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American Idol season 15

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 host, while Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. On April 7, 2016, Trent Harmon was announced as this season's winner, while La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up.

American Idol
Season 15
Logo of season 15
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
Judges
WinnerTrent Harmon
Runner-upLa'Porsha Renae
Finals venueDolby Theatre
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2016-01-06) –
April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
Season chronology
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Season 14
Next →
Season 16
(on ABC)
List of episodes

It was the series' final season to air on Fox. Despite the announcement that the series would be ending, ABC announced in May 2017 that they would revive American Idol.[3]

Changes from previous seasons edit

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 twelve, seven were advanced and five were eliminated, resulting in a top 14 for the third week of the semifinals.

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

Regional auditions edit

The American Idol "Audition Bus Tour" visited the following cities: Seattle, Washington; Providence, Rhode Island; Baltimore, Maryland; San Diego, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tucson, Arizona; Indianapolis, Indiana; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Athens, Georgia; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Oxford, Mississippi; and Wilmington, North Carolina.[5][6] American Idol 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.[7]

Auditions took place in:[5][8]

American Idol (season 15) – regional auditions
City Preliminary date Preliminary venue Filming date(s) Filming venue
Various cities July 9–21, 2015 Varied Unknown
Denver, Colorado July 10, 2015 Denver Coliseum September 26–27, 2015 Colorado Convention Center[9]
Savannah, Georgia July 22, 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Arena September 13–14, 2015 W Midtown Hotel
(Atlanta)[10]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 2, 2015 Liacouras Center August 15–16, 2015 Pennsylvania Convention Center[11]
Little Rock, Arkansas August 8, 2015 Verizon Arena August 22–23, 2015 Statehouse Convention Center[12]
San Francisco, California September 15, 2015 Cow Palace October 10–11, 2015 Westin St. Francis[13]

Semifinals edit

The top 24 semifinalists were split into two groups of twelve, and were filmed at The Vibiana in Los Angeles, California. Each round consisted of back-to-back performances: each contestant sang one solo in the episode that aired on Wednesday, and one duet with an American Idol alumnus in the episode that aired on Thursday.[14][15]

Color key:

  This contestant was chosen by the public.
  This contestant was chosen by the judges.
  This contestant was chosen by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round.
  This contestant was eliminated.

Top 24 (Group 1) edit

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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

Top 24 (Group 2) edit

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

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

Wild Card round edit

Following the judges' selection of four contestants to advance to the Finals,[16] the remaining ten semifinalists competed for the viewers' votes. Six of them advanced to complete the final group of ten.[17] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Wild Card round (February 24)
Contestant Song Result
Manny Torres "Master Blaster (Jammin')" Eliminated
Gianna Isabella "I Put a Spell on You" Advanced
Thomas Stringfellow "Story of My Life" Eliminated
Tristan McIntosh "What Hurts the Most" Advanced
Avalon Young "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" Advanced
Jenn Blosil "True Colors" Eliminated
Lee Jean "Make It Rain" Advanced
Sonika Vaid "I Surrender" Advanced
Jeneve Rose Mitchell "Ring of Fire" Eliminated
MacKenzie Bourg "Roses" Advanced

Top 10 finalists edit

 
Trent Harmon

Finals edit

There were seven weeks of finals with ten contestants competing. For the first three weeks, the judges had the ability to save one contestant amongst the bottom three or two, that resulted from America's votes based upon the previous week's performances.[35] As of the Top 5, the results reverted back entirely to America's vote.

Color key:

  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was eliminated.
  This contestant was saved from elimination by the judges.
  This contestant won American Idol.
  This contestant was the runner-up.

Top 10 – Songs from 2002–present edit

Kelly Clarkson served as a guest judge this week.[36] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Result
Olivia Rox "Unconditionally" Eliminated[a]
Gianna Isabella "Listen" Eliminated[b]
Lee Jean "Skinny Love" Safe
Avalon Young "Stitches" Saved by the judges[c]
Dalton Rapattoni "Hey There Delilah" Safe
Tristan McIntosh "Nothin' Like You" Safe
MacKenzie Bourg "I See Fire" Safe
La'Porsha Renae "Diamonds" Safe
Sonika Vaid "Bring Me to Life" Safe
Trent Harmon "Like I Can" Safe
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Kelly Clarkson "Piece by Piece"

Top 8 – Grammy hits edit

Avalon Young, Olivia Rox, and Gianna Isabella were in the Bottom 3 based on America's votes from the previous week's episode. Rox performed "Trouble" while Isabella performed "If I Ain't Got You". However, Young's performance of "Earned It" earned the judges' save amongst the three, and consequently, the other two were eliminated.[37] Young's performance was nevertheless up for America's vote along with the other seven. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Song Result
Dalton Rapattoni "Radioactive" Safe
Lee Jean "Use Somebody" Eliminated[d]
Sonika Vaid "Since U Been Gone" Saved by the judges[e]
MacKenzie Bourg "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
La'Porsha Renae "Halo" Safe
Trent Harmon "When a Man Loves a Woman" Safe
Tristan McIntosh "Go Rest High on That Mountain" Safe
Avalon Young "Earned It" Eliminated[c]
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Top 8
with Demi Lovato
"Confident"
Demi Lovato "Stone Cold"
Harry Connick Jr. "(I Do) Like We Do"

Top 6 – Popular songs of all time edit

Contestants performed two songs each: one duet with a fellow contestant, and one solo. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Avalon Young, Lee Jean, and Sonika Vaid were in the Bottom 3 based on America's votes from the previous week's episode. Young performed "P.Y.T." while Jean performed "Let It Be". However, Vaid's performance of "I Have Nothing" earned the judges' save amongst the three, and consequently, the other two were eliminated.[35] Vaid's performance was nevertheless up for America's vote along with the other five. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant Order Song Result
Trent Harmon &
La'Porsha Renae
1 "See You Again"
Sonika Vaid &
Avalon Young
2 "Rise Up"
MacKenzie Bourg
& Dalton Rapattoni
3 "I Want It That Way"
Lee Jean &
Tristan McIntosh
4 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
La'Porsha Renae 5 "Come Together" Safe
MacKenzie Bourg 6 "You Are So Beautiful" Safe
Trent Harmon 7 "Stand by Me" Safe
Tristan McIntosh 8 "A Broken Wing" Eliminated[f]
Dalton Rapattoni 9 "Eleanor Rigby" Safe
Sonika Vaid 10 "I Have Nothing" Saved by the judges[e]
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Nick Fradiani "Get You Home"

Top 5 – America's song choice edit

Contestants performed two songs each, one of which was chosen by the voters on Twitter. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Tristan McIntosh and Sonika Vaid were in the Bottom 2 based on America's votes from the previous week's episode. McIntosh performed "Independence Day". However, Vaid's performance of "Let It Go" earned the judges' final opportunity to rescue a contestant, and consequently, McIntosh was eliminated midway through the show, prior to singing a second song.[38] Vaid's performances were nevertheless up for America's vote along with the other four.

Contestant Order Song Result
Trent Harmon 1 "Counting Stars"[i] Safe
8 "Simple Man"
Dalton Rapattoni 2 "Numb"[i] Bottom two
6 "The Sound of Silence"
La'Porsha Renae 3 "Ready for Love"[i] Safe
10 "No More Drama"
MacKenzie Bourg 4 "Wild World"[i] Safe
7 "Billie Jean"
Sonika Vaid 5 "Let It Go"[i] Eliminated[e]
9 "Clarity"
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Adam Lambert "Mad World"
Jussie Smollett & Yazz The Greatest "Never Let It Die"
Adam Lambert, featuring Laleh "Welcome to the Show"
  1. ^ a b c d e Song chosen by the voters on Twitter.

Top 4 – Classic rock & Sia edit

Sia and Stevie Van Zandt served as guest mentors this week. Contestants performed two songs: a classic rock song and a song from Sia's discography. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

In a deviation from other weeks, Sonika Vaid did not perform before she was eliminated, based on the previous week's votes.[39]

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

Top 3 edit

Each contestant performed three songs: one dedicated to the finalists' hometowns, one chosen by mentor Scott Borchetta, and one chosen by the judges.[40] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

MacKenzie Bourg performed "Hallelujah," but was eliminated based on the previous week's votes.

Contestant Order Song Result
Dalton Rapattoni 1 "Calling You" Eliminated
4 "Dancing in the Dark"[i]
7 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Trent Harmon 2 "Tennessee Whiskey" Safe
6 "Drink You Away"[i]
9 "Waiting Game"
La'Porsha Renae 3 "Glory" Safe
5 "Stay with Me"[i]
8 "Hello"
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Keith Urban "Wasted Time"
  1. ^ a b c Song chosen by Scott Borchetta.

Top 2 – Finale edit

Each contestant performed three songs, one of which was chosen by producer Simon Fuller, and are listed in the order they performed.

Dalton Rapattoni performed "Strike A Match," but was eliminated based on the previous week's votes.

Contestant Order Song Result
Trent Harmon 1 "Falling" Winner
3 "If You Don't Know Me by Now"[i]
5 "Chandelier"
La'Porsha Renae 2 "Battles" Runner-up
4 "A House Is Not a Home"[i]
6 "Diamonds"
  1. ^ a b Song chosen by Simon Fuller.
Non-competition performance
Performers Song
Top 10 "Stole the Show"
Top 10
with American Idol alumni
"One Voice"
Trent Harmon & La'Porsha Renae "It Takes Two"
Kara DioGuardi
with Tamyra Gray & Jordin Sparks
"Sober"
Colton Dixon "Through All of It"
Jordin Sparks & Justin Guarini "No Air"
Kimberley Locke
with Allison Iraheta & Jordin Sparks
"8th World Wonder"
Tamyra Gray
with Allison Iraheta, Justin Guarini
& Jordin Sparks
"Girl Crush"
Allison Iraheta & Larry Platt
with Tamyra Gray, Kimberley Locke,
Jordin Sparks & Pia Toscano
"No"
"Pants on the Ground"
Pia Toscano
with Colton Dixon, Tamyra Gray,
Justin Guarini, Allison Iraheta,
Kimberley Locke & Jordin Sparks
"All by Myself"
Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent"
"Breakaway"
"Since U Been Gone"
"Because of You"
"Behind These Hazel Eyes"
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
"Heartbeat Song"
"Invincible"
"A Moment Like This"
Bo Bice
with James Durbin, Caleb Johnson
& Constantine Maroulis
"Vehicle"
James Durbin, Caleb Johnson
& Constantine Maroulis
"Hard to Handle"
Chris Daughtry
with Bo Bice, James Durbin,
Caleb Johnson & Constantine Maroulis
"Torches"
Bo Bice, Chris Daughtry,
James Durbin, Caleb Johnson
& Constantine Maroulis
"Tobacco Road"
Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison
& Skylar Laine
with Bucky Covington,
Constantine Maroulis & Ace Young
"You Belong with Me"
Bucky Covington,
Constantine Maroulis & Ace Young
with Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison
& Skylar Laine
"Storm Warning"
Lauren Alaina & Kellie Pickler
with Bucky Covington, Diana DeGarmo,
Kree Harrison, Skylar Laine,
Constantine Maroulis & Ace Young
"Done"
Scotty McCreery
with Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington,
Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison,
Skylar Laine, Constantine Maroulis,
Kellie Pickler & Ace Young
"Papa Loved Mama"
Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington,
Diana DeGarmo, Kree Harrison,
Skylar Laine, Constantine Maroulis,
Scotty McCreery, Kellie Pickler
& Ace Young
"Pavement Ends"
Harry Connick Jr. & Marley Fletcher "What a Wonderful World"
Casey James & Katharine McPhee "Need You Now"
Carly Smithson "Here You Come Again"
Clay Aiken "Annie's Song"
Amber Holcomb & Ruben Studdard "Here, There and Everywhere"
Jessica Sanchez "The Prayer"
Jennifer Lopez "Ain't Your Mama"
"Let's Get Loud"
Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson
& LaToya London
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Jennifer Hudson "Remember the Music"
Clark Beckham, Danny Gokey,
George Huff, Brandon Rogers
& Elliott Yamin
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
Fantasia "Ugly"
Taylor Hicks & LaToya London
with Clark Beckham, Melinda Doolittle,
Candice Glover, Mikalah Gordon,
Danny Gokey, George Huff,
Joshua Ledet, Brandon Rogers
& Elliott Yamin
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
Joshua Ledet "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Melinda Doolittle & Candice Glover
with Clark Beckham, James Durbin,
Danny Gokey, Mikalah Gordon,
Taylor Hicks, George Huff,
Joshua Ledet, Blake Lewis,
Kimberley Locke, Brandon Rogers,
Jordin Sparks, Elliott Yamin
& American Idol Top 10
"Joy to the World"
Kris Allen, David Cook,
Lee DeWyze, Nick Fradiani,
& Phillip Phillips
"Starman"
"Rebel Rebel"
"The Jean Genie"
William Hung "She Bangs"
Carrie Underwood "Something in the Water"
Trent Harmon "Falling"

Elimination chart edit

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Did not perform
  Saved by the public
  Saved by the judges
  Wild Card
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
American Idol (season 15) - Eliminations
Contestant Pl. Semifinals Wild Card 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
Trent Harmon 1 N/A Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
La'Porsha Renae 2 Safe N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Runner-up
Dalton Rapattoni 3 N/A Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Eliminated
MacKenzie Bourg 4 Wild Card N/A Saved Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Sonika Vaid 5 Wild Card N/A Saved Safe Saved Saved Eliminated
Tristan McIntosh 6 N/A Wild Card Saved Safe Safe Eliminated
Lee Jean 7 N/A Wild Card Saved Safe Eliminated
Avalon Young N/A Wild Card Saved Saved
Gianna Isabella 9 Wild Card N/A Saved Eliminated
Olivia Rox N/A Safe N/A
Jenn Blosil N/A Wild Card Eliminated
Jeneve Rose Mitchell Wild Card N/A
Thomas Stringfellow Wild Card N/A
Manny Torres N/A Wild Card
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 edit

U.S. Nielsen ratings edit

Live + same day ratings

The fifteenth season 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 fourteenth season finale.[41][42]

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 [43][44]
2 "Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions" January 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.7 9 10.21 2 7 [44][45]
3 "Philadelphia Auditions" January 13, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 8 9.77 2 5 [46][47]
4 "Denver & Little Rock Auditions" January 14, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 8.72 2 6 [47][48]
5 "Atlanta, Little Rock, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions" January 20, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 8 9.22 1 4 [49][50]
6 "Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions" January 21, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 8 9.36 1 4 [50][51]
7 "Hollywood Week: Lines of Ten" January 27, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 8 9.63 1 3 [52][53]
8 "Hollywood Week: Group Rounds" January 28, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 8 8.77 1 5 [53][54]
9 "Hollywood Week: Solo Round" February 3, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 8 9.18 1 7 [55]
10 "Final Judgement" February 4, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 8.94 2 9 [56]
11 "Semi-Final #1: 1st 12 Solo Performances" February 10, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 7 9.16 1 7 [57]
12 "Semi-Final #2: 1st 12 Duets & Judges' Vote" February 11, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.96 3 9 [58]
13 "Semi-Final #3: 2nd 12 Solo Performances" February 17, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.0 7 8.29 2 9 [59][60]
14 "Semi-Final #4: 2nd 12 Duets & Judges' Vote" February 18, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.0 7 8.19 4 9 [60][61]
15 "Wild Card Night" February 24, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.92 2 10 [62]
16 "Top 10 Perform: Contestants' Choice" February 25, 2016 Thursday  8:00 p.m. 2.1 7 8.72 2 10 [63]
17 "Top 8 Perform: Grammy Hits" March 3, 2016 2.0 7 8.74 2 8 [64][65]
18 "Top 6 Perform: American Idol Songbook" March 10, 2016 1.8 6 8.06 3 11 [66]
19 "Top 5 Perform: America's Choice" March 17, 2016 1.7 6 8.22 2 17 [67][68]
20 "Top 4 Perform: Sia & classic rock songs" March 24, 2016 1.7 6 8.02 3 18 [69][70]
21 "Top 3 Perform: Hometown Dedication" March 31, 2016 2.1 7 9.11 3 7 [71][72]
22 "American Dream" April 5, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 1.4 5 5.98 4 23 [73][74]
23 "Top 2 Perform" April 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.2 8 9.70 3 6 [74][75]
24 "Series Finale" April 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 3.0 10 13.30 2 3 [74][76]

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 [77]
2 "Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions" January 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 2.24 3.5 12.45 [77]
3 "Philadelphia Auditions" January 13, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 1.84 3.2 11.61 [78]
4 "Denver & Little Rock Auditions" January 14, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.05 2.9 10.77 [78]
5 "Auditions No. 5" January 20, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 1.51 3.1 10.73 [79]
6 "Auditions No. 6" January 21, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.05 3.1 11.42 [79]
7 "Hollywood Week: Lines of Ten" January 27, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6 1.88 3.1 11.50 [79]
8 "Hollywood Week: Group Rounds" January 28, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.23 3.0 11.01 [79]
9 "Hollywood Week: Solo Round" February 3, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.04 3.0 11.21 [80]
10 "Final Judgement" February 4, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 2.04 2.9 10.98 [80]
11 "Semi-Final #1: 1st 12 Performances" February 10, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.55 2.7 10.71 [81]
12 "Semi-Final #2: Judge's Vote" February 11, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.48 2.5 10.44 [81]
13 "Semi-Final #3: 2nd 12 Performances" February 17, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.47 2.5 9.76 [82]
14 "Semi-Final #4: Judge's Vote" February 18, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.57 2.4 9.76 [82]
15 "Top 10 Wild Card Round" February 24, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.30 2.6 10.22 [83]
16 "Top 10 Perform" February 25, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.73 2.6 10.45 [83]
17 "Top 8 Perform: Grammy Hits" March 3, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.63 2.4 10.37 [84]
18 "Top 6 Perform: American Idol Songbook" March 10, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 2.02 2.3 10.08 [85]
19 "Top 5 Perform: America's Choice" March 17, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.66 2.2 9.89 [86]
20 "Top 4 Perform: Sia & classic rock songs" March 24, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.24 2.1 9.26 [87]
21 "Top 3 Perform: Hometown Dedication" March 31, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.50 2.5 10.61 [88]
22 "American Dream" April 5, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.8 [89]
23 "Top 2 Perform" April 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.4 1.53 2.6 11.23 [89]
24 "Series Finale" April 7, 2016 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 1.57 3.5 14.87 [89]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Rox's performance of "Unconditionally" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance. "Trouble" is what performance the judges based their decision upon, which led to her elimination.
  2. ^ Isabella's performance of "Listen" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance. "If I Ain't Got You" is what performance the judges based their decision upon, which led to her elimination.
  3. ^ a b Young's performance of "Stitches" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance. "Earned It" is what performance the judges based their decision upon saving her. The following week, as a result of not earning enough public votes for "Earned It", her final performance of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" did not earn her a second consecutive save, and she was thusly eliminated.
  4. ^ Jean's performance of "Use Somebody" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in his Bottom 3 appearance. "Let It Be" is what performance the judges based their decision upon, which led to his elimination.
  5. ^ a b c Vaid's performance of "Since U Been Gone" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance. "I Have Nothing" is what performance the judges based their decision upon saving her. The following week, as a result of not earning enough public votes for "I Have Nothing", her next performance of "Let It Go" earned her a second—and the season's final—judges' save. However, this performance combined with her second performance that night, "Clarity", resulted in her elimination by public vote in fifth place, with no further allotted saves.
  6. ^ McIntosh's performance of "A Broken Wing" did not earn enough public votes, and resulted in her Bottom 2 appearance. "Independence Day" is what performance the judges based their decision upon, which led to her elimination.

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american, idol, season, fifteenth, season, american, idol, also, branded, american, idol, farewell, season, premiered, television, network, january, 2016, ryan, seacrest, continued, host, while, harry, connick, jennifer, lopez, keith, urban, returned, judges, . 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 host while Harry Connick Jr Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban returned as judges Scott Borchetta also returned as the in house mentor On April 7 2016 Trent Harmon was announced as this season s winner while La Porsha Renae was the runner up American IdolSeason 15Logo of season 15Hosted byRyan SeacrestJudgesHarry Connick Jr Jennifer Lopez Keith UrbanWinnerTrent HarmonRunner upLa Porsha RenaeFinals venueDolby TheatreNo of episodes24ReleaseOriginal networkFoxOriginal releaseJanuary 6 2016 01 06 April 7 2016 2016 04 07 Season chronology PreviousSeason 14Next Season 16 on ABC List of episodes It was the series final season to air on Fox Despite the announcement that the series would be ending ABC announced in May 2017 that they would revive American Idol 3 Contents 1 Changes from previous seasons 2 Regional auditions 3 Semifinals 3 1 Top 24 Group 1 3 2 Top 24 Group 2 3 3 Wild Card round 4 Top 10 finalists 5 Finals 5 1 Top 10 Songs from 2002 present 5 2 Top 8 Grammy hits 5 3 Top 6 Popular songs of all time 5 4 Top 5 America s song choice 5 5 Top 4 Classic rock amp Sia 5 6 Top 3 5 7 Top 2 Finale 6 Elimination chart 7 Reception 7 1 U S Nielsen ratings 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksChanges from previous seasons editFor 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 twelve seven were advanced and five were eliminated resulting in a top 14 for the third week of the semifinals The voting limit for this season was set at ten votes per contestant per voting method half of what it had been the previous season 4 Regional auditions editThe American Idol Audition Bus Tour visited the following cities Seattle Washington Providence Rhode Island Baltimore Maryland San Diego California Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Tucson Arizona Indianapolis Indiana Santa Fe New Mexico Athens Georgia Tulsa Oklahoma Oxford Mississippi and Wilmington North Carolina 5 6 American Idol 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 7 Auditions took place in 5 8 American Idol season 15 regional auditions City Preliminary date Preliminary venue Filming date s Filming venue Various cities July 9 21 2015 Varied Unknown Denver Colorado July 10 2015 Denver Coliseum September 26 27 2015 Colorado Convention Center 9 Savannah Georgia July 22 2015 Martin Luther King Jr Arena September 13 14 2015 W Midtown Hotel Atlanta 10 Philadelphia Pennsylvania August 2 2015 Liacouras Center August 15 16 2015 Pennsylvania Convention Center 11 Little Rock Arkansas August 8 2015 Verizon Arena August 22 23 2015 Statehouse Convention Center 12 San Francisco California September 15 2015 Cow Palace October 10 11 2015 Westin St Francis 13 Semifinals editThe top 24 semifinalists were split into two groups of twelve and were filmed at The Vibiana in Los Angeles California Each round consisted of back to back performances each contestant sang one solo in the episode that aired on Wednesday and one duet with an American Idol alumnus in the episode that aired on Thursday 14 15 Color key This contestant was chosen by the public This contestant was chosen by the judges This contestant was chosen by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round This contestant was eliminated Top 24 Group 1 edit Contestants are listed in the order they performed Group 1 February 10 amp 11 Contestant Order 2 10 Solo song Order 2 11 Duet song Result Stephany Negrete 1 Mamma Knows Best 3 Superstar with Ruben Studdard Eliminated MacKenzie Bourg 2 Say Something 7 I Hope You Dance with Lauren Alaina Wild Card Jeneve Rose Mitchell 3 Angel 11 Gone with Scotty McCreery Wild Card Jenna Renae 4 My Church 5 See You Tonight with Scotty McCreery Eliminated James VIII 5 Love Lockdown 10 Gimme Shelter with Caleb Johnson Eliminated Sonika Vaid 6 Safe amp Sound 4 Skyfall with Caleb Johnson Wild Card Gianna Isabella 7 I Put a Spell on You 8 Beautiful Life with Nick Fradiani Wild Card Emily Brooke 8 I Am Invincible 1 Flat on the Floor with Lauren Alaina Eliminated Avalon Young 9 Love Yourself 9 Flying Without Wings with Ruben Studdard Wild Card Jordan Sasser 10 All by Myself 12 I Believe with Fantasia Eliminated Thomas Stringfellow 11 Creep 2 Man in the Mirror with Nick Fradiani Wild Card La Porsha Renae 12 Proud Mary 6 Summertime with Fantasia Advanced Top 24 Group 2 edit Contestants are listed in the order they performed Group 2 February 17 amp 18 Contestant Order 2 17 Solo song Order 2 18 Duet song Result Shelbie Z 1 Work Hard Play Harder 12 Bohemian Rhapsody with Constantine Maroulis Eliminated Manny Torres 2 Adventure of a Lifetime 5 No Air with Jordin Sparks Wild Card Kory Wheeler 3 Let It Go 2 Bennie and the Jets with Haley Reinhart Eliminated Amelia Eisenhauer 4 Wake Me Up 1 Suds in the Bucket with Kellie Pickler Eliminated Jenn Blosil 5 Sorry 6 My Funny Valentine with Constantine Maroulis Wild Card C J Johnson 6 I ll Be 4 The World I Know with David Cook Eliminated Lee Jean 7 Runaway 3 Home with Chris Daughtry Wild Card Trent Harmon 8 What Are You Listening To 11 To Love Somebody with Jordin Sparks Advanced Tristan McIntosh 9 Good Girl 7 Best Days of Your Life with Kellie Pickler Wild Card Adam Lasher 10 Black and Gold 9 Can t Help Falling in Love with Haley Reinhart Eliminated Dalton Rapattoni 11 Rebel Yell 10 Higher Ground with Chris Daughtry Advanced Olivia Rox 12 Confident 8 Light On with David Cook Advanced Wild Card round edit Following the judges selection of four contestants to advance to the Finals 16 the remaining ten semifinalists competed for the viewers votes Six of them advanced to complete the final group of ten 17 Contestants are listed in the order they performed Wild Card round February 24 Contestant Song Result Manny Torres Master Blaster Jammin Eliminated Gianna Isabella I Put a Spell on You Advanced Thomas Stringfellow Story of My Life Eliminated Tristan McIntosh What Hurts the Most Advanced Avalon Young Yo Excuse Me Miss Advanced Jenn Blosil True Colors Eliminated Lee Jean Make It Rain Advanced Sonika Vaid I Surrender Advanced Jeneve Rose Mitchell Ring of Fire Eliminated MacKenzie Bourg Roses AdvancedTop 10 finalists edit nbsp Trent Harmon Trent Harmon born October 8 1990 was from Amory Mississippi He auditioned in Little Rock singing Unaware by Allen Stone When Harmon suffered mononucleosis during Hollywood Week he continued by singing Sam Smith s Lay Me Down as his first solo 18 In the group round he was not able to perform with the other contestants due to his illness and the producers allowed him to perform a solo to advance 19 He earned a spot in the top 24 during Showcase Week after performing Elton John s Tiny Dancer 20 La Porsha Renae born August 1 1993 21 was from McComb Mississippi She had previously auditioned during the eighth season 22 She auditioned in Little Rock with Radiohead s Creep In Hollywood she performed Katy Perry s Roar as her first solo 23 She advanced to the top 24 after she sang The House of the Rising Sun during Showcase Week 24 Dalton Rapattoni born February 6 1996 was from Sunnyvale Texas He auditioned in Little Rock with The Phantom of the Opera 25 As his first solo in Hollywood he sang California Dreamin by The Mamas amp the Papas 23 He sang Olivia Newton John s Hopelessly Devoted to You as his final solo 26 He advanced to the Top 24 after he sang It s Gonna Be Me by NSYNC during Showcase Week 27 MacKenzie Bourg born September 11 1992 was from Lafayette Louisiana He auditioned at Atlanta by performing a medley of songs by the judges He sang his original song Roses as his final solo to advance to the Showcase round 28 He advanced to the top 24 after he performed Can t Help Falling in Love 20 Sonika Vaid born August 4 1995 was originally from Weston Massachusetts but moved to Martha s Vineyard 29 She sang Look at Me by Carrie Underwood at her audition in Denver and received high praise from the judges 30 She then progressed to the first round in Hollywood where she sang Almost Is Never Enough 23 As her final solo in Hollywood she performed One Last Time by Ariana Grande 26 In the Showcase round she performed I Surrender by Celine Dion and advanced to the Top 24 24 Tristan McIntosh born April 25 2000 was from Nashville Tennessee She auditioned in Little Rock performing Why Baby Why by Mickey Guyton 31 In Hollywood she sang Something in the Water by Carrie Underwood as her first solo 18 She advanced to the Showcase round after performing her final solo What Hurts the Most 28 She advanced to the top 24 after singing Stronger by Faith Hill 32 Lee Jean born September 10 1999 was from Bluffton South Carolina He auditioned in Atlanta where he sang Ed Sheeran s I See Fire He sang Stitches by Shawn Mendes as his final solo 26 During Showcase week he sang Make It Rain and earned a spot in the top 24 27 Avalon Young born July 16 1994 was from San Diego California She auditioned in San Francisco by performing an acoustic version of XO by Beyonce During the final round in Hollywood she sang Ariana Grande s One Last Time and advanced in the Showcase Round 28 She sang Yo Excuse Me Miss by Chris Brown and advanced to the top 24 semifinals 27 Gianna Isabella born March 30 2000 was from Jackson New Jersey She auditioned in Philadelphia where she sang The House of the Rising Sun 33 She sang One Night Only as her first solo in Hollywood 18 She sang her mother s hit single I Still Believe during Showcase Week and advanced to the top 24 24 Olivia Rox born January 16 1999 was from Agoura Hills California She auditioned in San Francisco where she performed When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars 34 She advanced in the first round in Hollywood by performing Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera 23 She sang one of her original songs and advanced to Showcase Week 28 She advanced to the top 24 after she sang Maroon 5 s Love Somebody 24 Finals editThere were seven weeks of finals with ten contestants competing For the first three weeks the judges had the ability to save one contestant amongst the bottom three or two that resulted from America s votes based upon the previous week s performances 35 As of the Top 5 the results reverted back entirely to America s vote Color key This contestant was saved by America s vote This contestant was in the bottom two or three but was saved by America s vote This contestant was eliminated This contestant was saved from elimination by the judges This contestant won American Idol This contestant was the runner up Top 10 Songs from 2002 present edit Kelly Clarkson served as a guest judge this week 36 Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song Result Olivia Rox Unconditionally Eliminated a Gianna Isabella Listen Eliminated b Lee Jean Skinny Love Safe Avalon Young Stitches Saved by the judges c Dalton Rapattoni Hey There Delilah Safe Tristan McIntosh Nothin Like You Safe MacKenzie Bourg I See Fire Safe La Porsha Renae Diamonds Safe Sonika Vaid Bring Me to Life Safe Trent Harmon Like I Can Safe Non competition performance Performers Song Kelly Clarkson Piece by Piece Top 8 Grammy hits edit Avalon Young Olivia Rox and Gianna Isabella were in the Bottom 3 based on America s votes from the previous week s episode Rox performed Trouble while Isabella performed If I Ain t Got You However Young s performance of Earned It earned the judges save amongst the three and consequently the other two were eliminated 37 Young s performance was nevertheless up for America s vote along with the other seven Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Song Result Dalton Rapattoni Radioactive Safe Lee Jean Use Somebody Eliminated d Sonika Vaid Since U Been Gone Saved by the judges e MacKenzie Bourg I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me Safe La Porsha Renae Halo Safe Trent Harmon When a Man Loves a Woman Safe Tristan McIntosh Go Rest High on That Mountain Safe Avalon Young Earned It Eliminated c Non competition performance Performers Song Top 8with Demi Lovato Confident Demi Lovato Stone Cold Harry Connick Jr I Do Like We Do Top 6 Popular songs of all time edit Contestants performed two songs each one duet with a fellow contestant and one solo Contestants are listed in the order they performed Avalon Young Lee Jean and Sonika Vaid were in the Bottom 3 based on America s votes from the previous week s episode Young performed P Y T while Jean performed Let It Be However Vaid s performance of I Have Nothing earned the judges save amongst the three and consequently the other two were eliminated 35 Vaid s performance was nevertheless up for America s vote along with the other five Contestants are listed in the order they performed Contestant Order Song Result Trent Harmon amp La Porsha Renae 1 See You Again Sonika Vaid amp Avalon Young 2 Rise Up MacKenzie Bourg amp Dalton Rapattoni 3 I Want It That Way Lee Jean amp Tristan McIntosh 4 I Don t Want to Miss a Thing La Porsha Renae 5 Come Together Safe MacKenzie Bourg 6 You Are So Beautiful Safe Trent Harmon 7 Stand by Me Safe Tristan McIntosh 8 A Broken Wing Eliminated f Dalton Rapattoni 9 Eleanor Rigby Safe Sonika Vaid 10 I Have Nothing Saved by the judges e Non competition performance Performers Song Nick Fradiani Get You Home Top 5 America s song choice edit Contestants performed two songs each one of which was chosen by the voters on Twitter Contestants are listed in the order they performed Tristan McIntosh and Sonika Vaid were in the Bottom 2 based on America s votes from the previous week s episode McIntosh performed Independence Day However Vaid s performance of Let It Go earned the judges final opportunity to rescue a contestant and consequently McIntosh was eliminated midway through the show prior to singing a second song 38 Vaid s performances were nevertheless up for America s vote along with the other four Contestant Order Song Result Trent Harmon 1 Counting Stars i Safe 8 Simple Man Dalton Rapattoni 2 Numb i Bottom two 6 The Sound of Silence La Porsha Renae 3 Ready for Love i Safe 10 No More Drama MacKenzie Bourg 4 Wild World i Safe 7 Billie Jean Sonika Vaid 5 Let It Go i Eliminated e 9 Clarity Non competition performance Performers Song Adam Lambert Mad World Jussie Smollett amp Yazz The Greatest Never Let It Die Adam Lambert featuring Laleh Welcome to the Show a b c d e Song chosen by the voters on Twitter Top 4 Classic rock amp Sia edit Sia and Stevie Van Zandt served as guest mentors this week Contestants performed two songs a classic rock song and a song from Sia s discography Contestants are listed in the order they performed In a deviation from other weeks Sonika Vaid did not perform before she was eliminated based on the previous week s votes 39 Contestant Order Song Result La Porsha Renae 1 Wanted Dead or Alive Bottom two 5 Elastic Heart MacKenzie Bourg 2 I Want You to Want Me Eliminated 6 Titanium Trent Harmon 3 Sharp Dressed Man Safe 7 Chandelier Dalton Rapattoni 4 God Only Knows Safe 8 Bird Set Free Non competition performance Performers Song David Cook Heartbeat Katharine McPhee Over the Rainbow Sia Cheap Thrills Top 3 edit Each contestant performed three songs one dedicated to the finalists hometowns one chosen by mentor Scott Borchetta and one chosen by the judges 40 Contestants are listed in the order they performed MacKenzie Bourg performed Hallelujah but was eliminated based on the previous week s votes Contestant Order Song Result Dalton Rapattoni 1 Calling You Eliminated 4 Dancing in the Dark i 7 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Trent Harmon 2 Tennessee Whiskey Safe 6 Drink You Away i 9 Waiting Game La Porsha Renae 3 Glory Safe 5 Stay with Me i 8 Hello Non competition performance Performers Song Keith Urban Wasted Time a b c Song chosen by Scott Borchetta Top 2 Finale edit Each contestant performed three songs one of which was chosen by producer Simon Fuller and are listed in the order they performed Dalton Rapattoni performed Strike A Match but was eliminated based on the previous week s votes Contestant Order Song Result Trent Harmon 1 Falling Winner 3 If You Don t Know Me by Now i 5 Chandelier La Porsha Renae 2 Battles Runner up 4 A House Is Not a Home i 6 Diamonds a b Song chosen by Simon Fuller Non competition performance Performers Song Top 10 Stole the Show Top 10with American Idol alumni One Voice Trent Harmon amp La Porsha Renae It Takes Two Kara DioGuardiwith Tamyra Gray amp Jordin Sparks Sober Colton Dixon Through All of It Jordin Sparks amp Justin Guarini No Air Kimberley Lockewith Allison Iraheta amp Jordin Sparks 8th World Wonder Tamyra Graywith Allison Iraheta Justin Guarini amp Jordin Sparks Girl Crush Allison Iraheta amp Larry Plattwith Tamyra Gray Kimberley Locke Jordin Sparks amp Pia Toscano No Pants on the Ground Pia Toscanowith Colton Dixon Tamyra Gray Justin Guarini Allison Iraheta Kimberley Locke amp Jordin Sparks All by Myself Kelly Clarkson Miss Independent Breakaway Since U Been Gone Because of You Behind These Hazel Eyes My Life Would Suck Without You Don t You Wanna Stay Stronger What Doesn t Kill You Heartbeat Song Invincible A Moment Like This Bo Bicewith James Durbin Caleb Johnson amp Constantine Maroulis Vehicle James Durbin Caleb Johnson amp Constantine Maroulis Hard to Handle Chris Daughtrywith Bo Bice James Durbin Caleb Johnson amp Constantine Maroulis Torches Bo Bice Chris Daughtry James Durbin Caleb Johnson amp Constantine Maroulis Tobacco Road Carrie Underwood amp Keith Urban Stop Draggin My Heart Around Diana DeGarmo Kree Harrison amp Skylar Lainewith Bucky Covington Constantine Maroulis amp Ace Young You Belong with Me Bucky Covington Constantine Maroulis amp Ace Youngwith Diana DeGarmo Kree Harrison amp Skylar Laine Storm Warning Lauren Alaina amp Kellie Picklerwith Bucky Covington Diana DeGarmo Kree Harrison Skylar Laine Constantine Maroulis amp Ace Young Done Scotty McCreerywith Lauren Alaina Bucky Covington Diana DeGarmo Kree Harrison Skylar Laine Constantine Maroulis Kellie Pickler amp Ace Young Papa Loved Mama Lauren Alaina Bucky Covington Diana DeGarmo Kree Harrison Skylar Laine Constantine Maroulis Scotty McCreery Kellie Pickler amp Ace Young Pavement Ends Harry Connick Jr amp Marley Fletcher What a Wonderful World Casey James amp Katharine McPhee Need You Now Carly Smithson Here You Come Again Clay Aiken Annie s Song Amber Holcomb amp Ruben Studdard Here There and Everywhere Jessica Sanchez The Prayer Jennifer Lopez Ain t Your Mama Let s Get Loud Fantasia Jennifer Hudson amp LaToya London Bridge over Troubled Water Jennifer Hudson Remember the Music Clark Beckham Danny Gokey George Huff Brandon Rogers amp Elliott Yamin Ain t Too Proud to Beg Fantasia Ugly Taylor Hicks amp LaToya Londonwith Clark Beckham Melinda Doolittle Candice Glover Mikalah Gordon Danny Gokey George Huff Joshua Ledet Brandon Rogers amp Elliott Yamin I Knew You Were Waiting For Me Joshua Ledet It s a Man s Man s Man s World Melinda Doolittle amp Candice Gloverwith Clark Beckham James Durbin Danny Gokey Mikalah Gordon Taylor Hicks George Huff Joshua Ledet Blake Lewis Kimberley Locke Brandon Rogers Jordin Sparks Elliott Yamin amp American Idol Top 10 Joy to the World Kris Allen David Cook Lee DeWyze Nick Fradiani amp Phillip Phillips Starman Rebel Rebel The Jean Genie William Hung She Bangs Carrie Underwood Something in the Water Trent Harmon Falling Elimination chart editColor key Winner Runner up Did not perform Saved by the public Saved by the judges Wild Card Bottom two Eliminated American Idol season 15 Eliminations Contestant Pl Semifinals Wild Card 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 Trent Harmon 1 N A Safe N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner La Porsha Renae 2 Safe N A N A Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Runner up Dalton Rapattoni 3 N A Safe N A Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Eliminated MacKenzie Bourg 4 Wild Card N A Saved Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Sonika Vaid 5 Wild Card N A Saved Safe Saved Saved Eliminated Tristan McIntosh 6 N A Wild Card Saved Safe Safe Eliminated Lee Jean 7 N A Wild Card Saved Safe Eliminated Avalon Young N A Wild Card Saved Saved Gianna Isabella 9 Wild Card N A Saved Eliminated Olivia Rox N A Safe N A Jenn Blosil N A Wild Card Eliminated Jeneve Rose Mitchell Wild Card N A Thomas Stringfellow Wild Card N A Manny Torres N A Wild Card 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 SasserReception editU S Nielsen ratings edit Live same day ratingsThe fifteenth season 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 fourteenth season finale 41 42 No Episode Air date Timeslot Rating Share 18 49 Viewers millions Nightlyrank Weeklyrank Ref 1 Denver amp Atlanta Auditions January 6 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 3 0 9 10 96 1 5 43 44 2 Little Rock amp San Francisco Auditions January 7 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 7 9 10 21 2 7 44 45 3 Philadelphia Auditions January 13 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 5 8 9 77 2 5 46 47 4 Denver amp Little Rock Auditions January 14 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 2 7 8 72 2 6 47 48 5 Atlanta Little Rock Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions January 20 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 4 8 9 22 1 4 49 50 6 Atlanta Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions January 21 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 4 8 9 36 1 4 50 51 7 Hollywood Week Lines of Ten January 27 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 5 8 9 63 1 3 52 53 8 Hollywood Week Group Rounds January 28 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 3 8 8 77 1 5 53 54 9 Hollywood Week Solo Round February 3 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 3 8 9 18 1 7 55 10 Final Judgement February 4 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 2 7 8 94 2 9 56 11 Semi Final 1 1st 12 Solo Performances February 10 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 2 7 9 16 1 7 57 12 Semi Final 2 1st 12 Duets amp Judges Vote February 11 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 1 7 8 96 3 9 58 13 Semi Final 3 2nd 12 Solo Performances February 17 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 0 7 8 29 2 9 59 60 14 Semi Final 4 2nd 12 Duets amp Judges Vote February 18 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 0 7 8 19 4 9 60 61 15 Wild Card Night February 24 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 1 7 8 92 2 10 62 16 Top 10 Perform Contestants Choice February 25 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 2 1 7 8 72 2 10 63 17 Top 8 Perform Grammy Hits March 3 2016 2 0 7 8 74 2 8 64 65 18 Top 6 Perform American Idol Songbook March 10 2016 1 8 6 8 06 3 11 66 19 Top 5 Perform America s Choice March 17 2016 1 7 6 8 22 2 17 67 68 20 Top 4 Perform Sia amp classic rock songs March 24 2016 1 7 6 8 02 3 18 69 70 21 Top 3 Perform Hometown Dedication March 31 2016 2 1 7 9 11 3 7 71 72 22 American Dream April 5 2016 Tuesday 8 00 p m 1 4 5 5 98 4 23 73 74 23 Top 2 Perform April 6 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 2 2 8 9 70 3 6 74 75 24 Series Finale April 7 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 3 0 10 13 30 2 3 74 76 Live 7 day DVR ratings No Episode Air date Timeslot DVR18 49 DVR viewers millions Total18 49 Total viewers millions Ref 1 Denver amp Atlanta Auditions January 6 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 28 3 7 13 25 77 2 Little Rock amp San Francisco Auditions January 7 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 8 2 24 3 5 12 45 77 3 Philadelphia Auditions January 13 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 7 1 84 3 2 11 61 78 4 Denver amp Little Rock Auditions January 14 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 05 2 9 10 77 78 5 Auditions No 5 January 20 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 7 1 51 3 1 10 73 79 6 Auditions No 6 January 21 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 05 3 1 11 42 79 7 Hollywood Week Lines of Ten January 27 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 6 1 88 3 1 11 50 79 8 Hollywood Week Group Rounds January 28 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 23 3 0 11 01 79 9 Hollywood Week Solo Round February 3 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 04 3 0 11 21 80 10 Final Judgement February 4 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 7 2 04 2 9 10 98 80 11 Semi Final 1 1st 12 Performances February 10 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 55 2 7 10 71 81 12 Semi Final 2 Judge s Vote February 11 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 48 2 5 10 44 81 13 Semi Final 3 2nd 12 Performances February 17 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 47 2 5 9 76 82 14 Semi Final 4 Judge s Vote February 18 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 57 2 4 9 76 82 15 Top 10 Wild Card Round February 24 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 30 2 6 10 22 83 16 Top 10 Perform February 25 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 73 2 6 10 45 83 17 Top 8 Perform Grammy Hits March 3 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 63 2 4 10 37 84 18 Top 6 Perform American Idol Songbook March 10 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 5 2 02 2 3 10 08 85 19 Top 5 Perform America s Choice March 17 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 66 2 2 9 89 86 20 Top 4 Perform Sia amp classic rock songs March 24 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 24 2 1 9 26 87 21 Top 3 Perform Hometown Dedication March 31 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 50 2 5 10 61 88 22 American Dream April 5 2016 Tuesday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 8 89 23 Top 2 Perform April 6 2016 Wednesday 8 00 p m 0 4 1 53 2 6 11 23 89 24 Series Finale April 7 2016 Thursday 8 00 p m 0 5 1 57 3 5 14 87 89 See also editMusic releasesNotes edit Rox s performance of Unconditionally did not earn enough public votes and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance Trouble is what performance the judges based their decision upon which led to her elimination Isabella s performance of Listen did not earn enough public votes and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance If I Ain t Got You is what performance the judges based their decision upon which led to her elimination a b Young s performance of Stitches did not earn enough public votes and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance Earned It is what performance the judges based their decision upon saving her The following week as a result of not earning enough public votes for Earned It her final performance of P Y T Pretty Young Thing did not earn her a second consecutive save and she was thusly eliminated Jean s performance of Use Somebody did not earn enough public votes and resulted in his Bottom 3 appearance Let It Be is what performance the judges based their decision upon which led to his elimination a b c Vaid s performance of Since U Been Gone did not earn enough public votes and resulted in her Bottom 3 appearance I Have Nothing is what performance the judges based their decision upon saving her The following week as a result of not earning enough public votes for I Have Nothing her next performance of Let It Go earned her a second and the season s final judges save However this performance combined with her second performance that night Clarity resulted in her elimination by public vote in fifth place with no further allotted saves McIntosh s 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