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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 43597 May 12, 2019
43597 AI17 - Top 5
Elton John / Bobby Bones / Hero
 5 15
49.0
 
73 16 20.4 1 3 7 4 0
2 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
3 42109 Apr 15, 2015
42109 AI14 - Final 7
American Classics
 7 14
53.2
 
75 26 23.2 0 4 3 7 0
4 43226 May 6, 2018
43226 AI16 - Top 7
Prince / Year You Were Born
 7 14
46.9
 
89 4 18.6 1 6 4 1 2
5 43961 May 10, 2020
43961 AI18 - Top 7
Disney / Mothers' Day (online)
 7 14
51.3
 
82 9 20.9 2 0 7 4 1
6 44325 May 9, 2021
44325 AI19 - Top 7
Coldplay / Mothers' Day
 7 14
n/a
 
n/a
7 44332 May 16, 2021
44332 AI19 - Top 4
Personal Idol / OWS™ / Reprise / Finneas
 4 14
n/a
 
n/a
8 44675 Apr 24, 2022
44675 AI20 - Top 14
Breakout Hits
 14 14
n/a
 
n/a
9 44689 May 8, 2022
44689 AI20 - Top 7
TikTok / Mothers' Day
 7 14
n/a
 
n/a
10 39882 Mar 10, 2009
39882 AI8 - Final 13
Michael Jackson
 13 13
54.2
 
83 23 21.0 0 5 2 4 2
11 40611 Mar 9, 2011
40611 AI10 - Final 13
Personal Idol
 13 13
51.6
 
84 24 20.3 0 3 6 3 1
12 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
13 41697 Feb 27, 2014
41697 AI13 - Final 13
This Is Me
 13 13
52.2
 
84 14 16.6 1 3 3 4 2
14 37691 Mar 11, 2003
37691 AI2 - Final 12
Motown
 12 12
51.3
 
82 29 17.9 0 4 4 2 2
15 38062 Mar 16, 2004
38062 AI3 - Final 12
Soul
 12 12
53.8
 
87 6 17.0 1 4 2 1 4
16 38426 Mar 15, 2005
38426 AI4 - Final 12
1960s
 12 12
48.7
 
90 10 18.1 2 1 6 1 2
17 38791 Mar 15, 2006
38791 AI5 - Final 12
Stevie Wonder
 12 12
48.8
 
84 14 17.0 2 3 2 3 2
18 39154 Mar 13, 2007
39154 AI6 - Final 12
Diana Ross
 12 12
45.8
 
85 8 15.2 2 3 4 1 2
19 39518 Mar 11, 2008
39518 AI7 - Final 12
Lennon-McCartney
 12 12
51.2
 
85 3 16.5 2 3 3 0 4
20 40253 Mar 16, 2010
40253 AI9 - Final 12
Rolling Stones
 12 12
52.3
 
88 19 19.6 1 2 5 2 2
21 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
22 41003 Apr 4, 2012
41003 AI11 - Final 8
1980s
 8 12
54.3
 
78 32 20.8 0 2 5 5 0
23 41024 Apr 25, 2012
41024 AI11 - Final 6
Queen / Open
 6 12
52.3
 
80 30 21.8 0 4 3 4 1
24 41031 May 2, 2012
41031 AI11 - Final 5
60's / British
 5 12
53.4
 
82 16 19.8 1 3 3 4 1
25 41374 Apr 10, 2013
41374 AI12 - Final 6
Burt Bacharach / Wish You Wrote
 6 12
53.4
 
96 2 15.1 1 2 3 4 2
26 41703 Mar 5, 2014
41703 AI13 - Final 12
Home
 12 12
47.2
 
64 23 20.2 0 3 5 4 0
27 41731 Apr 2, 2014
41731 AI13 - Final 8 (i)
Audition Songs
 8 12
55.4
 
89 9 18.6 2 0 3 5 2
28 41738 Apr 9, 2014
41738 AI13 - Final 8 (ii)
80's
 8 12
46.8
 
86 21 19.3 0 5 3 3 1
29 41752 Apr 23, 2014
41752 AI13 - Final 6
Country / Rock
 6 12
52.4
 
82 10 17.7 1 3 3 4 1
30 41759 Apr 30, 2014
41759 AI13 - Final 5
America's Requests
 5 12
56.3
 
84 27 18.8 0 4 2 4 2
31 41766 May 7, 2014
41766 AI13 - Final 4
Breakups and Makeups
 4 12
57.8
 
93 25 17.6 0 3 3 3 3
32 42074 Mar 11, 2015
42074 AI14 - Final 12
Audition Songs
 12 12
53.3
 
80 4 17.8 1 2 3 5 1
33 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
34 42116 Apr 22, 2015
42116 AI14 - Final 6
Arena Anthems
 6 12
49.6
 
88 15 20.9 1 3 4 3 1
35 42130 May 6, 2015
42130 AI14 - Final 4 (ii)
Scott's / Judges' / Hometown Choice
 4 12
56.8
 
86 19 19.1 1 2 3 5 1
36 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
37 43583 Apr 28, 2019
43583 AI17 - Top 8
Queen / Movie Duets
 8 12
48.7
 
83 11 17.2 3 2 3 2 2
38 43590 May 5, 2019
43590 AI17 - Top 6
Woodstock / Showstoppers
 6 12
57.8
 
90 35 22.8 0 1 6 3 2
39 44304 Apr 18, 2021
44304 AI19 - Top 12
Oscar Nominated Songs
 12 12
n/a
 
n/a
40 45046 Apr 30, 2023
45046 AI21 - Top 12
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
 12 12
n/a
 
n/a
41 45053 May 7, 2023
45053 AI21 - Top 8
Alanis Morissette / Ed Sheeran
 8 12
n/a
 
n/a
42 37698 Mar 18, 2003
37698 AI2 - Final 11
Movie Hits
 11 11
53.6
 
90 19 13.5 1 3 2 2 3
43 38069 Mar 23, 2004
38069 AI3 - Final 11
Country
 11 11
50.5
 
89 17 18.7 1 3 2 3 2
44 38433 Mar 22, 2005
38433 AI4 - Final 11
Billboard #1 Hits
 11 11
52.9
 
89 7 19.8 1 1 5 3 1
45 38798 Mar 22, 2006
38798 AI5 - Final 11
1950s
 11 11
56.9
 
90 23 17.9 0 3 3 4 1
46 39161 Mar 20, 2007
39161 AI6 - Final 11
British Invasion
 11 11
52.1
 
86 23 18.0 0 4 3 2 2
47 39525 Mar 18, 2008
39525 AI7 - Final 11
Beatles
 11 11
46.9
 
72 16 20.2 1 3 3 4 0
48 39889 Mar 17, 2009
39889 AI8 - Final 11
Grand Ole Opry
 11 11
55.4
 
86 25 21.1 0 3 4 2 2
49 40260 Mar 23, 2010
40260 AI9 - Final 11
Billboard #1 Hits
 11 11
41.0
 
85 2 16.0 3 1 5 1 1
50 40625 Mar 23, 2011
40625 AI10 - Final 11 (i)
Motown
 11 11
56.8
 
84 29 22.3 0 2 4 4 1
51 40632 Mar 30, 2011
40632 AI10 - Final 11 (ii)
Elton John
 11 11
56.0
 
81 21 21.4 0 2 4 4 1
52 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
53 41360 Mar 27, 2013
41360 AI12 - Final 8
Detroit
 8 11
51.0
 
81 6 19.3 1 2 4 3 1
54 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
55 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
56 42446 Mar 17, 2016
42446 AI15 - Top 6
America's Requests
 6 11
54.2
 
88 26 16.2 0 3 4 2 2
57 43954 May 3, 2020
43954 AI18 - Top 11
Home (online)
 11 11
54.7
 
83 33 23.2 0 1 7 2 1
58 44676 Apr 25, 2022
44676 AI20 - Top 11
Judges Song Contest
 11 11
n/a
 
n/a
59 37453 Jul 16, 2002
37453 AI1 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
44.3
 
77 7 13.6 2 2 3 3 0
60 37705 Mar 25, 2003
37705 AI2 - Final 10
Country Rock
 10 10
46.7
 
80 28 22.7 0 5 3 1 1
61 37740 Apr 29, 2003
37740 AI2 - Final 5
1960s / Neil Sedaka
 5 10
60.6
 
93 15 15.2 1 1 3 2 3
62 38076 Mar 30, 2004
38076 AI3 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
49.0
 
84 6 16.1 1 2 3 3 1
63 38111 May 4, 2004
38111 AI3 - Final 5
Big Band
 5 10
53.5
 
91 24 20.3 0 2 5 1 2
64 38440 Mar 29, 2005
38440 AI4 - Final 10
1990s
 10 10
48.6
 
83 12 18.4 1 3 2 3 1
65 38475 May 3, 2005
38475 AI4 - Final 5
Lieber & Stoller / This Week
 5 10
52.8
 
89 13 18.8 1 2 3 2 2
66 38805 Mar 29, 2006
38805 AI5 - Final 10
2000s
 10 10
40.9
 
72 9 20.3 2 2 4 2 0
67 38839 May 2, 2006
38839 AI5 - Final 5
Year Born / Billboard Top 10
 5 10
52.8
 
81 15 19.5 1 2 3 3 1
68 39168 Mar 27, 2007
39168 AI6 - Final 10
Gwen Stefani
 10 10
48.9
 
81 15 18.2 2 2 3 2 1
69 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
70 39567 Apr 29, 2008
39567 AI7 - Final 5
Neil Diamond
 5 10
43.1
 
77 10 20.1 2 2 3 3 0
71 39897 Mar 25, 2009
39897 AI8 - Final 10
Motown
 10 10
52.0
 
87 14 17.2 2 1 3 2 2
72 40267 Mar 30, 2010
40267 AI9 - Final 10
Soul / R&B
 10 10
54.5
 
89 19 16.0 1 2 2 3 2
73 40667 May 4, 2011
40667 AI10 - Final 5
Now And Then
 5 10
60.4
 
94 7 19.4 1 1 2 4 2
74 40989 Mar 21, 2012
40989 AI11 - Final 10
Billy Joel
 10 10
56.8
 
87 24 18.9 0 2 3 4 1
75 41010 Apr 11, 2012
41010 AI11 - Final 7 (i)
2010s
 7 10
59.9
 
79 28 20.4 0 1 3 6 0
76 41038 May 9, 2012
41038 AI11 - Final 4
California / Wish You Wrote
 4 10
59.6
 
85 39 19.4 0 1 5 1 3
77 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
78 41367 Apr 3, 2013
41367 AI12 - Final 7
Rock - No Ballads
 7 10
48.0
 
71 13 18.5 1 3 2 4 0
79 41381 Apr 17, 2013
41381 AI12 - Final 5
Year You Were Born / Divas
 5 10
58.6
 
73 40 19.5 0 0 4 6 0
80 41388 Apr 24, 2013
41388 AI12 - Final 4 (i)
Open / One-Hit Wonders
 4 10
52.6
 
79 27 21.2 0 2 4 4 0
81 41717 Mar 19, 2014
41717 AI13 - Final 10
Billboard Top 10
 10 10
47.7
 
80 18 18.2 1 2 5 1 1
82 41745 Apr 16, 2014
41745 AI13 - Final 7
Competitors' Picks
 7 10
58.0
 
90 15 19.3 1 1 2 5 1
83 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
84 42432 Mar 3, 2016
42432 AI15 - Top 10 (ii)
The Grammys
 10 10
50.1
 
77 20 15.8 0 3 3 4 0
85 42460 Mar 31, 2016
42460 AI15 - Top 4
Hometown / Scott's / Judges' Choice
 4 10
57.1
 
89 17 18.0 1 1 3 3 2
86 43220 Apr 30, 2018
43220 AI16 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
61.0
 
82 34 21.9 0 1 3 5 1
87 43233 May 13, 2018
43233 AI16 - Top 5
Carrie Underwood / Mothers' Day
 5 10
53.8
 
78 16 20.5 1 2 3 4 0
88 43576 Apr 21, 2019
43576 AI17 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
51.9
 
76 30 21.5 0 2 5 3 0
89 43968 May 17, 2020
43968 AI18 - Finale
Finale (online)
 5 10
54.1
 
77 35 22.2 0 1 6 3 0
90 44318 May 2, 2021
44318 AI19 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
91 44682 May 1, 2022
44682 AI20 - Top 10
Disney
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
92 44696 May 15, 2022
44696 AI20 - Top 5
Carrie Underwood / Open
 5 10
n/a
 
n/a
93 45047 May 1, 2023
45047 AI21 - Top 10
Judges Song Contest
 10 10
n/a
 
n/a
94 45060 May 14, 2023
45060 AI21 - Top 5
Disney
 5 10
n/a
 
n/a
95 37754 May 13, 2003
37754 AI2 - Final 3
Random / Judge's / Idol's
 3 9
54.4
 
88 16 17.7 1 0 4 3 1
96 38083 Apr 6, 2004
38083 AI3 - Final 9
Elton John
 9 9
50.0
 
89 8 15.8 2 1 2 1 3
97 38125 May 18, 2004
38125 AI3 - Final 3
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
 3 9
55.4
 
84 23 14.6 0 3 2 1 3
98 38447 Apr 5, 2005
38447 AI4 - Final 9
Classic Musicals
 9 9
47.7
 
71 11 16.1 2 1 2 4 0
99 38489 May 17, 2005
38489 AI4 - Final 3
Idol's / Clive's / Judge's
 3 9
58.1
 
94 33 16.0 0 1 5 1 2
100 38811 Apr 4, 2006
38811 AI5 - Final 9
Country
 9 9
46.9
 
71 17 22.0 1 1 4 3 0
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