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?
![Backdrop of American Idol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1000_and_h450_multi_faces/jB66SWgijY4bU8J4msxj768U9Qe.jpg)
![American Idol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8zrIAq3IPuRHSNF3TRw1I5SZzmE.jpg)
American Idol (2002)
Overview
Creator
Top Billed Cast
View all![Ryan Seacrest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/8U9EJAcOkXHdHcrdmF1dhL559uk.jpg)
Ryan Seacrest
Self - Host (567 episodes)
![Randy Jackson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/57Jqf5iHDgp2EaRRLqCcM1vvNk1.jpg)
Randy Jackson
Self - Judge (474 episodes)
![Simon Cowell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/My1ntuj7FdrO1rnJW4FKGesRRp.jpg)
Simon Cowell
Self - Judge (358 episodes)
![Paula Abdul](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/pvkOLklbgffugxEXRbSl4DynDxC.jpg)
Paula Abdul
Self - Judge (315 episodes)
![Jennifer Lopez](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/icNEXl1ziSvOKsnhtydi8BZppsY.jpg)
Jennifer Lopez
Self - Judge (172 episodes)
![Keith Urban](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/6jB3gPO4yhdr24iqLjNS1Nw83SL.jpg)
Keith Urban
Self - Judge (130 episodes)
![Harry Connick Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/il1t0cshowbZ6mMtH1930baQx9n.jpg)
Harry Connick Jr.
Self - Judge (93 episodes)
![Kara DioGuardi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/yWbehfCDyFrZjIKghgbxtxyiTpR.jpg)
Kara DioGuardi
Self - Judge (83 episodes)
![Steven Tyler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/nPZR2MKMnTMO3ugOb5FA0Hxi7fC.jpg)
Steven Tyler
Self - Judge (79 episodes)