Editing American Idol (section)

==Judges and hosts==
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===Judges===
The show had originally planned on having four judges following the ''Pop Idol'' format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell.<ref name="NYT – American Idol" /> A fourth judge, radio DJ [[Stryker (disc jockey)|Stryker]], was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "image concerns."<ref>{{cite web |date=January 12, 2011 |title=Stryker Strikes Out: The Man Who Was Supposed To Be The Fourth 'Idol' Judge |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/416531/stryker-strikes-out-the-man-who-was-supposed-to-be-the-fourth-idol-judge/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120015153/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/416531/stryker-strikes-out-the-man-who-was-supposed-to-be-the-fourth-idol-judge |archive-date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com}}</ref> In the [[American Idol season 2|second season]], New York radio personality [[Angie Martinez]] had been hired as a fourth judge but withdrew after only a few days of auditions, due to being uncomfortable with giving out criticism.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=October 31, 2002 |title=New judge Angie Martinez drops out of ''American Idol'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/10/31/new-judge-angie-martinez-drops-out-american-idol/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> The show decided to continue with the three judges format until the [[American Idol season 8|eighth season]]. All three original judges stayed on the judging panel for eight seasons.

In the eighth season, [[Latin Grammy Award]]-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer [[Kara DioGuardi]] was added as a fourth judge. Abdul left the show in 2009, after the eighth season, as a result of failing to agree to terms with the show producers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weisman |first=Jon |date=August 4, 2009 |title=Abdul ends her 'Idol' era |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/features/abdul-ends-her-idol-era-1118006911/ |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> [[Emmy Award]]-winning talk show host [[Ellen DeGeneres]] replaced Abdul for the [[American Idol season 9|ninth season]], but left in 2010 after just one season.<ref name="degeneresidol">{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Scott |date=July 30, 2010 |title=Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ellen-degeneres-american-idol,0,28082.story |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801024529/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ellen-degeneres-american-idol%2C0%2C28082.story |archive-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> DioGuardi was let go from ''American Idol'' in 2010 after two seasons, as producers favored a return to the three-person judges panel previously used prior to DioGuardi's appearance on the show.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Slezak |first=Michael |date=September 3, 2010 |title=Kara DioGuardi not returning to 'American Idol': It's (finally) official |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/03/kara-dioguardi-not-returning-to-american-idol-its-finally-official/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> Cowell also left the show in 2010 to introduce the [[The X Factor (American TV series)|American version]] of his show ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 12, 2010 |title=Simon Cowell to leave American Idol |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8453267.stm |access-date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> Jackson was the only judge from the ninth season to return for the tenth.

[[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Steven Tyler]] joined the judging panel in the [[American Idol season 10|tenth season]],<ref name="newjudges" /> but both left in 2012 after two seasons.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 17, 2012 |title=Steven Tyler's 'Idol' Departure Influenced Jennifer Lopez's Own Exit |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steven-tylers-idol-departure-influenced-jennifer-lopezs-own-exit-20120717 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> Jackson was the only judge from the [[American Idol season 11|eleventh season]] to return for the twelfth. They were replaced by three new judges, [[Mariah Carey]], [[Nicki Minaj]], and [[Keith Urban]], who joined Jackson in the [[American Idol season 12|twelfth season]].<ref name="season 12 judges">{{cite magazine |date=September 16, 2012 |title='American Idol' announces judges: Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj confirmed |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/09/16/american-idol-season-12-judges/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> However, both Carey and Minaj left after one season.<ref name="carey minaj" /> Jackson also departed the judges table after twelve seasons, but would return as the in-house mentor for the [[American Idol season 13|thirteenth season]] in 2014, after which he left the show permanently.<ref name="I'm Leaving">{{cite news |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=May 9, 2013 |title=Randy Jackson: I'm Leaving ''American Idol'' |work=E Online |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/416905/randy-jackson-i-m-leaving-american-idol}}</ref><ref name="iovine">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2013-08-22 |title=Jimmy Iovine Out Of 'American Idol', Randy Jackson Poised To Replace Him As Mentor |url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/jimmy-iovine-out-of-american-idol-randy-jackson-to-replace-him-as-in-house-mentor-569421/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return as a judge for the thirteenth season. After a one-season hiatus, Lopez returned to ''American Idol'' for the thirteenth season, and was joined by former mentor [[Harry Connick Jr.]]<ref name="J-Lo&Connick" /> After this, Lopez, Urban, and Connick Jr. remained on the show until its cancellation after the fifteenth season in 2016.<ref name="judges_season_14" /><ref name="deadline-idolcancelled" />

When the show was revived by ABC in 2018, [[Katy Perry]],<ref name="CNN 1">{{cite news |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=May 16, 2017 |title=Katy Perry is your next ''American Idol'' judge |publisher=[[CNN]] |location=United States |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/celebrities/katy-perry-american-idol/ |url-status=dead |access-date=May 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516224402/http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/celebrities/katy-perry-american-idol/ |archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> [[Luke Bryan]],<ref name="Bryan">{{cite magazine |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Luke Bryan to Become New 'American Idol' Judge |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/luke-bryan-to-become-new-american-idol-judge-w505442 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075858/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/luke-bryan-to-become-new-american-idol-judge-w505442 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Lionel Richie]]<ref name="Richie">{{cite magazine |date=September 29, 2017 |title=Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to join American Idol as judges |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/29/american-idol-luke-bryan-lionel-richie-judges/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> were selected as judges, marking the sixteenth season of ''Idol''. Bryan and Richie have remained on the show since, while Perry left the show in May 2024 after seven seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2024-05-20 |title='American Idol' Pays Tribute to Katy Perry on Her Final Episode |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-idol-katy-perry-final-episode-1235903951/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> On July 31, 2024, published reports announced former ''Idol'' winner [[Carrie Underwood]] as Perry's replacement, joining Bryan and Richie for the [[American Idol season 23|twenty-third season]].<ref name="THR July 2024">{{cite magazine |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Carrie Underwood Taking ''American Idol'' Judge's Seat After Katy Perry Departure |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/carrie-underwood-replacing-katy-perry-american-idol-1235963550/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |access-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240731213113/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/carrie-underwood-replacing-katy-perry-american-idol-1235963550/ |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0018-3660 |oclc=44653726 |date=July 31, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In the second season, guest judges such as Richie and [[Gladys Knight]] were used, and in the [[American Idol season 3|third season]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], [[Gloria Estefan]], and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were sporadically used during the audition rounds: [[Gene Simmons]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], [[Mark McGrath]], and [[Kenny Loggins]] in the [[American Idol season 4|fourth season]]; [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], and [[Olivia Newton-John]] in the [[American Idol season 6|sixth season]]; [[Shania Twain]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Joe Jonas]], [[Kristin Chenoweth]], [[Victoria Beckham]], and Perry in the ninth season (substituting in the vacant chair, before DeGeneres was hired); and [[Adam Lambert]] filled in for Urban at one audition location during the [[American Idol season 14|fourteenth season]]. In the ABC version, two instances occurred during the live shows: Abdul filled in for Bryan on one episode of the [[American Idol season 19|nineteenth season]], while [[Alanis Morissette]] and [[Ed Sheeran]] filled in for Perry and Richie on an episode of the [[American Idol season 21|twenty-first season]].

===Hosts===
[[File:Brian Dunkleman.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brian Dunkleman]] co-hosted with Seacrest for the first season.]]
The [[American Idol season 1|first season]] was co-hosted by [[Ryan Seacrest]] and [[Brian Dunkleman]], following the format of ''Pop Idol'' of using two presenters. Dunkleman quit thereafter,<ref>{{cite web |last=Potts |first=Kim |title='American Idol: The Untold Story' Book Author Richard Rushfield Talks Past 'Idol' Scandals, Backstage Divas and Season 10 |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/01/18/american-idol-the-untold-story-book-author-richard-rushfield/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7cdl2%7csec1_lnk5%7c37044 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122030831/http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/01/18/american-idol-the-untold-story-book-author-richard-rushfield/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk5%7C37044 |archive-date=January 22, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2010 |publisher=TV Squad}}</ref> resulting in Seacrest becoming the sole emcee starting with the second season in 2003.

Seacrest has remained as sole host of ''American Idol'' ever since, with the exception of the two-year hiatus between 2016 and 2018 as well as April 8, 2019, during the [[American Idol season 17|seventeenth season]], when [[Bobby Bones]] subbed for Seacrest after the latter fell ill.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Ryan Seacrest makes 'American Idol' history by missing hosting duties |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/entertainment/ryan-seacrest-sick-american-idol/index.html |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Dunkleman did, however, return for the initial [[American Idol: The Farewell Season|series finale on Fox]] in 2016 as a guest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |title=Original 'American Idol' cohost Brian Dunkleman returned for the finale and admits he never got along with Ryan Seacrest |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/brian-dunkleman-returned-on-american-idol-2016-4 |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Cast timeline===
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'''Annotations'''
* <sup>1</sup> Bones substituted for Seacrest on the second "Top 20 Duets" episode of [[American Idol season 17|Season 17]], in addition to being In-House Mentor the entire season.
* <sup>2</sup> Lambert substituted for Urban at one [[American Idol season 14|Season 14]] audition location ([[New York City]]), due to the latter's family emergency.