American Idol Season 11 episodes

Finalists Chosen Season 11, Episode 16

Finalists are revealed. Also: The judges add their wild-card choices to the final group. read more

Semifinalist Girls Perform Season 11, Episode 15

The female semifinalists perform. read more

Semifinalist Boys Perform Season 11, Episode 14

The male semifinalists perform. Viewer voting begins. read more

Final Judgment, Part 2 Season 11, Episode 13

The judges unveil the remaining semifinalists. read more

Final Judgment, Part 1 Season 11, Episode 12

The contestants must bring it and sing it in one final performance opportunity to win over the judges, who then reveal the first group of semifinalists. read more

Performance Challenge Season 11, Episode 11

A performance round is held in Las Vegas. read more

Hollywood Round, Part 3 Season 11, Episode 10

The Hollywood round continues. read more

American Idol: The One Where Everyone Got Sick and No One Performed! Season 11, Episode 9

Hollywood week continues and — spoiler alert! — 16-year-old Symone Black lives. After she was last seen falling off the stage in what has to be the worst cliff-hanger in reality TV history, Symone regains consciousness and is quickly attended to by the medics. J. Lo and Randy <strike>rush</strike> slowly saunder to her side and J. Lo asks her if she's OK while Steven sits idly (Idol-ly!) by at the judges table. Hasn't he fallen on stage before? Can't he offer some helpful recovery tips to Symone?

Symone sips some soda and goes to the hospital while the judges reconvene to decide who from her group will move forward. Lucky for Symone, falling off the stage on Idol equals a get-pushed-to-the-next-round-free card. But will she be able to compete in the group rounds?

Aside from Symone, Lauren Mink and Ethan Jones are sent home, and Jeremy Rosado and Nikko Starr make it through to the groups round. 185... read more

American Idol Will (Literally) Knock You Off Your Feet! Season 11, Episode 8

It's been a long and arduous journey, but we've finally made it to Hollywood! Now is when things actually start getting good. So let's hop to it!

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American Idol Auditions: Live the Dream Like Carrie Underwood! Season 11, Episode 7

Hey, kids! It's American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, but she's 15 pounds heavier and workin' on a farm! You, too, can go from modest farm-livin' to Hollywood superstardom — Carrie's livin' proof, ya hear?

We happen to be in St. Louis, the city in which Carrie was discovered. At first I got confused, because I didn't realize there were farms in St. Louis, but then I remembered that only approximately 5 percent of the people who try out in each state are actually from that state (Carrie's from Oklahoma. It all makes sense now).

It is here that we meet Johnny Keyser, a 22-year-old raised on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by a... read more

American Idol Auditions: Portland Has Exactly Zero Talented Singers Season 11, Episode 6

Welcome to Portland, the city that's known for its cloudy skies... and now, also known for its insufferably terrible singers! Are you just dying to go to Oregon, or what?

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American Idol Auditions: Don't Pet The Sweaty Things and a Revolutionary Season 11, Episode 5

You thought we were going to be in Texas, didn't you? Joke's on you, fool! We're actually in space with a real, live astronaut and a floating microphone. read more

American Idol Auditions: All-time Lows in High Altitudes Season 11, Episode 4

Aspen. Doesn't it make you just feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Or maybe that's just Ryan Seacrest. In any event, we're here for another round of auditions featuring questionably talented people, very few of which will actually be from Aspen.

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American Idol Auditions 3: On An Aircraft Carrier For No Apparent Reason Season 11, Episode 3

Congratulations to you for hanging in there and watching the (hour-delayed) San Diego auditions episode tonight — you're a real hardcore American Idol enthusiast.

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American Idol Auditions Episode 2: Wax Figures in the Land of Steel Season 11, Episode 2

Ahhhh, Pittsburgh! Can you believe this is the first time they've held Idol auditions here? The audacity of location scouts to diss a city with so much to offer. read more

American Idol Episode 1: Singin' in Savannah and Seacrest's Evil Twin Season 11, Episode 1

It's time to cozy up on the couch and break out your ice-cold can of Coca-Cola... because Idol. Is. Back. (Those were dramatic Ryan Seacrest-esque pauses.) Throughout the season, there will be highs (a la Kelly Clarkson's "Respect"), and more often than not, there will be lows (William Hung's "She Bangs"), but the important thing to remember here is that we're in this together. OK?

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Premiered: June 11, 2002, on FOX
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Premise: The smash reality series showcases wannabe pop stars competing for a record deal by crooning for a panel of judges, including, most entertainingly, the acid-tongued Simon Cowell, who departed the show in 2010 after serving for nine seasons. The judges review a performer's talent (or lack thereof), and at-home viewers then vote for their favorite potential star. The show helped launch the careers of such artists as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert.

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