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Episodes Rated by IMDb User Votes

Rated Episodes

# Episode User
Rating		 User
Votes

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

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