When the beauties face off against the geeks in a game of flag football, the action on the field becomes highly aggressive. One player gets injured while another suffers a different kind of fate. Back at the mansion, the social experiment takes another serious turn.

Tonight the remaining 10 finalists perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will sing their hearts out in hopes of winning America's votes and surviving another week in the competition. See who impresses the judges and who buckles under the pressure.



Tonight's Theme Is: Songs from when the finalists were born.



Performing Tonight are:

David Archuleta

Jason Castro

David Cook

Kristy Lee Cook

Chikezie Eze

Michael Johns

Ramiele Malubay

Syesha Mercado

Carly Smithson

Brooke White

This is the first elimination show of the season and two couples will be sent packing. Who will stay and who will go? Special music guest, the Jonas Brothers, perform live. The "Macy's Stars of Dance" segment was choreographed by Jacques Heim from Cirque du Soleil.

Now that the magician and the tennis star have been escorted to the exit door, can the remaining celebrities bring back their own magic as they perform either the Tango or the Jive?

Only six players are left, and the remaining women try to hold their own against the men who are still in the game. In a surprising pop quiz, one player wins a mysterious prize. And at this week's challenge, the players get the chance to sabotage one another by giving each other calories.

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Jake and Hawkins have one final opportunity to prove to the independent Texas government that they hold the evidence to one of the biggest conspiracies in history ... but first they'll have to get past the Cheyenne government.

To avoid doing housework with Joy, Eddie signs up to be a volunteer for a "Big Brother" program but things go awry when he's accidentally given an adult instead of a kid to mentor.

Gene is offered a chance to perform at the Royal Crown Revue in Las Vegas. Now he must learn the songs and perfect his act while a construction crew works next door.

Gene's car breaks down while he is driving to a gig in Las Vegas. Now he must deal with desert heat, bizarre fans, and a dead cell phone while he tries to make it to the show on time.



Meanwhile, Shannon, Sophie, and Tracy travel around buying Kiss memorabilia from local fans to replace Gene's treasures which were destroyed in a flood.

Wayne is reluctant to enter into a partnership with Dale. Elsewhere, Dahlia fears that her and the children have become out of practice with their Traveller skills.

Five years on, Kevin McCloud goes back to the wilds of Cumbria to see how the Reddy family have adapted to their ecologically sound earth-sheltered home.

Kevin revisits a couple who built an underground house in Cumbria.

16 new hopefuls compete against one another in the hope of obtaining a position within Sir Alan Sugar's empire.