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Episodes Rated by IMDb User Rating

Rated Episodes

# Episode User
Rating		 User
Votes

8.10  Hollywood Round No. 3 6.8 10
8.40  Finale 6.7 27
8.37  The Top Three Finalists Perform 6.4 10
8.35  The Top Four Finalists Perform 6.3 11
8.39  The Final Two Perform 6.2 15
8.1  Auditions: Phoenix 6.1 18
8.32  Live Results Show: Two Contestants Eliminated 6.1 12
8.9  Hollywood Round No. 2 5.9 10
8.19  The Top 13 Finalists Perform 5.8 12
8.28  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.8 10
8.34  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.8 7
8.11  Hollywood Round No. 4: Top 36 Chosen 5.7 11
8.29  The Top Seven Finalists Perform 5.7 11
8.12  Group 1 Performs 5.7 11
6.41  Finale 5.7 30
7.42  Finale 5.6 35
8.23  The Top 10 Finalists Perform 5.5 10
8.31  The Top Seven Finalists Perform 5.5 8
8.6  Auditions: Salt Lake City 5.5 9
4.27  American Idol's Top 9 Perform 5.4 5
8.16  Group 3 Performs 5.4 6
8.24  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.4 7
8.36  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.3 10
7.2  Auditions: Dallas 5.3 15
8.38  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.3 8
8.33  The Top Five Finalists Perform 5.3 6
8.17  Group 3 Results 5.3 7
8.8  Hollywood Round No. 1 5.3 11
8.15  Group 2 Results 5.2 11
8.26  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.2 9
8.18  Wild Card 5.2 8
8.25  The Top Nine Finalists Perform 5.2 9
8.5  Auditions: Jacksonville 5.1 8
8.30  Live Results Show 5.1 10
6.13  Top 24 Results Show 5.1 12
6.18  Top 16 Performance Show: Part 2 Girls 5.1 9
8.22  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 5.1 10
5.39  Top 3 Results Show 5.0 8
8.27  The Top Eight Finalists Perform 5.0 8
8.20  Live Results Show: Two Contestants Eliminated 5.0 10
8.13  Group 1 Results 4.9 8
6.12  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 2 Girls 4.9 9
6.19  Top 16 Results Show 4.9 9
8.14  Group 2 Performs 4.9 10
6.22  Top 11 Performance Show: British Invasion 4.9 11
6.2  Auditions: Seattle 4.8 14
7.1  Auditions: Philadelphia 4.8 18
6.40  Episode #6.40 4.8 14
6.34  Episode #6.34 4.8 17
6.35  Episode #6.35 4.8 15
6.11  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 1 Guys 4.8 9
6.29  Episode #6.29 4.7 15
6.24  Top 10 Performance Show: Gwen Stefani 4.7 12
7.28  The Top Eight Finalists Perform 4.7 9
8.2  Auditons: Kansas City 4.7 11
6.14  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 1 Guys 4.6 9
6.15  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 2 Girls 4.6 9
7.41  The Final Two Perform 4.6 12
6.20  Top 12 Performance Show: Diana Ross 4.6 12
6.38  Episode #6.38 4.6 12
6.3  Auditions: Memphis 4.6 18
8.4  Auditons: Louisville 4.6 9
6.32  Idol Gives Back: Part One 4.6 19
6.27  Live Results: Round Seven 4.6 10
5.19  Top 16 Results Show 4.5 9
3.30  Episode #3.30 4.5 5
6.16  Top 20 Results Show 4.5 10
6.17  Top 16 Performance Show: Part 1 Guys 4.5 8
6.31  Episode #6.31 4.5 13
5.8  Hollywood Eliminations: Part 1 4.5 10
5.13  Top 24 Results Show 4.5 8
5.30  Top 7 Performance Show: Great American Songbook 4.5 8
6.10  Final 24 Verdict 4.5 20
6.9  The Hollywood Round 4.5 12
7.33  The Top Six Finalists Perform 4.4 13
8.3  Auditions: San Francisco 4.4 12
6.25  Top 10 Results Show 4.4 8
6.28  The Top Eight Finalists 4.4 12
8.7  Auditions: NYC/San Juan 4.4 11
7.4  Charleston Auditions 4.4 11
5.14  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 1 (Girls) 4.4 6
5.20  Top 12 Performance Show: Stevie Wonder 4.3 8
5.12  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 2 (Guys) 4.3 9
5.18  Top 16 Performance Show: Part 2 (Guys) 4.3 9
5.10  Hollywood Eliminations: Part 3 4.3 9
7.10  Hollywood Round 2 4.3 13
6.7  Auditions: San Antonio 4.3 12
5.17  Top 16 Performance Show: Part 1 (Girls) 4.3 6
7.35  The Top Five Finalists Perform 4.3 11
7.11  The Top 12 Boys Perform 4.3 16
6.6  Auditions: Los Angeles 4.3 10
7.20  The Top 12 Finalists Perform 4.3 11
2.36  Episode #2.36 4.3 5
5.28  Top 8 Performance Show: Queen 4.3 8
5.29  Top 8 Results Show 4.3 8
5.40  Top 2 Showdown 4.3 8
6.5  Auditions: Birmingham 4.3 10
7.17  The Top Eight Male Singers Perform 4.3 11
7.9  Hollywood Round 1 4.3 11
7.12  The Top 12 Girls Perform 4.2 9
6.8  Auditions: Rest of the Best 4.2 10
7.8  Best of the Rest Auditions 4.2 12
5.15  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 2 (Guys) 4.2 9
7.14  The Top Ten Male Singers Perform 4.1 13
7.34  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 4.1 11
6.4  Auditions: New York 4.1 15
6.21  Top 12 Results Show 4.1 12
7.6  Auditions: Miami 4.1 9
6.23  Top 11 Results Show 4.1 12
7.7  Atlanta Auditions 4.1 12
6.30  Episode #6.30 4.0 22
6.33  Idol Gives Back: Part Two 4.0 27
5.5  Auditions: Las Vegas 4.0 6
6.36  Episode #6.36 4.0 11
6.39  Episode #6.39 4.0 12
7.25  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 4.0 11
6.37  Episode #6.37 4.0 12
4.1  Auditions: Washington DC 3.9 9
7.27  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.9 10
6.1  Auditions: Minneapolis 3.9 14
4.15  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 2 (Girls) 3.9 9
7.31  The Top Seven Finalists Perform 3.9 15
6.26  The Top Nine Finalists 3.9 17
4.11  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 1 (Guys) 3.9 11
5.11  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 1 (Girls) 3.9 6
4.10  Hollywood Rounds: Part 4 3.9 6
7.36  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.8 11
7.15  The Top Ten Female Singers Perform 3.8 10
4.3  Auditions: New Orleans 3.8 10
7.26  The Top Nine Finalists Perform 3.8 11
7.19  Live Results Show: Top 12 Finalists Revealed 3.8 9
7.3  Auditions: San Diego 3.8 12
2.39  Clay v. Ruben 3.8 5
7.22  The Top 11 Finalists Perform 3.7 9
8.21  The Top 11 Finalists Perform 3.7 12
7.5  Omaha Auditions 3.7 9
5.16  Top 20 Results Show 3.7 7
5.22  Top 11 Performance Show: The 50's 3.7 8
5.23  Top 11 Results Show 3.7 8
5.24  Top 10 Performance Show: 21st Century 3.7 6
5.32  Top 6 Performance Show: Love Songs 3.7 6
5.34  Top 5 Performance Show: Birth Year & Latest Billboards 3.7 6
5.35  Top 5 Results Show 3.7 6
5.36  Top 4 Performance Show: Elvis Presley 3.7 6
5.37  Top 4 Results Show 3.7 6
5.38  Top 3 Performance Show: Clive Davis', Judges' & Idol's Choice 3.7 6
4.14  Top 20 Performance Show: Part 1 (Guys) 3.7 10
7.18  The Top Eight Female Singers Perform 3.7 10
7.39  The Top Three Finalists Perform 3.7 9
5.2  Auditions: Denver 3.7 5
5.6  Auditions: Austin, Texas 3.7 5
7.16  Live Results Show: Two Men and Two Women Eliminated 3.6 10
7.21  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.6 10
7.24  The Top 10 Finalists Perform 3.6 9
7.37  The Top Four Finalists Perform 3.6 9
7.23  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.6 11
7.13  First All New Live Results Show 3.6 10
7.29  Idol Gives Back 3.6 24
5.21  Top 12 Results Show 3.5 8
5.41  Grand Final 3.5 26
7.40  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.5 11
5.26  Top 9 Performance Show: Country 3.5 12
3.27  Episode #3.27 3.4 8
3.43  Episode #3.43 3.4 13
5.9  Hollywood Eliminations: Part 2 3.4 11
1.24  El Finale! 3.4 10
3.20  Episode #3.20 3.3 6
7.38  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.3 10
3.37  Episode #3.37 3.3 5
5.31  Top 7 Results Show 3.3 10
7.32  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 3.2 8
5.33  Top 6 Results Show 3.2 10
5.27  Top 9 Results Show 3.2 9
4.2  Auditions: St. Louis 3.2 5
4.7  Hollywood Rounds: Part 1 3.2 5
4.9  Hollywood Rounds: Part 3 3.2 5
5.4  Auditions: San Francisco 3.2 10
4.13  Top 24 Results Show 3.1 8
4.6  Auditions: San Francisco 3.1 8
4.16  Top 20 Results Show 2.9 8
5.25  Top 10 Results Show 2.8 9
7.30  Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated 2.7 30
4.5  Auditions: Cleveland & Orlando 2.7 7
5.1  Auditions: Chicago 2.6 7
5.3  Auditions: Greensboro, North Carolina 2.6 7
5.7  Auditions: Boston, Massachusetts 2.6 7
3.41  Episode #3.41 2.6 10
4.12  Top 24 Performance Show: Part 2 (Girls) 2.6 8
4.8  Hollywood Rounds: Part 2 2.6 8
2.35  Episode #2.35 2.6 8
2.20  Episode #2.20 2.5 12
1.8  Judge Fight! 2.4 6
1.9  Wild! 2.4 6
4.4  Auditions: Las Vegas 2.3 10
1.7  The Bad, the Even Worse and the Ugly 2.3 7
1.1  Debut 2.1 17
1.6  Six Pack 2.1 11
-  American Idol Presents the World's Worst Auditions 2.0 9
1.10  The Live Album! 1.7 9
1.11  The Unkindest Cuts 1.7 8
1.12  Pride Goeth Before the 'Fro 1.7 9
1.13  Clash of the Titanic Egos 1.7 11
1.3  No Way Jim Moves on After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon? 1.7 11
1.4  Dewey Defeats Truman! 1.6 10
1.5  Army of the Mediocre 1.6 10
1.2  Episode Two 1.5 12

Unrated Episodes

# Episode
1.14  Ryan-ara!
1.15  Jump, Jive and Fail!
1.16  Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
1.17  Five Alive (and an Assortment of Other Bad Puns)
1.18  RJ Is Short for
1.19  Two for Each One
1.20  What? Who? You're Sure Now?
1.21  Three Do Two
1.22  Two More
1.23  Showdown!
2.1  Start It Up!
2.2  Episode #2.2
2.3  Episode #2.3
2.4  Episode #2.4
2.5  Episode #2.5
2.6  Episode #2.6
2.7  Episode #2.7
2.8  Episode #2.8
2.9  Episode #2.9
2.10  Episode #2.10
2.11  Episode #2.11
2.12  Episode #2.12
2.13  Episode #2.13
2.14  Episode #2.14
2.15  Episode #2.15
2.16  Episode #2.16
2.17  Episode #2.17
2.18  Episode #2.18
2.19  Episode #2.19
2.21  Episode #2.21
2.22  Episode #2.22
2.23  Episode #2.23
2.24  Episode #2.24
2.25  Episode #2.25
2.26  Episode #2.26
2.27  Episode #2.27
2.28  Episode #2.28
2.29  Episode #2.29
2.30  Episode #2.30
2.31  Episode #2.31
2.32  Episode #2.32
2.33  Episode #2.33
2.34  Episode #2.34
2.37  Episode #2.37
2.38  Let's Learn About Ruben and Clay!
3.1  Episode #3.1
3.4  Episode #3.4
3.7  Episode #3.7
3.8  Episode #3.8
3.9  Episode #3.9
3.10  Episode #3.10
3.15  Episode #3.15
3.17  Episode #3.17
3.18  Episode #3.18
3.21  Episode #3.21
3.22  Episode #3.22
3.23  Episode #3.23
3.25  Episode #3.25
3.26  Episode #3.26
3.28  Episode #3.28
3.29  Episode #3.29
3.31  Episode #3.31
3.39  Episode #3.39
3.40  Episode #3.40
3.42  Episode #3.42
4.17  Top 16 Performance Show: Guys
4.18  Top 16 Performance Show: Girls
4.19  Top 12 Revealed
4.20  Top 12 Perform
4.21  One Must Go Home Tonight!
4.22  Top 11 Perform
4.23  Top 11 Return
4.24  It's Down to the Top 10
4.25  Top 10 Perform
4.26  It's Down to the Top 9
4.28  Episode #4.28
4.29  Top 8 Perform: Songs from the Year You Were Born
4.30  Who Is Eliminated from the Top 8
4.31  Top 7 Perform
4.32  Who's Out of the Top 7
4.33  Top 6 Perform
4.34  Who Is Eliminated from the Top 6
4.35  Top 5 Perform
4.36  Find Out Who's Been Eliminated from the Top 5
4.37  American Idol's Final 4 Perform!
4.38  Find Out Who's Been Eliminated from the Final 4
4.39  American Idol's Final 3 Perform
4.40  Tonight Is the Night When 3 Become 2
9.1  Episode #9.1
9.2  Episode #9.2
9.3  Episode #9.3
9.4  Episode #9.4