American Idol
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Hopefuls sing for a panel of judges in city after city, and those who get enough yes votes go to Hollywood. In the live shows, viewers vote and the lowest vote-getter goes home.
Starring Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell
Next season
Season 25announced, no date yet
2027, Weekly, last aired Mon, 11 May 2026
Is it for me?
Talent-show people who like picking a favorite early and rooting for them will get the most out of it. The audition rounds are the fun part. Simon Cowell gives his verdict the second the song ends, with a sharp tongue, and Ryan Seacrest steers everyone along.
Before you start
Every season follows the same arc, so any one works as a start; the auditions vary most, while the live shows repeat one weekly format.
24 seasons, 730 episodes, 120 min each, about 1363 hours so far
This show
Hopefuls sing for a panel of judges in city after city, and those who get enough yes votes go to Hollywood. In the live shows, viewers vote and the lowest vote-getter goes home.
Starring Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell
Is it for me?
Talent-show people who like picking a favorite early and rooting for them will get the most out of it. The audition rounds are the fun part. Simon Cowell gives his verdict the second the song ends, with a sharp tongue, and Ryan Seacrest steers everyone along.
Before you start
Every season follows the same arc, so any one works as a start; the auditions vary most, while the live shows repeat one weekly format.
24 seasons, 730 episodes, 120 min each, about 1363 hours so far
Season 25: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01AuditionsAired Tue 11 Jun
- E02Hollywood WeekAired Wed 12 Jun
- E03No Way Jim Moves On After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon?Aired Tue 18 Jun
- E04Dewey Defeats Truman!Aired Wed 19 Jun
- E05Army of the MediocreAired Tue 25 Jun
- E06Six PackAired Wed 26 Jun
- E07The Bad, the Even Worse and the UglyAired Tue 2 Jul
- E08Judge Fight!Aired Wed 3 Jul
- E09Wild!Aired Wed 10 Jul
- E10Top 10 PerformAired Tue 16 Jul
- E11Top 10 ResultsAired Wed 17 Jul
- E12Pride Goeth Before the ‘FroAired Tue 23 Jul
- E13Clash of the Titanic EgosAired Wed 24 Jul
- E14The Big Time!Aired Tue 30 Jul
- E15Ryan-ara!Aired Wed 31 Jul
- E16Jump, Jive and Fail!Aired Tue 6 Aug
- E17Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Aired Wed 7 Aug
- E18Five Alive (and an Assortment of Other Bad Puns)Aired Tue 13 Aug
- E19RJ is Short for "Really Gone"Aired Wed 14 Aug
- E20Two for Each OneAired Tue 20 Aug
- E21What? Who? You're Sure now?Aired Wed 21 Aug
- E22Three Do TwoAired Tue 27 Aug
- E23Two MoreAired Wed 28 Aug
- E24Showdown!Aired Tue 3 Sept
- E25EL FINALE!Aired Wed 4 Sept
- S01E01Auditions11 Jun 2002
- S01E02Hollywood Week12 Jun 2002
- S01E03No Way Jim Moves On After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon?18 Jun 2002
- S01E04Dewey Defeats Truman!19 Jun 2002
- S01E05Army of the Mediocre25 Jun 2002
- S01E06Six Pack26 Jun 2002
- S01E07The Bad, the Even Worse and the Ugly2 Jul 2002
- S01E08Judge Fight!3 Jul 2002
- S01E09Wild!10 Jul 2002
- S01E10Top 10 Perform16 Jul 2002
- S01E11Top 10 Results17 Jul 2002
- S01E12Pride Goeth Before the ‘Fro23 Jul 2002
- S01E13Clash of the Titanic Egos24 Jul 2002
- S01E14The Big Time!30 Jul 2002
- S01E15Ryan-ara!31 Jul 2002
- S01E16Jump, Jive and Fail!6 Aug 2002
- S01E17Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!7 Aug 2002
- S01E18Five Alive (and an Assortment of Other Bad Puns)13 Aug 2002
- S01E19RJ is Short for "Really Gone"14 Aug 2002
- S01E20Two for Each One20 Aug 2002
- S01E21What? Who? You're Sure now?21 Aug 2002
- S01E22Three Do Two27 Aug 2002
- S01E23Two More28 Aug 2002
- S01E24Showdown!3 Sept 2002
- S01E25EL FINALE!4 Sept 2002