The tenth season of 'American Idol' is surging toward a big finish, with Wednesday's penultimate performance show leading to a whopping 95 million votes being cast.
That's a record for a non-finale episode of the Fox program, which is in the midst of a spectacular resurgence, despite a cosmetic makeover on its judges panel and increased competition from new copycats.
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The finale airs over two nights, May 25 and 26, with part two revealing the season's winner from the remaining contestants, Scotty McCreery, Haley Reinhart and Lauren Alaina — although one from that trio will be sent packing at the end of Thursday's second-to-last results show.