SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER / 7.30: FINAL 7 PERFORM
MONDAY 20 OCTOBER / 7.30: FINAL 7 VERDICT

With just five weeks remaining before the Australian Idol Finale, the seven remaining contestants still have a lot of time to win over the hearts of the Australian public.

On Sunday night they once again take to the stage and perform. The theme this week? A surprise! Will your favourite rise to the challenge of performing a song they potentially have never sung before?

Judges Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands are tasked with critiquing our Idols and providing them with areas they can improve on as well encouraging and supporting them through their emotionally and physically exhausting journey.

Voting lines open as soon as the final contestant has performed on the Sunday night, giving Australia an opportunity to vote for their favourite contestant and hopefully keep them in the competition.

On Monday night, the bottom three contestants will be announced, as voted by the Australian public. Those three contestants will be required to perform once again and the voting lines will reopen, giving Australia a second chance to save their favourite Idol. The one contestant with the least cumulative votes, from both Sunday and Monday night, will leave the show, bringing the remaining six contestants one step closer to become Australian Idol 2008.