American Idol (season 1)

The first season of American Idol premiered on March 21, 2012. The show aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler served as judges, while Ryan Seacrest was the host. Following a double elimination in the first results show, one contestant was eliminated each week until only two remained, Tyler Rosin and Lara Rubio.
On May 23, Tyler Rosin was crowned the winner of the first season of American Idol.
== Finalists ==
*Tyler Rosin
*Lara Rubio
*Caitlin Jacobs
*Mischa Tryton
*Joel Kennedy
*Jo Ann Munroe
*Johnny Olsen
*Teisha Lowry
*Andrew Levy
*Jared Matthews
*Kelsey Saunders
*Dawson Tyler
== Elimination chart ==
Females	Males	Winner
Safe	Safe First	Safe Last	Eliminated
Stage:	Stage: 	Finals	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals	Finals	Finals
Week: 	Week: 	3/25 	3/29 	4/5 	4/12 	4/19 	4/26 	5/3 	5/10 	5/17 	5/23
Place 	Contestant 	Result	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result	Result	Result
1 	Tyler Rosin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Winner
2 	Lara Rubio 	 	Bottom 3	Bottom 3	 	 	Bottom 3	 	 	 	Runner-up
3 	Caitlin Jacobs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	
4 	Mischa Tryton 	 	Bottom 3	 	Bottom 3	Bottom 3	 	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	
5 	Joel Kennedy 	 	 	Bottom 3	 	 	Bottom 3	Elim 	 	 	
6 	Jo Ann Monroe 	 	 	 	 	Bottom 3	Elim 	 	 	 	
7 	Johnny Olsen 	 	 	 	Bottom 3	Elim 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Teisha Lowry 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Andrew Levy 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Jared Matthews 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11-12 	Kelsey Saunders	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11-12 	Dawson Tyler 	Elim