American Idol

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American Idol is a reality television competition which finds new solo musical talent. It was created by Simon Fuller and debuted June 11, 2002, as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar on the Fox network. It has since become one of the most popular shows in the history of American television. It is currently the #1 TV show in the Nielsen ratings and is one of only three that have been #1 for five consecutive seasons, along with All in the Fa... more
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  • Jun 11, 2002

Original episode running time:

  • 1 h

Number of seasons:

  • 8

Number of episodes:

  • 272

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Program creator

Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK and over 100 other versions including American Idol, Australian Idol, Canadian Idol, Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Indian Idol, Nouvelle Star, New...

Seasons of American Idol

  • American Idol (Season 1) ( Jun 11, 2002 – Sep 4, 2002 )

    The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. This...

  • American Idol (Season 2) ( Jan 21, 2003 – May 21, 2003 )

    The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003 and continued until May 21, 2003. It was the first season hosted by Ryan Seacrest exclusively. It was won by Ruben Studdard. It was...

  • American Idol (Season 3) ( 2004 – 2004 )

    The third season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of...

  • American Idol (Season 4) ( 2005 – 2005 )

    The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge....

  • American Idol (Season 5) ( 2006 – 2006 )

    The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the...

  • American Idol (Season 6) ( 2007 – 2007 )

    The 6th season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on January 16, 2007 and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again,...

  • American Idol (season 7) ( Jan 15, 2008 – May 21, 2008 )

    The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon...

  • American Idol (season 8) ( Jan 13, 2009 – May 20, 2009 )

    The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009 and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along...
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  • 2002
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  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Nominees

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Pop Idol

Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on 5 October 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or 'pop idol', in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. A second series was broadcast in 2003. It was replaced in 2004 with...
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