Editing Paula Abdul (section)

===Television===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1988
| ''[[Soul Train]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "New Edition/Paula Abdul" 
|-
| ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #2.5" & "#2.12"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #3.18"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Going Live!]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #3.30"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Fully Booked]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #1.8"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1996
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|-
| ''[[Cybill]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Lowenstein's Lament" 
|-
| ''[[The Single Guy]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Affair"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page"
|-
| ''[[Spin City]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "It Happened One Night"
|-
|rowspan=4| 1999 
| ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]'' 
| Sasha 
| Episode: "Dream Girl"
|-
| ''[[All That]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "All That Live! (100th Episode)"
|-
| ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "The Window/Cookie Thief/Appointment/All Good Things"
|-
| ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Mad TV]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #8.1"
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'' 
| Herself/Panelist
| Recurring Guest
|-
| {{nowrap|2002-2009}}
| ''[[American Idol]]'' 
| Herself/Judge 
| Main Judge: Seasons 1–8
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #2.3"
|-
| 2003–06
| ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' 
| Herself
| Recurring Guest
|-
|rowspan=3| 2004 
| ''Driven'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|-
| ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "That Old Mac Magic"
|-
| ''[[That's So Raven]]'' 
| The Host
| Episode: "The Road to Audition"
|-
|rowspan=9| 2005 
| ''Your Total Health'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #2.2"
|-
| ''Fashion in Focus''
| Herself
| Episode: "Big Money Under the Tents"
|-
| ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|-
| ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #13.36"
|-
| ''[[All of Us]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Hollywood Swinging"
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down"
|-
| ''[[The Contender (TV series)|The Contender]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Series Finale"
|-
| ''[[I Love the '80s 3-D]]'' 
| Herself
| 10 episodes
|- 
| ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' 
| Kathleen 
| Episode: "Distractions"
|-
| 2005–07 
| ''[[Family Guy]]'' 
| Herself (voice) 
| Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 6
|-
| 2006 
| ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''  
| Herself 
| Recurring Guest: Season 3
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007 
| ''[[Hey Paula (TV series)|Hey Paula]]'' 
| Herself 
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'' 
| Herself/Guest Host
| Episode: "Episode #5.6"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008
| ''RAH! Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl'' 
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Residential]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "The Hotness"
|-
| ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #3.1"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2009
| ''InFANity'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "American Idol"
|-
| ''[[Howie Do It]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.5"
|-
| ''E! Investigates'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Stalkers"
|-
| ''[[VH1 Divas]]'' 
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| 2009–11
| ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'' 
| Herself 
| Recurring Cast: Seasons 1–3
|-
|2010
|''[[American Idol]]''
|Herself
|Guest: [[American Idol season 9|Season 9]] Finale
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 
| ''[[Live to Dance]]'' 
| Herself/Judge 
| Main Judge
|-
| ''[[The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor]]'' 
| Herself/Judge 
| Main Judge: [[The X Factor (American season 1)|Season 1]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[I Will Survive (TV series)|I Will Survive]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #1.14" 
|-
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' 
| {{nowrap|Herself/Guest Judge}}
| Episode: "Opponents' Choice Week" 
|-
|2013
|[[American Idol]]
|Herself
|Guest: [[American Idol season 12|Season 12]]
|-
| 2013–14
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' 
| {{nowrap|Herself/Guest Judge}}
| Episode: "Reunited" & "[[Queens of Talk]]"
|-
| 2013–16 
| ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (United States)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' 
| Herself/Judge 
| Guest Judge: [[So You Think You Can Dance (American season 10)|Season 10]], Main Judge: [[So You Think You Can Dance (American season 12)|Seasons 12]]–[[So You Think You Can Dance (American season 13)|13]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014 
| ''[[So You Think You Can Dance Australia]]'' 
| Herself/Judge 
| Main Judge: [[So You Think You Can Dance Australia season 4|Season 4]]
|-
| ''[[Neighbours]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.6910"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 
| ''[[Real Husbands of Hollywood]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Suck My Trick"
|-
| ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Week Four"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2016
|''[[American Idol]]''
|Herself
|Guest: [[American Idol season 15|Season 15]] Finale
|- 
| {{nowrap|''[[Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life]]''}} 
| Herself 
| Episode: "How to Survive Insufficient Funds"
|- 
| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum"
|- 
| ''[[Bookaboo]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Bookaboo's Barkin' New Year's Eve"
|-
| 2017 
| ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]'' 
| Holly 
| Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018
| ''[[Impractical Jokers|Impractical Jokers: After Party]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "Bull Shiatsu"
|- 
| ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''  
| Herself/Adviser
| Episode: "Judges' Houses 1"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[America's Got Talent]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Live Results Finale"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
| ''[[Celebrity Ghost Stories]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|-
| ''[[Impractical Jokers|Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "The Backyard Cookout Episode"
|-
| 2020–21
| ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]''
| Herself/Panelist
| Main Panelist
|-
|rowspan=7| 2021
|''[[American Idol]]''
|Herself/Judge
|Guest Judge: [[American Idol season 19|Season 19]]
|-
| ''For Real: The Story of Reality TV'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Make It Work"
|-
| ''[[Secret Celebrity Renovation]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|-
| ''[[The Movies That Made Us]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Coming to America"
|-
| ''[[Superstar (American TV series)|Superstar]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "George Michael"
|-
| ''[[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|I Can See Your Voice]]'' 
| Herself/Panelist
| Episode: "Holiday Spectacular: Debbie Gibson, Nicole Byer, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton"
|-
| ''[[The Greatest AtHome Videos]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Let Paula Be the Judge"
|-
|rowspan=5| 2022
|''[[American Idol]]''
|Herself
|Guest: [[American Idol season 20|Season 20]]
|-
| ''[[Janet Jackson (TV series)|Janet Jackson]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Part 2 & 4"
|-
| ''[[Bling Empire]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Adieu ma Chérie"
|-
| ''American Rescue Dog Show'' 
| Herself/Judge
| Main Judge
|-
| ''[[Made for Love (TV series)|Made for Love]]''
| Anydoors 
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| rowspan=5| 2023
| ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]''
| Herself 
| Episode: "Track 7: Eight Days a Week"
|-
| ''[[Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake]]''
| Herself
| Episode: 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| Herself
| Chef's table guest diner for the red team; Episode: "Just Bring the DARN Fish!"
|-
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American season 32)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' 
| {{nowrap|Herself/Guest Judge}}
| Episode: "Music Video Night"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Wheel of Fortune]]'' 
| Herself
| Contestant
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
|''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Bitter Pill to Swallow"
|-
|''[[Impractical Jokers]]''
|Herself
|Episode: "Paula Abdul"
|}