American Idols

American Idol is a television singing competition series, founded by Simon Fuller, and manufactured by Fremantle and Nineteen Entertainment. It ran on Fox for 15 seasons, beginning on June 11, 2002, and ending on April 7, 2016. After 2016, the show remained on indefinite hiatus for 2 years till 11 March, 2018, when a reboot started airing on ABC.

American Idol began as a spin-off of the Idols concept - modeled after the British television program Pop Idol. In a blink of an eye, the show quickly became the most popular series in American television history. The show’s ultimate goal is to find recording stars from undiscovered singing talents. The winner will be decided by American fans via Internet, phone, and SMS text voting.

American Idol's success has been dubbed "unprecedented in the history of television." According to a rival television executive, the program was "the most influential show in television history." It established itself as a renowned springboard for many musicians' ascension to stardom.

Seasons: 20

Highest ratings: 38 million viewers/episode