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American Idol

Season 5

41 listed hours · 2002–2016 · Fox

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

Simon Cowell's sneer, Paula's softness, Randy's dawg: Simon Fuller's Fox hit made karaoke national infrastructure and a star factory. Mid-2000s finales felt like elections; Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood fed a pop pipeline. Pure event-TV archaeology from the last mass monoculture.

TV Flash files Season 5 of American Idol (2002–2016) on Fox as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 24) — 41 listed hours, 2006-01-17–2006-05-24 from “Chicago, IL Auditions” (S05E01) to “The Finale” (S05E41). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 Chicago, IL Auditions

    Chicago, IL Auditions is peak-ratings Idol archaeology: a Midwestern cattle call from the season when Tuesday nights still felt like elections.

  1. S05E01 Chicago, IL Auditions
  2. S05E02 Denver, CO Auditions
  3. S05E03 Greensboro, NC Auditions
  4. S05E04 San Fransisco, CA Auditions
  5. S05E05 Las Vegas, NV Auditions
  6. S05E06 Austin, TX Auditions
  7. S05E07 Boston, MA Auditions
  8. S05E08 Hollywood Round #1
  9. S05E09 Hollywood Round #2
  10. S05E10 Hollywood Round #3
  11. S05E11 Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)
  12. S05E12 Performance Show Males #1 (top 12)
  13. S05E13 And Then There Were 20
  14. S05E14 Performance Show Females #2 (top 10)
  15. S05E15 Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)
  16. S05E16 And Then There Were 16
  17. S05E17 Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)
  18. S05E18 Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)
  19. S05E19 And Then There Were 12
  20. S05E20 Top 12 perform live
  21. S05E21 And Then There Were 11
  22. S05E22 Top 11 perform live
  23. S05E23 And Then There Were 10
  24. S05E24 Top 10 perform live
  25. S05E25 And Then There Were 9
  26. S05E26 Top 9 perform live
  27. S05E27 And Then There Were 8
  28. S05E28 Top 8 perform live
  29. S05E29 And Then There Were 7
  30. S05E30 Top 7 perform live
  31. S05E31 And Then There Were 6
  32. S05E32 Top 6 perform live
  33. S05E33 And Then There Were 5
  34. S05E34 Top 5 perform live
  35. S05E35 And Then There Were 4
  36. S05E36 Top 4 perform live
  37. S05E37 And Then There Were 3
  38. S05E38 Top 3 perform live
  39. S05E39 And Then There Were 2
  40. S05E40 Top 2 perform live
  41. S05E41 The Finale

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