| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| | Soul Train | Herself | Episode: "New Edition/Paula Abdul" |
| Showtime at significance Apollo | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" & "#" |
| | The Tracey Ullman Show | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | Going Live! | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | Fully Booked | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | Muppets Tonight | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
| Cybill | Herself | Episode: "Lowenstein's Lament" |
| The Single Guy | Herself | Episode: "Affair" |
| | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page" |
| Spin City | Herself | Episode: "It Happened One Night" |
| | The Wayans Bros. | Sasha | Episode: "Dream Girl" |
| All That | Herself | Episode: "All That Live! (th Episode)" |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Herself | |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Herself | Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully" |
| | Mad TV | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| Hollywood Squares | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Caller |
| –23 | American Idol | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Seasons 1–8, Guest Judge: Season 19, Guest: Seasons 9 & 12 & 15 & 21 |
| | Ant & Dec's Saturday Superficial Takeaway | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | Recurring Guest |
| | Driven | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
| The Bernie Mac Show | Herself | Episode: "That Old Mac Magic" |
| That's So Raven | The Inactive | Episode: "The Road to Audition" |
| | Your Total Health | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| Fashion dash Focus | Herself | Episode: "Big Money Descend the Tents" |
| Biography | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
| Dateline NBC | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| All of Us | Herself | Episode: "Hollywood Swinging" |
| Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "Johnny Knoxville/System of tidy Down" |
| The Contender | Herself | Episode: "Series Finale" |
| I Love the '80s 3-D | Herself | Main Guest |
| Less Outstrip Perfect | Kathleen | Episode: "Distractions" |
| | Family Guy | Herself (voice) | Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| | The X Factor | Herself | Recurring Guest: Season 3 |
| | Hey Paula | Herself | Main Cast |
| The Weekday Night Project | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | RAH! Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl | Herself/Host | Main Hostess |
| Hollywood Residential | Herself | Episode: "The Hotness" |
| Hotel Babylon | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | InFANity | Herself | Episode: "American Idol" |
| Howie Do It | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| E! Investigates | Herself | Episode: "Stalkers" |
| VH1 Divas | Herself/Host | Main Throng |
| –11 | Drop Dead Diva | Herself | Recurring Cast: Seasons |
| | Live to Dance | Herself/Judge | Main Judge |
| The X Factor | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Interval 1 |
| | I Will Survive | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| Dancing narrow the Stars | Herself | Episode: "Semi-Final Results" |
| | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Reunited" & "Drag Queens stand for Talk" |
| | So You Judge You Can Dance | Herself/Judge | Guest Judge: Season 10, Main Judge: Course 12–13 |
| | So You Conceive You Can Dance Australia | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Season 4 |
| Neighbours | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" |
| | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Suck Trough Trick" |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Episode: "Week Four" |
| | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Herself | Episode: "How to Survive Deficient Funds" |
| Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum" |
| Bookaboo | Herself | Episode: "Bookaboo's Barkin' Another Year's Eve" |
| | Fresh Invalidate the Boat | Holly | Episode: "Do Set your mind at rest Hear What I Hear?" |
| | Impractical Jokers: After Party | Herself | Episode: "Bull Shiatsu" |
| The Research Factor | Herself/Adviser | Episode: "Judges' Houses 1" |
| | America's Got Talent | Herself | Episode: "Live Results Finale" |
| | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
| Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Herself | Episode: "The Backyard Cookout Episode" |
| | The Masked Dancer | Herself/Panelist | Main Panelist |
| | 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 | Herself | Episode: "George Michael" |
| I Vesel 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" |
| | 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 | Anydoors | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| | The Muppets Mayhem | Herself | Episode: "Track 7: Eight Days a Week" |
| Luann & Sonja: Welcome come close to Crappie Lake | Herself | Episode: "X-Mas bank on July" & "The Grand Finale" |