| Special |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 0 | American Idol Presents The World's Worst Auditions | Thu 19 May '05 |
| 0 | American Idol's Top 11 Return in a Special Live Episode with Repeat Performances | Wed 23 Mar '05 |
| 0 | Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas | Wed 24 Nov '04 |
| 0 | American Idol: The Phenomenon | Sun 23 May '04 |
| 0 | The Final Three '04 | Mon 17 May '04 |
| 0 | American Idol: The Final Five '04 | Mon 03 May '04 |
| 0 | Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented | Mon 01 Mar '04 |
| 0 | American Idol: Christmas Songs | Tue 25 Nov '03 |
| 0 | Let's learn about Ruben and Clay! | Mon 19 May '03 |
| 0 | A Special Recap For A Special Episode | Mon 21 Apr '03 |
| 0 | American Idol: The Best of the Worst | Wed 19 Feb '03 |
| 0 | Idols in Vegas | Mon 23 Sep '02 |
| Season 5 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 41 | The Finale | Wed 24 May '06 |
| 40 | Top 2 perform live | Tue 23 May '06 |
| 39 | and then there were 2... | Wed 17 May '06 |
| 38 | Top 3 perform live | Tue 16 May '06 |
| 37 | and then there were 3... | Wed 10 May '06 |
| 36 | Top 4 perform live | Tue 09 May '06 |
| 35 | and then there were 4... | Wed 03 May '06 |
| 34 | Top 5 perform live | Tue 02 May '06 |
| 33 | and then there were 5... | Wed 26 Apr '06 |
| 32 | Top 6 perform live | Tue 25 Apr '06 |
| 31 | and then there were 6... | Wed 19 Apr '06 |
| 30 | Top 7 perform live | Tue 18 Apr '06 |
| 29 | and then there were 7... | Wed 12 Apr '06 |
| 28 | Top 8 perform live | Tue 11 Apr '06 |
| 27 | and then there were 8... | Wed 05 Apr '06 |
| 26 | Top 9 perform live | Tue 04 Apr '06 |
| 25 | and then there were 9... | Wed 29 Mar '06 |
| 24 | Top 10 perform live | Tue 28 Mar '06 |
| 23 | and then there were 10... | Wed 22 Mar '06 |
| 22 | Top 11 perform live | Tue 21 Mar '06 |
| 21 | and then there were 11... | Wed 15 Mar '06 |
| 20 | Top 12 perform live | Tue 14 Mar '06 |
| 19 | and then there were 12... | Thu 09 Mar '06 |
| 18 | Performance Show Males #3 (top 8) | Wed 08 Mar '06 |
| 17 | Performance Show Females #3 (top 8) | Tue 07 Mar '06 |
| 16 | and then there were 16... | Thu 02 Mar '06 |
| 15 | Performance Show Males #2 (top 10) | Wed 01 Mar '06 |
| 14 | Performance Show Females #2 (top 10) | Tue 28 Feb '06 |
| 13 | and then there were 20... | Thu 23 Feb '06 |
| 12 | Performance Show Males #1 (top 12) | Wed 22 Feb '06 |
| 11 | Performance Show Females #1 (top 12) | Tue 21 Feb '06 |
| 10 | Hollywood Round #3 | Wed 15 Feb '06 |
| 9 | Hollywood Round #2 | Tue 14 Feb '06 |
| 8 | Hollywood Round #1 | Wed 08 Feb '06 |
| 7 | Auditions #7 (Boston, MA) | Tue 07 Feb '06 |
| 6 | Auditions #6 (Austin, TX) | Wed 01 Feb '06 |
| 5 | Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV) | Tue 31 Jan '06 |
| 4 | Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA) | Wed 25 Jan '06 |
| 3 | Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC) | Tue 24 Jan '06 |
| 2 | Auditions #2 (Denver, CO) | Wed 18 Jan '06 |
| 1 | Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL) | Tue 17 Jan '06 |
| Season 4 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 41 | And The Winner Is....... | Wed 25 May '05 |
| 40 | Bo Bice vs. Carrie Underwood | Tue 24 May '05 |
| 39 | Tonight Is The Night When 3 Become 2 | Wed 18 May '05 |
| 38 | American Idol's Final 3 Perform | Tue 17 May '05 |
| 37 | Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Final 4 | Wed 11 May '05 |
| 36 | American Idol's Final 4 Perform! | Tue 10 May '05 |
| 35 | Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Top 5 | Wed 04 May '05 |
| 34 | Top 5 Perform | Tue 03 May '05 |
| 33 | Who Is Eliminated From The Top 6 | Wed 27 Apr '05 |
| 32 | Top 6 Perform | Tue 26 Apr '05 |
| 31 | Who's Out Of The Top 7 | Wed 20 Apr '05 |
| 30 | Top 7 Perform | Tue 19 Apr '05 |
| 29 | Who Is Eliminated From The Top 8 | Wed 13 Apr '05 |
| 28 | Top 8 Perform | Tue 12 Apr '05 |
| 27 | Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Top 9 | Wed 06 Apr '05 |
| 26 | American Idol's Top 9 Perform | Tue 05 Apr '05 |
| 25 | It's Down to the top 9 | Wed 30 Mar '05 |
| 24 | Top 10 perform live | Tue 29 Mar '05 |
| 23 | It's Down To The Top 10 | Thu 24 Mar '05 |
| 22 | American Idol's Top 11 Perform | Tue 22 Mar '05 |
| 21 | One Must Go Home Tonight! | Wed 16 Mar '05 |
| 20 | Top 12 Finalists Perform For The First Time! | Tue 15 Mar '05 |
| 19 | Top 12 Revealed | Wed 09 Mar '05 |
| 18 | Eight Females Perform Live | Tue 08 Mar '05 |
| 17 | Eight Males Perform Live | Mon 07 Mar '05 |
| 16 | Who Has America Chosen To Stay And Who Will Go Home? | Wed 02 Mar '05 |
| 15 | Ten females perform live | Tue 01 Mar '05 |
| 14 | Ten males perform live | Mon 28 Feb '05 |
| 13 | First result show of the season | Wed 23 Feb '05 |
| 12 | The top 12 girls perform live | Tue 22 Feb '05 |
| 11 | The top 12 boys perform live | Mon 21 Feb '05 |
| 10 | Auditions continue in Hollywood (4) | Wed 16 Feb '05 |
| 9 | Auditions continue in Hollywood (3) | Tue 15 Feb '05 |
| 8 | Hollywood Auditions Continue (2) | Wed 09 Feb '05 |
| 7 | American Idol takes the auditions to the next level...Hollywood! (1) | Tue 08 Feb '05 |
| 6 | San Francisco, California Auditions | Wed 02 Feb '05 |
| 5 | Cleveland, Ohio & Orlando, Florida Auditions | Tue 01 Feb '05 |
| 4 | Las Vegas, Nevada Auditions | Wed 26 Jan '05 |
| 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana Auditions | Tue 25 Jan '05 |
| 2 | St. Louis, Missouri Auditions | Wed 19 Jan '05 |
| 1 | Washington D.C. Auditions | Tue 18 Jan '05 |
| Season 3 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 40 | And The Winner Is..... | Wed 26 May '04 |
| 39 | Fantasia Barrino vs. Diana DeGarmo | Tue 25 May '04 |
| 38 | Now down to 2 | Wed 19 May '04 |
| 37 | 3 sing | Tue 18 May '04 |
| 36 | Only 3 Idols remain | Wed 12 May '04 |
| 35 | 4 Idols perform | Tue 11 May '04 |
| 34 | Only 4 remain | Wed 05 May '04 |
| 33 | 5 Idols sing | Tue 04 May '04 |
| 32 | 6-1=5 is the result | Wed 28 Apr '04 |
| 31 | 6 perform | Tue 27 Apr '04 |
| 30 | 6 remain - Barry Manilow visits | Wed 21 Apr '04 |
| 29 | 7 sing!! | Tue 20 Apr '04 |
| 28 | Down to 7 (Battle of the Jo(h)n's) | Thu 15 Apr '04 |
| 27 | 8 left to compete | Wed 14 Apr '04 |
| 26 | Tamyra Gray returns | Wed 07 Apr '04 |
| 25 | Elton John theme | Tue 06 Apr '04 |
| 24 | 10 - 1 = 9 | Wed 31 Mar '04 |
| 23 | 10 Contestants sing | Tue 30 Mar '04 |
| 22 | Soon There Will Be 10 | Wed 24 Mar '04 |
| 21 | 1 Down 11 To Go | Tue 23 Mar '04 |
| 20 | Clay Aiken Returns | Wed 17 Mar '04 |
| 19 | 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen | Tue 16 Mar '04 |
| 18 | Wild Card Round (2) | Wed 10 Mar '04 |
| 17 | Wild Card Round (1) | Tue 09 Mar '04 |
| 16 | Finally! Finalists! | Wed 03 Mar '04 |
| 15 | Group Four! Then the Wild Card! | Tue 02 Mar '04 |
| 14 | You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists! | Wed 25 Feb '04 |
| 13 | I'm Back, Baby! | Tue 24 Feb '04 |
| 12 | The Final Decision...But The Right One? | Wed 18 Feb '04 |
| 11 | Sing Again! | Tue 17 Feb '04 |
| 10 | Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching. | Wed 11 Feb '04 |
| 9 | Sing! | Tue 10 Feb '04 |
| 8 | 87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists! | Wed 04 Feb '04 |
| 7 | You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.) | Tue 03 Feb '04 |
| 6 | The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.) | Mon 02 Feb '04 |
| 5 | Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i! | Wed 28 Jan '04 |
| 4 | Finally! A Show About California! | Tue 27 Jan '04 |
| 3 | Night Three! | Wed 21 Jan '04 |
| 2 | The Journey Continues! | Tue 20 Jan '04 |
| 1 | First Show, First Recap | Mon 19 Jan '04 |
| Season 2 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 36 | I Bet It'll Be Ruben! Or Clay! | Wed 21 May '03 |
| 35 | Clay v. Ruben | Tue 20 May '03 |
| 34 | Soon, There Will Be Two. Very Soon, In Fact. | Wed 14 May '03 |
| 33 | Trifecta! | Tue 13 May '03 |
| 32 | Want To See A Magic Trick? Tonight Somebody Will Disappear! | Wed 07 May '03 |
| 31 | The Final Four Is A Trademarked Term, So I Won't Use It As A Cliched Title. | Tue 06 May '03 |
| 30 | Five Minus One Equals Four. (And Other Simple Math) | Wed 30 Apr '03 |
| 29 | And Then There Were Five (A Title That Can Be Used With Any Number) | Tue 29 Apr '03 |
| 28 | Six To The Five On A To The I | Wed 23 Apr '03 |
| 27 | Six Of One, Half Dozen Of Another. | Tue 22 Apr '03 |
| 26 | One Will Go. Six Will Remain. A Recap Will Be Written. You Will Laugh At Least Once. | Wed 16 Apr '03 |
| 25 | (Insert Clever Headline Here) | Tue 15 Apr '03 |
| 24 | Eight Minus One is Seven (P.S. I Am Smart) | Wed 09 Apr '03 |
| 23 | The Hits! | Tue 08 Apr '03 |
| 22 | Not The Final Countdown! | Wed 02 Apr '03 |
| 21 | You Kids Be Good! | Tue 01 Apr '03 |
| 20 | Ten Will Become Nine | Wed 26 Mar '03 |
| 19 | 10, 9, 8… Ah, You Know How The Rest Goes | Tue 25 Mar '03 |
| 18 | One More Shall Fall | Wed 19 Mar '03 |
| 17 | Eleven Man Band | Tue 18 Mar '03 |
| 16 | The First One Bites The Dust! | Wed 12 Mar '03 |
| 15 | The Clean Dozen | Tue 11 Mar '03 |
| 14 | I Need Results, Not Excuses! | Wed 05 Mar '03 |
| 13 | Wild! | Tue 04 Mar '03 |
| 12 | Two By Two They March To The Finals | Wed 26 Feb '03 |
| 11 | Last Batch | Tue 25 Feb '03 |
| 10 | Get ready to see two happy people. And six unhappy ones. | Wed 19 Feb '03 |
| 9 | Eight more will come before us… | Tue 18 Feb '03 |
| 8 | Oh, Who Will It Be?! | Wed 12 Feb '03 |
| 7 | Here We Go Again | Tue 11 Feb '03 |
| 6 | Two to Tango | Wed 05 Feb '03 |
| 5 | Eight is Enough! | Tue 04 Feb '03 |
| 4 | Cut 'Em Up | Wed 29 Jan '03 |
| 3 | One Last Batch | Tue 28 Jan '03 |
| 2 | Part Deux | Wed 22 Jan '03 |
| 1 | Start It Up! | Tue 21 Jan '03 |
| Season 1 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
| 25 | EL FINALE! | Wed 04 Sep '02 |
| 24 | Showdown! | Tue 03 Sep '02 |
| 23 | Two More | Wed 28 Aug '02 |
| 22 | Three Do Two | Tue 27 Aug '02 |
| 21 | What? Who? You're Sure now? | Wed 21 Aug '02 |
| 20 | Two for Each One | Tue 20 Aug '02 |
| 19 | RJ is Short for "Really Gone" | Wed 14 Aug '02 |
| 18 | Five Alive (And An Assortment Of Other Bad Puns) | Tue 13 Aug '02 |
| 17 | Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! | Wed 07 Aug '02 |
| 16 | Jump, Jive and Fail! | Tue 06 Aug '02 |
| 15 | Ryan-ara! | Wed 31 Jul '02 |
| 14 | The Big Time! | Tue 30 Jul '02 |
| 13 | Clash of the Titanic Egos | Wed 24 Jul '02 |
| 12 | Pride Goeth Before The ‘Fro | Tue 23 Jul '02 |
| 11 | Top 10 Results | Wed 17 Jul '02 |
| 10 | The Live Album! | Tue 16 Jul '02 |
| 9 | Wild! | Wed 10 Jul '02 |
| 8 | Judge Fight! | Wed 03 Jul '02 |
| 7 | The Bad, The Even Worse and The Ugly | Tue 02 Jul '02 |
| 6 | Six Pack | Wed 26 Jun '02 |
| 5 | Army Of The Mediocre | Tue 25 Jun '02 |
| 4 | Dewey Defeats Truman! | Wed 19 Jun '02 |
| 3 | No Way Jim Moves On After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon? | Tue 18 Jun '02 |
| 2 | Episode Two | Wed 12 Jun '02 |
| 1 | Debut | Tue 11 Jun '02 |
