Season
- Season 15 2016-01-07
- Season 14 2015-01-07
- Season 13 2014-01-15
- Season 12 2013-01-16
- Season 11 2012-01-18
- Season 10 2011-01-19
- Season 9 2010-01-12
- Season 8 2009-01-13
- Season 7 2008-01-15
- Season 6 2007-01-16
- Season 5 2006-01-17
- Season 4 2005-01-18
- Season 3 2004-01-19
- Season 2 2003-01-21
- Season 1 2002-06-11
- Season 0 2005-05-19
Episode
- Episode 1: Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)
- Episode 2: Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)
- Episode 3: Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)
- Episode 4: Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)
- Episode 5: Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)
- Episode 6: Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)
- Episode 7: Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)
- Episode 8: Hollywood Round #1
- Episode 9: Hollywood Round #2
- Episode 10: Hollywood Round #3
- Episode 11: Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)
- Episode 12: Top 12 Men Perform
- Episode 13: and then there were 20...
- Episode 14: Top 10 Women Perform
- Episode 15: Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)
- Episode 16: and then there were 16...
- Episode 17: Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)
- Episode 18: Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)
- Episode 19: and then there were 12...
- Episode 20: Top 12 perform live
- Episode 21: and then there were 11...
- Episode 22: Top 11 perform live
- Episode 23: and then there were 10...
- Episode 24: Top 10 perform live
- Episode 25: and then there were 9...
- Episode 26: Top 9 perform live
- Episode 27: and then there were 8...
- Episode 28: Top 8 perform live
- Episode 29: and then there were 7...
- Episode 30: Top 7 perform live
- Episode 31: and then there were 6...
- Episode 32: Top 6 perform live
- Episode 33: and then there were 5...
- Episode 34: Top 5 perform live
- Episode 35: and then there were 4...
- Episode 36: Top 4 perform live
- Episode 37: and then there were 3...
- Episode 38: Top 3 perform live
- Episode 39: and then there were 2...
- Episode 40: Top 2 perform live
- Episode 41: The Finale
American Idol Season 5 Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)
Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
