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Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
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Season 1
1. 1- 1 11 Jun 02 Debut
2. 1- 2 12 Jun 02 Episode Two
3. 1- 3 18 Jun 02 No Way Jim Moves On After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon?
4. 1- 4 19 Jun 02 Dewey Defeats Truman!
5. 1- 5 25 Jun 02 Army Of The Mediocre
6. 1- 6 26 Jun 02 Six Pack
7. 1- 7 2 Jul 02 The Bad, The Even Worse and The Ugly
8. 1- 8 3 Jul 02 Judge Fight!
9. 1- 9 10 Jul 02 Wild!
10. 1-10 16 Jul 02 The Live Album!
11. 1-11 17 Jul 02 The Unkindest Cuts
12. 1-12 23 Jul 02 Pride Goeth Before The ‘Fro
13. 1-13 24 Jul 02 Clash of the Titanic Egos
14. 1-14 30 Jul 02 The Big Time!
15. 1-15 31 Jul 02 Ryan-ara!
16. 1-16 6 Aug 02 Jump, Jive and Fail!
17. 1-17 7 Aug 02 Nooooooooooooooooooooo!
18. 1-18 13 Aug 02 Five Alive (And An Assortment Of Other Bad Puns)
19. 1-19 14 Aug 02 RJ is Short for
20. 1-20 20 Aug 02 Two for Each One
21. 1-21 21 Aug 02 What? Who? You're sure now?
22. 1-22 27 Aug 02 Three Do Two
23. 1-23 28 Aug 02 Two More
24. 1-24 3 Sep 02 Showdown!
Season 1
24. V- 1 Video-1 15 Oct 02 American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Season 1
25. 1-25 4 Sep 02 EL FINALE!
Season 2
26. 2- 1 21 Jan 03 Start It Up!
27. 2- 2 21 Jan 03 Part Deux
28. 2- 3 28 Jan 03 One Last Batch
29. 2- 4 29 Jan 03 Cut 'Em Up
30. 2- 5 4 Feb 03 Eight is Enough!
31. 2- 6 5 Feb 03 Two to Tango
32. 2- 7 11 Feb 03 Here We Go Again
33. 2- 8 12 Feb 03 Oh, Who Will It Be?!
34. 2- 9 18 Feb 03 Eight more will come before us…
35. 2-10 19 Feb 03 Get ready to see two happy people. And six unhappy ones.
35. 2-11 19 Feb 03 American Idol: The Best of the Worst
36. 2-12 25 Feb 03 Last Batch
37. 2-13 26 Feb 03 Two By Two They March To The Finals
38. 2-14 4 Mar 03 Wild!
39. 2-15 5 Mar 03 I Need Results, Not Excuses!
40. 2-16 11 Mar 03 The Clean Dozen
41. 2-17 12 Mar 03 The First One Bites The Dust!
42. 2-18 18 Mar 03 Eleven Man Band
43. 2-19 19 Mar 03 One More Shall Fall
44. 2-20 25 Mar 03 10, 9, 8… Ah, You Know How The Rest Goes
45. 2-21 26 Mar 03 Ten Will Become Nine
46. 2-22 1 Apr 03 You Kids Be Good!
46. 2-24 2 Apr 03 Not The Final Countdown!
47. 2-25 8 Apr 03 The Hits!
48. 2-26 9 Apr 03 Eight Minus One is Seven
49. 2-27 15 Apr 03 (Insert Clever Headline Here)
50. 2-28 16 Apr 03 One Will Go. Six Will Remain. A Recap Will Be Written. You Will Laugh At Least Once.
51. 2-29 21 Apr 03 A Special Recap For A Special Episode
52. 2-30 22 Apr 03 Six Of One, Half Dozen Of Another.
53. 2-31 23 Apr 03 Six To The Five On A To The I
54. 2-32 29 Apr 03 And Then There Were Five (A Title That Can Be Used With Any Number)
55. 2-33 30 Apr 03 Five Minus One Equals Four. (And Other Simple Math)
56. 2-34 6 May 03 The Final Four Is A Trademarked Term, So I Won't Use It As A Cliched Title.
57. 2-35 7 May 03 Want To See A Magic Trick? Tonight Somebody Will Disappear!
58. 2-36 13 May 03 Trifecta!
59. 2-37 14 May 03 Soon, There Will Be Two. Very Soon, In Fact.
60. 2-38 19 May 03 Let's learn about Ruben and Clay!
61. 2-39 20 May 03 Clay v. Ruben
Special
S-40 25 Nov 03 American Idol: Christmas Songs
Season 2
62. 2-41 20 Jun 03 From Justin To Kelly: The Rise of Two American Idols
62. 2-42 21 May 03 I Bet It'll Be Ruben! Or Clay!
Season 3
63. 3- 1 301 19 Jan 04 First Show, First Recap
64. 3- 2 20 Jan 04 The Journey Continues!
65. 3- 3 21 Jan 04 Night Three!
66. 3- 4 27 Jan 04 Finally! A Show About California!
67. 3- 5 28 Jan 04 Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i!
68. 3- 6 2 Feb 04 The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.)
69. 3- 7 3 Feb 04 You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.)
70. 3- 8 4 Feb 04 87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists!
71. 3- 9 10 Feb 04 Sing!
72. 3-10 11 Feb 04 Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching.
73. 3-11 17 Feb 04 Sing Again!
74. 3-12 18 Feb 04 The Final Decision...But The Right One?
75. 3-13 24 Feb 04 I'm Back, Baby!
76. 3-14 25 Feb 04 You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists!
77. 3-15 2 Mar 04 Group Four! Then the Wild Card!
77. 3-16 1 Mar 04 Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented
78. 3-17 9 Mar 04 Wild Card Round (1)
79. 3-18 10 Mar 04 Wild Card Round (2)
80. 3-19 16 Mar 04 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen
81. 3-20 17 Mar 04 Clay Aiken Returns
82. 3-21 23 Mar 04 1 Down 11 To Go
83. 3-22 24 Mar 04 Soon There Will Be 10
84. 3-23 30 Mar 04 10 Contestants sing
85. 3-24 31 Mar 04 10 - 1 = 9
86. 3-25 6 Apr 04 ELTON JOHN theme
87. 3-26 7 Apr 04 Tamyra Gray returns
88. 3-27 14 Apr 04 8 left to compete
89. 3-28 15 Apr 04 Down to 7(Battle of the Jo(h)n's)
90. 3-29 20 Apr 04 7 sing!!
91. 3-30 21 Apr 04 6 remain - Barry Manilow visits
92. 3-31 27 Apr 04 6 perform
93. 3-32 28 Apr 04 6-1=5 is the result
94. 3-33 3 May 04 AMERICAN IDOL: THE FINAL FIVE '04
95. 3-34 4 May 04 5 Idols sing
96. 3-35 5 May 04 only 4 remain
97. 3-36 11 May 04 4 Idols perform
98. 3-37 12 May 04 Only 3 Idols remain
99. 3-38 17 May 04 The Final 3 '04
100. 3-39 18 May 04 3 sing
101. 3-40 19 May 04 Now down to 2
102. 3-41 23 May 04 American Idol: The Phenomenon
103. 3-42 25 May 04 Fantasia Barrino Vs. Diana DeGarmo
104. 3-43 26 May 04 And The Winner Is.....
Special
S-44 24 Nov 04 Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
Season 4
106. 4- 1 18 Jan 05 Washington D.C. Auditions
107. 4- 2 19 Jan 05 St. Louis, Missouri Auditions
108. 4- 3 25 Jan 05 New Orleans, Louisiana Auditions
109. 4- 4 26 Jan 05 Las Vegas, Nevada Auditions
110. 4- 5 1 Feb 05 Cleveland, Ohio & Orlando, Florida Auditions
111. 4- 6 2 Feb 05 San Francisco, California Auditions
112. 4- 7 8 Feb 05 American Idol takes the auditions to the next level...Hollywood! (1)
113. 4- 8 9 Feb 05 Hollywood Auditions Continue (2)
114. 4- 9 15 Feb 05 Auditions continue in Hollywood (3)
115. 4-10 16 Feb 05 Auditions continue in Hollywood (4)
116. 4-11 21 Feb 05 The top 12 boys perform live
117. 4-12 22 Feb 05 The top 12 girls perform live
118. 4-13 23 Feb 05 First result show of the season
119. 4-14 28 Feb 05 Ten males perform live
120. 4-15 1 Mar 05 Ten females perform live
121. 4-16 2 Mar 05 Who Has America Chosen To Stay And Who Will Go Home?
122. 4-17 ID-416 7 Mar 05 Eight Males Perform Live
123. 4-18 ID-417 8 Mar 05 Eight Females Perform Live
124. 4-19ID2-416A/417A 9 Mar 05 Top 12 Revealed
125. 4-20 15 Mar 05 Top 12 Finalists Perform For The First Time!
126. 4-21 16 Mar 05 One Must Go Home Tonight!
127. 4-22 22 Mar 05 American Idol's Top 11 Perform
Special
S-23 419X 23 Mar 05 AMERICAN IDOL'S" TOP 11 RETURN IN SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE WITH REPEAT PERFORMANCES
Season 4
129. 4-24 419A 24 Mar 05 It's Down To The Top 10
130. 4-25 29 Mar 05 Top 10 perform live
131. 4-26 30 Mar 05 It's Down to the top 9
132. 4-27 5 Apr 05 American Idol's Top 9 Perform
133. 4-28 6 Apr 05 Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Top 9
134. 4-29 12 Apr 05 Top 8 Perform
135. 4-30 13 Apr 05 Who Is Eliminated From The Top 8
136. 4-31 ID-423 19 Apr 05 Top 7 Perform
137. 4-32 ID2-423A 20 Apr 05 Who's Out Of The Top 7
138. 4-33 ID-424 26 Apr 05 Top 6 Perform
139. 4-34 ID2-424A 27 Apr 05 Who Is Eliminated From The Top 6
140. 4-35 ID-425 3 May 05 Top 5 Perform
141. 4-36 ID2-425A 4 May 05 Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Top 5
142. 4-37 10 May 05 American Idol's Final 4 Perform!
143. 4-38 11 May 05 Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Final 4
144. 4-39 17 May 05 American Idol's Final 3 Perform
145. 4-40 18 May 05 Tonight Is The Night When 3 Become 2
Special
S-41 19 May 05 American Idol Presents The World's Worst Auditions
Season 4
147. 4-42 24 May 05 Bo Bice Vs. Carrie Underwood
148. 4-43 25 May 05 And The Winner Is.......
Season 5
149. 5- 1 17 Jan 06 Chicago, IL Auditions
150. 5- 2 18 Jan 06 Denver, CO Auditions
151. 5- 3 24 Jan 06 Greensboro, NC Auditions
152. 5- 4 25 Jan 06 San Francisco, CA Auditions
153. 5- 5 31 Jan 06 Las Vegas, NV Auditions
154. 5- 6 1 Feb 06 Austin, TX Auditions
155. 5- 7 7 Feb 06 Boston, MA Auditions
156. 5- 8 8 Feb 06 Hollywood Round 1
157. 5- 9 14 Feb 06 Hollywood Round 2
158. 5-10 15 Feb 06 The top 24 semifinalists are revealed tonight
159. 5-11 21 Feb 06 The Top 12 Girls Perform Live
160. 5-12 22 Feb 06 The Top 12 Boys Perform Live
161. 5-13 23 Feb 06 First live result show of the season
162. 5-14 28 Feb 06 Top 10 Girls Perform
163. 5-15 1 Mar 06 Top 10 Boys Perform
164. 5-16 2 Mar 06 Four More Go Home
165. 5-17 7 Mar 06 Top 8 Girls Perform
166. 5-18 8 Mar 06 Top 8 Boys Perform
167. 5-19 9 Mar 06 Top 12 Finalists to be Revealed Tonight
168. 5-20 14 Mar 06 Stevie Wonder Classics
169. 5-21 15 Mar 06 One of the Top 12 must go home tonight!
170. 5-22 21 Mar 06 Songs of the 50's
171. 5-23 22 Mar 06 Lowest Vote-Getter Among The 11 Finalists Is Eliminated
172. 5-24 28 Mar 06 Songs of the Past 6 Years
173. 5-25 29 Mar 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! Find Out Who Is Eliminated
174. 5-26 4 Apr 06 Country Hits
175. 5-27 5 Apr 06 8 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
176. 5-28 11 Apr 06 Top 8 Perform
177. 5-29 12 Apr 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! 7 Remain After The Results Are Revealed
178. 5-30 18 Apr 06 Top 7 Perform
179. 5-31 19 Apr 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! 6 Finalists Remain When The Results Are Revealed
180. 5-32 25 Apr 06 Top 6 Perform
181. 5-33 26 Apr 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! 5 Finalists Remain When The Results Are Revealed
182. 5-34 2 May 06 Top 5 Perform
183. 5-35 3 May 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! 4 Finalists Remain When The Results Are Revealed
184. 5-36 9 May 06 Top 4 Perform
185. 5-37 10 May 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! Only 3 Finalists Will Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
186. 5-38 16 May 06 Top 3 Perform!
187. 5-39 17 May 06 One Must Go Home Tonight! Only Two Will Continue Their Quest When The Voting Results Are Revealed
188. 5-40 23 May 06 Taylor Hicks Vs. Katharine McPhee
189. 5-41 24 May 06 And The Winner Is..........
Season 6
190. 6- 1 16 Jan 07 Minneapolis, MN Auditions
191. 6- 2 17 Jan 07 Seattle, WA Auditions
192. 6- 3 23 Jan 07 Memphis, TN Auditions
193. 6- 4 24 Jan 07 New York City, NY Auditions
194. 6- 5 30 Jan 07 Birmingham, AL Auditions
195. 6- 6 31 Jan 07 Los Angeles, CA Auditions
196. 6- 7 6 Feb 07 San Antonio, TX Auditions
197. 6- 8 7 Feb 07 Best of the Rest, Auditions
198. 6- 9 13 Feb 07 Hollywood Round 1
199. 6-10 14 Feb 07 Hollywood Round 2
200. 6-11 20 Feb 07 The Top 12 Boys Perform
201. 6-12 21 Feb 07 The Top 12 Girls Perform
202. 6-13 22 Feb 07 First Live Results Show Of The Season
203. 6-14 27 Feb 07 The Top 10 Boys Perform
204. 6-15 28 Feb 07 The Top 10 Girls Perform
205. 6-16 1 Mar 07 Four More Go Home
206. 6-17 6 Mar 07 Top 8 Boys Compete
207. 6-18 7 Mar 07 Top 8 Girls Compete
208. 6-19 8 Mar 07 Top 12 Finalists To Be Revealed
209. 6-20 13 Mar 07 The Top 12 Perform Live
210. 6-21 14 Mar 07 One Of The Top 12 Must Go Home Tonight!
211. 6-22 20 Mar 07 Top 11 Finalists Compete
212. 6-23 21 Mar 07 Lowest Vote-Getter Among The 11 Finalists Is Eliminated
213. 6-24 27 Mar 07 The Top 10 Perform
214. 6-25 28 Mar 07 One Must Go Home Tonight! Find Out Who Is Eliminated From The Top 10
215. 6-26 3 Apr 07 Top 9 Finalists To Perform
216. 6-27 4 Apr 07 8 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
217. 6-28 10 Apr 07 Top 8 Perform With Some Tips From Jennifer Lopez
218. 6-29 11 Apr 07 7 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
219. 6-30 17 Apr 07 Top 7 Perform With Advice From Martina McBride
220. 6-31 18 Apr 07 6 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
221. 6-32 24 Apr 07 Top 6 Perform, Idol Gives Back Part 1
222. 6-33 25 Apr 07 5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
223. 6-34 1 May 07 Top 6 Perform Again With Some Tips From Bon Jovi
224. 6-35 2 May 07 4 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
225. 6-36 8 May 07 Top 4 Perform Live!
226. 6-37 9 May 07 3 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
227. 6-38 15 May 07 2 Divas And A Guy Perform Live
228. 6-39 16 May 07 One Must Go Home Tonight! Only Two Will Continue Their Quest When The Voting Results Are Revealed
229. 6-40 22 May 07 Blake Lewis Vs. Jordin Sparks
230. 6-41 23 May 07 And The Winner Is............
Season 7
231. 7- 1 15 Jan 08 Philadelphia, PA Auditions
232. 7- 2 16 Jan 08 Dallas, TX Auditions
233. 7- 3 22 Jan 08 San Diego, CA Auditions
234. 7- 4 23 Jan 08 Charleston, SC Auditions
235. 7- 5 29 Jan 08 Omaha, NE Auditions
236. 7- 6 30 Jan 08 Miami, FL Auditions
237. 7- 7 5 Feb 08 Atlanta, GA Auditions
238. 7- 8 6 Feb 08 Best of the Rest Auditions
239. 7- 9 12 Feb 08 Hollywood Round 1
240. 7-10 13 Feb 08 Hollywood Round 2
241. 7-11 19 Feb 08 The Top 12 Boys Perform
242. 7-12 20 Feb 08 The Top 12 Girls Perform
243. 7-13 21 Feb 08 First All New Live Results Show
244. 7-14 26 Feb 08 The Top 10 Boys Perform
245. 7-15 27 Feb 08 The Top 10 Girls Perform
246. 7-16 28 Feb 08 Four More Go Home
247. 7-17 4 Mar 08 The Top 8 Boys Perform
248. 7-18 5 Mar 08 The Top 8 Girls Perform
249. 7-19 6 Mar 08 Four More Go Home - Top 12 Revealed
250. 7-20 11 Mar 08 The Top 12 Perform Live
251. 7-21 12 Mar 08 One Of The Top 12 Must Go Home Tonight!
252. 7-22 18 Mar 08 Top 11 Finalists Compete Live, Lennon/McCartney Round 2
253. 7-23 19 Mar 08 One More Goes Home Tonight!
254. 7-24 25 Mar 08 The Top 10 Perform Live
255. 7-26 26 Mar 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! Find Out Who Is Eliminated
256. 7-26 1 Apr 08 The Top 9 Perform Live
257. 7-26 2 Apr 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! 8 Finalists Remain
258. 7-28 8 Apr 08 The Top 8 Finalists Perform
259. 7-29 9 Apr 08 Idol Gives Back 2008
260. 7-30 10 Apr 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! 7 Finalists Remain
261. 7-31 15 Apr 08 Top 7 Perform
262. 7-32 16 Apr 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! 6 Finalists Remain
263. 7-33 22 Apr 08 Top 6 Perform With Some Tips From Andrew Lloyd Webber
264. 7-34 23 Apr 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! 5 Finalists Remain
265. 7-35 29 Apr 08 Top 5 Perform
266. 7-36 30 Apr 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! Top 4 Finalists Remain
267. 7-37 6 May 08 Top 4 Perform Live
268. 7-38 7 May 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! 3 Finalists Remain
269. 7-39 13 May 08 2 Guys And A Diva Perform
270. 7-40 14 May 08 One Must Go Home Tonight! Only Two Will Continue Their Quest When The Voting Results Are Revealed
271. 7-41 20 May 08 David Archuleta Vs. David Cook
272. 7-42 21 May 08 And The Winner Is.........
Season 8
273. 8- 1 13 Jan 09 Phoenix, AZ Auditions
274. 8- 2 14 Jan 09 Kansas City, MO Auditions
275. 8- 3 20 Jan 09 San Francisco, CA Auditions
276. 8- 4 21 Jan 09 Louisville, KY Auditions
277. 8- 5 27 Jan 09 Jacksonville, FL Auditions
278. 8- 6 28 Jan 09 Salt Lake City, UT Auditions
279. 8- 7 29 Jan 09 East Rutherford, NJ, & San Juan, PR Auditions
280. 8- 8 3 Feb 09 Hollywood Round 1
281. 8- 9 4 Feb 09 Hollywood Round 2
282. 8-10 10 Feb 09 Hollywood Round 3
283. 8-11 11 Feb 09 Hollywood Round 4, Top 36 Revealed
284. 8-12 17 Feb 09 1st 12 Semifinalists Perform
285. 8-13 18 Feb 09 Three Finalists Chosen Tonight
286. 8-14 25 Feb 09 2nd Group Of 12 Perform
287. 8-15 26 Feb 09 Three Finalists Chosen Tonight
288. 8-16 3 Mar 09 3rd Group Of 12 Perform
289. 8-17 4 Mar 09 Three Finalists Chosen Tonight
290. 8-18 5 Mar 09 WildCard Round
291. 8-19 10 Mar 09 The Top 13 Perform For The First Time Ever
292. 8-20 11 Mar 09 Two People In The Top 13 Must Go Home Tonight!
293. 8-21 17 Mar 09 The Top 11 Perform
294. 8-22 18 Mar 09 One More Goes Home Tonight!
295. 8-23 25 Mar 09 The Top 10 Finalists Perform
296. 8-24 26 Mar 09 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home
297. 8-25 31 Mar 09 The Remaining 9 Finalists Perform
298. 8-26 1 Apr 09 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home Live!
299. 8-27 7 Apr 09 The Finalists Perform Live
300. 8-28 8 Apr 09 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home Live Tonight!
301. 8-29 14 Apr 09 The Top 7 Finalists Perform Live
302. 8-30 15 Apr 09 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home Live!
303. 8-31 21 Apr 09 The 7 Remaining Finalists Perform - Again!
304. 8-32 22 Apr 09 A Double Elimination Tonight - Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home!
305. 8-33 28 Apr 09 The Remaining Five Finalists Perform
306. 8-34 29 Apr 09 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home Live Once Again!
307. 8-35 5 May 09 The Top 4 Finalists Perform Live
308. 8-36 6 May 09 Find Out Which Of The 4 Remaining Finalists Stay And Who Goes Home
309. 8-37 12 May 09 The 3 Finalists Perform Live
310. 8-38 13 May 09 Find Out Which Of The Final 3 Stays And Who Goes Home
311. 8-39 19 May 09 Kris Allen Vs. Adam Lambert
312. 8-40 20 May 09 And The Winner Is...........
Season 9
313. 9- 1 12 Jan 10 Boston, Mass Auditions
314. 9- 2 13 Jan 10 Atlanta, GA Auditions
315. 9- 3 19 Jan 10 Chicago, IL Auditions
316. 9- 4 20 Jan 10 Orlando, FL Auditions
317. 9- 5 26 Jan 10 Los Angeles, CA Auditions
318. 9- 6 27 Jan 10 Dallas, TX Auditions
319. 9- 7 2 Feb 10 Denver, CO Auditions
320. 9- 8 3 Feb 10 Best Of The Rest Auditions
321. 9- 9 9 Feb 10 Hollywood Round 1
322. 9-10 10 Feb 10 Hollywood Round 2
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