Episode
American Idol: Top 5
Overview
The journey to find the next superstar continues as the remaining five Idol hopefuls leave it all on the stage, singing their hearts out to win America’s vote and land themselves a spot in the coveted season finale.
Details
- Series
- American Idol
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2019-05-12
- Runtime
- 124 min
Episode context
Top 5 is Episode 18 in Season 2 of American Idol. It aired on 2019-05-12. The runtime is 124 min.
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