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American Idol
Season 19
Promotional poster
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
Judges
WinnerChayce Beckham
Runner-upWillie Spence
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseFebruary 14 (2021-02-14) –
May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The nineteenth season of American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges, and Bobby Bones returned as in-house mentor.[1][2]

Chayce Beckham won the season on May 23, 2021, while Willie Spence was the runner-up, and Grace Kinstler finished in third place.

Auditions

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, American Idol offered 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 all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who would then be invited to audition in front of the judges.[4][5]

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 began 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]

American Idol (season 19) – auditions
City Filming date(s) Filming venue
Los Angeles, California October 5–6, 2020 The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
San Diego, California October 16–17, 2020 InterContinental San Diego
Ojai, California November 16–17, 2020 Ojai Valley Inn

Hollywood week

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Hollywood week was filmed December 7–10, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The format remained similar to last season. In the first round, each contestant chose and performed a song from a selection of musical genres (indie folk, pop, rock, R&B, soul, or country). Those who impressed the judges and the producers were advanced to the next round. Instead of group performances as had been done in earlier seasons, the contestants were paired up by the judges and performed duets. They were given twenty-four hours to rehearse, which included advice from one of the judges. Judges could advance either, neither, or both of the contestants to the Showstopper round.

Showstopper round

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The Showstopper round featured the top 64 contestants performing for the judges at the Dolby Theatre. This round was aired on March 28 and March 29, but only 37 contestants were aired. The following day, the judges narrowed the number of contestants down 24. The following is a list of the contestants who reached the top 24 and the song they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Showstopper round (March 28 & March 29)
Contestant[7][8] Song[9][10]
Alyssa Wray "I'm Here"
Jason Warrior "Believer"
Andrea Valles "Blinding Lights"
Chayce Beckham "You Should Probably Leave"
Caleb Kennedy "When You Leave Tonight"
Wyatt Pike "Blame It on Me"
Cassandra Coleman "Running with the Wolves"
Beane "What's Going On"
Hannah Everhart "Wrecking Ball"
Graham DeFranco "Beautiful War"
Alanis Sophia "Uninvited"
Casey Bishop "She Talks to Angels"
Willie Spence "I Was Here"
Mary Jo Young "Us"
Hunter Metts "July"
Grace Kinstler "Father"
Deshawn Goncalves "Over the Rainbow"
Colin Jamieson "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
Ava August "Ghost of You"
Liahona Olayan "Me Too"
Madison Watkins "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Alana Sherman "Bust Your Windows"
Anilee List[a] "Ain't Nobody"
Cecil Ray "Beyond"
  1. ^ Anilee List was originally eliminated, but was invited back after Benson Boone withdrew from the competition.[11]

Top 24 (April 4 & 5)

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The top 24 contestants were split into two groups of twelve. The first group aired on April 4, and the second group on April 5. Each contestant performed one solo and then one duet with a celebrity singer. Four contestants from each group were eliminated based on the public vote, and the rest advanced to the top 16. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

The artists who performed duets with the top 24 were Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Brandon Boyd, Jewel, Josh Groban, Tori Kelly, Brian McKnight, Katharine McPhee, PJ Morton, Ben Rector, Joss Stone, and Ryan Tedder.[12]

Color key:

  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was eliminated.
Group 1 (April 4)
Contestant Order Song[13] Result
Alanis Sophia 1 "Alive" Safe
"Shallow"
(with Jimmie Allen)
Cassandra Coleman 2 "Find Me" Safe
"Apologize"
(with Ryan Tedder)
Alyssa Wray 3 "Something in the Water" Safe
"I'm Your Baby Tonight"
(with Katharine McPhee)
Wyatt Pike 4 "Rubberband" Safe
"Brand New"
(with Ben Rector)
Alana Sherman 5 "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Eliminated
"Back at One"
(with Brian McKnight)
Anilee List 6 "My Future" Eliminated
"Tell Me Something Good"
(with Joss Stone)
Deshawn Goncalves 7 "Forever Young" Safe
"I Lived"
(with Ryan Tedder)
Graham DeFranco 8 "Raye" Safe
"Love Like This"
(with Ben Rector)
Andrea Valles 9 "Lo Vas a Olvidar" Eliminated
"Careless Whisper"
(with Brian McKnight)
Cecil Ray 10 "Paint Me a Birmingham" Eliminated
"Freedom Was a Highway"
(with Jimmie Allen)
Willie Spence 11 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Safe
"The Prayer"
(with Katharine McPhee)
Grace Kinstler 12 "Queen" Safe
"Midnight Train to Georgia"
(with Joss Stone)
Group 2 (April 5)
Contestant Order Song[14] Result
Jason Warrior 1 "Call Out My Name" Eliminated
"How Deep Is Your Love"
(with PJ Morton)
Madison Watkins 2 "Holy" Safe
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
(with Tori Kelly)
Beane 3 "Don't Start Now" Safe
"Angels"
(with Josh Groban)
Hannah Everhart 4 "I Was Wrong" Eliminated
"She's Country"
(with Jason Aldean)
Mary Jo Young 5 "Castle on the Hill" Eliminated
"Foolish Games"
(with Jewel)
Chayce Beckham 6 "Afterglow" Safe
"Drive"
(with Brandon Boyd)
Colin Jamieson 7 "Locked Out of Heaven" Safe
"Hollow"
(with Tori Kelly)
Liahona Olayan 8 "Just Friends" Eliminated
"Say So"
(with PJ Morton)
Ava August 9 "Drivers License" Safe
"Both Sides, Now"
(with Josh Groban)
Caleb Kennedy 10 "Midnight Rider" Safe
"Fly Over States"
(with Jason Aldean)
Hunter Metts 11 "Chandelier" Safe
"Who Will Save Your Soul"
(with Jewel)
Casey Bishop 12 "Decode" Safe
"Wish You Were Here"
(with Brandon Boyd)

Top 16 (April 11 & 12)

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The Top 16 performances aired on Sunday, April 11, followed by the live results show on Monday, April 12.[15] Paula Abdul served as a guest judge on April 12 after Luke Bryan tested positive for COVID-19.[16]

Color key:

  This contestant was chosen by the public to advance.
  This contestant was not chosen by the public, and had to perform again for the judges.
  This contestant was not chosen by the public, but was chosen by the judges as a Wild Card pick.
  This contestant withdrew from the competition.
  This contestant was eliminated.

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 16 (April 11)
Contestant Song[17] Result
Alyssa Wray "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Safe
Graham DeFranco "That's Life" Wild Card
Grace Kinstler "Elastic Heart" Safe
Alanis Sophia "The Story" Wild Card
Willie Spence "Set Fire to the Rain" Safe
Deshawn Goncalves "Feeling Good" Safe
Wyatt Pike "Use Somebody" Withdrew[a]
Cassandra Coleman "Wicked Game" Safe
Caleb Kennedy "Midnight Train to Memphis" Safe
Colin Jamieson "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Wild Card
Casey Bishop "Black Hole Sun" Safe
Madison Watkins "Gravity" Wild Card
Beane "Searching for a Feeling" Wild Card
Hunter Metts "Skinny Love" Safe
Ava August "2002" Safe
Chayce Beckham "Waiting in Vain" Safe
Results show (April 12)
Contestant Song[19] Result
Casey Bishop "The House of the Rising Sun" Safe
Colin Jamieson "Waves" Eliminated
Deshawn Goncalves "Higher Ground" Safe
Cassandra Coleman "Light On" Safe
Caleb Kennedy "Nowhere" Safe
Madison Watkins "Hotline Bling" Saved by the judges
Ava August "Love of My Life" Safe
Beane "Grow as We Go" Saved by the judges
Chayce Beckham "What Brings Life Also Kills" Safe
Alyssa Wray "The Greatest Love of All" Safe
Alanis Sophia "Heart Attack" Eliminated
Willie Spence "Diamonds" Safe
Grace Kinstler "Dangerous Woman" Safe
Hunter Metts "I Can't Make You Love Me" Safe
Graham DeFranco "Cover Me Up" Eliminated
  1. ^ Wyatt Pike withdrew from the competition prior to the results show for personal reasons.[18]

Top 12

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Color key:

  This contestant was saved by America's vote.
  This contestant was eliminated.
  This contestant won American Idol.
  This contestant was the runner-up.
  This contestant finished in third place.

Top 12 – Oscar-nominated songs (April 18)

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Each contestant performed one Oscar-nominated song.[20] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 12 (April 18)
Contestant Song[20] Film Result
Grace Kinstler "Happy" Despicable Me 2 Safe
Ava August "City of Stars" La La Land Eliminated
Caleb Kennedy "On the Road Again" Honeysuckle Rose Safe
Hunter Metts "Falling Slowly" Once Safe
Madison Watkins "Run to You" The Bodyguard Eliminated
Chayce Beckham "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Safe
Beane "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing Eliminated
Alyssa Wray "This Is Me" The Greatest Showman Safe
Deshawn Goncalves "The Way We Were" The Way We Were Safe
Casey Bishop "Over the Rainbow" The Wizard of Oz Safe
Cassandra Coleman "Writing's on the Wall" Spectre Safe
Willie Spence "Stand Up" Harriet Safe

The Comeback (April 19)

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Ten contestants from last season were brought back to compete for a second chance since last season's production was forced to go entirely remote because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Only one was allowed to re-enter the competition. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

The Comeback (April 19)
Contestant Song[21] Result
Cyniah Elise "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)" Eliminated
Nick Merico "City Lights" Eliminated
Aliana Jester "I'll Never Love Again" Eliminated
Franklin Boone "Meant to Live" Eliminated
Faith Becnel "Cry Baby" Eliminated
Arthur Gunn "Iris" Re-entered
DeWayne Crocker, Jr. "Voice of God" Eliminated
Makayla Phillips "Anyone" Eliminated
Olivia Ximines "Say Yes" Eliminated
Louis Knight "Maybe That" Eliminated
Non-competition performances
Performers Song
Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me"
Harry Connick Jr. "Alone With My Faith"
"Old Time Religion"
Lauren Daigle "Look Up Child"

Top 10 – Disney (May 2)

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John Stamos served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed one song from a Disney movie.[22] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 10 (May 2)
Contestant Song[23] Disney film Result
Caleb Kennedy "Real Gone" Cars Safe
Willie Spence "Circle of Life" The Lion King Safe
Deshawn Goncalves "When You Wish Upon a Star" Pinocchio Eliminated
Casey Bishop "When She Loved Me" Toy Story 2 Safe
Chayce Beckham "Baby Mine" Dumbo Safe
Alyssa Wray "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Cinderella Eliminated
Arthur Gunn "Remember Me" Coco Safe
Cassandra Coleman "Go the Distance" Hercules Eliminated
Hunter Metts "You'll Be in My Heart" Tarzan Safe
Grace Kinstler "Into the Unknown" Frozen II Safe
Non-competition performances
Performers Song
Top 9
with Sofia Carson
"A Whole New World"
(from Aladdin)
Jon Batiste "It's All Right"
(from Soul)

Top 7 – Coldplay & Mother's Day (May 9)

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Chris Martin served as a guest mentor this week.[24] Each contestant performed two songs: one song from the Coldplay discography and one song in honor of Mother's Day. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 7 (May 9, 2021)
Contestant Order Song[25] Result
Casey Bishop 1 "Paradise" Safe
8 "Ironic"
Chayce Beckham 2 "Magic" Safe
9 "Mama"
Willie Spence 3 "Yellow" Safe
10 "You Are So Beautiful"
Caleb Kennedy 4 "Violet Hill" Safe[a]
11 "Mama Said"
Arthur Gunn 5 "In My Place" Eliminated
12 "Simple Man"
Grace Kinstler 6 "Fix You" Safe
13 "When We Were Young"
Hunter Metts 7 "Everglow" Eliminated
14 "The River"
Non-competition performances
Performers Song
Coldplay "Higher Power"
  1. ^ Caleb Kennedy withdrew from the competition after this week due to a personal controversy.[26]

Top 4 (May 16)

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Finneas served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed four songs: one song from their personal idol, their winner's single, a repeat of their favorite performance from the season, and one song from the Finneas discography performed as a duet with a fellow contestant.[27]

Top 4 (May 16)
Contestant Order Song[28][29][30] Result
Chayce Beckham 1 "Colder Weather" Safe
5 "23"
"You Should Probably Leave"
Casey Bishop 2 "Wish You Were Gay" Eliminated
6 "Love Me, Leave Me"
"Live Wire"
Grace Kinstler 3 "A Moment Like This" Safe
8 "Love Someone"
"Father"
Willie Spence 4 "Glory" Safe
9 "Never Be Alone"
"I Was Here"
Grace Kinstler
& Willie Spence
7 "What They'll Say About Us"
Chayce Beckham
& Casey Bishop
10 "Break My Heart Again"
Non-competition performances
Ashe & Finneas "Till Forever Falls Apart"
Luke Bryan "Waves"

Top 3 – Finale (May 23)

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Each contestant performed two songs – one song chosen by the judges and one song dedicated to the contestant's hometown – before the one contestant who had the fewest votes up to that point was eliminated, thereby finishing in third place. The remaining two contestants performed one last song as voting continued. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 3 (May 23)
Contestant Order Song[31] Result
Grace Kinstler 1 "All by Myself" Third place
4 "I Have Nothing"
Willie Spence 2 "Georgia on My Mind" Runner-up
5 "A Change Is Gonna Come"
8 "Stand Up"
Chayce Beckham 3 "Blackbird" Winner
6 "Fire Away"
7 "Afterglow"
Non-competition performances
Performers Song
Top 3
with Macklemore
"Can't Hold Us"
Alyssa Wray
with Mickey Guyton
"Black Like Me"
Tom McGovern "Story of the Season"
Chayce Beckham, Willie Spence,
Casey Bishop & Arthur Gunn
with Fall Out Boy
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
Grace Kinstler, Cassandra Coleman,
Deshawn Goncalves, Alyssa Wray
& Ava August
with Chaka Khan
"Sweet Thing"
"I'm Every Woman"
"Ain't Nobody"
Willie Spence
with Leona Lewis
"You Are the Reason"
Graham DeFranco
with Sheryl Crow
"If It Makes You Happy"
"Everyday Is a Winding Road"
Murphy "Am I Still Mine?"
"The Painted Man"
Casey Bishop
with Luke Bryan
"Livin' on a Prayer"
Top 8
with Lionel Richie
"One World"
Cassandra Coleman
with Lindsey Buckingham
"Go Your Own Way"
Grace Kinstler
with Alessia Cara
"Scars to Your Beautiful"
Chayce Beckham
with Luke Combs
"Forever After All"
Hunter Metts
with Katy Perry
"Thinking of You"
Chayce Beckham "23"

Elimination chart

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Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Did not perform
  Saved by the public
  Saved by the judges
  Eliminated
  Withdrew
American Idol (season 19) - Eliminations
Contestant Pl. Top 24 Top 16 Top 12 Comeback[a] Top 10 Top 7 Top 4 Finale
4/4 4/5 4/11 4/18 4/19 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23
Chayce Beckham 1 N/A Safe Safe Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Winner
Willie Spence 2 Safe N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Grace Kinstler 3 Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Third Place
Casey Bishop 4 N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Caleb Kennedy 5 Safe Safe Safe Safe Withdrew[b]
Arthur Gunn 6 Not in competition[a] Safe Safe Eliminated
Hunter Metts N/A Safe Safe Safe N/A Safe
Cassandra Coleman 8 Safe N/A Safe Safe Eliminated
Deshawn Goncalves Safe Safe Safe
Alyssa Wray Safe Safe Safe
Beane 11 N/A Safe Saved Eliminated
Ava August Safe Safe
Madison Watkins Safe Saved
Graham DeFranco Safe N/A Eliminated
Colin Jamieson N/A Safe
Alanis Sophia Safe N/A
Wyatt Pike Safe Withdrew[c]
Hannah Everhart N/A Eliminated
Liahona Olayan
Jason Warrior
Mary Jo Young
Alana Eliminated
Anilee List
Cecil Ray
Andrea Valles
Faith Becnel Not in competition[a] Eliminated
Franklin Boone
DeWayne Crocker Jr.
Cyniah Elise
Aliana Jester
Louis Knight
Nick Merico
Makayla Phillips
Olivia Ximines
  1. ^ a b c Ten contestants from last season were brought back to compete for a second chance in the competition.
  2. ^ Caleb Kennedy withdrew from the competition due to a personal controversy.[26]
  3. ^ Wyatt Pike withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.[18]

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per episode of American Idol season 19
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[32] 0.3 1.76 1.5 8.72[33]
2 "Auditions, Part 2" February 21, 2021 1.0/6 6.67[34] 0.3 1.65 1.3 8.34[35]
3 "Auditions, Part 3" February 28, 2021 1.0/6 6.61[36] 0.3 1.56 1.3 8.17[37]
4 "Auditions, Part 4" March 7, 2021 0.8/5 5.29[38] 0.3 1.55 1.1 6.85[39]
5 "Auditions, Part 5" March 14, 2021 0.8/5 5.50[40] 0.3 1.53 1.1 7.04[41]
6 "Hollywood Week: Genre Challenge" March 21, 2021 0.8/5 5.64[42]
7 "Hollywood Duets Challenge" March 22, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7/5 4.94[43]
8 "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #1" March 28, 2021 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.8/5 6.17[44] 0.2 1.43 1.1 7.60[45]
9 "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #2" March 29, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7/5 4.99[46]
10 "All Star Duets and Solos, Part 1" April 4, 2021 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.9/6 5.61[47] 0.3 1.43 1.1 7.04[48]
11 "All Star Duets and Solos, Part 2" April 5, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7/4 4.72[49]
12 "Top 16" April 11, 2021 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.8/5 6.09[50] 0.2 1.15 1.0 7.25[51]
13 "Top 12 Live Reveal" April 12, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8/5 5.38[52] 0.3 1.32 1.0 6.71[53]
14 "Oscar Nominated Songs" April 18, 2021 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.8/5 5.44[54] 0.2 1.24 1.0 6.67[55]
15 "The Comeback" April 19, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.6/4 4.22[56] 0.2 1.08 0.8 5.30[57]
16 "Disney Night" May 2, 2021 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.8/6 6.01[58] 0.3 1.26 1.1 7.27[59]
17 "Coldplay Songbook & Mother's Day Dedication" May 9, 2021 0.9/6 5.74[60] 0.3 1.34 1.2 7.08[61]
18 "My Personal Idol/Artist Singles" May 16, 2021 0.8/5 6.11[62] 0.3 1.33 1.1 7.44[63]
19 "Grand Finale" May 23, 2021 0.9/6 6.50[64] 0.1 0.84 1.0 7.35[65]

Notes

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