10 - 1 = 9

1 First Show, First Recap 2 The Journey Continues! 3 Night Three! 4 Finally! A Show About California! 5 Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i! 6 The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.) 7 You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.) 8 87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists! 9 Sing! 10 Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching. 11 Sing Again! 12 The Final Decision...But The Right One? 13 I'm Back, Baby! 14 You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists! 15 Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented 16 Group Four! Then the Wild Card! 17 Finally! Finalists! 18 Wild Card Round (1) 19 Wild Card Round (2) 20 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen 21 Clay Aiken Returns 22 1 Down 11 To Go 23 Soon There Will Be 10 24 10 Contestants sing 25 10 - 1 = 9 26 Elton John theme 27 Tamyra Gray returns 28 8 left to compete 29 Down to 7 (Battle of the Jo(h)n's) 30 7 sing!! 31 6 remain - Barry Manilow visits 32 6 perform 33 6-1=5 is the result 34 American Idol: The Final Five 2004 35 5 Idols sing 36 Only 4 remain 37 4 Idols perform 38 Only 3 Idols remain 39 The Final 3 2004 40 3 sing 41 Now Down To 2 42 American Idol: The Phenomenon 43 Fantasia Barrino vs. Diana DeGarmo 44 And The Winner Is..... 45 Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas