ABC Three contestants are kicking off the night on American Idol's season finale and we just learned that there will be two separate eliminations throughout the night. The May 11 finale began at 8pm ET and the voting system opened up at that time too, with fans given the chance to vote through texts, on American Idol's website or through commenting on pinned voting posts on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Host Ryan Seacrest revealed at the beginning of the night that voting for the Top 3 ends after the second round of the night. At that point, there is going to be an elimination.