Season 3
Episodes
1 First Show, First Recap Jan 19, 2004 2 The Journey Continues! Jan 20, 2004 3 Night Three! Jan 21, 2004 4 Finally! A Show About California! Jan 27, 2004 5 Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i! Jan 28, 2004 6 The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.) Feb 2, 2004 7 You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.) Feb 3, 2004 8 87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists! Feb 4, 2004 9 Sing! Feb 10, 2004 10 Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching. Feb 11, 2004 11 Sing Again! Feb 17, 2004 12 The Final Decision...But The Right One? Feb 18, 2004 13 I'm Back, Baby! Feb 24, 2004 14 You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists! Feb 25, 2004 15 Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented Mar 1, 2004 16 Group Four! Then the Wild Card! Mar 2, 2004 17 Finally! Finalists! Mar 3, 2004 18 Wild Card Round (1) Mar 9, 2004 19 Wild Card Round (2) Mar 10, 2004 20 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen Mar 16, 2004 21 Clay Aiken Returns Mar 17, 2004 22 1 Down 11 To Go Mar 23, 2004 23 Soon There Will Be 10 Mar 24, 2004 24 10 Contestants sing Mar 30, 2004 25 10 - 1 = 9 Mar 31, 2004 26 Elton John theme Apr 6, 2004 27 Tamyra Gray returns Apr 7, 2004 28 8 left to compete Apr 14, 2004 29 Down to 7 (Battle of the Jo(h)n's) Apr 15, 2004 30 7 sing!! Apr 20, 2004 31 6 remain - Barry Manilow visits Apr 21, 2004 32 6 perform Apr 27, 2004 33 6-1=5 is the result Apr 28, 2004 34 American Idol: The Final Five 2004 May 3, 2004 35 5 Idols sing May 4, 2004 36 Only 4 remain May 5, 2004 37 4 Idols perform May 11, 2004 38 Only 3 Idols remain May 12, 2004 39 The Final 3 2004 May 17, 2004 40 3 sing May 18, 2004 41 Now Down To 2 May 19, 2004 42 American Idol: The Phenomenon May 23, 2004 43 Fantasia Barrino vs. Diana DeGarmo May 25, 2004 44 And The Winner Is..... May 26, 2004 45 Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas Nov 24, 2004