Episodes
[back to top] American Idol Episodes (Finals only)
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# | Date | Episode / Theme | #Cn | #Pf | Average Rating | Hi | Lo | σ | 0-19 | 20-39 | 40-59 | 60-79 | 80-100 | ||
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1 | May 12, 2019 |
Elton John / Bobby Bones / Hero
|
5 | 15 |
| 73 | 16 | 20.4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
2 | Apr 18, 2012 |
Now and Then
|
7 | 14 |
| 82 | 27 | 23.1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
3 | Apr 15, 2015 |
American Classics
|
7 | 14 |
| 75 | 26 | 23.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
4 | May 6, 2018 |
Prince / Year You Were Born
|
7 | 14 |
| 89 | 4 | 18.6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
5 | May 10, 2020 |
Disney / Mothers' Day (online)
|
7 | 14 |
| 82 | 9 | 20.9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
6 | May 9, 2021 |
Coldplay / Mothers' Day
|
7 | 14 |
| n/a | |||||||||
7 | May 16, 2021 |
Personal Idol / OWS™ / Reprise / Finneas
|
4 | 14 |
| n/a | |||||||||
8 | Apr 24, 2022 |
Breakout Hits
|
14 | 14 |
| n/a | |||||||||
9 | May 8, 2022 |
TikTok / Mothers' Day
|
7 | 14 |
| n/a | |||||||||
10 | Mar 10, 2009 |
Michael Jackson
|
13 | 13 |
| 83 | 23 | 21.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
11 | Mar 9, 2011 |
Personal Idol
|
13 | 13 |
| 84 | 24 | 20.3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
12 | Mar 7, 2012 |
Stevie Wonder / Whitney Houston
|
13 | 13 |
| 92 | 20 | 16.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
13 | Feb 27, 2014 |
This Is Me
|
13 | 13 |
| 84 | 14 | 16.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
14 | Mar 11, 2003 |
Motown
|
12 | 12 |
| 82 | 29 | 17.9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
15 | Mar 16, 2004 |
Soul
|
12 | 12 |
| 87 | 6 | 17.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
16 | Mar 15, 2005 |
1960s
|
12 | 12 |
| 90 | 10 | 18.1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
17 | Mar 15, 2006 |
Stevie Wonder
|
12 | 12 |
| 84 | 14 | 17.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
18 | Mar 13, 2007 |
Diana Ross
|
12 | 12 |
| 85 | 8 | 15.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
19 | Mar 11, 2008 |
Lennon-McCartney
|
12 | 12 |
| 85 | 3 | 16.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
20 | Mar 16, 2010 |
Rolling Stones
|
12 | 12 |
| 88 | 19 | 19.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
21 | Mar 16, 2011 |
Year You Were Born
|
12 | 12 |
| 78 | 14 | 19.7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
22 | Apr 4, 2012 |
1980s
|
8 | 12 |
| 78 | 32 | 20.8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
23 | Apr 25, 2012 |
Queen / Open
|
6 | 12 |
| 80 | 30 | 21.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
24 | May 2, 2012 |
60's / British
|
5 | 12 |
| 82 | 16 | 19.8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
25 | Apr 10, 2013 |
Burt Bacharach / Wish You Wrote
|
6 | 12 |
| 96 | 2 | 15.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
26 | Mar 5, 2014 |
Home
|
12 | 12 |
| 64 | 23 | 20.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
27 | Apr 2, 2014 |
Audition Songs
|
8 | 12 |
| 89 | 9 | 18.6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
28 | Apr 9, 2014 |
80's
|
8 | 12 |
| 86 | 21 | 19.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
29 | Apr 23, 2014 |
Country / Rock
|
6 | 12 |
| 82 | 10 | 17.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
30 | Apr 30, 2014 |
America's Requests
|
5 | 12 |
| 84 | 27 | 18.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
31 | May 7, 2014 |
Breakups and Makeups
|
4 | 12 |
| 93 | 25 | 17.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
32 | Mar 11, 2015 |
Audition Songs
|
12 | 12 |
| 80 | 4 | 17.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
33 | Mar 12, 2015 |
Get The Party Started
|
12 | 12 |
| 89 | 16 | 19.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
34 | Apr 22, 2015 |
Arena Anthems
|
6 | 12 |
| 88 | 15 | 20.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
35 | May 6, 2015 |
Scott's / Judges' / Hometown Choice
|
4 | 12 |
| 86 | 19 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
36 | Mar 10, 2016 |
The American Idol Songbook
|
8 | 12 |
| 85 | 16 | 16.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
37 | Apr 28, 2019 |
Queen / Movie Duets
|
8 | 12 |
| 83 | 11 | 17.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
38 | May 5, 2019 |
Woodstock / Showstoppers
|
6 | 12 |
| 90 | 35 | 22.8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
39 | Apr 18, 2021 |
Oscar Nominated Songs
|
12 | 12 |
| n/a | |||||||||
40 | Apr 30, 2023 |
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
|
12 | 12 |
| n/a | |||||||||
41 | May 7, 2023 |
Alanis Morissette / Ed Sheeran
|
8 | 12 |
| n/a | |||||||||
42 | Mar 18, 2003 |
Movie Hits
|
11 | 11 |
| 90 | 19 | 13.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
43 | Mar 23, 2004 |
Country
|
11 | 11 |
| 89 | 17 | 18.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
44 | Mar 22, 2005 |
Billboard #1 Hits
|
11 | 11 |
| 89 | 7 | 19.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
45 | Mar 22, 2006 |
1950s
|
11 | 11 |
| 90 | 23 | 17.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
46 | Mar 20, 2007 |
British Invasion
|
11 | 11 |
| 86 | 23 | 18.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
47 | Mar 18, 2008 |
Beatles
|
11 | 11 |
| 72 | 16 | 20.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
48 | Mar 17, 2009 |
Grand Ole Opry
|
11 | 11 |
| 86 | 25 | 21.1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
49 | Mar 23, 2010 |
Billboard #1 Hits
|
11 | 11 |
| 85 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
50 | Mar 23, 2011 |
Motown
|
11 | 11 |
| 84 | 29 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
51 | Mar 30, 2011 |
Elton John
|
11 | 11 |
| 81 | 21 | 21.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
52 | Mar 14, 2012 |
Year You Were Born
|
11 | 11 |
| 91 | 17 | 16.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
53 | Mar 27, 2013 |
Detroit
|
8 | 11 |
| 81 | 6 | 19.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
54 | Mar 12, 2014 |
Songs from the Cinema
|
11 | 11 |
| 90 | 15 | 16.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
55 | Mar 19, 2015 |
Songs from the Cinema
|
11 | 11 |
| 83 | 5 | 14.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
56 | Mar 17, 2016 |
America's Requests
|
6 | 11 |
| 88 | 26 | 16.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
57 | May 3, 2020 |
Home (online)
|
11 | 11 |
| 83 | 33 | 23.2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
58 | Apr 25, 2022 |
Judges Song Contest
|
11 | 11 |
| n/a | |||||||||
59 | Jul 16, 2002 |
Motown
|
10 | 10 |
| 77 | 7 | 13.6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
60 | Mar 25, 2003 |
Country Rock
|
10 | 10 |
| 80 | 28 | 22.7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
61 | Apr 29, 2003 |
1960s / Neil Sedaka
|
5 | 10 |
| 93 | 15 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
62 | Mar 30, 2004 |
Motown
|
10 | 10 |
| 84 | 6 | 16.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
63 | May 4, 2004 |
Big Band
|
5 | 10 |
| 91 | 24 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
64 | Mar 29, 2005 |
1990s
|
10 | 10 |
| 83 | 12 | 18.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
65 | May 3, 2005 |
Lieber & Stoller / This Week
|
5 | 10 |
| 89 | 13 | 18.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
66 | Mar 29, 2006 |
2000s
|
10 | 10 |
| 72 | 9 | 20.3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
67 | May 2, 2006 |
Year Born / Billboard Top 10
|
5 | 10 |
| 81 | 15 | 19.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
68 | Mar 27, 2007 |
Gwen Stefani
|
10 | 10 |
| 81 | 15 | 18.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
69 | Mar 25, 2008 |
Year You Were Born
|
10 | 10 |
| 95 | 23 | 19.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
70 | Apr 29, 2008 |
Neil Diamond
|
5 | 10 |
| 77 | 10 | 20.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
71 | Mar 25, 2009 |
Motown
|
10 | 10 |
| 87 | 14 | 17.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
72 | Mar 30, 2010 |
Soul / R&B
|
10 | 10 |
| 89 | 19 | 16.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
73 | May 4, 2011 |
Now And Then
|
5 | 10 |
| 94 | 7 | 19.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
74 | Mar 21, 2012 |
Billy Joel
|
10 | 10 |
| 87 | 24 | 18.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
75 | Apr 11, 2012 |
2010s
|
7 | 10 |
| 79 | 28 | 20.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
76 | May 9, 2012 |
California / Wish You Wrote
|
4 | 10 |
| 85 | 39 | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
77 | Mar 13, 2013 |
Music of the American Idols
|
10 | 10 |
| 89 | 22 | 15.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
78 | Apr 3, 2013 |
Rock - No Ballads
|
7 | 10 |
| 71 | 13 | 18.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
79 | Apr 17, 2013 |
Year You Were Born / Divas
|
5 | 10 |
| 73 | 40 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
80 | Apr 24, 2013 |
Open / One-Hit Wonders
|
4 | 10 |
| 79 | 27 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
81 | Mar 19, 2014 |
Billboard Top 10
|
10 | 10 |
| 80 | 18 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
82 | Apr 16, 2014 |
Competitors' Picks
|
7 | 10 |
| 90 | 15 | 19.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
83 | Feb 25, 2016 |
Songs From the Idol Era
|
10 | 10 |
| 88 | 15 | 14.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
84 | Mar 3, 2016 |
The Grammys
|
10 | 10 |
| 77 | 20 | 15.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
85 | Mar 31, 2016 |
Hometown / Scott's / Judges' Choice
|
4 | 10 |
| 89 | 17 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
86 | Apr 30, 2018 |
Disney
|
10 | 10 |
| 82 | 34 | 21.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
87 | May 13, 2018 |
Carrie Underwood / Mothers' Day
|
5 | 10 |
| 78 | 16 | 20.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
88 | Apr 21, 2019 |
Disney
|
10 | 10 |
| 76 | 30 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
89 | May 17, 2020 |
Finale (online)
|
5 | 10 |
| 77 | 35 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
90 | May 2, 2021 |
Disney
|
10 | 10 |
| n/a | |||||||||
91 | May 1, 2022 |
Disney
|
10 | 10 |
| n/a | |||||||||
92 | May 15, 2022 |
Carrie Underwood / Open
|
5 | 10 |
| n/a | |||||||||
93 | May 1, 2023 |
Judges Song Contest
|
10 | 10 |
| n/a | |||||||||
94 | May 14, 2023 |
Disney
|
5 | 10 |
| n/a | |||||||||
95 | May 13, 2003 |
Random / Judge's / Idol's
|
3 | 9 |
| 88 | 16 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
96 | Apr 6, 2004 |
Elton John
|
9 | 9 |
| 89 | 8 | 15.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
97 | May 18, 2004 |
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
|
3 | 9 |
| 84 | 23 | 14.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
98 | Apr 5, 2005 |
Classic Musicals
|
9 | 9 |
| 71 | 11 | 16.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
99 | May 17, 2005 |
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
|
3 | 9 |
| 94 | 33 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
100 | Apr 4, 2006 |
Country
|
9 | 9 |
| 71 | 17 | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |