American Idol · SEASON 5
The Finale
Episode 41 · 2006-05-24
- Reality
Episode overview
The most anticipated night of the television season is here! Two finalists, one American Idol – find out tonight who America has chosen. The Top 12 reunite on the Kodak Theatre stage one last time before the newest American Idol is crowned. And the winner is....... 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
