American Idol: Season 5
Jan. 17, 2006
Duration: 31S min/episode
Rated: TV-PG
Status: Ended
5 - 41The FinaleMay. 24, 2006- 5 - 40Top 2 perform liveMay. 23, 2006
- 5 - 39and then there were 2...May. 17, 2006
- 5 - 38Top 3 perform liveMay. 16, 2006
- 5 - 37and then there were 3...May. 10, 2006
- 5 - 36Top 4 perform liveMay. 09, 2006
- 5 - 35and then there were 4...May. 03, 2006
- 5 - 34Top 5 perform liveMay. 02, 2006
- 5 - 33and then there were 5...Apr. 26, 2006
- 5 - 32Top 6 perform liveApr. 25, 2006
- 5 - 31and then there were 6...Apr. 19, 2006
- 5 - 30Top 7 perform liveApr. 18, 2006
- 5 - 29and then there were 7...Apr. 12, 2006
- 5 - 28Top 8 perform liveApr. 11, 2006
- 5 - 27and then there were 8...Apr. 05, 2006
- 5 - 26Top 9 perform liveApr. 04, 2006
- 5 - 25and then there were 9...Mar. 29, 2006
- 5 - 24Top 10 perform liveMar. 28, 2006
- 5 - 23and then there were 10...Mar. 22, 2006
- 5 - 22Top 11 perform liveMar. 21, 2006
- 5 - 21and then there were 11...Mar. 15, 2006
- 5 - 20Top 12 perform liveMar. 14, 2006
- 5 - 19and then there were 12...Mar. 09, 2006
- 5 - 18Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)Mar. 08, 2006
- 5 - 17Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)Mar. 07, 2006
- 5 - 16and then there were 16...Mar. 02, 2006
- 5 - 15Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)Mar. 01, 2006
- 5 - 14Top 10 Women PerformFeb. 28, 2006
- 5 - 13and then there were 20...Feb. 23, 2006
- 5 - 12Top 12 Men PerformFeb. 22, 2006
- 5 - 11Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)Feb. 21, 2006
- 5 - 10Hollywood Round #3Feb. 15, 2006
- 5 - 9Hollywood Round #2Feb. 14, 2006
- 5 - 8Hollywood Round #1Feb. 08, 2006
- 5 - 7Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)Feb. 07, 2006
- 5 - 6Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)Feb. 01, 2006
- 5 - 5Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)Jan. 31, 2006
- 5 - 4Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)Jan. 25, 2006
- 5 - 3Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)Jan. 24, 2006
- 5 - 2Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)Jan. 18, 2006
- 5 - 1Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)Jan. 17, 2006
The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006, and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the most successful season to date ratings-wise and also with 18 contestants getting record deals – nine of them with major labels. It is the first season with a male winner and a female runner-up, the second being season 9, the third being season 10, and the fourth being season 11. It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition.
