Editing American Idol (section)

===Television===
The enormous success of the show and the revenue it generated were transformative for the Fox Broadcasting Company. ''American Idol'' and other shows such as ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' and ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' were credited for expanding reality television programming in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, and ''Idol'' became the most watched non-scripted primetime television series, which it remained for almost a decade, from 2003 to 2012, breaking records on U.S. television (dominated by drama shows and [[sitcoms]] in the preceding decades). On several occasions, notably in [[75th Academy Awards|2003]] and [[80th Academy Awards|2008]], ''American Idol'' overtook the [[Academy Awards]] as the most-watched non-sports entertainment event on U.S. television, marking the most recent time as of {{CURRENTYEAR}} that a live regular non-sports primetime series has garnered such viewership in the country.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 15, 2010 |title=A tale of two Simons |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3b1653a0-d671-11df-81f0-00144feabdc0.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3b1653a0-d671-11df-81f0-00144feabdc0.html |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |website=Financial Times}}</ref>

The show pushed Fox to become the number one U.S. TV network in overall viewers in 2008 and among adults aged 18–49,<ref>{{cite news |last=La |first=Paul R. |date=January 16, 2007 |title='Idol' fatigue? Think again |publisher=CNN |url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm |access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> the key demographic coveted by advertisers, for an unprecedented eight consecutive years from 2005 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=May 23, 2012 |title=FOX Sets New Broadcast Industry Record With 8th Consecutive Season Victory Among Adults 18–49 – Ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/fox-sets-new-broadcast-industry-record-with-8th-consecutive-season-victory-among-adults-18-49/135709/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527053444/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/fox-sets-new-broadcast-industry-record-with-8th-consecutive-season-victory-among-adults-18-49/135709/ |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> Its success also helped lift the ratings of other shows that were scheduled around it such as ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' and ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', and ''Idol'', for years, was Fox's strongest platform primetime television program for promoting eventual hit shows of the 2010s (of the same network) such as ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', ''[[New Girl]]'' and ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''.<ref name="carter" /> The show, its creator Simon Fuller claimed, "saved Fox".<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news |last=Lieberman |first=David |date=March 30, 2005 |title='American Idol' zooms from hit show to massive business |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-03-29-media-usat_x.htm |access-date=February 24, 2011}}</ref>

The show's massive success in the mid-2000s to early 2010s spawned a number of imitating singing-competition shows, such as ''[[Rock Star (TV series)|Rock Star]]'', ''[[Nashville Star]]'', ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', ''[[Rising Star (American TV series)|Rising Star]]'', ''[[The Sing-Off]]'', and ''[[The X Factor (American TV series)|The X Factor]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=January 24, 2007 |title='American Idol' Imitators Find Success As Elusive As A Rave From Simon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1550615/american-idol-imitators-fail-find-success.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107113537/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1550615/american-idol-imitators-fail-find-success.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2011 |website=Mtv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lori Rackl |date=January 17, 2012 |title=Still on top, 'American Idol' honchos rib their rivals |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/10068270-421/still-on-top-american-idol-honchos-rib-their-rivals.html}}</ref>  The number of imitative singing shows on American television had reached 17 by 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Emily Yahr |date=March 31, 2016 |title=You may scoff at 'American Idol' now, but it changed pop culture forever |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/you-may-scoff-at-american-idol-now-but-it-changed-pop-culture-forever/2016/03/31/6440d81a-ecd5-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html}}</ref> Its format also served as a blueprint for non-singing TV shows such as ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' and ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'', most of which contribute to the current highly competitive [[reality TV]] landscape on American television.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 8, 2009 |title=Pop culture sings an 'American Idol' tune |url=http://www.today.com/id/29584646/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/pop-culture-sings-american-idol-tune/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125194911/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/40923972.html |archive-date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |website=Today}}</ref>