Episodes
[back to top] American Idol Episodes (Finals only)
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# | Date | Episode / Theme | Rating | Solo | SR In | SR Out | CR | XFact | SAge | FFact | RFact |
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1 | Apr 18, 2012 |
Now and Then
|
53.9 | 53.9 | 54.9 | 54.7 | 62.7 | -11.03 | 24.3 | 21% | 2.07 |
2 | May 16, 2012 |
Judges' / Idols' / Jimmy's Choice
|
52.0 | 52.0 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 58.7 | -7.96 | 28.3 | 67% | 1.44 |
3 | Apr 25, 2012 |
Queen / Open
|
52.3 | 52.3 | 54.7 | 54.5 | 61.8 | -11.43 | 22.0 | 42% | 1.25 |
4 | May 22, 2012 |
Finale
|
52.5 | 52.5 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 58.1 | -6.07 | 27.7 | 50% | 1.83 |
5 | May 2, 2012 |
60's / British
|
53.4 | 59.4 | 54.5 | 54.4 | 60.6 | -8.53 | 41.9 | 33% | 1.50 |
6 | May 9, 2012 |
California / Wish You Wrote
|
59.6 | 63.9 | 54.4 | 54.8 | 60.3 | -0.78 | 24.9 | 40% | 1.50 |
7 | Apr 11, 2012 |
2010s
|
59.9 | 67.6 | 54.3 | 54.9 | 64.9 | -6.07 | 1.5 | 90% | 0.10 |
8 | Apr 4, 2012 |
1980s
|
54.3 | 51.8 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 62.9 | -11.23 | 29.0 | 50% | 0.92 |
9 | May 18, 2011 |
Idols' / Jimmy's / Judges' Choice
|
53.2 | 53.2 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 59.8 | -8.04 | 18.3 | 67% | 0.44 |
10 | May 24, 2011 |
Finale
|
51.3 | 51.3 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 58.1 | -7.55 | 18.0 | 67% | 0.33 |
11 | May 11, 2011 |
Inspirational Songs / Lieber & Stoller
|
58.0 | 58.0 | 53.7 | 53.9 | 62.8 | -5.62 | 32.1 | 63% | 0.63 |
12 | Apr 13, 2011 |
Songs From The Movies
|
47.8 | 47.8 | 53.4 | 52.9 | 57.5 | -11.42 | 29.8 | 63% | 0.38 |
13 | May 4, 2011 |
Now And Then
|
60.4 | 60.4 | 53.1 | 53.7 | 60.0 | +0.51 | 21.3 | 60% | 0.80 |
14 | Apr 20, 2011 |
21st Century
|
51.6 | 51.6 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 58.6 | -7.99 | 8.9 | 86% | 0.14 |
15 | Apr 27, 2011 |
Carole King
|
55.4 | 60.8 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 59.4 | -4.68 | 44.3 | 78% | 0.33 |
16 | Mar 28, 2012 |
Personal Idol
|
64.7 | 64.7 | 52.8 | 54.3 | 62.2 | +3.04 | 18.4 | 56% | 1.00 |
17 | Mar 9, 2011 |
Personal Idol
|
51.6 | 51.6 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 61.9 | -19.23 | 24.7 | 46% | 1.38 |
18 | Apr 6, 2011 |
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
|
60.8 | 60.8 | 52.6 | 53.4 | 61.6 | -0.89 | 43.8 | 44% | 1.44 |
19 | Mar 16, 2011 |
Year You Were Born
|
45.9 | 45.9 | 52.4 | 51.0 | 58.2 | -18.14 | 23.1 | 50% | 1.17 |
20 | Mar 21, 2012 |
Billy Joel
|
56.8 | 56.8 | 52.1 | 52.8 | 62.1 | -6.99 | 34.4 | 80% | 0.20 |
21 | Mar 30, 2011 |
Elton John
|
56.0 | 56.0 | 52.0 | 52.6 | 58.9 | -3.51 | 37.7 | 55% | 1.00 |
22 | May 14, 2014 |
Randy's / Judges' / Hometown Choice
|
51.4 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 62.4 | -13.15 | 5.7 | 44% | 0.67 |
23 | May 20, 2014 |
Finale
|
61.0 | 61.0 | 51.6 | 52.0 | 62.8 | -1.72 | 22.0 | 50% | 1.33 |
24 | May 19, 2009 |
Finale
|
56.7 | 56.7 | 51.2 | 51.4 | 67.7 | -11.81 | 41.0 | 33% | 1.17 |
25 | May 7, 2014 |
Breakups and Makeups
|
57.8 | 57.8 | 51.1 | 51.7 | 63.6 | -6.99 | 20.9 | 33% | 1.17 |
26 | May 12, 2009 |
Judges' Choice / Idol's Choice
|
53.7 | 53.7 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 62.1 | -10.08 | 15.7 | 83% | 0.17 |
27 | Mar 23, 2011 |
Motown
|
56.8 | 56.8 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 59.5 | -3.50 | 42.5 | 9% | 2.27 |
28 | May 5, 2009 |
Rock
|
54.3 | 51.5 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 66.0 | -13.61 | 36.1 | 50% | 0.50 |
29 | Mar 14, 2012 |
Year You Were Born
|
57.0 | 57.0 | 50.9 | 52.1 | 61.5 | -6.33 | 29.6 | 27% | 2.18 |
30 | May 15, 2013 |
Finale
|
62.2 | 62.2 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 65.4 | -4.35 | 9.5 | 50% | 1.33 |
31 | Apr 30, 2014 |
America's Requests
|
56.3 | 57.7 | 50.6 | 51.1 | 60.6 | -5.21 | 9.6 | 83% | 0.67 |
32 | Apr 8, 2008 |
Inspirational (Idol Gives Back)
|
47.5 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 58.4 | -12.45 | 22.3 | 63% | 0.88 |
33 | Apr 23, 2014 |
Country / Rock
|
52.4 | 52.4 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 57.5 | -6.03 | 21.7 | 58% | 0.67 |
34 | Apr 29, 2008 |
Neil Diamond
|
43.1 | 43.1 | 50.4 | 49.9 | 56.7 | -16.26 | 31.3 | 100% | 0.00 |
35 | Apr 28, 2009 |
Rat Pack Standards
|
62.8 | 62.8 | 50.3 | 50.9 | 64.7 | -2.13 | 61.6 | 0% | 1.80 |
36 | May 8, 2013 |
Jimmy's / Judges' / Producers' Choice
|
56.6 | 56.6 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 63.6 | -8.47 | 14.2 | 44% | 0.89 |
37 | Apr 15, 2008 |
Mariah Carey
|
50.0 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 57.0 | -7.88 | 17.1 | 71% | 0.29 |
38 | Apr 22, 2008 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
|
53.2 | 53.2 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 59.8 | -7.35 | 24.2 | 100% | 0.00 |
39 | Mar 31, 2009 |
Top iTunes Downloads
|
46.4 | 46.4 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 57.4 | -13.33 | 16.1 | 44% | 0.67 |
40 | May 17, 2020 |
Finale (online)
|
54.1 | 54.1 | 50.2 | 50.9 | 56.4 | -3.50 | 21.5 | 50% | 1.30 |
41 | Apr 14, 2009 |
Songs From The Cinema
|
45.7 | 45.7 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 60.5 | -17.21 | 20.4 | 43% | 1.14 |
42 | Apr 9, 2014 |
80's
|
46.8 | 49.6 | 50.1 | 49.7 | 54.7 | -9.38 | 30.0 | 42% | 1.08 |
43 | May 24, 2005 |
Finale
|
47.8 | 47.8 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 66.8 | -18.99 | n/a | 67% | 0.50 |
44 | May 1, 2013 |
Now and Then
|
54.8 | 54.8 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 62.3 | -8.80 | 29.0 | 63% | 1.00 |
45 | Mar 25, 2009 |
Motown
|
52.0 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 57.0 | -6.63 | 42.1 | 10% | 1.80 |
46 | May 20, 2003 |
Finale
|
54.0 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 66.2 | -13.78 | 31.0 | 83% | 0.17 |
47 | May 23, 2006 |
Finale
|
49.8 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 59.4 | -9.58 | n/a | 33% | 0.83 |
48 | Apr 24, 2013 |
Open / One-Hit Wonders
|
52.6 | 54.5 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 63.5 | -13.49 | 19.1 | 50% | 0.80 |
49 | May 6, 2008 |
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
|
46.5 | 46.5 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 56.3 | -11.46 | 40.3 | 63% | 0.38 |
50 | Apr 21, 2009 |
Disco
|
57.6 | 57.6 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 60.2 | -2.95 | 30.6 | 43% | 0.86 |