American Idol (season 19)
| American Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 19 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | Ryan Seacrest |
| Judges |
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| Winner | Chayce Beckham |
| Runner-up | Willie Spence |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 14 – May 23, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The nineteenth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021 on the ABC television network. It is the fourth season to air on ABC since the series' revival. Ryan Seacrest returned as host. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges and Bobby Bones returned as mentor.[1][2]
Chayce Beckham from Apple Valley, California, won the season on May 23, 2021, while Willie Spence was the runner-up, and Grace Kinstler finished in third place.
Auditions[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the show offered its first ever live virtual auditions to aspiring contestants through its Idol Across America program using custom-built Zoom technology to mirror the way the audition was done in previous season but in a home environment.[3] The remote auditions took place from August 10 to October 28, 2020, in 50 states plus Washington, D.C., as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who can then audition in front of the judges.[4][5]
Also due to the pandemic that limited travel for the judges, the judges' auditions were held in only three locations across California: Los Angeles, San Diego, and Ojai. The judges' auditions started on October 5, 2020, with a number of health and safety protocols in place, such as separate tables for the judges and regular COVID-19 testing for cast and crew.[6]
| Episodes | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | October 5–6, 2020 | Los Angeles, California | The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | October 16–17, 2020 | San Diego, California | InterContinental San Diego |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | November 16–17, 2020 | Ojai, California | Ojai Valley Inn |
Hollywood Week[]
Hollywood Week was filmed December 7–10, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The Genre and Duet Challenges return from last season. The genres for this season were Indie folk, Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, and Country. After all the contestants in their respective groups performed, the judges brought them to the stage and made their decisions. The ones who have made it advanced to the Duet Challenge. Unlike last season where the contestants picked their duet partners, the judges picked them. The duets were given 24 hours to rehearse, including advice from one of the judges. The remaining contestants who have passed the Duet Challenge advanced to the Showstopper Round.
Showstopper Round[]
The Showstopper Round aired on March 28 and 29, featuring the top sixty-four (thirty-seven aired) performing for the judges at the Dolby Theatre. The following day, the judges narrowed the number of contestants down to twenty-four in the Final Judgment. The following is a list of the contestants who performed, the song they performed at the Showstopper, and if they advanced or not.
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Contestant was chosen by the judges to move on to the Top 24
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| Contestant[7][8] | Order | Song[9][10] | Age | Hometown[9][10] | Audition city | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Wray | 1 | "I'm Here" | 18 | Perryville, Kentucky | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Jason Warrior | 2 | "Believer" | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Alex Miller | 3 | "Silver Wings" | 17 | Lancaster, Kentucky | San Diego, California | Eliminated | |
| Andrea Valles | 4 | "Blinding Lights" | 23 | Houston, Texas | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Chayce Beckham | 5 | "You Should Probably Leave" | 24 | Apple Valley, California | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Caleb Kennedy | 6 | "When You Leave Tonight" (original song) | 16 | Roebuck, South Carolina | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Wyatt Pike | 7 | "Blame It on Me" | 19 | Park City, Utah | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Cassandra Coleman | 8 | "Running with the Wolves" | 24 | Columbia, Tennessee | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Anthony Guzman | 9 | "This Love" | 27 | Santa Rosa, California | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Amanda Mena | 10 | "All by Myself" | 18 | Boston, Massachusetts | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Beane | 11 | "What's Going On" | 23 | Boston, Massachusetts | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Hannah Everhart | 12 | "Wrecking Ball" | 17 | Canton, Mississippi | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Graham DeFranco | 13 | "Beautiful War" | 27 | Rockwall, Texas | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| Murphy | 14 | "Am I Still Mine?" (original song) | 27 | Baltimore, Maryland | San Diego, California | Eliminated | |
| Alanis Sophia | 15 | "Uninvited" | 19 | Dade City, Florida | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Casey Bishop | 16 | "She Talks to Angels" | 15 | Estero, Florida | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Willie Spence | 17 | "I Was Here" | 21 | Douglas, Georgia | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| EmiSunshine | 18 | "Piece of My Heart" | 16 | Madisonville, Tennessee | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Lizzy O'Very | 19 | "Sign of the Times" | 20 | Ephraim, Utah | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Camille Lamb | 20 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 22 | Pass Christian, Mississippi | San Diego, California | Eliminated | |
| Mary Jo Young | 21 | "Us" | 19 | Cleveland, Ohio | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| Hunter Metts | 22 | "July" | 22 | Franklin, Tennessee | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Althea Grace | 23 | "We Can Work It Out" | 21 | Chicago, Illinois | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated | |
| Funke | 24 | "Orange Colored Sky" | 28 | Baltimore, Maryland | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated | |
| Ronda Felton | 25 | "All in Love Is Fair" | 19 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Grace Kinstler | 26 | "Father" | 20 | Chicago, Illinois | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 27 | "Over the Rainbow" | 19 | Cleveland, Ohio | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Colin Jamieson | 28 | "Sugar, We're Goin Down" | 22 | Boxford, Massachusetts | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| Laila Mach | 29 | "If I Ain't Got You" | 15 | New Paltz, New York | San Diego, California | Eliminated | |
| Ava August | 30 | "Ghost of You" (original song) | 15 | Laguna Niguel, California | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| Nia Renée | 31 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 17 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated | |
| Liahona Olayan | 32 | "Me Too" | 16 | Wahiawa, Hawaii | San Diego, California | Advanced | |
| Madison Watkins | 33 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 25 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Alana | 34 | "Bust Your Windows" | 22 | Lakewood Ranch, Florida | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
| Anilee List | 35 | "Ain't Nobody" | 20 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | Advanced | |
| Drake McCain | 36 | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" | 19 | Spring City, Tennessee | Ojai, California | Eliminated | |
| Cecil Ray | 37 | "Beyond" | 20 | Cameron, Texas | Ojai, California | Advanced | |
Top 24[]
The Top 24 contestants were split into two groups of twelve. Pre-recorded performances of the first group aired on April 4 and the second group on April 5. After each contestant's solo, pre-recorded performances of their duets aired. Idol contestants were paired with celebrity singers as their duet partners. The artists who duetted with the first group included Jimmie Allen, Ryan Tedder, Katharine McPhee, Ben Rector, Brian McKnight, and Joss Stone. The artists who duetted with the second group included PJ Morton, Tori Kelly, Josh Groban, Jason Aldean, Jewel, and Brandon Boyd.[11]
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Contestant was eliminated
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| Contestant | Order | Solo Song[12] | Duet Partner | Duet Song[12] | Result |
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| Alanis Sophia | 1 | "Alive" | Jimmie Allen | "Shallow" | Safe |
| Cassandra Coleman | 2 | "Find Me" | Ryan Tedder | "Apologize" | Safe |
| Alyssa Wray | 3 | "Something in the Water" | Katharine McPhee | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Safe |
| Wyatt Pike | 4 | "Rubberband" | Ben Rector | "Brand New" | Safe |
| Alana | 5 | "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" | Brian McKnight | "Back at One" | Eliminated |
| Anilee List | 6 | "my future" | Joss Stone | "Tell Me Something Good" | Eliminated |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 7 | "Forever Young" | Ryan Tedder | "I Lived" | Safe |
| Graham DeFranco | 8 | "Raye" | Ben Rector | "Love Like This" | Safe |
| Andrea Valles | 9 | "Lo Vas a Olvidar" | Brian McKnight | "Careless Whisper" | Eliminated |
| Cecil Ray | 10 | "Paint Me a Birmingham" | Jimmie Allen | "Freedom Was a Highway" | Eliminated |
| Willie Spence | 11 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Katharine McPhee | "The Prayer" | Safe |
| Grace Kinstler | 12 | "Queen" | Joss Stone | "Midnight Train to Georgia" | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Solo Song[13] | Duet Partner | Duet Song[13] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Warrior | 1 | "Call Out My Name" | PJ Morton | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Eliminated |
| Madison Watkins | 2 | "Holy" | Tori Kelly | "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" | Safe |
| Beane | 3 | "Don't Start Now" | Josh Groban | "Angels" | Safe |
| Hannah Everhart | 4 | "I Was Wrong" | Jason Aldean | "She's Country" | Eliminated |
| Mary Jo Young | 5 | "Castle on the Hill" | Jewel | "Foolish Games" | Eliminated |
| Chayce Beckham | 6 | "Afterglow" | Brandon Boyd | "Drive" | Safe |
| Colin Jamieson | 7 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Tori Kelly | "Hollow" | Safe |
| Liahona Olayan | 8 | "Just Friends" | PJ Morton | "Say So" | Eliminated |
| Ava August | 9 | "drivers license" | Josh Groban | "Both Sides, Now" | Safe |
| Caleb Kennedy | 10 | "Midnight Rider" | Jason Aldean | "Fly Over States" | Safe |
| Hunter Metts | 11 | "Chandelier" | Jewel | "Who Will Save Your Soul" | Safe |
| Casey Bishop | 12 | "Decode" | Brandon Boyd | "Wish You Were Here" | Safe |
Top 16 (April 11 and 12)[]
The Top 16 performances were taped on April 8, 2021, and aired on Sunday, April 11, followed by the live results on Monday, April 12.[14]
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Contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for the judges
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Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the Top 12
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Contestant withdrew from the competition before the results show
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Contestant was eliminated
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| Contestant | Order | Song[15] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Wray | 1 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Safe |
| Graham DeFranco | 2 | "That's Life" | Not Chosen |
| Grace Kinstler | 3 | "Elastic Heart" | Safe |
| Alanis Sophia | 4 | "The Story" | Not Chosen |
| Willie Spence | 5 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 6 | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| Wyatt Pike | 7 | "Use Somebody" | Withdrew[a] |
| Cassandra Coleman | 8 | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
| Caleb Kennedy | 9 | "Midnight Train to Memphis" | Safe |
| Colin Jamieson | 10 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Not Chosen |
| Casey Bishop | 11 | "Black Hole Sun" | Safe |
| Madison Watkins | 12 | "Gravity" | Not Chosen |
| Beane | 13 | "Searching For A Feeling" | Not Chosen |
| Hunter Metts | 14 | "Skinny Love" | Safe |
| Ava August | 15 | "2002" | Safe |
| Chayce Beckham | 16 | "Waiting in Vain" | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Song[17] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Bishop | 1 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Safe |
| Colin Jamieson | 2 | "Waves" | Eliminated |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 3 | "Higher Ground" | Safe |
| Cassandra Coleman | 4 | "Light On" | Safe |
| Caleb Kennedy | 5 | "Nowhere" (original song) | Safe |
| Madison Watkins | 6 | "Hotline Bling" | Judges' Save |
| Ava August | 7 | "Love of My Life" | Safe |
| Beane | 8 | "Grow as We Go" | Judges' Save |
| Chayce Beckham | 9 | "What Brings Life Also Kills" | Safe |
| Alyssa Wray | 10 | "The Greatest Love of All" | Safe |
| Alanis Sophia | 11 | "Heart Attack" | Eliminated |
| Willie Spence | 12 | "Diamonds" | Safe |
| Grace Kinstler | 13 | "Dangerous Woman" | Safe |
| Hunter Metts | 14 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Safe |
| Graham DeFranco | 15 | "Cover Me Up" | Eliminated |
- Guest judge: Paula Abdul[18]
Live shows[]
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Contestant was originally saved by America's vote, but withdrew from the competition
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Contestant was eliminated
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Week 1: Top 12 – Oscar Nominated Songs / The Comeback (April 18 and 19)[]
The Top 12 performed Oscar nominated songs on Sunday, April 18, 2021.[19] Ten select contestants from last season came back to compete for a second chance since last season's production was forced to go entirely remote because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
| Contestant | Order | Song[19] | Featured Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Kinstler | 1 | "Happy" | Despicable Me 2 | Safe |
| Ava August | 2 | "City of Stars" | La La Land | Eliminated |
| Caleb Kennedy | 3 | "On the Road Again" | Honeysuckle Rose | Safe |
| Hunter Metts | 4 | "Falling Slowly" | Once | Safe |
| Madison Watkins | 5 | "Run to You" | The Bodyguard | Eliminated |
| Chayce Beckham | 6 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Safe |
| Beane | 7 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Dirty Dancing | Eliminated |
| Alyssa Wray | 8 | "This Is Me" | The Greatest Showman | Safe |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 9 | "The Way We Were" | The Way We Were | Safe |
| Casey Bishop | 10 | "Over the Rainbow" | The Wizard of Oz | Safe |
| Cassandra Coleman | 11 | "Writing's on the Wall" | Spectre | Safe |
| Willie Spence | 12 | "Stand Up" | Harriet | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Song[20] | Season 18 Placement | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyniah Elise | 1 | "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Nick Merico | 2 | "City Lights" (original song) | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Aliana Jester | 3 | "I'll Never Love Again" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Franklin Boone | 4 | "Meant to Live" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Faith Becnel | 5 | "Cry Baby" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Arthur Gunn | 6 | "Iris" | Runner-Up | Safe |
| DeWayne Crocker Jr. | 7 | "Voice of God" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Makayla Phillips | 8 | "Anyone" | Top 11 | Eliminated |
| Olivia Ximines | 9 | "Say Yes" | Top 20 | Eliminated |
| Louis Knight | 10 | "Maybe That" (original song) | Top 7 | Eliminated |
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 14.1 | Lionel Richie | "Say You, Say Me" |
| 15.1 | Harry Connick Jr. | "Alone With My Faith" & "Old Time Religion" |
| 15.2 | Lauren Daigle | "Look Up Child" |
Week 2: Top 10 – Disney Night (May 2)[]
The Top 10 performed Disney songs. John Stamos served as a guest mentor.[21]
| Contestant | Order | Song[22] | Featured Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Kennedy | 1 | "Real Gone" | Cars | Safe |
| Willie Spence | 2 | "Circle of Life" | The Lion King | Safe |
| Deshawn Goncalves | 3 | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Pinocchio | Eliminated |
| Casey Bishop | 4 | "When She Loved Me" | Toy Story 2 | Safe |
| Chayce Beckham | 5 | "Baby Mine" | Dumbo | Safe |
| Alyssa Wray | 6 | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | Cinderella | Eliminated |
| Arthur Gunn | 7 | "Remember Me" | Coco | Safe |
| Cassandra Coleman | 8 | "Go the Distance" | Hercules | Eliminated |
| Hunter Metts | 9 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Tarzan | Safe |
| Grace Kinstler | 10 | "Into the Unknown" | Frozen II | Safe |
| Order | Performer(s) | Song | Featured Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | Sofia Carson and the Top 9 | "A Whole New World" | Aladdin |
| 16.2 | Jon Batiste | "It's All Right" | Soul |
Week 3: Top 7 – Coldplay Songbook & Mother's Day Dedication (May 9)[]
The Top 7 performed songs by Coldplay and songs dedicated to their mothers. Chris Martin served as a guest mentor.[23]
| Contestant | Order | Coldplay Song[24] | Order | Mother's Day Song[24] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Bishop | 1 | "Paradise" | 8 | "Ironic" | Safe |
| Chayce Beckham | 2 | "Magic" | 9 | "Mama" (original song) | Safe |
| Willie Spence | 3 | "Yellow" | 10 | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| Caleb Kennedy | 4 | "Violet Hill" | 11 | "Mama Said" (original song) | Safe[b] |
| Arthur Gunn | 5 | "In My Place" | 12 | "Simple Man" | Eliminated |
| Grace Kinstler | 6 | "Fix You" | 13 | "When We Were Young" | Safe |
| Hunter Metts | 7 | "Everglow" | 14 | "The River" (original song) | Eliminated |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 17.1 | Coldplay | "Higher Power" |
Week 4: Top 4 – My Personal Idol/Artist Singles/Reprise Songs/Duets (May 16)[]
The Top 4 performed songs from their personal idols, their winner's singles, a reprise of their favorite performance of the season and duets of two songs from guest mentor FINNEAS.[26]
| Contestant | Order | Personal Idol Song[27][28] | Order | Winner's Song[27] | Reprise Song[29] | Order | FINNEAS Duet Song[27][28] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chayce Beckham | 1 | "Colder Weather" | 5 | "23" | "You Should Probably Leave" | 10 | "Break My Heart Again" | Safe |
| Casey Bishop | 2 | "wish you were gay" | 6 | "Love Me, Leave Me" | "Live Wire" | Eliminated | ||
| Grace Kinstler | 3 | "A Moment Like This" | 8 | "Love Someone" | "Father" | 7 | "What They'll Say About Us" | Safe |
| Willie Spence | 4 | "Glory" | 9 | "Never Be Alone" | "I Was Here" | Safe |
| Order | Performer(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | Ashe and FINNEAS | "Till Forever Falls Apart" |
| 18.2 | Luke Bryan | "Waves" |
Week 5: Finale – Judges' Choice Songs/Hometown Songs/Reprise Songs (May 23)[]
The Top 3 performed songs chosen by the judges, songs dedicated to their hometowns and a reprise of their favorite performance of the season. Bobby Bones returned as mentor this week.
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Contestant finished in 3rd place
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| Contestant | Order | Judges' Choice Song[30] | Order | Hometown Song[30] | Order | Reprise Song[30] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Kinstler | 1 | "All by Myself" | 4 | "I Have Nothing" | N/A (already eliminated) | 3rd Place | |
| Willie Spence | 2 | "Georgia on My Mind" | 5 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 8 | "Stand Up" | Runner-up |
| Chayce Beckham | 3 | "Blackbird" | 6 | "Fire Away" | 7 | "Afterglow" | Winner |
| Order | Performer(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 19.1 | Macklemore and the Top 3 | "Can't Hold Us" |
| 19.2 | Mickey Guyton and Alyssa Wray | "Black Like Me" |
| 19.3 | Tom McGovern | "Story of the Season" (original song) |
| 19.4 | Fall Out Boy and the Top 4 Guys | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" |
| 19.5 | Chaka Khan, Deshawn Goncalves and the Top 4 Girls | "Sweet Thing", "I'm Every Woman" & "Ain't Nobody" |
| 19.6 | Leona Lewis and Willie Spence | "You Are the Reason" |
| 19.7 | Sheryl Crow and Graham DeFranco | "If It Makes You Happy" & "Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
| 19.8 | Murphy | "Am I Still Mine?" & "The Painted Man" (original songs) |
| 19.9 | Luke Bryan and Casey Bishop | "Livin' on a Prayer" |
| 19.10 | Lionel Richie and the Top 8 | "One World" |
| 19.11 | Lindsey Buckingham and Cassandra Coleman | "Go Your Own Way" |
| 19.12 | Alessia Cara and Grace Kinstler | "Scars to Your Beautiful" |
| 19.13 | Luke Combs and Chayce Beckham | "Forever After All" |
| 19.14 | Katy Perry and Hunter Metts | "Thinking of You" |
| 19.15 | Chayce Beckham | "23" (original song) |
Elimination Chart[]
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Comeback contestant
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
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Saved by the public
Saved by the judges
Eliminated
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| Place | Contestant | Top 24 | Top 16 | Top 12 | Comeback | Top 10 | Top 7 | Top 4 | Finale | ||||
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| 4/4 | 4/5 | 4/11 | 4/18 | 4/19 | 5/2 | 5/9 | 5/16 | 5/23 | |||||
| 1 | Chayce Beckham | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |||
| 2 | Willie Spence | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | ||||
| 3 | Grace Kinstler | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd Place | |||||
| 4 | Casey Bishop | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| 5 | Caleb Kennedy | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Withdrew[b] | |||||||
| 6–7 | Arthur Gunn | Not in competition | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Hunter Metts | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | N/A | Safe | |||||||
| 8–10 | Cassandra Coleman | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
| Deshawn Goncalves | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||||||
| Alyssa Wray | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||||||
| 11–13 | Beane | N/A | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Ava August | Safe | Safe | |||||||||||
| Madison Watkins | Safe | Safe | |||||||||||
| 14–16 | Graham DeFranco | Safe | N/A | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Colin Jamieson | N/A | Safe | |||||||||||
| Alanis Sophia | Safe | N/A | |||||||||||
| 17 | Wyatt Pike | Safe | Withdrew[a] | ||||||||||
| 18–25 | Hannah Everhart | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Liahona Olayan | |||||||||||||
| Jason Warrior | |||||||||||||
| Mary Jo Young | |||||||||||||
| Alana | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Anilee List | |||||||||||||
| Cecil Ray | |||||||||||||
| Andrea Valles | |||||||||||||
| CC[c] | Faith Becnel | Not in competition | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Franklin Boone | |||||||||||||
| DeWayne Crocker Jr. | |||||||||||||
| Cyniah Elise | |||||||||||||
| Aliana Jester | |||||||||||||
| Louis Knight | |||||||||||||
| Nick Merico | |||||||||||||
| Makayla Phillips | |||||||||||||
| Olivia Ximines | |||||||||||||
Ratings[]
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions, Part 1" | February 14, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 1.2/7 | 6.95[31] | 0.3 | 1.76 | 1.5 | 8.72[32] |
| 2 | "Auditions, Part 2" | February 21, 2021 | 1.0/6 | 6.67[33] | 0.3 | 1.65 | 1.3 | 8.34[34] | |
| 3 | "Auditions, Part 3" | February 28, 2021 | 1.0/6 | 6.61[35] | 0.3 | 1.56 | 1.3 | 8.17[36] | |
| 4 | "Auditions, Part 4" | March 7, 2021 | 0.8/5 | 5.29[37] | 0.3 | 1.55 | 1.1 | 6.85[38] | |
| 5 | "Auditions, Part 5" | March 14, 2021 | 0.8/5 | 5.50[39] | 0.3 | 1.53 | 1.1 | 7.04[40] | |
| 6 | "Hollywood Week: Genre Challenge" | March 21, 2021 | 0.8/5 | 5.64[41] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 | "Hollywood Duets Challenge" | March 22, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/5 | 4.94[42] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #1" | March 28, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/5 | 6.17[43] | 0.2 | 1.43 | 1.1 | 7.60[44] |
| 9 | "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #2" | March 29, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/5 | 4.99[45] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | "All Star Duets and Solos, Part 1" | April 4, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9/6 | 5.61[46] | 0.3 | 1.43 | 1.1 | 7.04[47] |
| 11 | "All Star Duets and Solos, Part 2" | April 5, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/4 | 4.72[48] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | "Top 16" | April 11, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/5 | 6.09[49] | 0.2 | 1.15 | 1.0 | 7.25[50] |
| 13 | "Top 12 Live Reveal" | April 12, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/5 | 5.38[51] | 0.3 | 1.32 | 1.0 | 6.71[52] |
| 14 | "Oscar Nominated Songs" | April 18, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/5 | 5.44[53] | 0.2 | 1.24 | 1.0 | 6.67[54] |
| 15 | "The Comeback" | April 19, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/4 | 4.22[55] | 0.2 | 1.08 | 0.8 | 5.30[56] |
| 16 | "Disney Night" | May 2, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/6 | 6.01[57] | 0.3 | 1.26 | 1.1 | 7.27[58] |
| 17 | "Coldplay Songbook & Mother's Day Dedication" | May 9, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 5.74[59] | 0.3 | 1.34 | 1.2 | 7.08[60] | |
| 18 | "My Personal Idol/Artist Singles" | May 16, 2021 | 0.8/5 | 6.11[61] | 0.3 | 1.33 | 1.1 | 7.44[62] | |
| 19 | "Grand Finale" | May 23, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 6.50[63] | 0.1 | 0.84 | 1.0 | 7.35[64] |
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