Season 3, Episode 44 - Air Date: 11/24/2004

Past Idols sing songs from their new solo album releases as well as holiday classics.Tonight's theme is: Holiday ClassicsPerforming Tonight is:Kelly Clarkson,Ruben Studdard,Fantasia Barrino

Season 3, Episode 43 - Air Date: 5/26/2004

Live, two-hour season finale, when either Fantasia or Diana takes the crown!The winner of American Idol season 3 is .

Season 3, Episode 42 - Air Date: 5/25/2004

Last week America voted and eliminated Jasmine Trias from the competition. Now High Point, NC's Fantasia Barrino & Snellville, GA's Diana DeGarmo will battle it out from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood for your votes to make 1 of them the next American Idol.

Season 3, Episode 41 - Air Date: 5/23/2004

An overall look at the first three seasons of American Idol!

Season 3, Episode 40 - Air Date: 5/19/2004

The competition is narrowed down to 2 as another contestants hopes & dreams of becomming the next American Idol are crushed as she is voted off the show.

Season 3, Episode 39 - Air Date: 5/18/2004

Last week America voted and saved Jasmine Trias from the brink of elimination, but it wasn't the same for Fantasia Barrino & Latoya London as they were in the bottom 2.

Season 3, Episode 38 - Air Date: 5/19/2004

Ryan will sit down with the judges one on one to learn what they think about this season, and then Diana, Fantasia and Jasmine will sing one song each!

Season 3, Episode 37 - Air Date: 5/12/2004

The competition is narrowed down to 3 as another contestants hopes & dreams of becomming the next American Idol are crushed as she is voted off the show.

Season 3, Episode 36 - Air Date: 5/12/2004

Last week America eliminated George Huff, the last male contestant. Now it's up to the 4 diva's, Barrino, Degarmo, London, & Trias.

Season 3, Episode 35 - Air Date: 5/11/2004

The competition is narrowed down to 4 as another contestants hopes & dreams of becomming the next American Idol are crushed as he/she is voted off the show.

Season 3, Episode 34 - Air Date: 5/5/2004

The 5 Idols sing to stay in the competition.This weeks theme is BIG BAND NIGHT.Preforming Tonight is:Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, LaToya London, Jasmine Trias, George Huff

Season 3, Episode 33 - Air Date: 5/4/2004

We get intimate with the final 5 and hear them sing their favorite song from the season so far!

Season 3, Episode 32 - Air Date: 4/28/2004

Johns Stevens is the next contestant to leave American Idol.

Season 3, Episode 31 - Air Date: 4/27/2004

The 6 remaining Idols sing to stay in the competition.This week's theme is Latin Music.Preforming tonight is: Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, LaToya London, John Stevens, Jasmine Trias, George Huff

Season 3, Episode 30 - Air Date: 4/21/2004

The contest is narrowed down to 6 as another contestants hopes & dreams of becoming the next American Idol are crushed as he/she is voted off.

Season 3, Episode 29 - Air Date: 4/20/2004

The 7 Idols compete to stay in the competition. This week's theme is: music of Barry Manilow.Preforming tonight is:Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, LaToya London, John Stevens, Jasmine Trias, George Huff, Jennifer Hudson

Season 3, Episode 28 - Air Date: 4/15/2004

The contest is narrowed down to 7 as another contestants hopes & dreams of becoming the next American Idol are crushed as he/she is voted off.

Season 3, Episode 27 - Air Date: 4/14/2004

The competition is down to 8 contestants. The theme is Movie Music Night. Preforming tonight is:Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, LaToya London, John Stevens, Jasmine Trias, George Huff, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Peter Lewis

Season 3, Episode 26 - Air Date: 4/7/2004

One more contestants dreams of becoming the American Idol is crushed as he/she is voted off.Also Season 1's Tamyra Gray preforms her newest song "Raindrops Will Fall.

Season 3, Episode 25 - Air Date: 4/6/2004

The field is narrowed down to 9 as the contestants battle it out hoping to stay in the competition. This weeks theme is:ELTON JOHN.

Season 3, Episode 24 - Air Date: 3/31/2004

Another contestants hopes & dreams are crushed as he/she is voted off.

Season 3, Episode 23 - Air Date: 3/30/2004

The 10 remaining contestants sing to stay in the competitionAlso this weeks theme is MotownPreforming tonight is: Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, Camile Velasco, LaToya London, Amy Adams, John Stevens, Jasmine Trias, George Huff, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Peter Lewis

Season 3, Episode 22 - Air Date: 3/24/2004

One contestant's hopes & dreams come to an end as one more is voted off.K-Lo (Kimberley Locke) returns to preform newest song "8th World Wonder".

Season 3, Episode 21 - Air Date: 3/23/2004

The remaining 11 contestants battle it out to stay in the competition.Preforming tonight is:Fantasia Barrino,Diana DeGarmo, Matthew Rogers, Camile Velasco, LaToya London, Amy Adams, John Stevens, Jasmine Trias, George Huff, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Peter Lewis

Season 3, Episode 20 - Air Date: 3/17/2004

Contestant finalists and contestants who will have to leave will be announced TONIGHT!! Who will win?

Season 3, Episode 19 - Air Date: 3/16/2004

Performing TonightYou Make Me Feel Brand New Amy Adams Son of A Preacherman Camile VelascoThink Diana DeGarmoSigned Sealed Delivered Fantasia Barrino Dock of the Bay George HuffInseperable Jasmine TriasBaby I Love You Jennifer HudsonLately John StevensDrift Away Jon Peter LewisAin't Nobody LaToya London You Keep Me Hanging On Leah Labelle Hard to Handle Matt Rogers

Season 3, Episode 18 - Air Date: 3/10/2004

4 of the 12 contestants will be chosen in this 1 hour episode.They got one more shot and they made the most of it.

Season 3, Episode 17 - Air Date: 3/9/2004

These people will be preforming:* Jennifer Hudson (Group 1) * Katie Webber (Group 1) * Marque Lynche (Group 1) * Matthew Metzger (Group 1) * Lisa Leuschner (Group 2) * Jon-Peter Lewis (Group 3) * Elizabeth Letendre (Group 3) * Leah Labelle (Group 3) * Eric Yoder (Group 3) * Susan Vulaca (Group 4) * George Huff (Group 4) * Tiara Purifoy (Group 4)

Season 3, Episode 16 - Air Date: 3/3/2004

This special is dedicated to all of the contestants that didn't make it or were never seen. Included in this show is the now famous William Hung, who did "She Bangs," now somewhat of a 'celebrity.

Season 3, Episode 15 - Air Date: 3/1/2004

Performing TonightSusie Vulaca- Unbreak My Heart Heather Piccinini- New AttitudeJohn Preator- That's What Love Is All AboutTiara Purifoy- I Wanna Dance With SomebodyJohn Stevens- She's Always A WomanJasmine Trias- Run To YouGeorge Huff- Always & ForeverLisa Wilson- Come To My Window

Season 3, Episode 14 - Air Date: 2/25/2004

The next two people to advance to the top 12 are....LaTOYA LONDONand...AMY ADAMS

Season 3, Episode 13 - Air Date: 2/24/2004

Performing Tonight:Elizabeth Letendre: I Wanna Dance With SomebodyEric Yoder: Still Of the NightAmy Adams: Power of LoveJon Peter Lewis: Tiny DancerCharly Lowry: Chain of FoolsJonah Moananu: Leah Labelle: I Have NothingLatoya London: All By Myself

Season 3, Episode 12 - Air Date: 2/18/2004

The second two people to move on to the final group of 12 are...Camile Velasco&Matthew Rogers

Season 3, Episode 11 - Air Date: 2/17/2004

Performing TonightJesus Roman- Back At OneLisa Leuschner- Sweet ThingKara Master- I'm Outta LoveBriana Ramirez-Rial- Don' t Know WhyMatthew Rogers- What You Won't Do for LoveNoel Roman- This I Promise YouMarisa Joy- Some Kind of WonderfulCamile Velasco- One Last Cry

Season 3, Episode 10 - Air Date: 2/11/2004

The first two people to move on to the final group of 12 are...Diana DeGarmo!&Fantasia Barrino!

Season 3, Episode 9 - Air Date: 2/10/2004

THESE 8 PEOPLE COMPETE FOR A 2 PERSON SPOT IN THE FINAL GROUP OF 12! Who will win it..?Performing: 1) Diana Degarmo - I've Got the Music In Me 2) Marque Lynch - The Wind Beneath My Wings 3) Ashley Thomas - Crazy 4) Katie Webber - Orange Colored Sky 5) Erskine Walcott - Open Arms 6) Jennifer Hudson - Imagine 7) Matthew Metzger - Walkin' In Memphis8) Fantasia Barrino - Something to Talk About

Season 3, Episode 8 - Air Date: 2/4/2004

One again, the margin of finalists is getting smaller, now narrowed down from 87 to 32. After many forgotten words (again) by both the guys and girls groups, the top 32 doesn't look all that impressive.

Season 3, Episode 7 - Air Date: 2/3/2004

Now it's time for those 117 finalists to show their stuff, but not literally. After some bad lyrics to made up songs, MANY MANY MANY forgotten lyrics, and goofiness, the finalists are trimmed down to 87, as the search for the American Idol 2004 begins!

Season 3, Episode 6 - Air Date: 2/2/2004

Today's show is about the lost contestants that auditioned, but we never got to see...some pretty bad ones, i'm glad that we didn't see them at first.

Season 3, Episode 5 - Air Date: 1/28/2004

The contestants are now in Hawaii, battling it out for the trip to Hollywood. People from all over the country come to Hawaii to see if they've got it, but for most people, it turns out they don't.

Season 3, Episode 4 - Air Date: 1/27/2004

Once again, hopefuls compete in Los Angeles and San Francisco to be the next American Idol. Not much else to say.

Season 3, Episode 3 - Air Date: 1/21/2004

Embarassment in Houston. Only 13 people out of the thousands that auditioned made it. Wow...

Season 3, Episode 2 - Air Date: 1/20/2004

The auditions continue as the judges move on to Atlanta. And just when they think it couldnt get any worse, well.

Season 3, Episode 1 - Air Date: 1/19/2004

In The Beginning of the Journey on AI3, we start out in New York city, where contestants start to compete.