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Gabby Barrett remains the social media leader on American Idol heading into the two-night Seson 16 finale. (ABC Photo)

I use the “if” because Catie Turner was once the social media darling on American Idol. She was eliminated on Top 7 night.

And Cade Foehner had strong social media support. He failed to make the finals.

In Gabby’s case, she had a large Facebook following before her run on American Idol even began.

She now leads the show’s Top 3 in support on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Perhaps more importantly, she’s gained the most support on social media since the Top 3 were announced, picking up 55,000 followers on Instagram alone.

The Top 3 take the stage tonight at 8 p.m., each performing a trio of songs. Overnight voting also returns, meaning fans have until 9 a.m. eastern time Monday to support their favorite.

I’ll be back tonight with song by song grades as the Top 3 perform. The social media numbers follow, as well as links to everything you could want to know about the American Idol Season 16 tow-night finale.

See also …
Ranking American Idol’s Top 3
New singles from the Top 3
Caleb Lee Hutchinson’s Idol performances
Gabby Barrett’s Idol performances
Maddie Poppe’s Idol performances
Pre-show music from the Top 3
Triumphant returns home for the Top 3
Two Idol finalists have a Voice history

Instagram

Gabby Barrett — 275,000 (+55,000)
Maddie Poppe — 153,000 (+38,o00)
Caleb Lee Hutchinson — 1,439 (+638) *

* Caleb’s Instagram account seems to have been restarted for some reason. He had more than 89,000 followers three weeks ago.

Twitter

Gabby Barrett — 59,100 (+6,200)
Maddie Poppe — 34.100 (+7,400)
Caleb Lee Hutchinson — 31,800 (+4,200)

Facebook

Gabby Barrett — 192,448 (+21,000)
Caleb Lee Hutchinson — 52,452 (+11,200)
Maddie Poppe — 47,060 (+14,000)