American Idol: Season 2

Jan. 21, 2003

Duration: 31S min/episode

Rated: TV-PG

Status: Ended

Episodes
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2 - 39
I Bet It'll Be Ruben! Or Clay!May. 21, 2003
2 - 38
Clay v. RubenMay. 20, 2003
2 - 37
Let's learn about Ruben and Clay!May. 19, 2003
2 - 36
Soon, There Will Be Two. Very Soon, In Fact.May. 14, 2003
2 - 35
Trifecta!May. 13, 2003
2 - 34
Want To See A Magic Trick? Tonight Somebody Will Disappear!May. 07, 2003
2 - 33
The Final Four Is A Trademarked Term, So I Won't Use It As A Cliched Title.May. 06, 2003
2 - 32
Five Minus One Equals Four. (And Other Simple Math)Apr. 30, 2003
2 - 31
And Then There Were Five (A Title That Can Be Used With Any Number)Apr. 29, 2003
2 - 30
Six To The Five On A To The IApr. 23, 2003
2 - 29
Six Of One, Half Dozen Of Another.Apr. 21, 2003
2 - 28
American Idol Special: Halfway HomeApr. 21, 2003
2 - 27
One Will Go. Six Will Remain. A Recap Will Be Written. You Will Laugh At Least Once.Apr. 16, 2003
2 - 26
(Insert Clever Headline Here)Apr. 15, 2003
2 - 25
Eight Minus One is SevenApr. 09, 2003
2 - 24
The Hits!Apr. 08, 2003
2 - 23
Not The Final Countdown!Apr. 02, 2003
2 - 22
You Kids Be Good!Apr. 01, 2003
2 - 21
Ten Will Become NineMar. 26, 2003
2 - 20
10, 9, 8… Ah, You Know How The Rest GoesMar. 25, 2003
2 - 19
One More Shall FallMar. 19, 2003
2 - 18
Eleven Man BandMar. 18, 2003
2 - 17
The First One Bites The Dust!Mar. 12, 2003
2 - 16
The Clean DozenMar. 11, 2003
2 - 15
I Need Results, Not Excuses!Mar. 05, 2003
2 - 14
Wild!Mar. 04, 2003
2 - 13
Two By Two They March To The FinalsFeb. 26, 2003
2 - 12
Last BatchFeb. 25, 2003
2 - 11
American Idol: The Good, The Bad and The UglyFeb. 19, 2003
2 - 10
Get ready to see two happy people. And six unhappy ones.Feb. 19, 2003
2 - 9
Eight more will come before us…Feb. 18, 2003
2 - 8
Oh, Who Will It Be?!Feb. 12, 2003
2 - 7
Here We Go AgainFeb. 11, 2003
2 - 6
Two to TangoFeb. 05, 2003
2 - 5
Eight is Enough!Feb. 04, 2003
2 - 4
Cut 'Em UpJan. 29, 2003
2 - 3
One Last BatchJan. 28, 2003
2 - 2
Part DeuxJan. 22, 2003
2 - 1
Start It Up!Jan. 21, 2003

The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003 and continued until May 21, 2003. The title of show was shortened from American Idol: The Search for a Superstar of Season 1 to just American Idol. Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season, and Seacrest therefore became the lone host in Season 2 as well as all subsequent seasons. Kristin Holt was a special correspondent. It was won by Ruben Studdard. It was the first season to crown a male winner, and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants, Studdard and Clay Aiken, being followed by the seventh season with David Archuleta and David Cook, and then the eighth season with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Studdard released his coronation song "Flying Without Wings" after the show and reached number two in U.S. Hot 100. Aiken also released a single with "This Is the Night", written by Chris Braide, Aldo Nova and Gary Burr. It became the first non-winning contestant to have a Billboard Hot 100 number-one It was the biggest US single of 2003, selling over one million copies and reaching six times platinum status in Canada as well as number 1 in New Zealand. In addition to Studdard and Aiken, Kimberley Locke, Josh Gracin, Kimberly Caldwell, and Carmen Rasmusen have signed with various record labels.