American Idol (season 15)

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Logo of season 15
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network Fox
Original release January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) – April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
Season chronology
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(on ABC)

The fifteenth season of American Idol, also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season,[1][2] premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as the show's host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. This season was four to six weeks shorter than seasons 2 through 14. On April 7, Trent Harmon was announced as the season's winner and La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up. Harmon was the third consecutive winner to never be in the bottom two or three, and the eighth male winner in nine years.

It was the series' final season to air on Fox. Despite its publicity that the series would be ending, it was announced by ABC that the network would revive American Idol in May 2017; the revival started in 2018.[3]

Changes

For the first time, performances by the Top 24 were judged solely by the show's judges and producers, who determined which contestants were eliminated. From each group of 12, seven advanced and five were eliminated, resulting in a Top 14 for the third week of the semi-finals.[citation needed]

The voting limit for this season was ten votes per contestant per voting method, half of what it was the previous season.[4]

Regional auditions

Auditions took place in:[5][6]

Date of airing City Audition date Venue Callback date Callback venue
January 6, 2016 Denver, Colorado July 10, 2015 Denver Coliseum September 26–27, 2015 Colorado Convention Center[7]
Savannah, Georgia July 22, 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena September 13–14, 2015 W Midtown Hotel, Atlanta[8]
January 7, 2016 Little Rock, Arkansas August 8, 2015 Verizon Arena August 22–23, 2015 Statehouse Convention Center[9]
Daly City, California September 15, 2015 Cow Palace October 10–11, 2015 Westin St. Francis[10]
January 13, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 2, 2015 Liacouras Center August 15–16, 2015 Pennsylvania Convention Center[11]
January 14, 2016 Bus tour – various citiesA July 9–21, 2015 Various

^Note A The American Idol "Audition Bus Tour" visited Seattle, Washington; Providence, Rhode Island; Baltimore, Maryland; San Diego, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tucson, Arizona; Indianapolis, Indiana; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Athens, Georgia; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Oxford, Mississippi.[5] Auditions were also held in Wilmington, North Carolina.[12] The show also partnered with two technology companies to allow people to audition using video recording kiosks and mobile apps in Culver City, California, and Nashville, Tennessee.[13]

Kanye West made a surprise appearance as an auditioner in San Francisco, where he performed "Gold Digger". His audition was shown near the end of the first episode.[14]

Hollywood week

Hollywood Week aired in three parts over two weeks. They were filmed at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California in mid-late November 2015. Contestants participated in three rounds: lines of ten, groups, and solos.

Semi-finalists

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The following is a list of the Top 24 contestants who were eliminated:

Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
James VIII 23 Provo, Utah Denver, Colorado
C.J. Johnson 28 Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas
Adam Lasher 28 Danville, California Daly City, California
Jordan Sasser 27 Raleigh, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia
Kory Wheeler 27 Jamestown, Tennessee
Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Emily Brooke 17 Wellington, Florida Atlanta, Georgia
Amelia Eisenhauer 16 Nashville, Tennessee
Stephany Negrete 21 El Cajon, California Daly City, California
Jenna Renae 23 Williamson, New York Atlanta, Georgia
Shelbie Z 23 Sumiton, Alabama Denver, Colorado

The following is a list of the Top 14 contestants who were eliminated:

Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Thomas Stringfellow 17 Bentonville, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
Manny Torres 20 Flushing, Michigan Daly City, California
Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Jenn Blosil 23 Orem, Utah Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeneve Rose Mitchell 16 Crawford, Colorado Denver, Colorado

Semi-finals

The Top 24 semifinalists will be split into two groups of twelve. They were filmed at The Vibiana in Los Angeles, California. Pre-taped performances of the first group aired on February 10 and the second group on February 17. On the following day each week, pre-taped performances of each contestant performing a duet with a past Idol contender aired, as did the judges selection of seven contestants from each group to advance to the Top 14.[15][16] The past contestants for group one were season 2 winner Ruben Studdard, season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino, season 10 winner Scotty McCreery, season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina, season 13 winner Caleb Johnson, and last season's winner Nick Fradiani. The past contestants for group two were season 4 finalist Constantine Maroulis, season 5 finalists Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler, season 6 winner Jordin Sparks, season 7 winner David Cook, and season 10 finalist Haley Reinhart.

Color key:

  Contestant was chosen by the public vote and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for a second public vote
  Contestant was chosen by the public vote via wild card and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was eliminated

Group 1

The first group of 12 semifinalists performed on a taping on February 2, 2016 and aired on February 10 and 11, 2016.

Contestant Solo song
(February 10, 2016)
Duet song
(February 11, 2016)
Result
Order Song Order Song Duet partner
Stephany Negrete 1 "Mamma Knows Best" 15 "Superstar" Ruben Studdard Eliminated
MacKenzie Bourg 2 "Say Something" 19 "I Hope You Dance" Lauren Alaina Wild Card
Jeneve Rose Mitchell 3 "Angel" 23 "Gone" Scotty McCreery Wild Card
Jenna Renae 4 "My Church" 17 "See You Tonight" Scotty McCreery Eliminated
James VIII 5 "Love Lockdown" 22 "Gimme Shelter" Caleb Johnson Eliminated
Sonika Vaid 6 "Safe & Sound" 16 "Skyfall" Caleb Johnson Wild Card
Gianna Isabella 7 "I Put a Spell on You" 20 "Beautiful Life" Nick Fradiani Wild Card
Emily Brooke 8 "I Am Invincible" 13 "Flat on the Floor" Lauren Alaina Eliminated
Avalon Young 9 "Love Yourself" 21 "Flying Without Wings" Ruben Studdard Wild Card
Jordan Sasser 10 "All by Myself" 24 "I Believe" Fantasia Eliminated
Thomas Stringfellow 11 "Creep" 14 "Man in the Mirror" Nick Fradiani Wild Card
La'Porsha Renae 12 "Proud Mary" 18 "Summertime" Fantasia Advanced

Group 2

Performances for the second group of the other 12 semifinalists were taped on February 9, 2016 and aired on February 17 and 18, 2016.

Contestant Solo song
(February 17, 2016)
Duet song
(February 18, 2016)
Result
Order Song Order Song Duet partner
Shelbie Z 1 "Work Hard, Play Harder" 24 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Constantine Maroulis Eliminated
Manny Torres 2 "Adventure of a Lifetime" 17 "No Air" Jordin Sparks Wild Card
Kory Wheeler 3 "Let It Go" 14 "Bennie and the Jets" Haley Reinhart Eliminated
Amelia Eisenhauer 4 "Wake Me Up" 13 "Suds in the Bucket" Kellie Pickler Eliminated
Jenn Blosil 5 "Sorry" 18 "My Funny Valentine" Constantine Maroulis Wild Card
C.J. Johnson 6 "I'll Be" 16 "The World I Know" David Cook Eliminated
Lee Jean 7 "Runaway" 15 "Home" Chris Daughtry Wild Card
Trent Harmon 8 "What Are You Listening To" 23 "To Love Somebody" Jordin Sparks Advanced
Tristan McIntosh 9 "Good Girl" 19 "Best Days of Your Life" Kellie Pickler Wild Card
Adam Lasher 10 "Black and Gold" 21 "Can't Help Falling in Love" Haley Reinhart Eliminated
Dalton Rapattoni 11 "Rebel Yell" 22 "Higher Ground" Chris Daughtry Advanced
Olivia Rox 12 "Confident" 20 "Light On" David Cook Advanced

Wild Card round

Following the judges selection of four semifinalists to advance to the Finals,[17] the remaining ten semifinalists competed for the viewers' vote to advance six of them to complete the final group of ten.[18] They were filmed February 23, 2016, at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California, and aired February 24, 2016.

Order Contestant Song Result
Manny Torres 1 "Master Blaster (Jammin')" Eliminated
Gianna Isabella 2 "I Put a Spell on You" Advanced
Thomas Stringfellow 3 "Story of My Life" Eliminated
Tristan McIntosh 4 "What Hurts the Most" Advanced
Avalon Young 5 "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" Advanced
Jenn Blosil 6 "True Colors" Eliminated
Lee Jean 7 "Make It Rain" Advanced
Sonika Vaid 8 "I Surrender" Advanced
Jeneve Rose Mitchell 9 "Ring of Fire" Eliminated
MacKenzie Bourg 10 "Roses" Advanced

Finalists

Finals

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The finals took place over six weeks, consisting of seven live shows. They were filmed at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. There were 10 finalists. Two finalists were eliminated in the first two weeks and one in each subsequent week, based on viewers' votes and the Judges' Save. Scott Borchetta served as the finalists' mentor.

Color key:

  Contestant was saved by America's vote
  Contestant was in the bottom three or two, but was saved by America's vote
  Contestant was eliminated
  Contestant won the season
  Contestant finished as the runner-up
  Contestant finished in 3rd place

Top 10 – Songs from 2002–present

The inaugural season winner Kelly Clarkson served as a guest judge for this episode.[45]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Olivia Rox "Unconditionally" Eliminated
2 Gianna Isabella "Listen" Eliminated
3 Lee Jean "Skinny Love" Safe
4 Avalon Young "Stitches" Bottom 3
5 Dalton Rapattoni "Hey There Delilah" Safe
6 Tristan McIntosh "Nothin' Like You" Safe
7 MacKenzie Bourg "I See Fire" Safe
8 La'Porsha Renae "Diamonds" Safe
9 Sonika Vaid "Bring Me to Life" Safe
10 Trent Harmon "Like I Can" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
1.1 Kelly Clarkson "Piece by Piece"

Top 8 – Idol Grammy Hits

Olivia Rox performed "Trouble" and Gianna Isabella performed "If I Ain't Got You" in the Top 8 performance night for a spot in the top eight. However, both acts (alongside Avalon Young) were revealed to be in the bottom three and they were eliminated prior.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Dalton Rapattoni "Radioactive" Safe
2 Lee Jean "Use Somebody" Eliminated
3 Sonika Vaid "Since U Been Gone" Bottom 3
4 MacKenzie Bourg "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
5 La'Porsha Renae "Halo" Safe
6 Trent Harmon "When a Man Loves a Woman" Safe
7 Tristan McIntosh "Go Rest High on That Mountain" Safe
8 Avalon Young "Earned It" Eliminated
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
2.1 Demi Lovato
(with top 8)
"Confident"
2.2 Demi Lovato "Stone Cold"
2.3 Harry Connick, Jr. "(I Do) Like We Do"

Top 6 – American Idol All Time Song Book

For the first time this season, the contestants paired up to sing duets. Lee Jean performed "Let It Be" and Avalon Young performed "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" in the Top 6 performance night for a spot in the top six; however, both acts were announced as bottom three (along with Sonika Vaid) and were eliminated prior.

Contestant Order Duet Song Order Solo Song Result
La'Porsha Renae 1 "See You Again" (with Trent Harmon) 5 "Come Together" Safe
MacKenzie Bourg 3 "I Want It That Way" (with Dalton Rapattoni) 6 "You Are So Beautiful" Safe
Trent Harmon 1 "See You Again" (with La'Porsha Renae) 7 "Stand By Me" Safe
Tristan McIntosh 4 "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" (with Lee Jean) 8 "A Broken Wing" Eliminated
Dalton Rapattoni 3 "I Want It That Way" (with MacKenzie Bourg) 9 "Eleanor Rigby" Safe
Sonika Vaid 2 "Rise Up" (with Avalon Young) 10 "I Have Nothing" Bottom 2
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
3.1 Nick Fradiani "Get You Home"

Top 5 – America's Twitter Song Choice

The finalists performed songs requested by the voting public through Twitter. For the first time in the competition, each finalist performed two songs. Tristan McIntosh performed "Independence Day" during the Top 6 round, but was eliminated prior to the Top 5 round start.

Contestant Order Twitter's choice Order Contestant's choice Result
Trent Harmon 1 "Counting Stars" 8 "Simple Man" Safe
Dalton Rapattoni 2 "Numb" 6 "The Sound of Silence" Bottom 2
La'Porsha Renae 3 "Ready for Love" 10 "No More Drama" Safe
MacKenzie Bourg 4 "Wild World" 7 "Billie Jean" Safe
Sonika Vaid 5 "Let It Go" 9 "Clarity" Eliminated
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
4.1 Adam Lambert "Mad World"
4.2 Jussie Smollett & Yazz The Greatest "Never Let It Die"
4.3 Adam Lambert featuring Laleh "Welcome to the Show"

Top 4 – Classic rock / Sia

Contestants performed two songs, a classical rock song and a song composed by Sia. Sia and Stevie Van Zandt served as guest mentors this week.

Contestant Order Classical rock song Order Sia's song Result
La'Porsha Renae 1 "Wanted Dead or Alive" 5 "Elastic Heart" Bottom 2
MacKenzie Bourg 2 "I Want You to Want Me" 6 "Titanium" Eliminated
Trent Harmon 3 "Sharp Dressed Man" 7 "Chandelier" Safe
Dalton Rapattoni 4 "God Only Knows" 8 "Bird Set Free" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
5.1 David Cook "Heartbeat"
5.2 Katharine McPhee "Over the Rainbow"
5.3 Sia "Cheap Thrills"

Top 3 – Hometown Dedication / Scott Borchetta's Choice / Judges' Choice

Each finalist performed a song dedicated to their hometown, a song Scott Borchetta chose, and a song the judges chose.[46] During the first song, MacKenzie Bourg performed "Hallelujah" in the Hometown Dedication round, but was eliminated prior to the start of the next round.

Contestant Order Hometown Dedication Order Scott Borchetta's Choice Order Judges' Choice Result
Dalton Rapattoni 1 "Calling You" 4 "Dancing in the Dark" 7 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Third place
Trent Harmon 2 "Tennessee Whiskey" 6 "Drink You Away" 9 "Waiting Game" Safe
La'Porsha Renae 3 "Glory" 5 "Stay with Me" 8 "Hello" Safe
Non-competition performances
Order Performer(s) Song
6.1 Keith Urban "Wasted Time"

Top 2 – Original's Single / Simon Fuller's Choice / Favorite Performance

Dalton Rapattoni performed "Strike A Match" in the Original's Single round, but did not advance to the finals.

Contestant Order Original's Single Order Simon Fuller's Choice Order Favorite Performance Result
Trent Harmon 1 "Falling" 3 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 5 "Chandelier" Winner
La'Porsha Renae 2 "Battles" 4 "A House Is Not a Home" 6 "Diamonds" Runner-up

During the finals, other former contestants made appearances in both live and pre-recorded guest performances, including Clay Aiken, Lauren Alaina, Kris Allen, David Archuleta, Fantasia Barrino, Clark Beckham, Bo Bice, Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, Bucky Covington, Chris Daughtry, Diana DeGarmo, Lee DeWyze, Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle, James Durbin, Nick Fradiani, Candice Glover, Danny Gokey, Mikalah Gordon, Tamyra Gray, Justin Guarini, Kree Harrison, Taylor Hicks, Amber Holcomb, Jennifer Hudson, George Huff, Allison Iraheta, Casey James, Caleb Johnson, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Blake Lewis, Kimberley Locke, LaToya London, Sanjaya Malakar, Constantine Maroulis, Scotty McCreery, Katharine McPhee, Phillip Phillips, Kellie Pickler, Brandon Rogers, Jessica Sanchez, Carly Smithson, Jordin Sparks, Ruben Studdard, Pia Toscano, Jasmine Trias, Carrie Underwood, Elliott Yamin, and Ace Young.

Non-competition performances
Order Performer(s) Song
7.1 American Idol Top 10 "Stole the Show"
7.2 American Idol Top 10 and alumni "One Voice"
7.3 Trent Harmon and La'Porsha Renae "It Takes Two"
7.4 Kara DioGuardi
(featuring Tamyra Gray and Jordin Sparks)
"Sober"
7.5 Colton Dixon "Through All of It"
7.6 Jordin Sparks and Justin Guarini "No Air"
7.7 Kimberley Locke
(featuring Allison Iraheta and Jordin Sparks)
"8th World Wonder"
7.8 Tamyra Gray
(featuring Justin Guarini, Allison Iraheta and Jordin Sparks)
"Girl Crush"
7.9 Allison Iraheta and Larry Platt
(featuring Tamyra Gray, Kimberley Locke, Jordin Sparks and Pia Toscano)
"No" / "Pants on the Ground"
7.10 Pia Toscano
(featuring Colton Dixon, Tamyra Gray, Justin Guarini, Allison Iraheta, Kimberley Locke and Jordin Sparks)
"All by Myself"
7.11 Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent" / "The Trouble With Love Is" / "Breakaway" / "Since U Been Gone" / "Behind These Hazel Eyes" / "Because of You" / "Walk Away" / "Never Again" / "Catch My Breath" / "My Life Would Suck Without You" / "I Do Not Hook Up" / "Already Gone" / "Don't You Wanna Stay" / "Mr. Know It All" / "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" / "Dark Side" / "Heartbeat Song" / "Invincible" / "Piece by Piece" / "A Moment Like This"
7.12 Bo Bice
(featuring James Durbin, Caleb Johnson and Constantine Maroulis
"Vehicle"
7.13 James Durbin, Caleb Johnson and Constantine Maroulis "Hard to Handle"
7.14 Chris Daughtry
(featuring Bo Bice, James Durbin, Caleb Johnson and Constantine Maroulis)
"Torches"
7.15 Bo Bice, Chris Daughtry, James Durbin, Caleb Johnson and Constantine Maroulis "Tobacco Road"
7.16 Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
7.17 Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison and Skylar Laine
(featuring Bucky Covington, Constantine Maroulis & Ace Young)
"You Belong with Me"
7.18 Bucky Covington, Constantine Maroulis and Ace Young
(featuring Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison & Skylar Laine)
"Storm Warning"
7.19 Lauren Alaina and Kellie Pickler
(featuring Bucky Covington, Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison, Skylar Laine, Constantine Maroulis & Ace Young)
"Done"
7.20 Scotty McCreery
(featuring Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington, Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison, Skylar Laine, Constantine Maroulis, Kellie Pickler and Ace Young)
"Papa Loved Mama"
7.21 Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington, Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison, Skylar Laine, Constantine Maroulis, Scotty McCreery, Kellie Pickler and Ace Young "Pavement Ends"
7.22 Harry Connick, Jr. and Marley Fletcher "What a Wonderful World"
7.23 Casey James and Katharine McPhee "Need You Now"
7.24 Carly Smithson "Here You Come Again"
7.25 Clay Aiken "Annie's Song"
7.26 Amber Holcomb and Ruben Studdard "Here, There and Everywhere"
7.27 Jessica Sanchez "The Prayer"
7.28 Jennifer Lopez "Ain't Your Mama" / "Let's Get Loud"
7.29 Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and LaToya London "Bridge over Troubled Water"
7.30 Jennifer Hudson "Remember the Music"
7.31 Clark Beckham, Danny Gokey, George Huff, Brandon Rogers and Elliott Yamin "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
7.32 Fantasia "Ugly"
7.33 Taylor Hicks & LaToya London featuring Clark Beckham, Melinda Doolittle, Candice Glover, Mikalah Gordon, Danny Gokey, George Huff, Joshua Ledet, Brandon Rogers and Elliott Yamin "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
7.34 Joshua Ledet "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
7.35 Melinda Doolittle and Candice Glover
(featuring Clark Beckham, James Durbin, Danny Gokey, Mikalah Gordon, Taylor Hicks, George Huff, Joshua Ledet, Blake Lewis, Kimberley Locke, Brandon Rogers, Jordin Sparks, Elliott Yamin and American Idol Top 10)
"Joy to the World"
7.36 Kris Allen, David Cook, Lee DeWyze, Nick Fradiani and Phillip Phillips "Starman" / "Rebel Rebel" / "The Jean Genie"
7.37 William Hung "She Bangs"
7.38 Carrie Underwood "Something in the Water"
7.39 Trent Harmon "Falling"

Elimination chart

Color key:

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  Female contestant
  Male contestant
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Did not perform
  Not chosen by the public
  Saved by the public
  Bottom three/two
  Immune from elimination
  Eliminated
Results per stage
Place Contestant Top 24 (Gr. 1) Top 24 (Gr. 2) Wildcard Top 10 Top 8 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Finale
2/11 2/18 2/25 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/6 4/7
1 Trent Harmon N/A Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
2 La'Porsha Renae Safe N/A Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Runner-up
3 Dalton Rapattoni N/A Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Eliminated
4 MacKenzie Bourg Not Chosen N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
5 Sonika Vaid Not Chosen N/A Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom two Eliminated
6 Tristan McIntosh N/A Not Chosen Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
7–8 Lee Jean N/A Not Chosen Safe Safe Eliminated
Avalon Young N/A Not Chosen Safe Bottom three
9–10 Gianna Isabella Not Chosen N/A Safe Eliminated
Olivia Rox N/A Safe Immune
11–14 Jenn Blosil N/A Not Chosen Eliminated
Jeneve Rose Mitchell Not Chosen N/A
Thomas Stringfellow Not Chosen N/A
Manny Torres N/A Not Chosen
15–24 Amelia Eisenhauer N/A Eliminated
C.J. Johnson N/A
Adam Lasher N/A
Kory Wheeler N/A
Shelbie Z N/A
James VIII Eliminated
Emily Brooke
Stephany Negrete
Jenna Renae
Jordan Sasser

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Live + same day ratings

Season 15 premiered to 10.96 million viewers, the second lowest since the series premiere. It received an all-time-low 3.0/9 18–49 rating, down 9% from last season. The season finale however had 13.30 million viewers, 5 million more than the season 14 finale.[47][48]

No. Episode Air date Timeslot Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
Ref.
1 "Denver & Atlanta Auditions" January 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.0 9 10.96 1 5 [49][50]
2 "Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions" January 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.7 9 10.21 2 7 [50][51]
3 "Philadelphia Auditions" January 13, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 8 9.77 2 5 [52][53]
4 "Denver & Little Rock Auditions" January 14, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 8.72 2 6 [53][54]
5 "Atlanta, Little Rock, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions" January 20, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 8 9.22 1 4 [55][56]
6 "Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions" January 21, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 8 9.36 1 4 [56][57]
7 "Hollywood Week: Lines of Ten" January 27, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 8 9.63 1 3 [58][59]
8 "Hollywood Week: Group Rounds" January 28, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 8 8.77 1 5 [59][60]
9 "Hollywood Week: Solo Round" February 3, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 8 9.18 1 7 [61]
10 "Final Judgement" February 4, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 8.94 2 9 [62]
11 "Semi-Final #1: 1st 12 Solo Performances" February 10, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 9.16 1 7 [63]
12 "Semi-Final #2: 1st 12 Duets & Judges' Vote" February 11, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.96 3 9 [64]
13 "Semi-Final #3: 2nd 12 Solo Performances" February 17, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.0 7 8.29 2 9 [65][66]
14 "Semi-Final #4: 2nd 12 Duets & Judges' Vote" February 18, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.0 7 8.19 4 9 [66][67]
15 "Wild Card Night" February 24, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.92 2 10 [68]
16 "Top 10 Perform: Contestants' Choice" February 25, 2016 Thursday  8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.72 2 10 [69]
17 "Top 8 Perform: Grammy Hits" March 3, 2016 2.0 7 8.74 2 8 [70][71]
18 "Top 6 Perform: American Idol Songbook" March 10, 2016 1.8 6 8.06 3 11 [72]
19 "Top 5 Perform: America's Choice" March 17, 2016 1.7 6 8.22 2 17 [73][74]
20 "Top 4 Perform: Sia & classic rock songs" March 24, 2016 1.7 6 8.02 3 18 [75][76]
21 "Top 3 Perform: Hometown Dedication" March 31, 2016 2.1 7 9.11 3 7 [77][78]
22 "American Dream" April 5, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 1.4 5 5.98 4 23 [79][80]
23 "Top 2 Perform" April 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 8 9.70 3 6 [80][81]
24 "Series Finale" April 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 3.0 10 13.30 2 3 [80][82]

Live + 7 day (DVR) ratings

No. Episode Air date Timeslot DVR
18–49
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
18–49
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1 "Denver & Atlanta Auditions" January 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.28 3.7 13.25 [83]
2 "Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions" January 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 2.24 3.5 12.45 [83]
3 "Philadelphia Auditions" January 13, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 1.84 3.2 11.61 [84]
4 "Denver & Little Rock Auditions" January 14, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.05 2.9 10.77 [84]
5 "Auditions No. 5" January 20, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 1.51 3.1 10.73 [85]
6 "Auditions No. 6" January 21, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.05 3.1 11.42 [85]
7 "Hollywood Week: Lines of Ten" January 27, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6 1.88 3.1 11.50 [85]
8 "Hollywood Week: Group Rounds" January 28, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.23 3.0 11.01 [85]
9 "Hollywood Week: Solo Round" February 3, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.04 3.0 11.21 [86]
10 "Final Judgement" February 4, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.04 2.9 10.98 [86]
11 "Semi-Final #1: 1st 12 Performances" February 10, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.55 2.7 10.71 [87]
12 "Semi-Final #2: Judge's Vote" February 11, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.48 2.5 10.44 [87]
13 "Semi-Final #3: 2nd 12 Performances" February 17, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.47 2.5 9.76 [88]
14 "Semi-Final #4: Judge's Vote" February 18, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.57 2.4 9.76 [88]
15 "Top 10 Wild Card Round" February 24, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.30 2.6 10.22 [89]
16 "Top 10 Perform" February 25, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.73 2.6 10.45 [89]
17 "Top 8 Perform: Grammy Hits" March 3, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.63 2.4 10.37 [90]
18 "Top 6 Perform: American Idol Songbook" March 10, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 2.02 2.3 10.08 [91]
19 "Top 5 Perform: America's Choice" March 17, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.66 2.2 9.89 [92]
20 "Top 4 Perform: Sia & classic rock songs" March 24, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.24 2.1 9.26 [93]
21 "Top 3 Perform: Hometown Dedication" March 31, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.50 2.5 10.61 [94]
22 "American Dream" April 5, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.8 [95]
23 "Top 2 Perform" April 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.53 2.6 11.23 [95]
24 "Series Finale" April 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.57 3.5 14.87 [95]

International broadcasts

The season premiered in Australia on Fox8 and in New Zealand on Prime on January 7, 2016 and in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2016 on 4Music. The show broadcasts live throughout Africa and Middle Eastern territories on DSTV's Vuzu Channel 114, but due to it being broadcast at 2 am, there are repeats during the week. The show started in Iran in August 2017 on PMC.

Music releases

Music releases

Concert tour

This was the first season without a concert tour.

References

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