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Air date: 2002-2016
Judges: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson (for eight seasons)
Show Deats: Beginning in 2002, Fox's American Idol was a competition series where singers tried to make it through weeks of competition in order to be named the next American Idol. Winners included Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson. Along the way the judges changed, adding Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban and more. Ryan Seacrest was the show's host and the constant throughout all 15 seasons.