American Idol · SEASON 5
Top 3 perform live
Episode 38 · 2006-05-16
- Reality
Episode overview
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.
85 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)2006-01-17
2. Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)2006-01-18
3. Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)2006-01-24
4. Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)2006-01-25
5. Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)2006-01-31
6. Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)2006-02-01
7. Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)2006-02-07
8. Hollywood Round #12006-02-08
9. Hollywood Round #22006-02-14
10. Hollywood Round #32006-02-15
11. Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)2006-02-21
12. Top 12 Men Perform2006-02-22
13. and then there were 20...2006-02-23
14. Top 10 Women Perform2006-02-28
15. Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)2006-03-01
16. and then there were 16...2006-03-02
17. Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)2006-03-07
18. Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)2006-03-08
19. and then there were 12...2006-03-09
20. Top 12 perform live2006-03-14
21. and then there were 11...2006-03-15
22. Top 11 perform live2006-03-21
23. and then there were 10...2006-03-22
24. Top 10 perform live2006-03-28
25. and then there were 9...2006-03-29
26. Top 9 perform live2006-04-04
27. and then there were 8...2006-04-05
28. Top 8 perform live2006-04-11
29. and then there were 7...2006-04-12
30. Top 7 perform live2006-04-18
31. and then there were 6...2006-04-19
32. Top 6 perform live2006-04-25
33. and then there were 5...2006-04-26
34. Top 5 perform live2006-05-02
35. and then there were 4...2006-05-03
36. Top 4 perform live2006-05-09
37. and then there were 3...2006-05-10
38. Top 3 perform live2006-05-16
39. and then there were 2...2006-05-17
40. Top 2 perform live2006-05-23
41. The Finale2006-05-24
