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# Date Episode / Theme #Cn #Pf Average Rating Hi Lo σ 0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-100
1 38062 Mar 16, 2004
38062 AI3 - Final 12
Soul
 12 12
53.8
 
87 6 17.0 1 4 2 1 4
2 39518 Mar 11, 2008
39518 AI7 - Final 12
Lennon-McCartney
 12 12
51.2
 
85 3 16.5 2 3 3 0 4
3 37698 Mar 18, 2003
37698 AI2 - Final 11
Movie Hits
 11 11
53.6
 
90 19 13.5 1 3 2 2 3
4 37740 Apr 29, 2003
37740 AI2 - Final 5
1960s / Neil Sedaka
 5 10
60.6
 
93 15 15.2 1 1 3 2 3
5 38083 Apr 6, 2004
38083 AI3 - Final 9
Elton John
 9 9
50.0
 
89 8 15.8 2 1 2 1 3
6 38125 May 18, 2004
38125 AI3 - Final 3
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
 3 9
55.4
 
84 23 14.6 0 3 2 1 3
7 39134 Feb 21, 2007
39134 AI6 - Top 24 (Girls)
Open
 12 12
52.3
 
88 13 15.2 2 4 0 3 3
8 40603 Mar 1, 2011
40603 AI10 - Top 24 (Guys)
Open
 12 12
50.9
 
90 5 16.7 1 4 2 2 3
9 40660 Apr 27, 2011
40660 AI10 - Final 6
Carole King
 6 9
55.4
 
92 23 20.7 0 3 2 1 3
10 41038 May 9, 2012
41038 AI11 - Final 4
California / Wish You Wrote
 4 10
59.6
 
85 39 19.4 0 1 5 1 3
11 41766 May 7, 2014
41766 AI13 - Final 4
Breakups and Makeups
 4 12
57.8
 
93 25 17.6 0 3 3 3 3
12 37460 Jul 23, 2002
37460 AI1 - Final 8
1960s
 8 8
47.8
 
89 10 15.1 2 0 4 0 2
13 37474 Aug 6, 2002
37474 AI1 - Final 6
Big Band
 6 6
64.5
 
95 36 14.5 0 1 2 1 2
14 37663 Feb 11, 2003
37663 AI2 - Semi Group 2
Open
 8 8
47.8
 
81 8 16.4 2 2 1 1 2
15 37684 Mar 4, 2003
37684 AI2 - Wild Card
Open
 9 9
46.3
 
90 17 15.7 1 3 2 1 2
16 37691 Mar 11, 2003
37691 AI2 - Final 12
Motown
 12 12
51.3
 
82 29 17.9 0 4 4 2 2
17 38069 Mar 23, 2004
38069 AI3 - Final 11
Country
 11 11
50.5
 
89 17 18.7 1 3 2 3 2
18 38090 Apr 13, 2004
38090 AI3 - Final 8
Movie Songs
 8 8
56.4
 
94 22 16.8 0 3 2 1 2
19 38111 May 4, 2004
38111 AI3 - Final 5
Big Band
 5 10
53.5
 
91 24 20.3 0 2 5 1 2
20 38405 Feb 22, 2005
38405 AI4 - Top 24 (Girls)
Open
 12 12
46.7
 
87 13 18.8 1 5 2 2 2
21 38426 Mar 15, 2005
38426 AI4 - Final 12
1960s
 12 12
48.7
 
90 10 18.1 2 1 6 1 2
22 38475 May 3, 2005
38475 AI4 - Final 5
Lieber & Stoller / This Week
 5 10
52.8
 
89 13 18.8 1 2 3 2 2
23 38489 May 17, 2005
38489 AI4 - Final 3
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
 3 9
58.1
 
94 33 16.0 0 1 5 1 2
24 38770 Feb 22, 2006
38770 AI5 - Top 24 (Guys)
Open
 12 12
49.2
 
85 7 16.5 1 4 3 2 2
25 38777 Mar 1, 2006
38777 AI5 - Top 20 (Guys)
Open
 10 10
49.4
 
92 19 15.6 1 3 3 1 2
26 38791 Mar 15, 2006
38791 AI5 - Final 12
Stevie Wonder
 12 12
48.8
 
84 14 17.0 2 3 2 3 2
27 38825 Apr 18, 2006
38825 AI5 - Final 7
Great American Songbook
 7 7
63.7
 
87 9 15.7 1 0 1 3 2
28 38846 May 9, 2006
38846 AI5 - Final 4
Elvis Presley
 4 8
53.3
 
86 21 20.6 0 3 1 2 2
29 39154 Mar 13, 2007
39154 AI6 - Final 12
Diana Ross
 12 12
45.8
 
85 8 15.2 2 3 4 1 2
30 39161 Mar 20, 2007
39161 AI6 - Final 11
British Invasion
 11 11
52.1
 
86 23 18.0 0 4 3 2 2
31 39189 Apr 17, 2007
39189 AI6 - Final 7
Country
 7 7
49.6
 
84 9 13.6 2 1 1 1 2
32 39196 Apr 24, 2007
39196 AI6 - Final 6 (i)
Life Anthems (Idol Gives Back)
 6 6
51.7
 
82 28 18.5 0 3 1 0 2
33 39203 May 1, 2007
39203 AI6 - Final 6 (ii)
Bon Jovi
 6 6
63.0
 
86 15 18.0 1 0 1 2 2
34 39504 Feb 26, 2008
39504 AI7 - Top 20 (Guys)
1970s
 10 10
51.4
 
93 19 17.9 1 3 2 2 2
35 39505 Feb 27, 2008
39505 AI7 - Top 20 (Girls)
1970s
 10 10
40.3
 
83 5 16.6 2 4 2 0 2
36 39511 Mar 4, 2008
39511 AI7 - Top 16 (Guys)
1980s
 8 8
56.8
 
90 12 15.9 1 1 2 2 2
37 39532 Mar 25, 2008
39532 AI7 - Final 10
Year You Were Born
 10 10
55.2
 
95 23 19.4 0 3 3 2 2
38 39861 Feb 17, 2009
39861 AI8 - Semi Group 1
Billboard Hot 100
 12 12
46.3
 
80 9 15.6 2 3 2 3 2
39 39882 Mar 10, 2009
39882 AI8 - Final 13
Michael Jackson
 13 13
54.2
 
83 23 21.0 0 5 2 4 2
40 39889 Mar 17, 2009
39889 AI8 - Final 11
Grand Ole Opry
 11 11
55.4
 
86 25 21.1 0 3 4 2 2
41 39897 Mar 25, 2009
39897 AI8 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
52.0
 
87 14 17.2 2 1 3 2 2
42 39910 Apr 7, 2009
39910 AI8 - Final 8
Year You Were Born
 8 8
53.6
 
94 15 16.8 1 1 3 1 2
43 39938 May 5, 2009
39938 AI8 - Final 4
Rock
 4 6
54.3
 
88 7 18.2 1 1 1 1 2
44 39952 May 19, 2009
39952 AI8 - Finale
Finale
 2 6
56.7
 
90 24 17.8 0 2 1 1 2
45 40240 Mar 3, 2010
40240 AI9 - Top 20 (Girls)
Billboard charts
 10 10
53.0
 
90 6 16.4 1 3 2 2 2
46 40253 Mar 16, 2010
40253 AI9 - Final 12
Rolling Stones
 12 12
52.3
 
88 19 19.6 1 2 5 2 2
47 40267 Mar 30, 2010
40267 AI9 - Final 10
Soul / R&B
 10 10
54.5
 
89 19 16.0 1 2 2 3 2
48 40274 Apr 6, 2010
40274 AI9 - Final 9 (i)
Lennon-McCartney
 9 9
60.1
 
89 33 19.2 0 2 3 2 2
49 40604 Mar 2, 2011
40604 AI10 - Top 24 (Girls)
Open
 12 12
53.2
 
93 9 17.3 2 1 4 3 2
50 40667 May 4, 2011
40667 AI10 - Final 5
Now And Then
 5 10
60.4
 
94 7 19.4 1 1 2 4 2
51 40968 Feb 29, 2012
40968 AI11 - Top 25 (Girls)
Open
 12 12
52.9
 
85 11 14.5 2 2 2 4 2
52 40975 Mar 7, 2012
40975 AI11 - Final 13
Stevie Wonder / Whitney Houston
 13 13
55.8
 
92 20 16.8 0 4 3 4 2
53 40982 Mar 14, 2012
40982 AI11 - Final 11
Year You Were Born
 11 11
57.0
 
91 17 16.4 1 2 2 4 2
54 40996 Mar 28, 2012
40996 AI11 - Final 9
Personal Idol
 9 9
64.7
 
93 45 19.9 0 0 4 3 2
55 41017 Apr 18, 2012
41017 AI11 - Final 7 (ii)
Now and Then
 7 14
53.9
 
82 27 23.1 0 4 5 3 2
56 41338 Mar 5, 2013
41338 AI12 - Top 10 (Girls)
Open
 10 10
54.0
 
86 5 15.3 1 2 3 2 2
57 41374 Apr 10, 2013
41374 AI12 - Final 6
Burt Bacharach / Wish You Wrote
 6 12
53.4
 
96 2 15.1 1 2 3 4 2
58 41409 May 15, 2013
41409 AI12 - Finale
Finale
 2 6
62.2
 
92 44 15.8 0 0 4 0 2
59 41697 Feb 27, 2014
41697 AI13 - Final 13
This Is Me
 13 13
52.2
 
84 14 16.6 1 3 3 4 2
60 41710 Mar 12, 2014
41710 AI13 - Final 11
Songs from the Cinema
 11 11
55.2
 
90 15 16.7 2 1 2 4 2
61 41731 Apr 2, 2014
41731 AI13 - Final 8 (i)
Audition Songs
 8 12
55.4
 
89 9 18.6 2 0 3 5 2
62 41759 Apr 30, 2014
41759 AI13 - Final 5
America's Requests
 5 12
56.3
 
84 27 18.8 0 4 2 4 2
63 41773 May 14, 2014
41773 AI13 - Final 3
Randy's / Judges' / Hometown Choice
 3 9
51.4
 
86 17 17.7 1 3 2 1 2
64 41779 May 20, 2014
41779 AI13 - Finale
Finale
 2 6
61.0
 
87 41 17.5 0 0 3 1 2
65 42061 Feb 26, 2015
42061 AI14 - Top 12 Girls
Open
 12 12
46.5
 
87 9 17.2 2 2 5 1 2
66 42102 Apr 8, 2015
42102 AI14 - Final 8
Billboard Hits
 8 8
55.5
 
86 32 20.1 0 1 4 1 2
67 42425 Feb 25, 2016
42425 AI15 - Top 10
Songs From the Idol Era
 10 10
51.8
 
88 15 14.7 1 2 2 3 2
68 42446 Mar 17, 2016
42446 AI15 - Top 6
America's Requests
 6 11
54.2
 
88 26 16.2 0 3 4 2 2
69 42453 Mar 24, 2016
42453 AI15 - Top 5
Rock / Sia
 4 8
61.5
 
92 28 15.1 0 2 1 3 2
70 42460 Mar 31, 2016
42460 AI15 - Top 4
Hometown / Scott's / Judges' Choice
 4 10
57.1
 
89 17 18.0 1 1 3 3 2
71 42466 Apr 6, 2016
42466 AI15 - Finale
Finale
 3 7
65.7
 
90 32 14.9 0 1 1 3 2
72 43212 Apr 22, 2018
43212 AI16 - Top 14
Open
 14 14
47.1
 
87 10 17.9 3 3 4 2 2
73 43226 May 6, 2018
43226 AI16 - Top 7
Prince / Year You Were Born
 7 14
46.9
 
89 4 18.6 1 6 4 1 2
74 43556 Apr 1, 2019
43556 AI17 - Top 20 Solo
Open
 20 20
49.6
 
92 16 19.6 2 5 7 4 2
75 43583 Apr 28, 2019
43583 AI17 - Top 8
Queen / Movie Duets
 8 12
48.7
 
83 11 17.2 3 2 3 2 2
76 43590 May 5, 2019
43590 AI17 - Top 6
Woodstock / Showstoppers
 6 12
57.8
 
90 35 22.8 0 1 6 3 2
77 37425 Jun 18, 2002
37425 AI1 - Semi Group 1
Open
 10 10
41.4
 
86 9 18.1 3 1 4 1 1
78 37432 Jun 25, 2002
37432 AI1 - Semi Group 2
Open
 10 10
41.0
 
84 15 17.4 3 2 2 2 1
79 37481 Aug 13, 2002
37481 AI1 - Final 5
Burt Bacharach Love Songs
 5 5
53.6
 
92 15 20.4 1 0 2 1 1
80 37488 Aug 20, 2002
37488 AI1 - Final 4
1980s & 1990s
 4 8
54.5
 
82 17 21.0 2 0 1 4 1
81 37495 Aug 27, 2002
37495 AI1 - Final 3
Idol's Choice / Judge's Choice
 3 6
58.8
 
82 36 23.3 0 1 3 1 1
82 37677 Feb 25, 2003
37677 AI2 - Semi Group 4
Open
 8 8
40.5
 
81 2 13.1 3 0 3 1 1
83 37705 Mar 25, 2003
37705 AI2 - Final 10
Country Rock
 10 10
46.7
 
80 28 22.7 0 5 3 1 1
84 37719 Apr 8, 2003
37719 AI2 - Final 8 (ii)
Billboard #1 Hits
 8 8
50.6
 
87 11 18.8 2 0 2 3 1
85 37726 Apr 15, 2003
37726 AI2 - Final 7
Billy Joel
 7 7
54.3
 
91 8 14.9 1 1 2 2 1
86 37747 May 6, 2003
37747 AI2 - Final 4
Bee Gees Songs
 4 8
53.4
 
87 20 18.3 0 2 3 2 1
87 37754 May 13, 2003
37754 AI2 - Final 3
Random / Judge's / Idol's
 3 9
54.4
 
88 16 17.7 1 0 4 3 1
88 37761 May 20, 2003
37761 AI2 - Finale
Finale
 2 6
54.0
 
86 39 15.8 0 2 3 0 1
89 38027 Feb 10, 2004
38027 AI3 - Semi Group 1
Open
 8 8
50.9
 
84 25 21.5 0 4 1 2 1
90 38041 Feb 24, 2004
38041 AI3 - Semi Group 3
Open
 8 8
47.4
 
92 10 17.6 1 1 4 1 1
91 38076 Mar 30, 2004
38076 AI3 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
49.0
 
84 6 16.1 1 2 3 3 1
92 38118 May 11, 2004
38118 AI3 - Final 4
Disco
 4 8
47.5
 
81 9 14.1 2 0 2 3 1
93 38132 May 25, 2004
38132 AI3 - Finale
Finale
 2 6
53.5
 
83 20 12.7 0 2 1 2 1
94 38404 Feb 21, 2005
38404 AI4 - Top 24 (Guys)
Open
 12 12
48.0
 
84 19 19.5 1 4 4 2 1
95 38411 Feb 28, 2005
38411 AI4 - Top 20 (Guys)
Open
 10 10
51.1
 
90 16 21.2 1 2 4 2 1
96 38418 Mar 7, 2005
38418 AI4 - Top 16 (Guys)
Open
 8 8
50.4
 
85 16 17.6 1 2 3 1 1
97 38419 Mar 8, 2005
38419 AI4 - Top 16 (Girls)
Open
 8 8
47.5
 
80 7 16.4 1 2 2 2 1
98 38433 Mar 22, 2005
38433 AI4 - Final 11
Billboard #1 Hits
 11 11
52.9
 
89 7 19.8 1 1 5 3 1
99 38440 Mar 29, 2005
38440 AI4 - Final 10
1990s
 10 10
48.6
 
83 12 18.4 1 3 2 3 1
100 38454 Apr 12, 2005
38454 AI4 - Final 8
Year You Were Born
 8 8
51.4
 
90 19 20.6 1 1 4 1 1
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