Season 15 • Episode 24
LatestEach year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
Production
The audition rounds are chaotic cinema—produced cruelty at its finest.
Writing
Ryan Seacrest's improvised host banter is unintentionally surrealist art.
Creator
Simon Fuller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
American Idol essentially invented the modern talent show format that spawned 47 global versions and rotted our collective attention span.
Simon Fuller originally pitched it as 'Pop Idol' in the UK; the 'American' rebrand was pure patriotic marketing genius.
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