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Status
Ended
Release
2002 - 2016
Seasons / Eps
15 / 567
Streaming availability by country
"Dream big."
Each 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?
281 Cast Members
Ryan Seacrest
Self - Host
567 Episodes
Randy Jackson
Self - Judge
474 Episodes
Simon Cowell
Self - Judge
358 Episodes
Paula Abdul
Self - Judge
315 Episodes
Jennifer Lopez
Self - Judge
172 Episodes
Keith Urban
Self - Judge
130 Episodes
Harry Connick Jr.
Self - Judge
93 Episodes
Kara DioGuardi
Self - Judge
83 Episodes
Steven Tyler
Self - Judge
79 Episodes
Ellen DeGeneres
Self - Judge
43 Episodes
Mariah Carey
Self - Judge
37 Episodes
Nicki Minaj
Self - Judge
37 Episodes
Phillip Phillips
Self - Contestant
26 Episodes
Kimberley Locke
Self
27 Episodes
Brian Dunkleman
Self - Host
25 Episodes
Katie Stevens
Self
11 Episodes
Todrick Hall
Self - Contestant
7 Episodes
Jennifer Hudson
Self
3 Episodes
Peter Frank
Self - Contestant
6 Episodes
Chris Daughtry
Self
4 Episodes
