American Idol

Also known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar

American singing competition

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American Idol is an English-language reality television series created by Simon Fuller. The show premiered on June 11, 2002, and concluded its run on April 7, 2016. It is categorized as a music program with a runtime of 120 minutes. The series has been associated with both FOX and ABC networks.

The program consisted of 15 seasons. While one source lists 555 episodes, another records 567. The show’s status is noted as both ended and running in different databases. It holds a vote average of 5.1 and has 3,700,000 social media followers. The official website is americanidol.com.

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TV series · TMDB

★ 5.1

Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?

Aired: 2002–2016
Seasons: 15 · 567 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Simon Fuller
Network: FOX
Genres: Reality

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TV series

Status: Running
Network: ABC
Genres: Music
Runtime: 120 min
TVMaze rating: 5.1/10

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Key facts

Also known as: American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
Genre: Reality competition
Created by: Simon Fuller
Based on: Pop Idol
Presented by: Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman
Judges: Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson Kara DioGuardi Ellen DeGeneres Jennifer Lopez Steven Tyler Mariah Carey Nicki Minaj Keith Urban Harry Connick Jr. Luke Bryan Katy Perry Lionel Richie Carrie Underwood
Theme music composer: Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 734 ( list of episodes )
Running time: 22–104 minutes
Production companies: Fremantle North America 19 Entertainment
Network: Fox
Release: June 11, 2002 ( 2002-06-11 ) –, April 7, 2016 ( 2016-04-07 )

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on ABC.

It started as an addition to the Idol format that was based on Pop Idol from British television, and it became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by American viewers using phones, Internet platforms, and SMS text voting. The winners of the first twenty-four seasons, as chosen by viewers, are Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, Nick Fradiani, Trent Harmon, Maddie Poppe, Laine Hardy, Just Sam, Chayce Beckham, Noah Thompson, Iam Tongi, Abi Carter, Jamal Roberts, and Hannah Harper.

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