American Idol

American Idol is one of TV’s most-popular and longest-running singing competition shows, airing nearly two dozen seasons since it premiered on Fox in 2002. Ryan Seacrest has hosted all 22 seasons of Idol, originally co-hosting alongside Brian Dunkleman in the show’s first year.

Idol‘s original judging panel consisted of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, with Kara DioGuardi joining in Season 8 as a fourth judge. Abdul parted ways with Idol ahead of Season 9, and Ellen DeGeneres was chosen to fill her vacant seat.

Season 10 witnessed a major overhaul, with Cowell, DioGuardi and DeGeneres all exiting to make way for a mostly new panel of judges. Jackson was joined by newcomers Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, a trio which remained in tact for two seasons. Season 12 then went completely off the rails, with Jackson judging alongside Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Of that group, only Urban stuck around for Season 13, joined by Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr., all of whom remained until Fox canceled Idol after 15 seasons.

ABC revived Idol in 2018, naming Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie as its new judges. That trio remained from Season 16 through Season 22, which will be Perry’s last. A replacement has not yet been named.

The show has been responsible for discovering some of the biggest names in music today, launching the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia Barrino and many more.

American Idol airs Sundays at 8/7c on ABC, and can be streamed the next day on Hulu.