Title: American Idol Content: American Idol is an American reality-singing competition series created by Simon Fuller, produced by 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002 to April 7, 2016, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. On March 11, 2018, the 16th season aired on ABC. Eventually the American people are allowed to vote by calling or texting, and the person with the fewest votes is off the show. The TV show consists of multiple rounds of elimination. The singers can be anyone between the age of 15 and 29 years. ==Host and judges== American Idol has three judges, who give comments on performances. The three judges are: * Simon Cowell (Season 1-9) * Randy Jackson (Season 1-12) * Paula Abdul (Season 1-8) * Kara DioGuardi (Season 8-9) * Ellen DeGeneres (Season 9) * Jennifer Lopez (Season 10-11, 13-15) * Steven Tyler (Season 10-11) * Mariah Carey (Season 12) * Keith Urban (Season 12-15) * Nicki Minaj (Season 12) * Harry Connick Jr. (Season 13-15) * Katy Perry (Season 16-) * Luke Bryan (Season 16-) * Lionel Richie (Season 16-) Host *Ryan Seacrest *Brian Dunkleman (Season 1) == Winners == * Season 1 (2002): Kelly Clarkson * Season 2 (2003): Ruben Studdard * Season 3 (2004): Fantasia Barrino * Season 4 (2005): Carrie Underwood * Season 5 (2006): Taylor Hicks * Season 6 (2007): Jordin Sparks * Season 7 (2008): David Cook * Season 8 (2009): Kris Allen * Season 9 (2010): Lee DeWyze * Season 10 (2011): Scotty McCreery * Season 11 (2012): Phillip Phillips * Season 12 (2013): Candice Glover * Season 13 (2014): Caleb Johnson * Season 14 (2015): Nick Fradiani * Season 15 (2016): Trent Harmon * Season 16 (2018): Maddie Poppe * Season 17 (2019): Laine Hardy * Season 18 (2020): Just Sam * Season 19 (2021): Chayce Beckham * Season 20 (2022): Noah Thompson ==Runners-up== * Season 1 (2002): Justin Guarini * Season 2 (2003): Clay Aiken * Season 3 (2004): Diana DeGarmo * Season 4 (2005): Bo Bice * Season 5 (2006): Katharine McPhee * Season 6 (2007): Blake Lewis * Season 7 (2008): David Archuleta * Season 8 (2009): Adam Lambert * Season 9 (2010): Crystal Bowersox * Season 10 (2011): Lauren Alaina * Season 11 (2012): Jessica Sanchez * Season 12 (2013): Kree Harrison * Season 13 (2014): Jena Irene * Season 14 (2015): Clark Beckham * Season 15 (2016): La'Porsha Renae * Season 16 (2018): Caleb Lee Hutchinson * Season 17 (2019): Alejandro Aranda * Season 18 (2020): Arthur Gunn * Season 19 (2021): Willie Spence * Season 20 (2022): HunterGirl ==Third place== * Season 1 (2002): Nikki McKibbin * Season 2 (2003): Kimberley Locke * Season 3 (2004): Jasmine Trias * Season 4 (2005): Vonzell Solomon * Season 5 (2006): Elliott Yamin * Season 6 (2007): Melinda Doolittle * Season 7 (2008): Syesha Mercado * Season 8 (2009): Danny Gokey * Season 9 (2010): Casey James * Season 10 (2011): Haley Reinhart * Season 11 (2012): Joshua Ledet * Season 12 (2013): Angie Miller * Season 13 (2014): Alex Preston * Season 14 (2015): Jax * Season 15 (2016): Dalton Rapattoni * Season 16 (2018): Gabby Barrett * Season 17 (2019): Madison VanDenburg * Season 18 (2020): Dillon James * Season 19 (2021): Grace Kinstler * Season 20 (2022): Leah Marlene ==Other contestants== * Chris Daughtry * Melinda Doolittle * Jennifer Hudson * Sanjaya Malakar * Cade Fohener * Lauren Spencer-Smith