The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 6 and 7 October 2012.

An alternative cut of the film was made for television which lasted about three hours and was broadcast in two episodes.

It was broadcast in five episodes, one shown every week until 25 April.

The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on July 21 and 22.

The programme's third series was broadcast in 30 episodes until 5 May 2010.

The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on 25 and 26 September.

The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 2 and 3 October 2010.

The competition lasted for 29 days and was broadcast in 13 episodes from September to November 2006.

The competition lasted for 27 days and was broadcast in 15 episodes from January to April 2010.

NBC first broadcast the show as a summer replacement in 1987 running 13 episodes.