From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top twelve. COUNT 5
QSN1 How many semi-finalists were there in season 4? ANS1 twenty-four QSN2 How were the semi-finalists divided in season four? ANS2 by gender QSN3 How many men were in the top twelve on season five of American Idol? ANS3 six QSN4 How many women were in the top twelve on season nine of American Idol? ANS4 six QSN5 How many women were semi-finalists on season six of American Idol? ANS5 twelve