Season 8: 2009
| # | Title | Original airdate | Code |
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| 1 | "Phoenix, Arizona Auditions" | January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13) | 801 & 802 |
| 27 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from Phoenix. Semi-finalists Shown: Arianna Afsar, Michael Sarver, Stevie Wright, Alex Wagner-Trugman, Mishavonna Henson and Scott MacIntyre. |
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| 2 | "Kansas City, Missouri Auditions" | January 14, 2009 (2009-01-14) | 803 & 804 |
| 27 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from Kansas City. Semi-finalists Shown: Matt Breitzke, Von Smith, Casey Carlson, Danny Gokey, Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds. |
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| 3 | "San Francisco, California Auditions" | January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) | 805 |
| 12 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from San Francisco. Semi-finalists Shown: Tatiana Del Toro, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Kai Kalama. |
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| 4 | "Louisville, Kentucky Auditions" | January 21, 2009 (2009-01-21) | 806 |
| 19 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from Louisville. Semi-finalists Shown: Brent Keith, Matt Giraud, Alexis Grace, Kris Allen and Felicia Barton. |
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| 5 | "Jacksonville, Florida Auditions" | January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27) | 807 |
| 16 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from Jacksonville. Semi-finalists Shown: Jasmine Murray and Ann Marie Boskovich. |
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| 6 | "Salt Lake City, Utah Auditions" | January 28, 2009 (2009-01-28) | 808 |
| 13 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from Salt Lake City. Semi-finalists Shown: Megan Joy Corkrey and Taylor Vaifanua. |
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| 7 | "New York, New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico Auditions" | January 29, 2009 (2009-01-29) | 809 |
| 26 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from New York and 9 contestants move on from San Juan. Semi-finalists Shown (New York): Jackie Tohn and Nick Mitchell. Semi-finalists Shown (San Juan): Jorge Núñez and Kendall Beard. |
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| 8 | "Hollywood Round #1" | February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03) | 810 |
| After intense individual auditions, the contestant pool is narrowed from 147 to 107. | |||
| 9 | "Hollywood Round #2" | February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04) | 811 |
| After group performances, the contestant pool is further narrowed from 107 to 72. | |||
| 10 | "Hollywood Round #3" | February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10) | 812 |
| One last round of individual auditions leads to a final cut, leaving 54 contestants. | |||
| 11 | "Hollywood Round #4: Top 36 Chosen" | February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11) | 813 & 814 |
| The top 36 semi-finalists are announced. | |||
| 12 | "Group 1 Semi-finalists Perform" | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 815 & 816 |
| Semi-final Round Theme: Billboard Hot 100 Hits | |||
| 13 | "Group 1 Results Show" | February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18) | 815A – 816A |
| Michael Johns & Carly Smithson performed "The Letter". Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver advance to the top 12. |
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| 14 | "Group 2 Semi-finalists Perform" | February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25) | 817 & 818 |
| Semi-final Round Theme: Billboard Hot 100 Hits | |||
| 15 | "Group 2 Results Show" | February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26) | 817A – 818A |
| Brooke White performed "Hold Up My Heart". Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert advance to the top 12. |
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| 16 | "Group 3 Semi-finalists Perform" | March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03) | 819 & 820 |
| Semi-final Round Theme: Billboard Hot 100 Hits | |||
| 17 | "Group 3 Results Show" | March 4, 2009 (2009-03-04) | 819A – 820A |
| Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Núñez advance to the top 12. The 8 wild card contestants are announced. |
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| 18 | "Wild Card Round" | March 5, 2009 (2009-03-05) | 819B – 820B |
| The 8 wild card contestants performed. Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai advance to the top 13. |
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| 19 | "Top 13 Perform" | March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10) | 821 & 822 |
| Theme: Michael Jackson Songs | |||
| 20 | "Top 13 Results" | March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11) | 821A – 822A |
| Kanye West performed "Heartless", Kelly Clarkson performed "My Life Would Suck Without You". Eliminated: Jasmine Murray and Jorge Núñez. |
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| 21 | "Top 11 Perform" | March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17) | 823 & 824 |
| Theme: Grand Ole Opry Songs Mentor: Randy Travis |
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| 22 | "Top 11 Results" | March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18) | 823A – 824A |
| Brad Paisley performed "Then", Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis performed "I Told You So". Eliminated: Alexis Grace. |
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| 23 | "Top 10 Perform" | March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25) | 825 & 826 |
| Theme: Motown Hits Mentor: Smokey Robinson |
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| 24 | "Top 10 Results" | March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26) | 825A – 826A |
| Ruben Studdard performed "Together", Joss Stone & Smokey Robinson performed "You’re the One for Me", Stevie Wonder performed a Motown Medley. Eliminated: Michael Sarver. |
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| 25 | "Top 9 Perform" | March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31) | 827 |
| Theme: Popular iTunes Downloads | |||
| 26 | "Top 9 Results" | April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01) | 827A |
| David Cook performed "Come Back to Me", Lady Gaga performed "Poker Face". Eliminated: Megan Joy Corkrey. |
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| 27 | "Top 8 Perform" | April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) | 828 |
| Theme: Songs from the Year Contestants Were Born | |||
| 28 | "Top 8 Results" | April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08) | 828A |
| Frankie Avalon performed "Venus", Flo Rida performed "Right Round", Kellie Pickler performed "Best Days of Your Life". Eliminated: Scott MacIntyre. |
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| 29 | "Top 7 Perform" | April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14) | 829 |
| Theme: Songs from the Cinema Mentor: Quentin Tarantino |
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| 30 | "Top 7 Results" | April 15, 2009 (2009-04-15) | 829A |
| Miley Cyrus performed "The Climb", Jennifer Hudson performed "If This Isn't Love". Judges saved Matt Giraud from elimination. |
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| 31 | "Top 7 Perform Again" | April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21) | 830 |
| Theme: Disco | |||
| 32 | "Top 7 Results" | April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22) | 830A |
| David Archuleta performed "Touch My Hand", Freda Payne performed, Thelma Houston & KC performed a Medley of "Band of Gold", "Don't Leave Me This Way" & "Get Down Tonight". Eliminated: Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai. |
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| 33 | "Top 5 Perform" | April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28) | 831 |
| Theme: Rat Pack Standards Mentor: Jamie Foxx |
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| 34 | "Top 5 Results" | April 29, 2009 (2009-04-29) | 831A |
| Natalie Cole performed "Something's Gotta Give", Taylor Hicks performed "Seven Mile Breakdown", Jamie Foxx performed "Blame It". Eliminated: Matt Giraud. |
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| 35 | "Top 4 Perform" | May 5, 2009 (2009-05-05) | 832 |
| Theme: Rock Mentor: Slash |
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| 36 | "Top 4 Results" | May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) | 832A |
| Daughtry performed "No Surprise", No Doubt performed "Just a Girl", Paula Abdul performed "I'm Just Here for the Music" Eliminated: Allison Iraheta |
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| 37 | "Top 3 Perform" | May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12) | 833 |
| Theme: The contestants sang a song chosen by the judges & also each got to choose a song to perform | |||
| 38 | "Top 3 Results" | May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) | 833A |
| Jordin Sparks performed "Battlefield", Katy Perry performed "Waking Up in Vegas". Alicia Keys introduced a child she sponsored from Africa, Noah, who performed. Eliminated: Danny Gokey |
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| 39 | "Top 2 Perform (Pre-Finale)" | May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) | 834 |
| Theme: The contestant’s favorite / Simon Fuller’s choice / The winner’s single. Carrie Underwood performed "Home Sweet Home" during a look back at American Idol. |
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| 40 | "The Finale" | May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20) | 834A |
| Kris Allen is crowned the winner of American Idol (season 8). | |||
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