American Idol

American Idol (titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in the first season) is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002 on the Fox network, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television. It's currently the #1 TV show and is one of only three that have been #1 in the Nielsen Ratings for five consecutive seasons, along with All in the Family and ... more

Program creator:

Air date of first episode:

  • Jun 11, 2002

Number of seasons:

  • 7

TV Program

Program creator

Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960 in Hastings, East Sussex, England) is an 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,...

Number of episodes:

  • 272

Original episode running time:

  • 1 h

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Currently in production:

  • Yes
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