American Idol
Television series | |
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Original title | American Idol |
Country of production | United States |
Year (s) | 2002–2016, 2018– |
length | 22-90 minutes |
Episodes | 593 in 17 seasons |
genre | Casting show |
idea | Simon Fuller |
Moderation |
Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman (Season 1) |
First broadcast | June 11, 2002 on Fox ABC |
American Idol is an American television show that aired on the Fox Network . It is the American version of the British show Pop Idol ( adapted in Germany as Deutschland sucht den Superstar ). American Idol was the most successful television format in the USA for many years and at times reached over 30 million viewers. Several contestants in the series achieved long-term national and global success, including Kelly Clarkson , Carrie Underwood , Chris Daughtry , Fantasia , Jennifer Hudson , Jordin Sparks , Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert . Over 60 singles of the participants achieved high placements on the Billboard Hot 100 .
On May 11, 2015, Fox announced that it would end the show after the 15th season of 2016. On May 2, 2017, ABC announced that it had obtained the rights to a revival from American Idol . Season 16 premiered on March 11, 2018.
Jury members
Season | Jurors | |||
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1 | Randy Jackson | Simon Cowell | Paula Abdul | |
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4th | ||||
5 | ||||
6th | ||||
7th | ||||
8th | Kara DioGuardi | |||
9 | Ellen DeGeneres | |||
10 | Jennifer Lopez | Steven Tyler | ||
11 | ||||
12 | Mariah Carey | Keith Urban | Nicki Minaj | |
13 | Harry Connick, Jr. | Jennifer Lopez | ||
14th | ||||
15th | ||||
16 | Lionel Richie | Katy Perry | Luke Bryan | |
17th | ||||
18th |
Guests
- Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb (Season 2)
- Donna Summer and Quentin Tarantino (Season 3)
- Gene Simmons and LL Cool J (Season 4)
- Jewel and Olivia Newton-John (Season 6)
- Victoria Beckham , Mary J. Blige , Neil Patrick Harris and Shania Twain (season 9)
Season overview
No. | year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Castings | Episodes |
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1 | 2002 | Kelly Clarkson | Justin Guarini | Nikki McKibbin | New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Miami , Atlanta and Seattle | 25th |
2 | 2003 | Ruben Studdard | Clay Aiken | Kimberley Locke | New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit , Atlanta, Nashville and Austin | 38 |
3 | 2004 | Fantasia Barrino | Diana DeGarmo | Jasmine Trias | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco , Houston , Atlanta and Honolulu | 43 |
4th | 2005 | Carrie Underwood | Bo Bice | Vonzell Salomon | Washington , St. Louis , New Orleans , Las Vegas , Cleveland , Orlando and San Francisco | 42 |
5 | 2006 | Taylor Hicks | Katharine McPhee | Elliott Yamin | Chicago, Denver , Greensboro , San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin and Foxborough | 41 |
6th | 2007 | Jordin Sparks | Blake Lewis | Melinda Doolittle | Pasadena , San Antonio , East Rutherford , Birmingham , Memphis , Minneapolis, and Seattle | 41 |
7th | 2008 | David Cook | David Archuleta | Syesha Mercado | San Diego , Dallas, Omaha , Atlanta, Charleston , Miami and Philadelphia | 42 |
8th | 2009 | Kris Allen | Adam Lambert | Danny Gokey | Phoenix , Kansas City , San Francisco, Louisville , Jacksonville , Salt Lake City , East Rutherford, and San Juan | 40 |
9 | 2010 | Lee DeWyze | Crystal Bowersox | Casey James | Boston , Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Dallas and Denver | 43 |
10 | 2011 | Scotty McCreery | Lauren Alaina | Haley Reinhart | Nashville , Milwaukee , New Orleans, East Rutherford, Austin, San Francisco and Los Angeles | 39 |
11 | 2012 | Phillip Phillips | Jessica Sanchez | Joshua Ledet | North Charleston , Pittsburgh , San Diego , Denver, Houston, Portland , St. Louis and East Rutherford | 40 |
12 | 2013 | Candice Glover | Kree Harrison | Angie Miller | Los Angeles, San Antonio, Charlotte , Newark , Chicago, New Orleans and Oklahoma City | 37 |
13 | 2014 | Caleb Johnson | Jena Irene | Alex Preston | Boston, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Salt Lake City and Omaha | 39 |
14th | 2015 | Nick Fradiani | Clark Beckham | Jax | Minneapolis, New Orleans, Long Island, Nashville, San Francisco, bus tour to eleven other cities | 30th |
15th | 2016 | Trent Harmon | La'Porsha Renae | Dalton Rapattoni | Denver, Savannah , Philadelphia, Little Rock , San Francisco, bus tours to eleven other cities | 24 |
16 | 2018 | Maddie Poppe | Caleb Lee Hutchinson | Gabby Barrett | New York, New Orleans, Nashville, Savannah and Los Angeles | 19th |
17th | 2019 | Laine Hardy | Alejandro Aranda | Madison VanDenburg | New York, Denver, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Louisville and Los Angeles | 19th |
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fox Cancels 'American Idol'. imdb.com, May 11, 2015, accessed May 11, 2015 .
- ↑ American Idol Reboot Eyed at ABC. TVLine, May 2, 2017, accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ↑ American Idol Season 9
- ↑ Mary J. Blige To Guest-Judge On 'American Idol'