Season 4: 2005
| # | Title | Original airdate | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Washington D.C. Auditions" | January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) | - |
| Auditions are held in Washington, D.C. | |||
| 2 | "St. Louis, Missouri Auditions" | January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19) | - |
| Auditions are held in St. Louis. | |||
| 3 | "New Orleans, Louisiana Auditions" | January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25) | - |
| Auditions are held in New Orleans. | |||
| 4 | "Las Vegas, Nevada Auditions" | January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26) | - |
| Auditions are held in Las Vegas. | |||
| 5 | "Cleveland, Ohio & Orlando, Florida Auditions" | February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01) | - |
| Auditions are held in Cleveland and Orlando. | |||
| 6 | "San Francisco, California Auditions" | February 2, 2005 (2005-02-02) | - |
| Auditions are held in San Francisco. | |||
| 7 | "Hollywood Day 1" | February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08) | - |
| Contestants perform solo with a piano. | |||
| 8 | "Hollywood Day 2" | February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09) | - |
| Contestants perform in groups of three. | |||
| 9 | "Hollywood Day 3" | February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15) | - |
| Contestants perform solo a cappella. The judges cut the contestants down to 44. | |||
| 10 | "Hollywood Day 4" | February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16) | - |
| The Top 24 semifinalists were revealed: Aloha Mischeaux, Amanda Avila, Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Celena Rae, Constantine Maroulis, David Brown, Janay Castine, Jared Yates, Jessica Sierra, Joseph Murena, Judd Harris, Lindsey Cardinale, Mario Vazquez, Melinda Lira, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Sarah Mather, Scott Savol, Travis Tucker and Vonzell Solomon. | |||
| 11 | "Top 12 Men Perform" | February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21) | - |
| The Top 12 men perform. | |||
| 12 | "Top 12 Women Perform" | February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22) | - |
| Top 12 women perform. | |||
| 13 | "Top 24 Results" | February 23, 2005 (2005-02-23) | - |
| Jared Yates and Judd Harris are eliminated from the men's competition. Melinda Lira and Sarah Mather are eliminated from the women's competition. | |||
| 14 | "Top 10 Men Perform" | February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28) | - |
| Top 10 men perform. | |||
| 15 | "Top 10 Women Perform" | March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01) | - |
| Top 10 women perform. | |||
| 16 | "Top 20 Results" | March 2, 2005 (2005-03-02) | - |
| From the men's side, Joseph Murena and David Brown are eliminated. Celena Rae and Aloha Mischeaux are eliminated from the women's competition. | |||
| 17 | "Top 8 Men Perform" | March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07) | - |
| Top 8 men perform. | |||
| 18 | "Top 8 Women Perform" | March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08) | - |
| Top 8 women perform. | |||
| 19 | "Top 16 Results" | March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09) | - |
| Travis Tucker and Nikko Smith are eliminated from the men's competition. Janay Castine and Amanda Avila are eliminated from the women's competition. | |||
| 20 | "Top 12 Perform" | March 15, 2005 (2005-03-15) | - |
| The top 12 finalists perform songs from the 1960s. Nikko Smith returns after Mario Vazquez withdraws from the show. | |||
| 21 | "Top 12 Results" | March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16) | - |
| Lindsey Cardinale is eliminated from the competition. The Top 12 perform the first single choice, "When You Tell Me That You Love Me". | |||
| 22 | "Top 11 Perform" | March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22) | - |
| The top 11 finalists perform Billboard #1 hits. | |||
| 23 | "Top 11 Finalists Repeat Special" | March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23) | - |
| A graphics glitch in the recap of the previous show caused the votes to be nullified. Videos of the previous episodes' performances are shown instead of the contestants performing again. | |||
| 24 | "Top 11 Results" | March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) | - |
| Mikalah Gordon is eliminated from the competition; The Top 11 sing the second single choice, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". | |||
| 25 | "Top 10 Perform" | March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29) | - |
| The top 10 finalists perform songs from the 1990s. | |||
| 26 | "Top 10 Results" | March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30) | - |
| Jessica Sierra is eliminated from the competition. The top 10 sing the third single choice, "Everything Is Beautiful". | |||
| 27 | "Top 9 Perform" | April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05) | - |
| The top 9 finalists perform songs from Broadway. | |||
| 28 | "Top 9 Results" | April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06) | - |
| Nikko Smith is eliminated from the competition; Fantasia Barrino performs "Truth Is" and "I Believe." | |||
| 29 | "Top 8 Perform" | April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12) | - |
| Contestants perform a song from their birth year. | |||
| 30 | "Top 8 Results" | April 13, 2005 (2005-04-13) | - |
| The Bottom 3 sing their favorite songs from the season. Nadia Turner is eliminated from the competition. The Top 8 sing "When You Tell Me That You Love Me". A mini-special is shown ("Week in the life of an American Idol"). | |||
| 31 | "Top 7 Perform" | April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19) | - |
| The top 7 finalists sing 1970s dance music. | |||
| 32 | "Top 7 Results" | April 20, 2005 (2005-04-20) | - |
| Anwar Robinson is eliminated from the competition. The Top 7 sing "You Can Shine." | |||
| 33 | "Top 6 Perform" | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) | - |
| The top 6 finalists perform songs from the 2000s. | |||
| 34 | "Top 6 Results" | April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27) | - |
| Constantine Maroulis is eliminated from the competition. The Top 6 sing "Emotions." | |||
| 35 | "Top 5 Perform" | May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03) | - |
| The final 5 contestants perform songs from Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller and songs on this week's Billboard chart. | |||
| 36 | "Top 5 Results" | May 4, 2005 (2005-05-04) | - |
| Scott Savol is eliminated from the competition. The Top 5 sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water". | |||
| 37 | "Top 4 Perform" | May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10) | - |
| The four remaining finalists perform a country song and a song from Gamble and Huff. | |||
| 38 | "Top 4 Results" | May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11) | - |
| The Top 4's auditions are shown again. Anthony Fedorov is eliminated from the competition. The Top 4 sing "Islands In The Stream". | |||
| 39 | "Top 3 Perform" | May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17) | - |
| Each of the three finalists perform a song of Clive Davis's choice, a song of their choice, and a song of the judges' choice. | |||
| 40 | "Top 3 Results" | May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18) | - |
| Vonzell Solomon is eliminated from the competition. Footage from the contestants' trips back home is shown. The Top 3 sing "United We Stand". | |||
| 41 | "American Idol Presents The World's Worst Auditions" | May 19, 2005 (2005-05-19) | - |
| 42 | "Top 2 Perform" | May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24) | - |
| Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood perform three songs each. | |||
| 43 | "American Idol Season 4 Finale" | May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25) | - |
| The top 12 finalists return to perform together. Rascal Flatts performs "Bless the Broken Road" with Carrie Underwood. Anthony Fedorov and Anwar Robinson perform "I Believe I Can Fly" with Kenny G. Kenny Wayne Shepherd performs with Constantine Maroulis, Jessica Sierra, and Nadia Turner. Scott Savol and Nikko Smith perform with George Benson. Vonzell Solomon performs with Billy Preston. Lindsey Cardinale and Mikalah Gordon sing "Everytime I Close My Eyes" with Babyface. The last performance is Bo Bice and Lynyrd Skynyrd singing "Sweet Home Alabama". Carrie Underwood is announced as the winner of American Idol Season 4. | |||
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