Season 2: 2003
| # | Title | Original airdate | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New York, Miami & Austin Auditions" | January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21) | - |
| Auditions are held in New York, Miami, and Austin. | |||
| 2 | "Special: American Idol Revisited" | January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21) | - |
| 3 | "Pasadena & Detroit Auditions" | January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22) | - |
| Auditions are held in Pasadena and Detroit. | |||
| 4 | "Atlanta & Nashville Auditions" | January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28) | - |
| Auditions are held in Atlanta and Nashville. | |||
| 5 | "Hollywood Week" | January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) | - |
| After one week in Hollywood, 32 contestants remain. | |||
| 6 | "Top 32: Group 1" | February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04) | - |
| The first group of eight perform: Kimberly Caldwell, Patrick Fortson, J.D. Adams, Trenyce, Meosha Denton, Bettis Richardson, Charles Grigsby and Julia DeMato. | |||
| 7 | "Top 32: Group 1 results" | February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05) | - |
| Charles Grigsby and Julia DeMato advance to the top 12. | |||
| 8 | "Top 32: Group 2" | February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11) | - |
| The second group of eight perform: Clay Aiken, Candice Coleman, Rebecca Bond, Jacob John Smalley, Hadas Shalev, Ruben Studdard, Kimberley Locke and Jennifer Fuentes. | |||
| 9 | "Top 32: Group 2 results" | February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12) | - |
| Ruben Studdard and Kimberley Locke advance to the top 12. | |||
| 10 | "Top 32: Group 3" | February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) | - |
| The third group of eight perform: Kimberly Kelsey, Jordan Segundo, Vanessa Olivarez, Rickey Smith, Samantha Cohen, Louis Gazzara, Equoia Coleman and George Trice. | |||
| 11 | "Top 32: Group 3 results" | February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19) | - |
| Vanessa Olivarez and Rickey Smith advance to the top 12. | |||
| 12 | "Special: Best of the Worst" | February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19) | - |
| 13 | "Top 32: Group 4" | February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25) | - |
| The final group of eight perform: Sylvia Chibiliti, Chip Days, Juanita Barber, Patrick Lake, Nasheka Siddall, Josh Gracin, Ashley Hartman and Corey Clark. | |||
| 14 | "Top 32: Group 4 results" | February 26, 2003 (2003-02-26) | - |
| Josh Gracin and Corey Clark advance to the top 12. | |||
| 15 | "Wildcard Show" | March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04) | - |
| Nine contestants are invited back to compete for the four wild card spots: Kimberly Caldwell, Clay Aiken, Nasheka Siddall, Carmen Rasmusen, Olivia Mojica, Janine Falsone, Chip Days, Aliceyn Cooney and Trenyce. | |||
| 16 | "Wildcard Results" | March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) | - |
| Kimberly Caldwell (Randy's choice), Trenyce (Paula's choice), Carmen Rasmusen (Simon's choice), and Clay Aiken (public vote) advance to the top 12. | |||
| 17 | "Top 12 Perform" | March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | - |
| The top 12 finalists perform Motown Records songs. | |||
| 18 | "Top 12 Results" | March 12, 2003 (2003-03-12) | - |
| Vanessa Olivarez is eliminated from the competition. | |||
| 19 | "Top 11 Perform" | March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18) | - |
| The top 11 finalists perform movie hits. | |||
| 20 | "Top 11 Results" | March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19) | - |
| Charles Grigsby is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 21 | "Top 10 Perform" | March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25) | - |
| The top 10 finalists perform country rock songs. | |||
| 22 | "Top 10 Results" | March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26) | - |
| Julia DeMato is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 23 | "Top 9 Perform" | April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01) | - |
| The top 9 finalists perform disco songs. | |||
| 24 | "Top 9 Results" | April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02) | - |
| No finalists are eliminated due to Corey Clark's dismissal. | |||
| 25 | "Top 8 Perform" | April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08) | - |
| The top 8 finalists perform Billboard number one hits. | |||
| 26 | "Top 8 Results" | April 9, 2003 (2003-04-09) | - |
| Rickey Smith is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 27 | "Top 7 Perform" | April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15) | - |
| The top 7 finalists perform Billy Joel songs. | |||
| 28 | "Top 7 Results" | April 16, 2003 (2003-04-16) | - |
| Kimberly Caldwell is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 29 | "Special: Halfway Home" | April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21) | - |
| The show looks back at the contestants' journey thus far. | |||
| 30 | "Top 6 Perform" | April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22) | - |
| The top 6 finalists sing Diane Warren songs. Warren is the guest judge. | |||
| 31 | "Top 6 Results" | April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23) | - |
| Carmen Rasmusen is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 32 | "Top 5 Perform" | April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29) | - |
| The top 5 finalists each perform a 1960s song and a Neil Sedaka song. | |||
| 33 | "Top 5 Results" | April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30) | - |
| Trenyce is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 34 | "Top 4 Perform" | May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06) | - |
| The remaining four finalists perform two songs each from The Bee Gees. | |||
| 35 | "Top 4 Results" | May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07) | - |
| Josh Gracin is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 36 | "Top 3 Perform" | May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13) | - |
| Each of the three finalists perform a random song, a song of their choice, and a song of the judges' choice. | |||
| 37 | "Top 3 Results" | May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14) | - |
| Kimberley Locke is eliminated from the show. | |||
| 38 | "Top 2 Special" | May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) | - |
| 39 | "Top 2 Showdown" | May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20) | - |
| Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken perform three songs each. | |||
| 40 | "American Idol Season 2 Finale" | May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21) | - |
| Winner: Ruben Studdard | |||
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