American Idol

·2002 ·10 Seasons ·Reality

Every season, aspiring vocalists from across the nation compete for a chance to join one of television's most iconic talent competitions. With dreams of stardom and a coveted title at stake, contestants showcase their singing abilities in front of a panel of judges. As the competition progresses, only the most talented will advance, leading to an exhilarating quest to determine the next American Idol. Excitement, drama, and unforgettable performances keep audiences on the edge of their seats as they root for their favorites.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1 Season 1 9 ep
1
In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else
In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else
2007-09-26
2
In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor
In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor
2007-10-03
3
In Which Addison Finds the Magic
In Which Addison Finds the Magic
2007-10-10
4
In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get-Together
In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get-Together
2007-10-17
5
In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead
In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead
2007-10-24
6
In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
2007-10-31
7
In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride
In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride
2007-11-14
8
In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm
In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm
2007-11-21
9
In Which Dell Finds His Fight
In Which Dell Finds His Fight
2007-12-05
1
A Family Thing
A Family Thing
2008-10-01
2
Equal and Opposite
Equal and Opposite
2008-10-08
3
Nothing to Talk About
Nothing to Talk About
2008-10-22
4
Past Tense
Past Tense
2008-10-29
5
Let It Go
Let It Go
2008-11-05
6
Serving Two Masters
Serving Two Masters
2008-11-19
7
Tempting Faith
Tempting Faith
2008-11-26
8
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
2008-12-03
9
Know When to Fold
Know When to Fold
2008-12-10
10
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart
2008-12-17
11
Contamination
Contamination
2009-01-08
12
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound
2009-01-15
13
Nothing to Fear
Nothing to Fear
2009-01-22
14
Second Chances
Second Chances
2009-01-29
15
Acceptance
Acceptance
2009-02-05
16
Ex-Life
Ex-Life
2009-02-12
17
Wait and See
Wait and See
2009-02-19
18
Finishing
Finishing
2009-03-12
19
What Women Want
What Women Want
2009-03-19
20
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
2009-03-26
21
What You Do for Love
What You Do for Love
2009-04-23
22
Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
2009-04-30
1
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family
2009-10-01
2
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
2009-10-08
3
Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now
2009-10-15
4
Pushing the Limits
Pushing the Limits
2009-10-22
5
Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows
2009-10-29
6
Slip Slidin' Away
Slip Slidin' Away
2009-11-05
7
The Hard Part
The Hard Part
2009-11-12
8
Sins of the Father
Sins of the Father
2009-11-19
9
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
2009-12-03
10
Blowups
Blowups
2009-12-03
11
Another Second Chance
Another Second Chance
2010-01-14
12
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
2010-01-21
13
Shotgun
Shotgun
2010-02-04
14
Love Bites
Love Bites
2010-02-11
15
'Til Death Do Us Part
'Til Death Do Us Part
2010-02-18
16
Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying
2010-03-04
17
Triangles
Triangles
2010-03-11
18
Pulling the Plug
Pulling the Plug
2010-03-25
19
Eyes Wide Open
Eyes Wide Open
2010-04-01
20
Second Choices
Second Choices
2010-04-22
21
War
War
2010-04-29
22
In the Name of Love
In the Name of Love
2010-05-06
23
The End of a Beautiful Friendship
The End of a Beautiful Friendship
2010-05-13
1
Take Two
Take Two
2010-09-23
2
Short Cuts
Short Cuts
2010-09-30
3
Playing God
Playing God
2010-10-07
4
A Better Place to Be
A Better Place to Be
2010-10-14
5
In or Out
In or Out
2010-10-21
6
All in the Family
All in the Family
2010-10-28
7
Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
2010-11-04
8
What Happens Next?
What Happens Next?
2010-11-11
9
Can't Find My Way Back Home
Can't Find My Way Back Home
2010-11-18
10
Just Lose It
Just Lose It
2010-12-02
11
If You Don't Know Me By Now
If You Don't Know Me By Now
2011-01-06
12
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
2011-02-03
13
Blind Love
Blind Love
2011-02-10
14
Home Again
Home Again
2011-02-17
15
Two Steps Back
Two Steps Back
2011-02-24
16
Love and Lies
Love and Lies
2011-03-17
17
A Step Too Far
A Step Too Far
2011-03-24
18
The Hardest Part
The Hardest Part
2011-03-31
19
What We Have Here...
What We Have Here...
2011-04-28
20
Something Old, Something New
Something Old, Something New
2011-05-05
21
God Bless the Child
God Bless the Child
2011-05-12
22
...And to Change the Things I Can
...And to Change the Things I Can
2011-05-19
1
God Laughs
God Laughs
2011-09-29
2
Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules
2011-10-06
3
Deal with It
Deal with It
2011-10-13
4
Remember Me
Remember Me
2011-10-20
5
Step One
Step One
2011-10-27
6
If I Hadn't Forgotten...
If I Hadn't Forgotten...
2011-11-03
7
Don’t Stop 'Till You Get Enough
Don’t Stop 'Till You Get Enough
2011-11-10
8
Who We Are
Who We Are
2011-11-17
9
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
2011-11-17
10
Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother?
2012-01-05
11
The Standing Eight Count
The Standing Eight Count
2012-01-12
12
Losing Battles
Losing Battles
2012-01-19
13
The Time Has Come
The Time Has Come
2012-02-02
14
Too Much
Too Much
2012-02-09
15
You Break My Heart
You Break My Heart
2012-02-16
16
Andromeda
Andromeda
2012-02-23
17
The Letting Go
The Letting Go
2012-03-15
18
It Was Inevitable
It Was Inevitable
2012-04-17
19
And Then There Was One
And Then There Was One
2012-04-24
20
True Colors
True Colors
2012-05-01
21
Drifting Back
Drifting Back
2012-05-08
22
Gone, Baby, Gone
Gone, Baby, Gone
2012-05-15
1
Aftershock
Aftershock
2012-09-25
2
Mourning Sickness
Mourning Sickness
2012-10-02
3
Good Grief
Good Grief
2012-10-09
4
You Don't Know What You've Got Till it's Gone
You Don't Know What You've Got Till it's Gone
2012-10-23
5
The Next Episode
The Next Episode
2012-11-13
6
Apron Strings
Apron Strings
2012-11-20
7
The World According to Jake
The World According to Jake
2012-11-21
8
Life Support
Life Support
2012-12-04
9
I'm Fine
I'm Fine
2012-12-11
10
Georgia on My Mind
Georgia on My Mind
2012-12-18
11
Good Fries Are Hard to Come By
Good Fries Are Hard to Come By
2013-01-08
12
Full Release
Full Release
2013-01-15
13
In Which We Say Goodbye
In Which We Say Goodbye
2013-01-22
1
Philadelphia Auditions
2008-01-15
2
Dallas Auditions
2008-01-16
3
San Diego Auditions
2008-01-22
4
Charleston Auditions
2008-01-23
5
Omaha Auditions
2008-01-29
6
Miami Auditions
2008-01-30
7
Atlanta Auditions
2008-02-05
8
Best of the Rest Auditions
2008-02-16
9
Hollywood Round
2008-02-12
10
Top 24 Chosen
2008-02-13
11
The Top 12 Boys Perform
2008-02-19
12
Top 12 Girls Compete
2008-02-20
13
Top 24 Results
2008-02-21
14
Top 10 Boys Compete
2008-02-26
15
Top 10 Girls Compete
2008-02-27
16
Top 20 Results
2008-02-28
17
Top 8 Boys Compete
2008-03-04
18
Top 8 Girls Compete
2008-03-05
19
Top 16 Results
2008-03-06
20
Top 12 Finalists Perform
2008-03-11
21
Top 12 Results
2008-03-12
22
Top 11 Finalists Perform
2008-03-18
23
Top 11 Results
2008-03-19
24
Top 10 Finalists Perform
2008-03-25
25
One Voted Off Live
2008-03-26
26
Top 9 Finalists Perform
2008-04-01
27
Top 9 Results
2008-04-02
28
Top 8 Finalists
2008-04-08
29
Idol Gives Back
2008-04-09
30
1 of 8 Voted Off
2008-04-10
31
Top 7 Finalists
2008-04-15
32
1 of 7 Voted Off
2008-04-16
33
Top 6 Finalists
2008-04-22
34
1 of 6 Voted Off
2008-04-23
35
Top 5 Finalists
2008-04-29
36
1 of 5 Voted Off
2008-04-30
37
Top 4 Finalists
2008-05-06
38
1 of 4 Voted Off
2008-05-07
39
Top 3 Finalists
2008-05-13
40
1 of 3 Voted Off
2008-05-14
41
Top 2 Finalists Perform
2008-05-20
42
Winner Announced
2008-05-21
20
2 of 13 Voted Off
2009-03-11
1
Auditions #1
Auditions #1
2015-01-07
2
Auditions No. 2
Auditions No. 2
2015-01-08
3
Auditions No. 3
Auditions No. 3
2015-01-14
4
Auditions No. 4
Auditions No. 4
2015-01-15
5
Auditions No. 5
Auditions No. 5
2015-01-21
6
Auditions No. 6
Auditions No. 6
2015-01-22
7
Auditions #7
Auditions #7
2015-01-28
8
Auditions #8
Auditions #8
2015-01-29
9
Hollywood Week #1
2015-02-04
10
Hollywood Week #2
Hollywood Week #2
2015-02-05
11
Hollywood Week #3
Hollywood Week #3
2015-02-11
12
Hollywood Week #4
Hollywood Week #4
2015-02-12
13
Showcase No. 1
Showcase No. 1
2015-02-18
14
Showcase No. 2
Showcase No. 2
2015-02-19
15
Top 12 Boys Perform
Top 12 Boys Perform
2015-02-25
16
Top 12 Girls Perform
Top 12 Girls Perform
2015-02-26
17
Top 8 Girls Perform
2015-03-04
18
Top 8 Boys Perform
2015-03-05
19
Top 12 Revealed
2015-03-11
20
Top 12 Perform
2015-03-12
21
Top 10 Perform
2015-03-19
22
Top 9 Perform
2015-03-25
23
Top 8 Perform
Top 8 Perform
2015-04-01
24
Top 7 Perform
2015-04-08
25
Top 6 Perform
2015-04-15
1
Denver & Atlanta Auditions
2016-01-06
2
Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions
2016-01-07
3
Philadelphia Auditions
2016-01-13
4
Denver & Little Rock Auditions
2016-01-14
5
Auditions #5
2016-01-20
6
Auditions #6
2016-01-21
7
Hollywood Round #1
2016-01-27
8
Hollywood Round #2
2016-01-28
9
Hollywood Round #3
2016-02-03
10
Hollywood Round #4
2016-02-04
11
Showcase #1: 1st 12 Performances
2016-02-10
12
Showcase #2: Judges Vote
2016-02-11
13
Showcase #3: 2nd 12 Performances
2016-02-17
14
Showcase #4: Judges Vote
2016-02-18
15
Wildcard Night: Judges Pick
2016-02-24
16
Top 10 Revealed and Perform
2016-02-25
17
Episode 17
2016-03-03
18
Top 6 Perform
2016-03-10
19
Top 5 Perform
2016-03-17
20
Episode 20
2016-03-24
21
Episode 21
2016-03-31
22
American Dream
2016-04-05
23
Finale, Part 1
2016-04-06

Actors

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Acting
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Acting
Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Acting
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr.
Acting

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