of the show. Each contestant performs a song by Prince, and a song from their birth year. Nick Jonas mentors the contestants. Sheila E. plays percussion with Kris Pooley and the house band.
Top 5
E17
Top 5The Top 5 perform live from coast to coast, with the voting results for the double elimination revealed by the end of the show. Each contestant performs a song dedicated to moms, and a song from the catalogue of Carrie Underwood, who mentored the contestants this week. Carrie also performs "Cry Pretty."
Performance Finals
E18
Performance FinalsThe Top 3 finalists visit their hometowns to celebrate their time on the show before returning to the Idol stage for their last chance to win America's votes.
Grand Finale
E19
Grand FinaleThe winner is announced. Musical performances by Bebe Rexha, Darius Rucker, Gary Clark Jr, Kermit the Frog, Nick Jonas + Mustard, Patti LaBelle, Yolanda Adams, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and the American Idol contestants.