5 - 1Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL) Jan. 17, 2006- 5 - 2Auditions #2 (Denver, CO) Jan. 18, 2006
- 5 - 3Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC) Jan. 24, 2006
- 5 - 4Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA) Jan. 25, 2006
- 5 - 5Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV) Jan. 31, 2006
- 5 - 6Auditions #6 (Austin, TX) Feb. 01, 2006
- 5 - 7Auditions #7 (Boston, MA) Feb. 07, 2006
- 5 - 8Hollywood Round #1 Feb. 08, 2006
- 5 - 9Hollywood Round #2 Feb. 14, 2006
- 5 - 10Hollywood Round #3 Feb. 15, 2006
- 5 - 11Performance Show Females #1 (top 12) Feb. 21, 2006
- 5 - 12Top 12 Men Perform Feb. 22, 2006
- 5 - 13and then there were 20... Feb. 23, 2006
- 5 - 14Top 10 Women Perform Feb. 28, 2006
- 5 - 15Performance Show Males #2 (top 10) Mar. 01, 2006
- 5 - 16and then there were 16... Mar. 02, 2006
- 5 - 17Performance Show Females #3 (top 8) Mar. 07, 2006
- 5 - 18Performance Show Males #3 (top 8) Mar. 08, 2006
- 5 - 19and then there were 12... Mar. 09, 2006
- 5 - 20Top 12 perform live Mar. 14, 2006
- 5 - 21and then there were 11... Mar. 15, 2006
- 5 - 22Top 11 perform live Mar. 21, 2006
- 5 - 23and then there were 10... Mar. 22, 2006
- 5 - 24Top 10 perform live Mar. 28, 2006
- 5 - 25and then there were 9... Mar. 29, 2006
- 5 - 26Top 9 perform live Apr. 04, 2006
- 5 - 27and then there were 8... Apr. 05, 2006
- 5 - 28Top 8 perform live Apr. 11, 2006
- 5 - 29and then there were 7... Apr. 12, 2006
- 5 - 30Top 7 perform live Apr. 18, 2006
- 5 - 31and then there were 6... Apr. 19, 2006
- 5 - 32Top 6 perform live Apr. 25, 2006
- 5 - 33and then there were 5... Apr. 26, 2006
- 5 - 34Top 5 perform live May. 02, 2006
- 5 - 35and then there were 4... May. 03, 2006
- 5 - 36Top 4 perform live May. 09, 2006
- 5 - 37and then there were 3... May. 10, 2006
- 5 - 38Top 3 perform live May. 16, 2006
- 5 - 39and then there were 2... May. 17, 2006
- 5 - 40Top 2 perform live May. 23, 2006
- 5 - 41The Finale May. 24, 2006