Editing American Idol (section)

===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>