American Idol Extra is a television show that is shown on the Fox Reality channel and billed as "the show that picks up right where American Idol leaves off". The program features the first full-length interview with the most recent eliminated contestant and various behind-the-scenes material. The show airs in place of the Thursday edition of Reality Remix.

It is hosted by JD Roberto and co-hosted by Mikalah Gordon and Matt Rogers, both former Top 11 contestants of the show. JD interviews each week's eliminated contestant as well as Idol contestants from years past. The show includes exclusive behind the scenes packages from the Idol show as well as live, in studio, performances by former Idols. Judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul have been periodically interviewed after the results show tapings.

The show premiered in 2006 and was shown on both Fox Reality and The 101 (the DirecTV owned and exclusive programming service). Ty Treadway was the host that season.

The second season (2007) brought some changes. As mentioned above, JD Roberto became the host and the show became exclusive to Fox Reality. In addition, the show is now taped on a stage of CBS Television City adjacent to the Idol studio in front of a live studio audience.

Weekly segments include interviews with audience members who watched the performance show, interviews with past Idol contestants, a trivia contest, and a viewer question submitted by text messages from AT&T (formerly Cingular) subscribers.