American Idol/Season Three

Season Three
American Idol
Season Premiere	January 19, 2004
Season Finale	November 24, 2004
Episode Count	42 + 1 special
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Season Three of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2004.

In-Depth

• Contestants: A list of the final 32.
• Placement and Results: A complete table of the placement of the contestants during the competition.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
64	1	Episode 301 Auditions: New York			January 19, 2004
65	2	Episode 302 Auditions: Atlanta			January 20, 2004
66	3	Episode 303 Auditions: Houston			January 21, 2004
67	4	Episode 304 Auditions: L.A. and San Francisco			January 27, 2004
68	5	Episode 305 Auditions: Hawaii			January 28, 2004
69	6	Episode 306 Road to Hollywood: Best and Worst of the Rest			February 2, 2004
70	7	Episode 307 Hollywood Week - Part 1			February 3, 2004
71	8	Episode 308 Hollywood Week - Part 2			February 4, 2004
72	9	Episode 309 The Top 32 Perform (Group 1)			February 10, 2004
73	10	Episode 310 Group 1 Results: 2 Voted Through Live			February 11, 2004
74	11	Episode 311 The Top 32 Perform (Group 2)			February 17, 2004
75	12	Episode 312 Group 2 Results: 2 Voted Through Live			February 18, 2004
76	13	Episode 313 The Top 32 Perform (Group 3)			February 24, 2004
77	14	Episode 314 Group 3 Results: 2 Voted Through Live			February 25, 2004
78	15	Episode 315 The Top 32 Perform (Group 4)			March 1, 2004
79	16	Episode 316 Group 4 Results: 2 Voted Through Live			March 2, 2004
80	17	Episode 317 Wildcards Perform			March 9, 2004
81	18	Episode 318 Wildcards Results: 4 Voted Through Live			March 10, 2004
82	19	Episode 319 The Top 12 Perform: Soul			March 16, 2004
83	20	Episode 320 The Top 12 Results: One Voted Off Live			March 17, 2004
84	21	Episode 321 The Top 11 Perform: Country			March 23, 2004
85	22	Episode 322 The Top 11 Results: One Voted Off Live			March 24, 2004
86	23	Episode 323 The Top 10 Perform: Motown			March 30, 2004
87	24	Episode 324 The Top 10 Results: One Voted Off Live			March 31, 2004
88	25	Episode 325 The Top 9 Perform: Elton John			April 6, 2004
89	26	Episode 326 The Top 9 Results: One Voted Off Live			April 7, 2004
90	27	Episode 327 The Top 8 Perform: Movie Night			April 14, 2004
91	28	Episode 328 The Top 8 Results: One Voted Off Live			April 15, 2004
92	29	Episode 329 The Top 7 Perform: Barry Manilow			April 20, 2004
93	30	Episode 330 The Top 7 Results: One Voted Off Live			April 21, 2004
94	31	Episode 331 The Top 6 Perform: Gloria Estefan			April 27, 2004
95	32	Episode 332 The Top 6 Results: One Voted Off Live			April 28, 2004
96	33	Episode 333 The Top 5 SPECIAL			May 3, 2004
97	34	Episode 334 The Top 5 Perform: Big Band			May 4, 2004
98	35	Episode 335 The Top 5 Results: One Voted Off Live			May 5, 2004
99	36	Episode 336 The Top 4 Perform: Disco			May 11, 2004
100	37	Episode 337 The Top 4 Results: One Voted Off Live			May 12, 2004
101	38	Episode 338 The Top 3 SPECIAL			May 17, 2004
102	39	Episode 339 The Top 3 Perform: Idols' Choice, Judges' Choice & Clive Davis' Choice			May 18, 2004
103	40	Episode 340 The Top 3 Results: One Voted Off Live			May 19, 2004
104	41	Episode 341 The Top 2 Perform: The Final Showdown			May 25, 2004
105	42	Episode 342 The Grand Finale			May 26, 2004
S3	SP	Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas Christmas Special			November 24, 2004