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| runtime = 22–104 minutes | company = | distributor = FremantleMedia Enterprises | channel = Fox | picture_format = | first_aired = | last_aired = | website = http://www.americanidol.com }} ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, 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. The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists, with the winner being determined by the viewers in America. Winners chosen by viewers through telephone, Internet, and SMS text voting were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, and Nick Fradiani. ''American Idol'' employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the most recent season consisted of country singer Keith Urban, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, and jazz singer Harry Connick, Jr.〔(Official: J. Lo and Harry Connick Jr. join 'American Idol' ) Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved September 3, 2013〕 The show was originally hosted by radio personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkleman, with Seacrest continuing on for the rest of the seasons. The success of ''American Idol'' has been described as "unparalleled in broadcasting history". The series was also said by a rival TV executive to be "the most impactful show in the history of television". It has become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. According to ''Billboard'' magazine, in its first ten years, "''Idol'' has spawned 345 ''Billboard'' chart-toppers and a platoon of pop idols, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks while remaining a TV ratings juggernaut." For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, from the 2003–04 television season through the 2010–11 season, either its performance or result show had been ranked number one in U.S. television ratings. The popularity of ''American Idol'' however declined, and on May 11, 2015, Fox announced that the series would conclude its run in its fifteenth season. ==History== ''American Idol'' was based on the British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller, which was in turn inspired by the New Zealand television singing competition ''Popstars''. Television producer Nigel Lythgoe saw it in Australia and helped bring it over to Britain. Fuller was inspired by the idea from ''Popstars'' of employing a panel of judges to select singers in audition. He then added other elements, such as telephone voting by the viewing public (which at the time was already in use in shows such as the ''Eurovision Song Contest''), the drama of backstories and real-life soap opera unfolding in real time. The show debuted in 2001 in Britain with Lythgoe as showrunner—the executive producer and production leader—and Simon Cowell as one of the judges, and was a big success with the viewing public. In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the ''Pop Idol'' format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks.〔 However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan of the British show. The show was renamed ''American Idol: The Search for a Superstar'' and debuted in the summer of 2002. Cowell was initially offered the job as showrunner but refused; Lythgoe then took over that position. Much to Cowell's surprise, it became one of the hit shows for the summer that year.〔(Watching TV: six decades of American television ) By Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik〕 The show, with the personal engagement of the viewers with the contestants through voting, and the presence of the acid-tongued Cowell as a judge, grew into a phenomenon. By 2004, it had become the most-watched show in the U.S., a position it then held on for seven consecutive seasons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Idol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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