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- 2002
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2002
- TV-PG
- ABC
Summary This is American Idol - the hit FOX musical reality series following four judges, Simon Cowell , >, Randy Jackson (II) , Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres , along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in search of the next American Idol, a pop star that truly shines above all the rest. With help from the viewers, they will de...
- 2002
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2002
- TV-PG
- ABC
American Idol
24 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 11, 2002
63
6.4
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Summary This is American Idol - the hit FOX musical reality series following four judges, Simon Cowell , >, Randy Jackson (II) , Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres , along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in search of the next American Idol, a pop star that truly shines above all the rest. With help from the viewers, they will de...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
63
58% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
33% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
63
58% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
33% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The instant chemistry among the three judges was so right, they couldn't have created it in a lab. Everything that made us fall in love with Idol in the first place was back.
“I Kissed a Girl” pop star Katy Perry, country superstar Luke Bryan and music legend Lionel Richie form a panel that doesn’t so much practice tough love as dole out “Chicken Soup for the Soul” critiques.
As with all reality shows, the pleasure for viewers is the cruel one of rubbernecking a disaster.
Offering prefab middle-of-the-road stardom, "American Idol" is entertaining, but not for the reasons its producers like to pretend. The open secret that the show's creators and its fans choose to ignore is that the music and arrangements are trite, full of wannabe Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder wails. Originality is a losing strategy. But the series does have a stroke of commercial genius, as it shrewdly combines elements from a smattering of other series into one big marketable soup. It's "Survivor" with a soundtrack.
The freak-show rounds, a staple of Idol’s early weeks, have been reduced to a couple of montages and the random weirdo.... Of the three judges, Connick is the harshest, a Simon Cowell without the snark or the malice.
[A] blockheaded version of a high school talent show. ... What could be more stultifying than the way this non-celebrity sing-off crams product placement into the viewer's field of vision, everything from the Big Gulp-size Coca-Cola cups on the judges' table to the contestants being forced to enact a troglodytic skit while inside a Ford Focus? [26 Aug 2002]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 361 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
216 Ratings
216 Ratings
9% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
31% Negative
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 361 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
216 Ratings
216 Ratings
9% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
31% Negative
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
Production Company:
- Fremantle
- FremantleMedia
- 19 Television
- American Idol Productions
- Fox Television Network
- FremantleMedia North America
- Levels Audio
Initial Release Date: Jun 11, 2002
Number of seasons: 24 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Genres:
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 9 Wins & 72 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 21 Wins & 50 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 3 Wins & 16 Nominations