Thirty of the country's best make vocalists audition before the architects, with 18 advancing to the next round.

Six vocalists come together as a band, rehearse, and perform on stage for architects; the architects decide who to send home.

Six architects come together as a band, and perform on stage for architects; the architects decide who's getting sent home.

The judges make a new set of bands and they perform live and one band is safe and out of the other two bands one boy goes home

After opening the show with a Billy Joel song, the contestants split into three groups to perform hits by Bon Jovi, Cyndi Lauper and the Rolling Stones; the architects select two contestants who are up for elimination.

The finale eight contestants learn which five will be awarded a recording contract; the band performs its new single.