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Alyssa Wray reacts to advancing on American Idol while Hunter Metts looks on. (ABC Photo)

And just four shows remain before a Season 19 champ is crowned.

An early version of the Idol schedule included Monday night shows each week until the finale.

The finalized schedule includes no more Monday night shows and a three-hour, three-singer finale on Sunday, May 23.

Idol returns Sunday after a one-week hiatus for Disney Night. Ten singers — including one mystery winner of the Comeback Special — will perform. Three singers will head home at the end of the night.

The Top 7 will take the stage Sunday, May 9, with songs dedicated to their moms.

Two singers will head home that night, setting the stage for a Top 5 double elimination show Sunday, May 16, which will then lead into the finale.

See also …
Ranking the Top 9 on American Idol
Song by song grades for the Top 12 (with videos)
Song by song grades for the Comeback Special (with videos)

The Top 10 who will take the stage Sunday includes Alyssa Wray, Casey Bishop, Cassandra Coleman, Grace Kinstler, Caleb Kennedy, Chayce Beckham, Deshawn Goncalves, Hunter Metts and Willie Spence.

They’ll be joined by one of the Season 18 singers featured in the Comeback Special — Faith Becnel, Franklin Boone, Dwayne Crocker Jr., Cyniah Elise, Arthur Gunn, Aliana Jester, Louis Knight, Nick Merico, Mikayla Phillips and Olivia Ximines.

Louis Knight and Arthur Gunn figure to be the favorites because they both finished Top 7 in Season 18; in fact, Gunn was runner-up. Makayla delivered the best Comeback Special performance.