American Idol
Episodes
686+ (558 aired)
American Idol Pop Idol , and is one of the most successful shows in the history of American television.
Show Description [ ] The series discovers a number of aspiring and talented singers who compete for a record contract, wealth, fame and global notoriety. The winners of each season are determined by viewers using phones, internet platforms, and SMS text voting. The series is notable for catapulting the careers of many bona fide stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Episode List [ ] The following is a list of episodes of American Idol .
Although the series is currently ongoing as of March 2024, FoxWorld Archives only acknowledges the first 15 seasons, as the series moved to ABC for its 16th season onward. Season 1 (2002) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
1
1
101
June 11, 2002
Auditions
2
2
102
June 12, 2002
Hollywood Week
3
3
103
June 18, 2002
Top 30: Group 1
4
4
103A
June 19, 2002
Top 30: Group 1 Results
5
5
104
June 25, 2002
Top 30: Group 2
6
6
104A
June 26, 2002
Top 30: Group 2 Results
7
7
105
July 2, 2002
Top 30: Group 3
8
8
105A
July 3, 2002
Top 30: Group 3 Results
9
9
105B
July 10, 2002
Wildcard Show
10
10
106
July 16, 2002
Top 10 Perform
11
11
106A
July 17, 2002
Top 10 Results
12
12
107
July 23, 2002
Top 8 Finalists
13
13
107A
July 24, 2002
Top 8 Results
14
14
108
July 30, 2002
Top 7 Finalists
15
15
108A
July 31, 2002
Top 7 Results
16
16
109
August 6, 2002
Top 6 Finalists
17
17
109A
August 7, 2002
Top 6 Results
18
18
110
August 13, 2002
Top 5 Finalists
19
19
110A
August 14, 2002
Top 5 Results
20
20
111
August 20, 2002
Top 4 Finalists
21
21
111A
August 21, 2002
Top 4 Results
22
22
112
August 27, 2002
Top 3 Finalists
23
23
112A
August 28, 2002
Top 3 Results
24
24
113
September 3, 2002
Top 2 Finalists
25
25
114
September 4, 2002
Season 1 Finale
Season 2 (2003) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
26
1
January 21, 2003
New York, Miami and Austin Auditions
27
2
January 22, 2003
Pasadena and Detroit Auditions
28
3
January 28, 2003
Atlanta and Nashville Auditions
29
4
January 29, 2003
Hollywood Week
30
5
February 4, 2003
Top 32: Group 1
31
6
February 5, 2003
Top 32: Group 1 Results
32
7
February 11, 2003
Top 32: Group 2
33
8
February 12, 2003
Top 32: Group 2 Results
34
9
February 18, 2003
Top 32: Group 3
35
10
February 19, 2003
Top 32: Group 3 Results
36
11
February 25, 2003
Top 32: Group 4
37
12
February 26, 2003
Top 32: Group 4 Results
38
13
March 4, 2003
Wildcard Show
39
14
March 5, 2003
Wildcard Results
40
15
March 11, 2003
Top 12 Perform
41
16
March 12, 2003
Top 12 Results
42
17
March 18, 2003
Top 11 Perform
43
18
March 19, 2003
Top 11 Results
44
19
March 25, 2003
Top 10 Perform
45
20
March 26, 2003
Top 10 Results
46
21
April 1, 2003
Top 9 Perform
47
22
April 2, 2003
Top 9 Results
48
23
April 8, 2003
Top 8 Perform
49
24
April 9, 2003
Top 8 Results
50
25
April 15, 2003
Top 7 Perform
51
26
April 16, 2003
Top 7 Results
52
27
April 22, 2003
Top 6 Perform
53
28
April 23, 2003
Top 6 Results
54
29
April 29, 2003
Top 5 Perform
55
30
April 30, 2003
Top 5 Results
56
31
May 6, 2003
Top 4 Perform
57
32
May 7, 2003
Top 4 Results
58
33
May 13, 2003
Top 3 Perform
59
34
May 14, 2003
Top 3 Results
60
35
May 19, 2003
Top 2 Special
61
36
May 20, 2003
Top 2 Showdown
62
37
May 21, 2003
Season 2 Finale
Season 3 (2004) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
63
1
January 19, 2004
Audition: New York
64
2
January 20, 2004
Audition: Atlanta
65
3
January 21, 2004
Audition: Houston
66
4
January 27, 2004
Audition: Los Angeles and San Francisco
67
5
January 28, 2004
Audition: Hawaii
68
6
February 2, 2004
Road to Hollywood, Best and Worst of the Rest
69
7
February 3, 2004
Hollywood Week: Part 1
70
8
February 4, 2004
Hollywood Week: Part 2
71
9
February 10, 2004
Top 32: Group 1
72
10
February 11, 2004
Top 32: Group 1 Results
73
11
February 17, 2004
Top 32: Group 2
74
12
February 18, 2004
Top 32: Group 2 Results
75
13
February 24, 2004
Top 32: Group 3
76
14
February 25, 2004
Top 32: Group 3 Results
77
15
March 2, 2004
Top 32: Group 4
78
16
March 3, 2004
Top 32: Group 4 Results
79
17
March 9, 2004
Wildcard
80
18
March 10, 2004
Wildcard Results
81
19
March 16, 2004
Top 12 Perform
82
20
March 17, 2004
Top 12 Results
83
21
March 23, 2004
Top 11 Perform
84
22
March 24, 2004
Top 11 Results
85
23
March 30, 2004
Top 10 Perform
86
24
March 31, 2004
Top 10 Results
87
25
April 6, 2004
Top 9 Perform
88
26
April 7, 2004
Top 9 Results
89
27
April 14, 2004
Top 8 Perform
90
28
April 15, 2004
Top 8 Results
91
29
April 20, 2004
Top 7 Perform
92
30
April 21, 2004
Top 7 Results
93
31
April 27, 2004
Top 6 Perform
94
32
April 28, 2004
Top 6 Results
95
33
May 4, 2004
Top 5 Perform
96
34
May 5, 2004
Top 5 Results
97
35
May 5, 2004
Top 4 Perform
98
36
May 12, 2004
Top 4 Results
99
37
May 18, 2004
Top 3 Perform
100
38
May 19, 2004
Top 3 Results
101
39
May 25, 2004
Top 2 Perform
102
40
May 26, 2004
Season 3 Finale
Season 4 (2005) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
103
1
January 18, 2005
Washington D.C. Auditions
104
2
January 19, 2005
St. Louis Auditions
105
3
January 25, 2005
New Orleans Auditions
106
4
January 26, 2005
Las Vegas Auditions
107
5
February 1, 2005
Cleveland and Orlando Auditions
108
6
February 2, 2005
San Francisco Auditions
109
7
February 8, 2005
Hollywood Week: Part 1
110
8
February 9, 2005
Hollywood Week: Part 2
111
9
February 15, 2005
Hollywood Week: Part 3
112
10
February 16, 2005
Hollywood Week: Part 4
113
11
February 21, 2005
Top 12 Men Perform
114
12
February 22, 2005
Top 12 Women Perform
115
13
February 23, 2005
Top 24 Results
116
14
February 28, 2005
Top 10 Men Perform
117
15
March 1, 2005
Top 10 Women Perform
118
16
March 2, 2005
Top 20 Results
119
17
March 7, 2005
Top 8 Men Perform
120
18
March 8, 2005
Top 8 Women Perform
121
19
March 9, 2005
Top 16 Results
122
20
March 15, 2005
Top 12 Perform
123
21
March 16, 2005
Top 12 Results
124
22
March 22, 2005
Top 11 Perform
125
23
March 24, 2005
Top 11 Results
126
24
March 29, 2005
Top 10 Perform
127
25
March 30, 2005
Top 10 Results
128
26
April 5, 2005
Top 9 Perform
129
27
April 6, 2005
Top 9 Results
130
28
April 12, 2005
Top 8 Perform
131
29
April 13, 2005
Top 8 Results
132
30
April 19, 2005
Top 7 Perform
133
31
April 20, 2005
Top 7 Results
134
32
April 26, 2005
Top 6 Perform
135
33
April 27, 2005
Top 6 Results
136
34
May 3, 2005
Top 5 Perform
137
35
May 4, 2005
Top 5 Results
138
36
May 10, 2005
Top 4 Perform
139
37
May 11, 2005
Top 4 Results
140
38
May 17, 2005
Top 3 Perform
141
39
May 18, 2005
Top 3 Results
142
40
May 24, 2005
Top 2 Perform
143
41
May 25, 2005
Season 4 Finale
Season 5 (2006) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
144
1
January 17, 2006
Chicago Auditions
145
2
January 18, 2006
Denver Auditions
146
3
January 24, 2006
Greensboro Auditions
147
4
January 25, 2006
San Francisco Auditions
148
5
January 31, 2006
Las Vegas Auditions
149
6
February 1, 2006
Austin Auditions
150
7
February 7, 2006
Boston Auditions
151
8
February 8, 2006
Hollywood Round 1
152
9
February 14, 2006
Hollywood Round 2
153
10
February 15, 2006
Hollywood: Top 24 Revealed
154
11
February 21, 2006
Top 12 Men Perform
155
12
February 22, 2006
Top 12 Women Perform
156
13
February 23, 2006
Top 24 Results
157
14
February 28, 2006
Top 10 Men Perform
158
15
March 1, 2006
Top 10 Women Perform
159
16
March 2, 2006
Top 20 Results
160
17
March 7, 2006
Top 8 Men Perform
161
18
March 8, 2006
Top 8 Women Perform
162
19
March 9, 2006
Top 16 Results
163
20
March 14, 2006
Top 12 Perform
164
21
March 15, 2006
Top 12 Results
165
22
March 21, 2006
Top 11 Perform
166
23
March 22, 2006
Top 11 Results
167
24
March 28, 2006
Top 10 Perform
168
25
March 29, 2006
Top 10 Results
169
26
April 4, 2006
Top 9 Perform
170
27
April 5, 2006
Top 9 Results
171
28
April 11, 2006
Top 8 Perform
172
29
April 12, 2006
Top 8 Results
173
30
April 18, 2006
Top 7 Perform
174
31
April 19, 2006
Top 7 Results
175
32
April 25, 2006
Top 6 Perform
176
33
April 26, 2006
Top 6 Results
177
34
May 2, 2006
Top 5 Perform
178
35
May 3, 2006
Top 5 Results
179
36
May 9, 2006
Top 4 Perform
180
37
May 10, 2006
Top 4 Results
181
38
May 16, 2006
Top 3 Perform
182
39
May 17, 2006
Top 3 Results
183
40
May 23, 2006
Top 2 Perform
184
41
May 24, 2006
Season 5 Finale
Season 6 (2007) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
185
1
January 16, 2007
Minneapolis Auditions
186
2
January 17, 2007
Seattle Auditions
187
3
January 23, 2007
Memphis Auditions
188
4
January 24, 2007
New York Auditions
189
5
January 30, 2007
Birmingham Auditions
190
6
January 31, 2007
Los Angeles Auditions
191
7
February 6, 2007
San Antonio Auditions
192
8
February 7, 2007
Best of the Rest
193
9
February 13, 2007
Hollywood Round, Part 1
194
10
February 14, 2007
Hollywood Round, Part 2
195
11
February 20, 2007
Top 12 Men Perform
196
12
February 21, 2007
Top 12 Women Perform
197
13
February 22, 2007
Top 24 Results
198
14
February 27, 2007
Top 10 Men Perform
199
15
February 28, 2007
Top 10 Women Perform
200
16
March 1, 2007
Top 20 Results
201
17
March 6, 2007
Top 8 Men Perform
202
18
March 7, 2007
Top 8 Women Perform
203
19
March 8, 2007
Top 12 Revealed
204
20
March 13, 2007
Top 12 Perform
205
21
March 14, 2007
Top 12 Results
206
22
March 20, 2007
Top 11 Perform
207
23
March 21, 2007
Top 11 Results
208
24
March 27, 2007
Top 10 Perform
209
25
March 28, 2007
Top 10 Results
210
26
April 3, 2007
Top 9 Perform
211
27
April 4, 2007
Top 9 Results
212
28
April 10, 2007
Top 8 Perform
213
29
April 11, 2007
Top 8 Results
214
30
April 17, 2007
Top 7 Perform
215
31
April 18, 2007
Top 7 Results
216
32
April 24, 2007
Top 6 Perform
217
33
May 1, 2007
Top 6 Perform Again
218
34
May 2, 2007
Top 6 Results
221
35
May 8, 2007
Top 4 Perform
222
36
May 9, 2007
Top 4 Results
223
37
May 15, 2007
Top 3 Perform
224
38
May 16, 2007
Top 3 Results
225
39
May 22, 2007
Top 2 Perform
226
40
May 23, 2007
Season 6 Finale
Season 7 (2008) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
227
1
January 15, 2008
Philadelphia Auditions
228
2
January 16, 2008
Dallas Auditions
229
3
January 22, 2008
San Diego Auditions
230
4
January 23, 2008
Charleston Auditions
231
5
January 29, 2008
Omaha Auditions
232
6
January 30, 2008
Miami Auditions
233
7
February 5, 2008
Atlanta Auditions
234
8
February 6, 2008
Best of the Rest
235
9
February 12, 2008
Hollywood Round, Part 1
236
10
February 13, 2008
Hollywood Round, Part 2
237
11
February 19, 2008
Top 12 Men Perform
238
12
February 20, 2008
Top 12 Women Perform
239
13
February 21, 2008
Top 24 Results
240
14
February 26, 2008
Top 10 Men Perform
241
15
February 27, 2008
Top 10 Women Perform
242
16
February 28, 2008
Top 20 Results
243
17
March 4, 2008
Top 8 Men Perform
244
18
March 5, 2008
Top 8 Women Perform
245
19
March 6, 2008
Top 12 Revealed
246
20
March 11, 2008
Top 12 Perform
247
21
March 12, 2008
Top 12 Results
248
22
March 18, 2008
Top 11 Perform
249
23
March 19, 2008
Top 11 Results
250
24
March 25, 2008
Top 10 Perform
251
25
March 26, 2008
Top 10 Results
252
26
April 1, 2008
Top 9 Perform
253
27
April 2, 2008
Top 9 Results
254
28
April 8, 2008
Top 8 Perform
255
29
April 10, 2008
Top 8 Results
256
30
April 15, 2008
Top 7 Perform
257
31
April 16, 2008
Top 7 Results
258
32
April 22, 2008
Top 6 Perform
259
33
April 23, 2008
Top 6 Results
260
34
April 29, 2008
Top 5 Perform
261
35
April 30, 2008
Top 5 Results
262
36
May 6, 2008
Top 4 Perform
263
37
May 7, 2008
Top 4 Results
264
38
May 13, 2008
Top 3 Perform
265
39
May 14, 2008
Top 3 Results
266
40
May 20, 2008
Top 2 Perform
267
41
May 21, 2008
Season 7 Finale
Season 8 (2009) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
268
1
January 13, 2009
Phoenix Auditions
269
2
January 14, 2009
Kansas City Auditions
270
3
January 20, 2009
San Francisco Auditions
271
4
January 21, 2009
Louisville Auditions
272
5
January 27, 2009
Jacksonville Auditions
273
6
January 28, 2009
Salt Lake City Auditions
274
7
January 29, 2009
New York and San Juan Auditions
275
8
February 3, 2009
Hollywood Round, Part 1
276
9
February 4, 2009
Hollywood Round, Part 2
277
10
February 10, 2009
Hollywood Round, Part 3
278
11
February 11, 2009
Hollywood Round, Part 4
279
12
February 17, 2009
Group 1 Semi-Finalists Perform
280
13
February 18, 2009
Group 1 Results Show
281
14
February 25, 2009
Group 2 Semi-Finalists Perform
282
15
February 26, 2009
Group 2 Results
283
16
March 3, 2009
Group 3 Semi-Finalists Perform
284
17
March 4, 2009
Group 3 Results
285
18
March 5, 2009
Wild Card Round
286
19
March 10, 2009
Top 13 Perform
287
20
March 11, 2009
Top 13 Results
288
21
March 17, 2009
Top 11 Perform
289
22
March 18, 2009
Top 11 Results
290
23
March 25, 2009
Top 10 Perform
291
24
March 26, 2009
Top 10 Results
292
25
March 31, 2009
Top 9 Perform
293
26
April 1, 2009
Top 9 Results
294
27
April 7, 2009
Top 8 Perform
295
28
April 8, 2009
Top 8 Results
296
29
April 14, 2009
Top 7 Perform
297
30
April 15, 2009
Top 7 Results
298
31
April 21, 2009
Top 7 Redux Perform
299
32
April 22, 2009
Top 7 Redux Results
300
33
April 28, 2009
Top 5 Perform
301
34
April 29, 2009
Top 5 Results
302
35
May 5, 2009
Top 4 Perform
303
36
May 6, 2009
Top 4 Results
304
37
May 12, 2009
Top 3 Perform
305
38
May 13, 2009
Top 3 Results
306
39
May 19, 2009
Top 2 Perform
307
40
May 20, 2009
Season 8 Finale
Season 9 (2010) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
308
1
January 12, 2010
Boston Auditions
309
2
January 13, 2010
Atlanta Auditions
310
3
January 19, 2010
Chicago Auditions
311
4
January 20, 2010
Orlando Auditions
312
5
January 26, 2010
Los Angeles Auditions
313
6
January 27, 2010
Dallas Auditions
314
7
February 2, 2010
Denver Auditions
315
8
February 3, 2010
Best of the Rest
316
9
February 9, 2010
Hollywood Round, Part 1
317
10
February 10, 2010
Hollywood Round, Part 2
318
11
February 16, 2010
Hollywood Round, Part 3
319
12
February 17, 2010
Hollywood Round, Part 4
320
13
February 23, 2010
Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform
321
14
February 24, 2010
Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform
322
15
February 25, 2010
First Results Show
323
16
March 2, 2010
Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform
324
17
March 3, 2010
Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform
325
18
March 4, 2010
Second Results Show
326
19
March 9, 2010
Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform
327
20
March 10, 2010
Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform
328
21
March 11, 2010
Third Results Show/Top 12 Revealed
329
22
March 16, 2010
Top 12 Finalists Perform
330
23
March 17, 2010
Top 12 Results Show
331
24
March 23, 2010
Top 11 Finalists Perform
332
25
March 24, 2010
Top 11 Results Show
333
26
March 30, 2010
Top 10 Finalists Perform
334
27
March 31, 2010
Top 10 Results Show
335
28
April 6, 2010
Top 9 Finalists Perform
336
29
April 7, 2010
Top 9 Results Show
337
30
April 13, 2010
Top 9 Finalists Perform Again
338
31
April 14, 2010
Double Elimination Top 9 Results Show
339
32
April 20, 2010
Top 7 Finalists Perform
340
33
April 21, 2010
Top 7 Results Show/Idol Gives Back
341
34
April 27, 2010
Top 6 Finalists Perform
342
35
April 28, 2010
Top 6 Results Show
343
36
May 4, 2010
Top 5 Finalists Perform
344
37
May 5, 2010
Top 5 Results Show
345
38
May 11, 2010
Top 4 Finalists Perform
346
39
May 12, 2010
Top 4 Results Show
347
40
May 18, 2010
Top 3 Finalists Perform
348
41
May 19, 2010
Top 3 Results Show
349
42
May 25, 2010
Top 2 Finalists Perform
350
43
May 26, 2010
Winner Revealed
Season 10 (2011) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
351
1
January 19, 2011
East Rutherford Auditions
352
2
January 20, 2011
New Orleans Auditions
353
3
January 26, 2011
Milwaukee Auditions
354
4
January 27, 2011
Nashville Auditions
355
5
February 2, 2011
Austin Auditions
356
6
February 3, 2011
Los Angeles Auditions
357
7
February 9, 2011
San Francisco Auditions
358
8
February 10, 2011
Hollywood Round, Part 1
359
9
February 16, 2011
Hollywood Round, Part 2
360
10
February 17, 2011
Hollywood Round, Part 3
361
11
February 23, 2011
Las Vegas Round/Top 24 Chosen, Part 1
362
12
February 24, 2011
Top 24 Chosen, Part 2
363
13
March 1, 2011
Top 12 Males Perform
364
14
March 2, 2011
Top 12 Females Perform
365
15
March 3, 2011
Top 10 Finalists + 3 WCs Revealed
366
16
March 9, 2011
Top 13 Finalists Perform
367
17
March 10, 2011
Top 13 Results Show
368
18
March 16, 2011
Top 12 Finalists Perform
369
19
March 17, 2011
Top 12 Results Show
370
20
March 23, 2011
Top 11 Finalists Perform
371
21
March 24, 2011
Top 11 Results Show
372
22
March 30, 2011
Top 11 Finalists Perform, Part 2
373
23
March 31, 2011
Top 11 Results Show, Part 2
374
24
April 6, 2011
Top 9 Finalists Perform
375
25
April 7, 2011
Top 9 Results Show
376
26
April 13, 2011
Top 9 Finalists Perform Again
377
27
April 14, 2011
Double Elimination Top 9 Results Show
378
28
April 20, 2011
Top 7 Finalists Perform
379
29
April 21, 2011
Top 7 Results Show/Idol Gives Back
380
30
April 27, 2011
Top 6 Finalists Perform
381
31
April 28, 2011
Top 6 Results Show
382
32
May 4, 2011
Top 5 Finalists Perform
383
33
May 5, 2011
Top 5 Results Show
384
34
May 11, 2011
Top 4 Finalists Perform
385
35
May 12, 2011
Top 4 Results Show
386
36
May 18, 2011
Top 3 Finalists Perform
387
37
May 19, 2011
Top 3 Results Show
388
38
May 24, 2011
Top 2 Finalists Perform
389
39
May 25, 2011
Winner Revealed
Season 11 (2012) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
390
1
January 18, 2012
Savannah Auditions
391
2
January 19, 2012
Pittsburgh Auditions
392
3
January 22, 2012
San Diego Auditions
393
4
January 25, 2012
Aspen Auditions
394
5
January 26, 2012
Houston/Galveston Auditions
395
6
February 1, 2012
Portland Auditions
396
7
February 2, 2012
St. Louis Auditions
397
8
February 8, 2012
Hollywood Week, Part 1
398
9
February 9, 2012
Hollywood Week, Part 2
399
10
February 15, 2012
Hollywood Week, Part 3
400
11
February 16, 2012
Las Vegas Round
401
12
February 22, 2012
Final Judgement, Part 1
402
13
February 23, 2012
Final Judgement, Part 2
403
14
February 28, 2012
Semifinalists Boys Perform
404
15
February 29, 2012
Semifinalists Girls Perform
405
16
March 1, 2012
Wildcard Results/Finalists Chosen
406
17
March 7, 2012
Top 13 Perform
407
18
March 8, 2012
Top 13 Results
408
19
March 8, 2012
Top 11 Perform
409
20
March 15, 2012
Top 11 Results
410
21
March 21, 2012
Top 10 Perform
411
22
March 22, 2012
Top 10 Results
412
23
March 28, 2012
Top 9 Perform
413
24
March 29, 2012
Top 9 Results
414
25
April 4, 2012
Top 8 Perform
415
26
April 5, 2012
Top 8 Results
416
27
April 11, 2012
Top 7 Perform
417
28
April 12, 2012
Top 7 Results
418
29
April 18, 2012
Top 7 Redux Perform
419
30
April 19, 2012
Top 7 Redux Results
420
31
April 25, 2012
Top 6 Perform
421
32
April 26, 2012
Top 6 Results
422
33
May 2, 2012
Top 5 Perform
423
34
May 3, 2012
Top 5 Results
424
35
May 9, 2012
Top 4 Perform
425
36
May 10, 2012
Top 4 Results
426
37
May 16, 2012
Top 3 Perform
427
38
May 17, 2012
Top 3 Results
428
39
May 22, 2012
Top 2 Perform
429
40
May 23, 2012
Finale
Season 12 (2013) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
430
1
January 16, 2013
New York City Auditions
431
2
January 17, 2013
Chicago Auditions
432
3
January 23, 2013
Charlotte Auditions
433
4
January 24, 2013
New Orleans Auditions
434
5
January 30, 2013
San Antonio and Los Angeles Auditions
435
6
January 31, 2013
Oklahoma City Auditions
436
7
February 6, 2013
Hollywood Round, Part 1
437
8
February 7, 2013
Hollywood Round, Part 2
438
9
February 13, 2013
Hollywood Round, Part 3
439
10
February 14, 2013
Hollywood Round, Part 4
440
11
February 20, 2013
Las Vegas, Girls Perform
441
12
February 21, 2013
Las Vegas, Guys Perform
442
13
February 21, 2013
Las Vegas, Girls Perform 2
443
14
February 28, 2013
Las Vegas, Guys Perform 2
444
15
March 5, 2013
Semifinalists Girls Perform
445
16
March 6, 2013
Semifinalists Boys Perform
446
17
March 7, 2013
Finalists Chosen
447
18
March 13, 2013
Top 10 Perform
448
19
March 14, 2013
Top 10 Results
449
20
March 20, 2013
Top 9 Perform
450
21
March 21, 2013
Top 9 Results
451
22
March 27, 2013
Top 8 Perform
452
23
March 28, 2013
Top 8 Results
453
24
April 3, 2013
Top 7 Perform
454
25
April 4, 2013
Top 7 Results
455
26
April 10, 2013
Top 6 Perform
456
27
April 11, 2013
Top 6 Results
457
28
April 17, 2013
Top 5 Perform
458
29
April 18, 2013
Top 5 Results
459
30
April 24, 2013
Top 4 Perform
460
31
April 25, 2013
Top 4 Results
461
32
May 1, 2013
Top 4 Redux Perform
462
33
May 2, 2013
Top 4 Redux Results
463
34
May 8, 2013
Top 3 Perform
464
35
May 9, 2013
Top 3 Results
465
36
May 15, 2013
Top 2 Perform
466
37
May 16, 2013
Finale
Season 13 (2014) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
467
1
January 15, 2014
Boston/Austin Auditions
468
2
January 16, 2014
Austin/San Francisco Auditions
469
3
January 22, 2014
Detroit Auditions
470
4
January 23, 2014
Atlanta Auditions
471
5
January 29, 2014
Salt Lake City Auditions
472
6
January 30, 2014
Omaha Auditions
473
7
February 5, 2014
Hollywood or Home
474
8
February 6, 2014
Hollywood Round, Week #1
475
9
February 12, 2014
Hollywood Round, Week #2
476
10
February 13, 2014
Hollywood Round, Week #3
477
11
February 18, 2014
15 Girls Perform
478
12
February 19, 2014
15 Boys Perform
479
13
February 20, 2014
Results Show
480
14
February 26, 2014
Top 13 Perform
481
15
February 27, 2014
Top 13 Results
482
16
March 5, 2014
Top 12 Perform
483
17
March 6, 2014
Top 12 Results
484
18
March 12, 2014
Top 11 Perform
485
19
March 13, 2014
Top 11 Results
486
20
March 19, 2014
Top 10 Perform
487
21
March 20, 2014
Top 10 Results
488
22
March 26, 2014
Top 9 Perform
489
23
March 27, 2014
Top 9 Results
490
24
April 2, 2014
Top 8 Perform
491
25
April 3, 2014
Top 8 Results
492
26
April 9, 2014
Top 8 Redux Perform
493
27
April 10, 2014
Top 8 Redux Results
494
28
April 16, 2014
Top 7 Perform
495
29
April 17, 2014
Top 7 Results
496
30
April 23, 2014
Top 6 Perform
497
31
April 24, 2014
Top 6 Results
498
32
April 30, 2014
Top 5 Perform
499
33
May 1, 2014
Top 5 Results
500
34
May 7, 2014
Top 4 Perform
501
35
May 8, 2014
Top 4 Results
502
36
May 14, 2014
Top 3 Perform
503
37
May 15, 2014
Top 3 Results
504
38
May 20, 2014
Top 2 Perform
505
39
May 21, 2014
Finale
Season 14 (2015) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
506
1
January 7, 2015
Nashville Auditions
507
2
January 8, 2015
Nashville and Kansas City Auditions
508
3
January 14, 2015
Kansas City Auditions
509
4
January 15, 2015
Brooklyn Auditions
510
5
January 21, 2015
Minneapolis Auditions
511
6
January 22, 2015
New Orleans Auditions
512
7
January 28, 2015
San Francisco Auditions
513
8
January 29, 2015
San Francisco Auditions (Continued)
514
9
February 4, 2015
Hollywood Week: Part 1
515
10
February 5, 2015
Hollywood Week: Part 2
516
11
February 11, 2015
Hollywood Week: Part 3
517
12
February 12, 2015
Hollywood Week: Part 4
518
13
February 18, 2015
Showcase Week: Part 1
519
14
February 19, 2015
Showcase Week: Part 2
520
15
February 25, 2015
Top 12 Boys Perform
521
16
February 26, 2015
Top 12 Girls Perform
522
17
March 4, 2015
Top 8 Guys Perform
523
18
March 5, 2015
Top 8 Girls Perform
524
19
March 11, 2015
Top 12 Revealed
525
20
March 12, 2015
Top 12 Perform
526
21
March 19, 2015
Top 10 Perform
527
22
March 25, 2015
Top 9 Perform
528
23
April 1, 2015
Top 8 Perform
529
24
April 8, 2015
Top 7 Perform
530
25
April 15, 2015
Top 6 Perform
531
26
April 22, 2015
Top 5 Perform
532
27
April 29, 2015
Top 4 Perform
533
28
May 6, 2015
Top 3 Perform
534
29
May 12, 2015
Top 2 Perform
535
30
May 13, 2015
Winner Announced
Season 15 (2016) [ ]
No. Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
536
1
January 6, 2016
Denver and Atlanta Auditions
537
2
January 7, 2016
Little Rock and San Francisco Auditions
538
3
January 13, 2016
Philadelphia Auditions
539
4
January 14, 2016
Denver and Little Rock Auditions
540
5
January 20, 2016
Atlanta, Little Rock, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions
541
6
January 21, 2016
Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions
542
7
January 27, 2016
Hollywood Round #1
543
8
January 28, 2016
Hollywood Round #2
544
9
February 3, 2016
Hollywood Round #3
545
10
February 4, 2016
Hollywood Round #4
546
11
February 10, 2016
Showcase #1: 1st 12 Performances
547
12
February 11, 2016
Showcase #2: Judges Vote
548
13
February 17, 2016
Showcase #3: 2nd 12 Performances
549
14
February 18, 2016
Showcase #4: Judges Vote
550
15
February 24, 2016
Wildcard Night: Judges Pick
551
16
February 25, 2016
Top 10 Revealed and Perform
552
17
March 3, 2016
Top 8 Perform
553
18
March 10, 2016
Top 6 Perform
554
19
March 17, 2016
Top 5 Perform
555
20
March 24, 2016
Top 4 Perform
556
21
March 31, 2016
Top 3 Perform
557
22
April 6, 2016
Top 2 Perform
558
23
April 7, 2016
Winner Chosen
Specials [ ]
No. Premiere date
Title
Notes
1
January 21, 2003
American Idol Revisited
2
February 19, 2003
Best of the Worst
3
April 21, 2003
Halfway Home
4
May 21, 2003
Finale Pre-Show Special
5
June 20, 2003
Justin to Kelly: The Rise of Two American Idols
6
November 25, 2003
An American Idol Christmas
7
March 1, 2004
Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented
8
May 3, 2004
The Final Five
9
May 17, 2004
The Final Three
10
May 23, 2004
The American Idol Phenomenon
11
March 23, 2005
Top 11 Finalists Repeat
12
May 19, 2005
International Best of the Worst
13
April 25, 2007
Idol Gives Back
14
April 9, 2008
15
April 5, 2016
American Dream
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