The fifth season of Fox's American Idol finally began in earnest this week, with Tuesday and Wednesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's live results show that eliminated the four American Idol 5 semifinalists (two male, two female) who had received the fewest votes from home viewers.
After nearly a month worth of open audition broadcasts plus three more episodes of the competition's Hollywood auditions, last night's American Idol 5 broadcast ended with the Fox reality show announcing the identities of this season's Top 24 semifinalists.