Auditions begin for the next "American Idol" in Washington, D.C.
Auditions continue in St. Louis, Missouri with 32 contestants going to Hollywood.
Sixteen people go to Hollywood from the auditions in New Orleans.
23 people get to go to Hollywood during the Las Vegas auditions.
31 people from Cleveland and 15 people from Orlando advance to the Hollywood auditions.
In San Francisco, 32 people are chosen to advance to the Hollywood auditions.
Almost 200 hundred auditions result in 97 people advancing to the next round of auditions.
The Hollywood auditions continue to narrow down the list of contestants to 24 semi-finalists.
The Hollywood auditions continue.
The top 24 contestants are announced. They are Amanda Avila, Anthony Fedorov, Aloha Mischeaux, Anwar Robinson, Carrie Underwood, Celena Rae Batchelor, Constantine Maroulis, David Brown, Harold "Bo" Bice, Janay Castine, Jared Yates, Jessica Sierra, Joe Murena, Jr., Judd Harris, Lindsey Cardinale, Mario Vazquez, Melinda Lira, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Sarah Mather, Scott Savol, Travis Tucker, and Vonzell Solomon.
Bo Bice, David Brown, Anthony Fedorov, Judd Harris, Joe Murena, Jr., Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, Travis Tucker, Mario Vazquez, and Jared Yates start the competition.
Amanda Avila, Celena Rae Batchelor, Lindsey Cardinale, Janay Castine, Mikalah Gordon, Melinda Lira, Sarah Mather, Aloha Mischeaux, Jessica Sierra, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner, and Carrie Underwood compete to enter the next round.
Contestants Judd Harris, Melinda Lira, Sarah Mather, and Jared Yates are eliminated from the competition.
Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson, Constantine Maroulis, David Brown, Bo Bice, Joe Murena, Jr., Mario Vazquez, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, and Travis Tucker perform for the judges.
Amanda Avila, Aloha Mischeaux, Carrie Underwood, Celena Rae Batchelor, Janay Castine, Jessica Sierra, Lindsey Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, Vonzell Solomon perform for the judges.
The field of contestants is narrowed down when Celena Rae Batchelor, Aloha Mischeaux, Joseph Murena Jr., and David Brown are eliminated.
Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson, Constantine Maroulis, Bo Bice, Mario Vazquez, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, and Travis Tucker perform in the last male only auditions.
The last eight female semi-finalists perform. They are Amanda Avila, Carrie Underwood, Janay Castine, Jessica Sierra, Lindsey Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, and Vonzell Solomon.
The top twelve finalists are announced as Bo Bice, Lindsay Cardinale, Anthony Federov, Mikalah Gordon, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Jessica Sierra, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner, Vonzell Solomon, Carrie Underwood, and Mario Vasquez.
Anthony Federov, Anwar Robinson, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Jessica Sierra, Lindsay Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, Vonzell Solomon perform songs from the 1960s. Nikko Smith replaced Mario Vazquez, who dropped out of the finals for personal reasons.
Lindsey Cardinale is voted out of the competition, allowing Jessica Sierra and Mikalah Gordon to remain.
Anthony Federov, Anwar Robinson, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Jessica Sierra, Mikalah Gordon, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, and Vonzell Solomon perform songs from the Billboard Top 100.
Of the bottom three, Anthony Federov and Nadia Turner find themselves safe when Mikalah Gordon is voted out.
Anthony Federov, Anwar Robinson, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Jessica Sierra, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, and Vonzell Solomon perform songs of the 1990s for the judges.
Jessica Sierra is voted out of the competition, allowing Nadia Turner and Anwar Robinson to continue.
Classic musicals are the theme for performances by Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Scott Savol, and Vonzell Solomon.
Nikko Smith is eliminated from the competition for the second time. Vonzell Solomon and Scott Savol get to remain longer.
Bo Bice, Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner, and Carrie Underwood perform songs from when they were born.
Bo Bice and Scott Savol get a reprieve when Nadia Turner is eliminated from the competition.
1970s dance classics are performed by Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson, Constantine Maroulis, Bo Bice, Scott Savol, Carrie Underwood, and Vonzell Solomon.
Scott Savol and Anthony Fedorov remain when Anwar Robinson is sent home.
Anthony Federov, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Scott Savol, and Vonzell Solomon perform recent hits.
Anthony Federov and Vonzell Solomon, both in the bottom three multiple times, get to remain when first time bottom three member Constantine Maroulis is sent home.
Anthony Fedorov, Bo Bice, Scott Savol, Carrie Underwood, and Vonzell Solomon perform songs from Leiber and Stoller.
Of the bottom two, Anthony Federov remains and Scott Savol is eliminated.
Anthony Fedorov, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, and Vonzell Solomon perform country music.
Vonzell Solomon is safe when Anthony Fedorov is sent home.
The judges and contestants Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, and Vonzell Solomon choose the songs performed.
With only three contestants remaining, Vonzell Solomon finds herself eliminated from the final two.
Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood compete for the title of "American Idol."
Carrie Underwood beats out Bo Bice for the title of "American Idol."