American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America.
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Series overview
Season | Premiere | Finale | No. of contestants | No. of episodes | Judges (chair order) | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||||||
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Fox era (2002–16) | ||||||||||||||
1 | June 11, 2002 | September 4, 2002 | 30 | 25 | Simon Cowell | Paula Abdul | Randy Jackson | Kelly Clarkson | Justin Guarini | Nikki McKibbin | ||||
2 | January 21, 2003 | May 21, 2003 | 36 | 41 | Ruben Studdard | Clay Aiken | Kimberley Locke | |||||||
3 | January 19, 2004 | May 26, 2004 | 32 | 44 | Fantasia Barrino | Diana DeGarmo | Jasmine Trias | |||||||
4 | January 18, 2005 | May 25, 2005 | 24 | 32 | Carrie Underwood | Bo Bice | Vonzell Solomon | |||||||
5 | January 17, 2006 | May 25, 2006 | 24 | 41 | Taylor Hicks | Katharine McPhee | Elliott Yamin | |||||||
6 | January 16, 2007 | May 23, 2007 | 24 | 41 | Jordin Sparks | Blake Lewis | Melinda Doolittle | |||||||
7 | January 15, 2008 | May 21, 2008 | 24 | 42 | David Cook | David Archuleta | Syesha Mercado | |||||||
8 | January 13, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | 36 | 40 | Kara DioGuardi | Kris Allen | Adam Lambert | Danny Gokey | ||||||
9 | January 12, 2010 | May 26, 2010 | 24 | 43 | Ellen DeGeneres | Lee DeWyze | Crystal Bowersox | Casey James | ||||||
10 | January 19, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | 24 | 39 | Steven Tyler | Jennifer Lopez | Scotty McCreery | Lauren Alaina | Haley Reinhart | |||||
11 | January 18, 2012 | May 23, 2012 | 25 | 40 | Phillip Phillips | Jessica Sanchez | Joshua Ledet | |||||||
12 | January 16, 2013 | May 16, 2013 | 20 | 37 | Keith Urban | Nicki Minaj | Mariah Carey | Candice Glover | Kree Harrison | Angie Miller | ||||
13 | January 15, 2014 | May 21, 2014 | 20 | 39 | Jennifer Lopez | Harry Connick Jr. | Caleb Johnson | Jena Irene | Alex Preston | |||||
14 | January 7, 2015 | May 13, 2015 | 24 | 30 | Nick Fradiani | Clark Beckham | Jax | |||||||
15 | January 6, 2016 | April 7, 2016 | 24 | 24 | Trent Harmon | La’Porsha Renae | Dalton Rapattoni | |||||||
ABC revival era (2018–present) | ||||||||||||||
16 | March 11, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | 24 | 19 | Lionel Richie | Katy Perry | Luke Bryan | Maddie Poppe | Caleb Lee Hutchinson | Gabby Barrett | ||||
17 | March 3, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 20 | 18 | Laine Hardy | Alejandro Aranda | Madison VanDenburg | |||||||
18 | February 16, 2020 | May 17, 2020 | 20 | 16 | Just Sam | Arthur Gunn | Dillon James Francisco Martin Jonny West1 |
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19 | February 14, 2021 | May 23, 2021 | 25 (34)2 | 19 | Chayce Beckham | Willie Spence | Grace Kinstler | |||||||
20 | February 27, 2022 | 2022 | TBA | TBA |