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American Idol
aired
in
2002
in
Indonesia
...
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American Idol
was broadcast
in
2002
in
Canada
...
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Simon Fuller
created
American Idol
on
19/2002
...
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Ryan Seacrest
hosted
American Idol
on
6/2002
...
2147486266
Brian Dunkleman
hosted
American Idol
on
6/2002
...
2147486267
Randy Jackson
jujged
American Idol
on
6/2002
...
2147486268
Paula Abdul
judged
American Idol
on
6/2002
...
2147486269
American Idol
premiered
on
6/11/2002
...
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Fremantle North America
produced
American Idol
on
7/11/2002
...
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19 Entertainment
produced
American Idol
on
7/11/2002
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Kelly Clarkson
won
American Idol
on
9/4/2002
defeating Justin Guarini in the final showdown.
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2003
Brian Dunkleman
quit
American Idol
in
2003
...
2147486276
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice Reality Variety Jackass
in
2003
...
-334706
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2003
...
-334875
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Female Reality Star
in
2003
...
-334854
American Idol
premiered
the second season
on
1/2003
with an increased number of episodes and a higher budget.
...
2147486273
American Idol
aired
on
5/2004
in
Philippines
...
2147486279
Ryan Seacrest
hosted
American Idol
on
1/19/2004
...
2147486277
American Idol
premiered
third season
on
1/19/2004
...
2147486278
2005
American Idol
won
the Peoples Choice Award
in
2005
for favorite competition/reality show
...
2147486283
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2005
...
-334880
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2005
...
-334879
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2005
...
-334874
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Female Reality Star
in
2005
...
-334855
American Idol
premiered
the fourth season
on
1/18/2005
with Ryan Seacrest as host and Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell as judges
...
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Carrie Underwood
won
American Idol
on
5/2005
with Bo Bice as the runner-up
...
2147486281
2006
American Idol
won
the Peoples Choice Award
in
2006
for favorite competition/reality show
...
2147486286
American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for Variety Music or Nonfiction Programming
in
2006
...
-316729
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2006
...
-334876
American Idol
began
the fifth season
on
1/17/2006
...
2147486284
Taylor Hicks
won
American Idol
on
5/30/2006
with Katharine McPhee as the runner-up
...
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American Idol
won
a Creative Arts Emmys
in
2007
...
2147486291
American Idol
won
a Governors Award
in
2007
...
2147486292
American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction Camerawork Video Control - Miniseries Mo
in
2007
...
-322381
American Idol
premiered
the sixth season
on
1/16/2007
...
2147486289
2008
American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing - Short-Form Segments And Variety Specials
in
2008
...
-320991
American Idol
aired on
QTV
in
2008
in
Philippines
...
2147486296
American Idol
won
a Creative Arts Emmys
in
2008
...
2147486297
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2008
...
-334878
American Idol
premiered
the seventh season
on
1/15/2008
...
2147486293
David Cook
won
American Idol
on
5/21/2008
...
2147486294
Kara DioGuardi
joined
American Idol
in
2009
...
2147486299
Paula Abdul
left
American Idol
in
2009
...
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American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic Multi-Camera) - Variety Music
in
2009
...
-320132
American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction Camerawork Video Control - Series
in
2009
...
-322427
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Personality
in
2009
...
-334950
American Idol
received
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star
in
2009
...
-334877
American Idol
premiered
the eighth season
on
1/13/2009
...
2147486298
2010
American Idol
received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Variety Series
in
2010
...
-318198
Paula Abdul
left
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486304
Ellen DeGeneres
joined
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486305
American Idol
won
Peoples Choice Award
in
2010
for favorite competition/reality show.
...
2147486307
Paula Abdul
left
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486308
Ellen DeGeneres
joined
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486309
Kara DioGuardi
was let go from
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486310
Simon Cowell
left
American Idol
in
2010
...
2147486311
American Idol
premiered
the ninth season
on
1/12/2010
...
2147486303
American Idol
hosted
Idol Gives Back
on
4/21/2010
and raised $45 million
...
2147486306
2011
Jennifer Lopez
joined
American Idol
in
2011
...
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Steven Tyler
joined
American Idol
in
2011
...
2147486315
American Idol
won
Creative Arts Emmys
in
2011
...
2147486316
American Idol
won
Critics Choice Television Award
in
2011
for Best Reality Competition
...
2147486317
Simon Cowell
left
American Idol
in
2011
...
2147486319
American Idol
premiered
the tenth season
on
1/19/2011
with Ryan Seacrest returning as host and Randy Jackson returning as a judge
...
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Ryan Seacrest
returned to
American Idol
in
2012
...
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Steven Tyler
returned to
American Idol
in
2012
...
2147486322
Jennifer Lopez
returned to
American Idol
in
2012
...
2147486323
American Idol
won
the Peoples Choice Award
in
2012
for favorite competition/reality show
...
2147486324
Jennifer Lopez
left
American Idol
in
2012
...
2147486325
Steven Tyler
left
American Idol
in
2012
...
2147486326
American Idol
premiered
the eleventh season
on
1/18/2012
...
2147486320
2013
Ryan Seacrest
returned to
American Idol
in
2013
...
2147486328
Randy Jackson
returned to
American Idol
in
2013
...
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Mariah Carey
joined
American Idol
in
2013
...
2147486330
Nicki Minaj
joined
American Idol
in
2013
...
2147486331
American Idol
premiered
the twelfth season
on
1/16/2013
...
2147486327
Ryan Seacrest
returned to
American Idol
in
2014
...
2147486333
Keith Urban
returned to
American Idol
in
2014
...
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Jennifer Lopez
joined
American Idol
in
2014
...
2147486335
Harry Connick, Jr.
joined
American Idol
in
2014
...
2147486336
Randy Jackson
returned to
American Idol
in
2014
...
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American Idol
premiered
the thirteenth season
on
1/15/2014
...
2147486332
CTV
dropped
American Idol
on
8/2014
in
Canada
...
2147486337
Yes TV
picked up
American Idol
on
8/2014
in
Canada
...
2147486338
2015
Ryan Seacrest
returned to
American Idol
in
2015
...
2147486342
Jennifer Lopez
returned to
American Idol
in
2015
...
2147486343
Harry Connick, Jr.
returned to
American Idol
in
2015
...
2147486344
Keith Urban
returned to
American Idol
in
2015
...
2147486345
Yes TV
picked up
American Idol
in
2015
in
Canada
...
2147486346
American Idol
premiered
the fourteenth season
on
1/7/2015
...
2147486341
Alex Morgan
appeared on
American Idol
on
4/2015
...
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2016
American Idol
premiered
the fifteenth season
on
1/6/2016
and final
...
2147486347
American Idol
aired
final episode
on
4/7/2016
...
2147486348
ABC
acquired the rights to
American Idol
on
5/2017
...
2147486349
Katy Perry
joined
American Idol
in
2018
...
2147486353
Luke Bryan
joined
American Idol
in
2018
...
2147486354
Lionel Richie
joined
American Idol
in
2018
...
2147486355
Ryan Seacrest
returned to
American Idol
in
2018
...
2147486356
ABC
broadcast
American Idol
in
2018
...
2147486357
ABC
aired
American Idol
on
3/2018
...
2147486351
American Idol
returned
on
3/11/2018
...
2147486350
Maddie Poppe
won
American Idol
on
5/21/2018
...
2147486352
2019
American Idol
broadcasted
the finals
in
2019
in
CBS Television City in Los Angeles
...
2147486362
American Idol
premiered
the seventeenth season
on
3/3/2019
...
2147486358
Bobby Bones
joined
American Idol
on
4/8/2019
...
2147486360
Laine Hardy
won
American Idol
on
5/19/2019
...
2147486361
American Idol
premiered
the eighteenth season
on
2/16/2020
...
2147486363
ABC
renewed
American Idol
on
5/15/2020
...
2147486364
American Idol
premiered
the nineteenth season
on
2/14/2021
...
2147486365
ABC
renewed
American Idol
on
5/13/2021
...
2147486366
2022
American Idol
premiered
the twentieth season
on
2/27/2022
...
2147486367
ABC
renewed
American Idol
on
5/13/2022
...
2147486368
American Idol
broadcast
the finals
in
2023
in
Red Studios
...
2147486371
American Idol
premiered
the twenty-first season
on
2/19/2023
...
2147486369
ABC
renewed
American Idol
on
5/16/2023
...
2147486370
American Idol
premiered
the twenty-second season
on
2/18/2024
...
2147486372
ABC
aired
American Idol
on
5/2024
for seven seasons
...
2147486374
Katy Perry
left
American Idol
on
5/2024
...
2147486375
ABC
renewed
American Idol
on
5/10/2024
...
2147486373
Carrie Underwood
joined
American Idol
on
7/31/2024
...
2147486376
2025
American Idol
premiered
the twenty-third season
on
3/9/2025
with Ryan Seacrest as host and judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood
...
2147486377