American Idol
Season 5 Episode 16 - and then there were 16...
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
Episodes in Season 5
Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)
85 min
Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)
85 min
Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)
85 min
Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)
85 min
Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)
85 min
Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)
85 min
Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)
85 min
Hollywood Round #1
85 min
Hollywood Round #2
85 min
Hollywood Round #3
85 min
Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)
85 min
Top 12 Men Perform
85 min
and then there were 20...
85 min
Top 10 Women Perform
85 min
Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)
85 min
and then there were 16...
85 min
Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)
85 min
Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)
85 min
and then there were 12...
85 min
Top 12 perform live
85 min
and then there were 11...
85 min
Top 11 perform live
85 min
and then there were 10...
85 min
Top 10 perform live
85 min
and then there were 9...
85 min
Top 9 perform live
85 min
and then there were 8...
85 min
Top 8 perform live
85 min
and then there were 7...
85 min
Top 7 perform live
85 min
and then there were 6...
85 min
Top 6 perform live
85 min
and then there were 5...
85 min
Top 5 perform live
85 min
and then there were 4...
85 min
Top 4 perform live
85 min
and then there were 3...
85 min
Top 3 perform live
85 min
and then there were 2...
85 min
Top 2 perform live
85 min
The Finale
85 min