Monday night the remaining top three Idol contestants sang one song chosen by each of the three judges. With the interest of pushing the singers to new levels judges picked songs that would not likely be sung by the contestants. As the program progresses through the weeks a big part of the program is to show singers just how far they can go. Show creator and host Chris Selke said "every singer has their favorite type of music to sing. Sometimes listening to a singer you think maybe they would sound great singing a particular song. It might suit their voice well. And this is what judge's week is all about. After weeks of listening to the singers the judges have a pretty good idea of where to lead them with song choices." All three singers did a great job with their songs like Kate Pfister who took the crowd by surprise with an acoustic version of Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. Dan Scherer brought back memories of the 80's with a fantastic version of Unskinny Bop by Poison and Dennis Hendricks brought the house down with Simple Man by Shinedown. On line and in house voting were at a season high this week and after the final count was done a sad goodbye was said to Dan Scherer who was the contestant with the least amount of votes. Scherer said "The contest was a great experience but now I will be putting my energy into creating a show of my own featuring many of the original songs that were performed on Watertown Idol." Next Monday will be the final program of season three and will include the announcement of this year's Watertown Idol winner. You can vote for your favorite and watch this week's program at www.watertownidol.com or watch the program on Charter channels 98 and 985 starting Wednesday. You can attend the final program Monday night at 7:30 PM at the Buzz Bar in Watertown which is open to the public.

Monday night was week two of live band week featuring the local band the Stage Hoggs. Each of the remaining four contestants sang two songs with the band along with two group songs. The evening was full of great performances like Kate Pfister's version of Walking On Sunshine, Dennis Hendricks' version of Wonderful Tonight and Dan Scherer's version of Back in the USSR. "The Idols really had a chance to see what it's like to work with a live band the last two weeks" said the show's host Chris Selke. "They see what it takes to be up front working the crowd and still keeping track of the band and where they are. It's not as easy as it looks but they all did a great job." After a week of online voting, Monday night's in house voting and the judge's votes it was Mike Bertrand that had the lowest combined total and left the program. The remaining three contestants are all looking for extra votes this week as they get so very close to winning the prize package worth over $2500 in prizes and cash. Next week's theme is judge's choice. Each judge chose a song for each of the contestants to sing. If you would like to see the program you can watch it on Charter channels 98 and 985 or at www.watertownidol.com where you can also vote for your favorite singer. Live taping of the program is done each Monday night at 7:30pm at the Buzz Bar in Watertown and is open to the public.

Monday night Watertown Idol hosted their first live band night of the season. Contestants each chose two songs for the program and had just one week to learn the song and rehearse it with the band. This year's Idol band included Jeff King, Nate Moralez, Evie Clyde and Chris Selke all from Watertown along with Marshall Lilly from Whitewater. Contestants adjusted well to the live band said Chris Selke. Many of them had not worked with a band prior to the rehearsal and it is a big difference on stage with the extra noise a full band creates. Songs were chosen by artists like Chuck Berry, Meredith Brooks, Joni Mitchell and AC/DC to name a few. Top votes from last week went to Dan Scherer. It was his first time in first place so far this year. After the singing was over and the in house votes were counted the singer with the lowest number of votes was Emily Short and she will no longer be in the competition. If you would like to help your favorite singer stay in the contest and have a shot at the grand prize package worth over $2500 in prizes and cash you can vote online at www.watertownidol.com or attend the program. Filming is done each Monday night at 7:30 at the Buzz Bar in Watertown and is open to the public.

Watertown Idol kicked it up with the first of the live band week's Monday night. All of the contestants sang a song with local musician Nate Moralez and his acoustic guitar. For most of the singers it was their first time working with a live musician and leaving their prerecorded backing tracks behind. All went well and the judges were impressed with most everything the Idols put together for the acoustic portion of the show. All five singers also did a song by Michael Jackson in honor of the lost music idol. This portion of the show involved the backing tracks. Not everyone fit into the Michael Jackson vocal style as well as expected but a few did shine and some even added Jackson style dance moves to their performance. After totaling the online voting, in house votes from Monday night and the judges votes Dan Scherer was the singer with the least amount of votes. Since Dan was given one free pass from winning the charity week challenge he escaped his fate of being released from the show and will have another go of it next week. You can view this week's show and vote for your favorite at www.watertownidol.com or watch Charter channels 98 and 985. Filming of the program is every Monday night at the Buzz Bar in Watertown and is open to the public.