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# Date Episode / Theme #Cn #Pf Average Rating Hi Lo σ 0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-100
1 44675 Apr 24, 2022
44675 AI20 - Top 14
Breakout Hits
 14 14
n/a
 
n/a
2 39882 Mar 10, 2009
39882 AI8 - Final 13
Michael Jackson
 13 13
54.2
 
83 23 21.0 0 5 2 4 2
3 40611 Mar 9, 2011
40611 AI10 - Final 13
Personal Idol
 13 13
51.6
 
84 24 20.3 0 3 6 3 1
4 40975 Mar 7, 2012
40975 AI11 - Final 13
Stevie Wonder / Whitney Houston
 13 13
55.8
 
92 20 16.8 0 4 3 4 2
5 41697 Feb 27, 2014
41697 AI13 - Final 13
This Is Me
 13 13
52.2
 
84 14 16.6 1 3 3 4 2
6 37691 Mar 11, 2003
37691 AI2 - Final 12
Motown
 12 12
51.3
 
82 29 17.9 0 4 4 2 2
7 38062 Mar 16, 2004
38062 AI3 - Final 12
Soul
 12 12
53.8
 
87 6 17.0 1 4 2 1 4
8 38426 Mar 15, 2005
38426 AI4 - Final 12
1960s
 12 12
48.7
 
90 10 18.1 2 1 6 1 2
9 38791 Mar 15, 2006
38791 AI5 - Final 12
Stevie Wonder
 12 12
48.8
 
84 14 17.0 2 3 2 3 2
10 39154 Mar 13, 2007
39154 AI6 - Final 12
Diana Ross
 12 12
45.8
 
85 8 15.2 2 3 4 1 2
11 39518 Mar 11, 2008
39518 AI7 - Final 12
Lennon-McCartney
 12 12
51.2
 
85 3 16.5 2 3 3 0 4
12 40253 Mar 16, 2010
40253 AI9 - Final 12
Rolling Stones
 12 12
52.3
 
88 19 19.6 1 2 5 2 2
13 40618 Mar 16, 2011
40618 AI10 - Final 12
Year You Were Born
 12 12
45.9
 
78 14 19.7 1 5 2 4 0
14 41703 Mar 5, 2014
41703 AI13 - Final 12
Home
 12 12
47.2
 
64 23 20.2 0 3 5 4 0
15 42074 Mar 11, 2015
42074 AI14 - Final 12
Audition Songs
 12 12
53.3
 
80 4 17.8 1 2 3 5 1
16 42075 Mar 12, 2015
42075 AI14 - Final 11
Get The Party Started
 12 12
46.8
 
89 16 19.3 2 4 2 3 1
17 44304 Apr 18, 2021
44304 AI19 - Top 12
Oscar Nominated Songs
 12 12
n/a
 
n/a
18 45046 Apr 30, 2023
45046 AI21 - Top 12
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
 12 12
n/a
 
n/a
19 37698 Mar 18, 2003
37698 AI2 - Final 11
Movie Hits
 11 11
53.6
 
90 19 13.5 1 3 2 2 3
20 38069 Mar 23, 2004
38069 AI3 - Final 11
Country
 11 11
50.5
 
89 17 18.7 1 3 2 3 2
21 38433 Mar 22, 2005
38433 AI4 - Final 11
Billboard #1 Hits
 11 11
52.9
 
89 7 19.8 1 1 5 3 1
22 38798 Mar 22, 2006
38798 AI5 - Final 11
1950s
 11 11
56.9
 
90 23 17.9 0 3 3 4 1
23 39161 Mar 20, 2007
39161 AI6 - Final 11
British Invasion
 11 11
52.1
 
86 23 18.0 0 4 3 2 2
24 39525 Mar 18, 2008
39525 AI7 - Final 11
Beatles
 11 11
46.9
 
72 16 20.2 1 3 3 4 0
25 39889 Mar 17, 2009
39889 AI8 - Final 11
Grand Ole Opry
 11 11
55.4
 
86 25 21.1 0 3 4 2 2
26 40260 Mar 23, 2010
40260 AI9 - Final 11
Billboard #1 Hits
 11 11
41.0
 
85 2 16.0 3 1 5 1 1
27 40625 Mar 23, 2011
40625 AI10 - Final 11 (i)
Motown
 11 11
56.8
 
84 29 22.3 0 2 4 4 1
28 40632 Mar 30, 2011
40632 AI10 - Final 11 (ii)
Elton John
 11 11
56.0
 
81 21 21.4 0 2 4 4 1
29 40982 Mar 14, 2012
40982 AI11 - Final 11
Year You Were Born
 11 11
57.0
 
91 17 16.4 1 2 2 4 2
30 41710 Mar 12, 2014
41710 AI13 - Final 11
Songs from the Cinema
 11 11
55.2
 
90 15 16.7 2 1 2 4 2
31 42082 Mar 19, 2015
42082 AI14 - Final 11 (ii)
Songs from the Cinema
 11 11
43.8
 
83 5 14.5 2 3 2 3 1
32 43954 May 3, 2020
43954 AI18 - Top 11
Home (online)
 11 11
54.7
 
83 33 23.2 0 1 7 2 1
33 44676 Apr 25, 2022
44676 AI20 - Top 11
Judges Song Contest
 11 11
n/a
 
n/a
34 37453 Jul 16, 2002
37453 AI1 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
44.3
 
77 7 13.6 2 2 3 3 0
35 37705 Mar 25, 2003
37705 AI2 - Final 10
Country Rock
 10 10
46.7
 
80 28 22.7 0 5 3 1 1
36 38076 Mar 30, 2004
38076 AI3 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
49.0
 
84 6 16.1 1 2 3 3 1
37 38440 Mar 29, 2005
38440 AI4 - Final 10
1990s
 10 10
48.6
 
83 12 18.4 1 3 2 3 1
38 38805 Mar 29, 2006
38805 AI5 - Final 10
2000s
 10 10
40.9
 
72 9 20.3 2 2 4 2 0
39 39168 Mar 27, 2007
39168 AI6 - Final 10
Gwen Stefani
 10 10
48.9
 
81 15 18.2 2 2 3 2 1
40 39532 Mar 25, 2008
39532 AI7 - Final 10
Year You Were Born
 10 10
55.2
 
95 23 19.4 0 3 3 2 2
41 39897 Mar 25, 2009
39897 AI8 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
52.0
 
87 14 17.2 2 1 3 2 2
42 40267 Mar 30, 2010
40267 AI9 - Final 10
Soul / R&B
 10 10
54.5
 
89 19 16.0 1 2 2 3 2
43 40989 Mar 21, 2012
40989 AI11 - Final 10
Billy Joel
 10 10
56.8
 
87 24 18.9 0 2 3 4 1
44 41346 Mar 13, 2013
41346 AI12 - Final 10
Music of the American Idols
 10 10
52.1
 
89 22 15.6 0 2 4 3 1
45 41717 Mar 19, 2014
41717 AI13 - Final 10
Billboard Top 10
 10 10
47.7
 
80 18 18.2 1 2 5 1 1
46 42425 Feb 25, 2016
42425 AI15 - Top 10
Songs From the Idol Era
 10 10
51.8
 
88 15 14.7 1 2 2 3 2
47 42432 Mar 3, 2016
42432 AI15 - Top 10 (ii)
The Grammys
 10 10
50.1
 
77 20 15.8 0 3 3 4 0
48 43220 Apr 30, 2018
43220 AI16 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
61.0
 
82 34 21.9 0 1 3 5 1
49 43576 Apr 21, 2019
43576 AI17 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
51.9
 
76 30 21.5 0 2 5 3 0
50 44318 May 2, 2021
44318 AI19 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
51 44682 May 1, 2022
44682 AI20 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
52 45047 May 1, 2023
45047 AI21 - Top 10
Judges Song Contest
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
53 38083 Apr 6, 2004
38083 AI3 - Final 9
Elton John
 9 9
50.0
 
89 8 15.8 2 1 2 1 3
54 38447 Apr 5, 2005
38447 AI4 - Final 9
Classic Musicals
 9 9
47.7
 
71 11 16.1 2 1 2 4 0
55 38811 Apr 4, 2006
38811 AI5 - Final 9
Country
 9 9
46.9
 
71 17 22.0 1 1 4 3 0
56 39175 Apr 3, 2007
39175 AI6 - Final 9
American Classics
 9 9
51.3
 
86 24 19.6 0 3 4 1 1
57 39539 Apr 1, 2008
39539 AI7 - Final 9
Dolly Parton
 9 9
58.3
 
83 24 18.4 0 1 4 3 1
58 39903 Mar 31, 2009
39903 AI8 - Final 9
Top iTunes Downloads
 9 9
46.4
 
87 9 18.6 1 3 3 1 1
59 40274 Apr 6, 2010
40274 AI9 - Final 9 (i)
Lennon-McCartney
 9 9
60.1
 
89 33 19.2 0 2 3 2 2
60 40281 Apr 13, 2010
40281 AI9 - Final 9 (ii)
Elvis Presley
 9 9
53.3
 
81 14 19.1 1 0 5 2 1
61 40639 Apr 6, 2011
40639 AI10 - Final 9
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
 9 9
60.8
 
86 33 20.9 0 1 3 4 1
62 40996 Mar 28, 2012
40996 AI11 - Final 9
Personal Idol
 9 9
64.7
 
93 45 19.9 0 0 4 3 2
63 41353 Mar 20, 2013
41353 AI12 - Final 9
The Beatles
 9 9
53.3
 
78 13 17.9 1 1 3 4 0
64 41724 Mar 26, 2014
41724 AI13 - Final 9
I'm With The Band
 9 9
56.6
 
88 33 20.0 0 2 3 3 1
65 42088 Mar 25, 2015
42088 AI14 - Final 9
1980s
 9 9
46.3
 
79 13 16.9 1 3 1 4 0
66 42095 Apr 1, 2015
42095 AI14 - Final 9 (ii)
Kelly Clarkson
 9 9
52.4
 
86 6 16.4 2 1 1 4 1
67 37460 Jul 23, 2002
37460 AI1 - Final 8
1960s
 8 8
47.8
 
89 10 15.1 2 0 4 0 2
68 37712 Apr 1, 2003
37712 AI2 - Final 8 (i)
Disco
 8 8
47.5
 
77 9 17.9 2 1 2 3 0
69 37719 Apr 8, 2003
37719 AI2 - Final 8 (ii)
Billboard #1 Hits
 8 8
50.6
 
87 11 18.8 2 0 2 3 1
70 38090 Apr 13, 2004
38090 AI3 - Final 8
Movie Songs
 8 8
56.4
 
94 22 16.8 0 3 2 1 2
71 38454 Apr 12, 2005
38454 AI4 - Final 8
Year You Were Born
 8 8
51.4
 
90 19 20.6 1 1 4 1 1
72 38818 Apr 11, 2006
38818 AI5 - Final 8
Queen
 8 8
50.0
 
68 12 23.4 1 1 3 3 0
73 39182 Apr 10, 2007
39182 AI6 - Final 8
Latin
 8 8
42.3
 
73 17 19.8 1 3 3 1 0
74 39546 Apr 8, 2008
39546 AI7 - Final 8
Inspirational (Idol Gives Back)
 8 8
47.5
 
79 21 22.6 0 3 2 3 0
75 39910 Apr 7, 2009
39910 AI8 - Final 8
Year You Were Born
 8 8
53.6
 
94 15 16.8 1 1 3 1 2
76 40646 Apr 13, 2011
40646 AI10 - Final 8
Songs From The Movies
 8 8
47.8
 
71 15 22.3 1 1 4 2 0
77 41003 Apr 4, 2012
41003 AI11 - Final 8
1980s
 8 12
54.3
 
78 32 20.8 0 2 5 5 0
78 41360 Mar 27, 2013
41360 AI12 - Final 8
Detroit
 8 11
51.0
 
81 6 19.3 1 2 4 3 1
79 41731 Apr 2, 2014
41731 AI13 - Final 8 (i)
Audition Songs
 8 12
55.4
 
89 9 18.6 2 0 3 5 2
80 41738 Apr 9, 2014
41738 AI13 - Final 8 (ii)
80's
 8 12
46.8
 
86 21 19.3 0 5 3 3 1
81 42102 Apr 8, 2015
42102 AI14 - Final 8
Billboard Hits
 8 8
55.5
 
86 32 20.1 0 1 4 1 2
82 42439 Mar 10, 2016
42439 AI15 - Top 8
The American Idol Songbook
 8 12
48.8
 
85 16 16.1 3 1 4 3 1
83 43583 Apr 28, 2019
43583 AI17 - Top 8
Queen / Movie Duets
 8 12
48.7
 
83 11 17.2 3 2 3 2 2
84 45053 May 7, 2023
45053 AI21 - Top 8
Alanis Morissette / Ed Sheeran
 8 12
n/a
 
n/a
85 37467 Jul 30, 2002
37467 AI1 - Final 7
1970s
 7 7
50.4
 
76 29 19.1 0 3 1 3 0
86 37726 Apr 15, 2003
37726 AI2 - Final 7
Billy Joel
 7 7
54.3
 
91 8 14.9 1 1 2 2 1
87 38097 Apr 20, 2004
38097 AI3 - Final 7
Barry Manilow
 7 7
52.3
 
78 18 21.0 1 1 3 2 0
88 38461 Apr 19, 2005
38461 AI4 - Final 7
1970s Dance Music
 7 7
50.7
 
88 34 22.3 0 3 2 1 1
89 38825 Apr 18, 2006
38825 AI5 - Final 7
Great American Songbook
 7 7
63.7
 
87 9 15.7 1 0 1 3 2
90 39189 Apr 17, 2007
39189 AI6 - Final 7
Country
 7 7
49.6
 
84 9 13.6 2 1 1 1 2
91 39553 Apr 15, 2008
39553 AI7 - Final 7
Mariah Carey
 7 7
50.0
 
76 28 23.3 0 2 4 1 0
92 39917 Apr 14, 2009
39917 AI8 - Final 7 (i)
Songs From The Cinema
 7 7
45.7
 
69 15 20.4 1 2 1 3 0
93 39924 Apr 21, 2009
39924 AI8 - Final 7 (ii)
Disco
 7 7
57.6
 
86 27 18.6 0 1 3 2 1
94 40288 Apr 20, 2010
40288 AI9 - Final 7
Inspirational (Idol Gives Back)
 7 7
52.0
 
88 31 20.9 0 3 1 2 1
95 40653 Apr 20, 2011
40653 AI10 - Final 7
21st Century
 7 7
51.6
 
77 27 22.1 0 3 1 3 0
96 41010 Apr 11, 2012
41010 AI11 - Final 7 (i)
2010s
 7 10
59.9
 
79 28 20.4 0 1 3 6 0
97 41017 Apr 18, 2012
41017 AI11 - Final 7 (ii)
Now and Then
 7 14
53.9
 
82 27 23.1 0 4 5 3 2
98 41367 Apr 3, 2013
41367 AI12 - Final 7
Rock - No Ballads
 7 10
48.0
 
71 13 18.5 1 3 2 4 0
99 41745 Apr 16, 2014
41745 AI13 - Final 7
Competitors' Picks
 7 10
58.0
 
90 15 19.3 1 1 2 5 1
100 42109 Apr 15, 2015
42109 AI14 - Final 7
American Classics
 7 14
53.2
 
75 26 23.2 0 4 3 7 0
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