American Idol TV Show

First Aired: June 11, 2002 on FOX

Starring: Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson (II), and Paula Abdul.

American Idol TV Show has became Americas top show through out its many seasons. The show always starts during auditions in various cities across the country. It tends to show the best and worst singers, with very few in-between. Once the selections are made the show travels to Hollywood where the judges narrow down the group to 24 contestants. Then it is up to America to vote for their favorite singer!

Common Sense Media As influential reality shows go, AMERICAN IDOL is right up there with The Real World and Survivor. Originally inspired by the British series Pop Idol, the reality competition juggernaut has gone on to inspire multitudes of other similarly structured series, from Nashville Star to America's Got Talent. Pam Gelman

PopMatters Yet the popularity of the show continues to grow. Five blew away previous seasons in terms of viewership, sponsor tie-ins, and revenue. Viewers cast 63.4 million votes for the finale and an estimated 200 million people worldwide watched. In a country that seems more divided every day, Idol just might be the last thing we all can agree upon. Noah Davis

Season 1: Kelly Clarkson from Michel Burleson, TX
Favorite Song: "Kissing You" by Des'ree

Season 2: Ruben Studdard from Birmingham, AL
Favorite Song: "For All We Know" by Donnie Hathaway

Season 3: Fantasia Barrino from High Point, NC
Audition City: Atlanta

Season 4: Carrie Underwood from Checotah, OK
Audition City: St. Louis

Season 5: Taylor Hicks from Birmingham, AL
Favorite Female Artist: Cyndi Lauper.

Season 6: Jordin Sparks from Glendale, AZ
Favorite Male Artist:John Mayer & Justin Timberlake.

Season 7: David Cook from Blue Springs, MO
Musical Influences: Our Lady Peace, Big Wreck.

Season 8: David Cook from Blue Conway, AR
Musical Influences: Jamie Cullum and Kelly Clarkson

Season 9: Scotty McCreery from Mount Prospect, IL
Musical Influences: Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, Eric Claption, and Ben Harper.

Season 10: Scotty McCreery from Garner, NC
Musical Influences: Johhnny Cash, Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, and Elvis.

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