American Idol: Season 6
Jan. 16, 2007
Duration: 31S min/episode
Rated: TV-PG
Status: Ended
- 6 - 41Winner Is CrownedMay. 23, 2007
- 6 - 40Top 2 Finalists PerformMay. 22, 2007
- 6 - 39Top 3 ResultsMay. 16, 2007
- 6 - 38Top 3 Finalists PerformMay. 15, 2007
- 6 - 37Top 4 ResultsMay. 09, 2007
- 6 - 36Top 4 Finalists PerformMay. 08, 2007
- 6 - 35Top 6 ResultsMay. 02, 2007
- 6 - 34Top 6 Finalists PerformMay. 01, 2007
- 6 - 33Idol Gives BackApr. 25, 2007
- 6 - 32Idol Gives Back Part 1Apr. 24, 2007
- 6 - 31Top 7 ResultsApr. 18, 2007
- 6 - 30Top 7 Finalists PerformApr. 17, 2007
- 6 - 29Top 8 ResultsApr. 11, 2007
- 6 - 28Top 8 Finalists PerformApr. 10, 2007
- 6 - 27Top 9 ResultsApr. 04, 2007
- 6 - 26Top 9 Finalists PerformApr. 03, 2007
- 6 - 25One Voted Off LiveMar. 28, 2007
- 6 - 24Top 10 Finalists PerformMar. 27, 2007
- 6 - 23Top 11 ResultsMar. 21, 2007
- 6 - 22Top 11 Finalists PerformMar. 20, 2007
- 6 - 21Top 12 ResultsMar. 14, 2007
- 6 - 20Top 12 Finalists PerformMar. 13, 2007
- 6 - 19Top 16 ResultsMar. 08, 2007
- 6 - 18Top 8 Girls CompeteMar. 07, 2007
- 6 - 17Top 8 Boys CompeteMar. 06, 2007
- 6 - 16Top 20 ResultsMar. 01, 2007
- 6 - 15Top 10 Girls CompeteFeb. 28, 2007
- 6 - 14Top 10 Boys CompeteFeb. 27, 2007
- 6 - 13Top 24 ResultsFeb. 22, 2007
- 6 - 12Top 12 Girls CompeteFeb. 21, 2007
- 6 - 11Top 12 Boys CompeteFeb. 20, 2007
- 6 - 10Top 24 ChosenFeb. 14, 2007
- 6 - 9Hollywood RoundFeb. 13, 2007
- 6 - 8Auditions: Rest of the BestFeb. 07, 2007
- 6 - 7San Antonio, Texas AuditionsFeb. 06, 2007
- 6 - 6Los Angeles AuditionsJan. 31, 2007
- 6 - 5Birmingham AuditionsJan. 30, 2007
- 6 - 4New York City AuditionsJan. 24, 2007
- 6 - 3Memphis AuditionsJan. 23, 2007
- 6 - 2Seattle AuditionsJan. 17, 2007
- 6 - 1Minneapolis AuditionsJan. 16, 2007
The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host. A new record of 74 million votes were cast in the finale round, and a new record of 609 million votes were cast in the entire season. Jordin Sparks won the competition with Blake Lewis as the first runner-up and Melinda Doolittle finishing third. Jordin Sparks is also the youngest winner of the competition, winning at age 17, as well as the first winner from outside the Southern United States. Sparks remained the last female winner until the twelfth season.