Summary: American Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol. Debuting on June 11, 2002, as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar on the Fox network, the show has since become one of the most popular in the history of American television.
Premiered: June 11th, 2002
Show status: Current
Number of seasons: 10
Next new episode: Season 10 Episode 16 – Finalists Compete – airing March 9th, 2011
| Episode 32 – Top 7 Performs Episode 33 – Idol Gives Back Episode 34 – Top 6 Performs Episode 35 – Results Show: 1 of 6 Voted Out Episode 36 – Top 5 Perform Episode 37 – Results Show: 1 of 5 Voted Out Episode 38 – Top 4 Perform Episode 39 – Results Show: 1 of 4 Voted Out Episode 40 – Top 3 Perform Episode 41 – Results Show: 1 of 3 Voted Out Episode 42 – Top 2 Perform Episode 43 – Winner Announced |
| Episode 1 – Auditions #1 (East Rutherford, NJ Auditions) Episode 2 – Auditions #2 (New Orleans, LA Auditions) Episode 3 – Auditions #3 (Milwaukee, WI Auditions) Episode 4 – Auditions #4 (Nashville, TN Auditions) Episode 5 – Auditions #5 (Austin, Texas Auditions) Episode 6 – Auditions #6 (Los Angeles, CA Auditions) Episode 7 – Auditions #7 (San Francisco, California Auditions) Episode 8 – Hollywood Round, Part 1 Episode 9 – Hollywood Round, Part 2 Episode 10 – Hollywood Round, Part 3 Episode 11 – Hollywood Round, Part 4 Episode 12 – Top 24 Chosen Episode 13 – Top 12 Guys Compete Episode 14 – Top 12 Girls Compete Episode 15 – Finalists Chosen |
