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| Award (↓) | Year | Category | Nominee / Winner | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Awards | 2008 | Favorite Reality Series | Nominee | |
| VH1 | 2003 | 100 Moments That Rocked TV (#10) | Winner | |
| VH1 | 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments (#4) | Winner | William Hung vs. Simon Cowell | |
| VH1 | 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments (#23) | Winner | Ruben vs. Clay | |
| USA Today's Best & Worst of TV | 2002 | Best of TV (#9) | Winner | |
| TV Times Readers' Choice | 2005 | Best Talent Show (#2) | Voted | |
| TV Times Readers' Choice | 2004 | Best Talent Show (#2) | Voted | |
| TV Times Readers' Choice | 2003 | Best Talent Show (#1) | Voted | |
| TV Guide's Best/Worst of the Year | 2003 | Best Couple | Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard | |
| TV Guide's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2005 | 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments (#80) | Winner | William Hung's She Bangs |
| TV Guide's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2004 | 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (#80) | Winner | Idol Final: Clay vs. Ruben |
| TV Guide Online Video Awards | 2007 | TV Show Site | Nominee | |
| TV Guide Online Video Awards | 2007 | Behind-the-Scenes Video | Nominee | |
| TV Guide Award (televised) | 2004 | Favorite Reality Star | Nominee | Fantasia Barrino |
| Tubey Award | 2007 | Worst Crime Against Fashion (#1) | Voted | Sanjaya's hair |
| Tubey Award | 2007 | Best Performance By an Inanimate Object (#3 - tie) | Voted | ''Other door'' |
| Tubey Award | 2007 | Best Choice To Replace Paula Abdul After Her Inevitable ''Glug-Glug, Vroom-Vroom, Thump-Thump'' Moment | Winner | Other Door |
| Tubey Award | 2007 | Most Guilty Pleasure (#2) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2007 | Most Overrated Show (#2) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2006 | Most Appalling Reality Show Star (#3) | Voted | Taylor Hicks |
| Tubey Award | 2006 | Most Appealing Reality Show Star (#1) | Voted | Elliott Yamin |
| Tubey Award | 2006 | Most Overrated Show (#3) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2006 | Most Guilty Pleasure (#3) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2005 | Most Overrated Show (#2) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2005 | Most Guilty Pleasure (#2) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2005 | Most Appalling Reality Show Star (#2) | Voted | Scott Savol |
| Tubey Award | 2005 | Most Redemptive Character in an Otherwise Sucky Show (#1) | Voted | Bo Bice |
| Tubey Award | 2005 | Most Redeemable Reality TV Moment | Winner | lead-in for 'House' |
| Tubey Award | 2004 | Most Overrated Show (#3) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2004 | Most Guilty Pleasure (#2) | Voted | |
| Tubey Award | 2004 | Best Evidence Of The Fickle Minds Of The American Public | Winner | Jennifer Hudson vs. John Stevens |
| Tubey Award | 2004 | The Annual Paula Abdul Purple Monkey Dishwasher Award | Winner | Paula Abdul |
| Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | 2002 | Top Ten Best Television Shows (#8) | Winner | |
| Time Magazine's 100 Best TV Shows | 2007 | One of the 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2008.02 | Best Television (#20) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2008.02 | Worst Television (#9) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2008.02 | Best Reality Series (#1) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2007.02 | Worst Movie, Miniseries or Special (#2) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2007.02 | Best Television (#14) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2006.02 | Best Television (#14) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2005.02 | Best Television (#22) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2005.02 | Worst Television (#9) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2004.02 | Best Television (#16) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2004.02 | Worst Television (#9) | Winner | |
| TelevisionWeek's Best of 25 Years | 2007 | Broadcast's Best of Past 25 Years | Winner | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2007 | Outstanding Program of the Year | Nominee | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2003 | Outstanding Program of the Year | Winner | |
| TeeVee Award | 2004 | Worst Half-Hour Show | Winner | |
| TeeVee Award | 2004 | Most Annoying Fans | Winner | |
| TeeVee Award | 2004 | Best Hour Show | Winner |
