Editing American Idol (section)

===Cast timeline===
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! width="15" |[[American Idol season 1|1]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 2|2]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 3|3]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 4|4]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 5|5]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 6|6]]
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! width="15" |[[American Idol season 9|9]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 10|10]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 11|11]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 12|12]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 13|13]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 14|14]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 15|15]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 16|16]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 17|17]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 18|18]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 19|19]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 20|20]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 21|21]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 22|22]]
! width="15" |[[American Idol season 23|23]]
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| bgcolor=#FF87C3 | ●<sup>1</sup>
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| bgcolor=#DAEBFF | ●<sup>2</sup>
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'''Annotations'''
* <sup>1</sup> Bones substituted for Seacrest on the second "Top 20 Duets" episode of [[American Idol season 17|Season 17]], in addition to being In-House Mentor the entire season.
* <sup>2</sup> Lambert substituted for Urban at one [[American Idol season 14|Season 14]] audition location ([[New York City]]), due to the latter's family emergency.