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Season 3

45 episodes January 19, 2004

Episodes

1 First Show, First Recap Jan 19, 2004 No ratings 2 The Journey Continues! Jan 20, 2004 No ratings 3 Night Three! Jan 21, 2004 No ratings 4 Finally! A Show About California! Jan 27, 2004 No ratings 5 Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i! Jan 28, 2004 No ratings 6 The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.) Feb 2, 2004 No ratings 7 You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.) Feb 3, 2004 No ratings 8 87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists! Feb 4, 2004 No ratings 9 Sing! Feb 10, 2004 No ratings 10 Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching. Feb 11, 2004 No ratings 11 Sing Again! Feb 17, 2004 No ratings 12 The Final Decision...But The Right One? Feb 18, 2004 No ratings 13 I'm Back, Baby! Feb 24, 2004 No ratings 14 You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists! Feb 25, 2004 No ratings 15 Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented Mar 1, 2004 No ratings 16 Group Four! Then the Wild Card! Mar 2, 2004 No ratings 17 Finally! Finalists! Mar 3, 2004 No ratings 18 Wild Card Round (1) Mar 9, 2004 No ratings 19 Wild Card Round (2) Mar 10, 2004 No ratings 20 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen Mar 16, 2004 No ratings 21 Clay Aiken Returns Mar 17, 2004 No ratings 22 1 Down 11 To Go Mar 23, 2004 No ratings 23 Soon There Will Be 10 Mar 24, 2004 No ratings 24 10 Contestants sing Mar 30, 2004 No ratings 25 10 - 1 = 9 Mar 31, 2004 No ratings 26 Elton John theme Apr 6, 2004 No ratings 27 Tamyra Gray returns Apr 7, 2004 No ratings 28 8 left to compete Apr 14, 2004 No ratings 29 Down to 7 (Battle of the Jo(h)n's) Apr 15, 2004 No ratings 30 7 sing!! Apr 20, 2004 No ratings 31 6 remain - Barry Manilow visits Apr 21, 2004 No ratings 32 6 perform Apr 27, 2004 No ratings 33 6-1=5 is the result Apr 28, 2004 No ratings 34 American Idol: The Final Five 2004 May 3, 2004 No ratings 35 5 Idols sing May 4, 2004 No ratings 36 Only 4 remain May 5, 2004 No ratings 37 4 Idols perform May 11, 2004 No ratings 38 Only 3 Idols remain May 12, 2004 No ratings 39 The Final 3 2004 May 17, 2004 No ratings 40 3 sing May 18, 2004 No ratings 41 Now Down To 2 May 19, 2004 No ratings 42 American Idol: The Phenomenon May 23, 2004 No ratings 43 Fantasia Barrino vs. Diana DeGarmo May 25, 2004 No ratings 44 And The Winner Is..... May 26, 2004 No ratings 45 Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas Nov 24, 2004 No ratings