What is American Idol?
{{Infobox television | image = American_Idol_logo.svg | caption = | runtime = 22-104 minutes | creator = Simon Fuller | genre = [[Reality television]] | executive_producer = Simon Fuller (2002–) <br/> Cecile Frot-Coutaz (2002–) <br/> Simon Jones (2002–03) <br/> Nigel Lythgoe (2002-08, 2011-13, 2016) <br/> Ken Warwick (2002-13) <br/> Brian Gadinsky (2002) <br/> Charles Boyd (2009-16) <br/> Trish Kinane (2013–) <br/> Jesse Ignjatovic (2014) <br/> Evan Prager (2014) <br/> Per Blankens (2015) <br/> David Hill (2015-16) <br/> Megan Wolflick (2015–) <br/> Jessica Castro (2016) <br/> Jenniffer Mullin (2018–) <br/> Phil McIntyre (2018–) | director = Andrew Scheer (2002)<br/>Bruce Gowers (2003–06, 2008)<br/>Gregg Gelfand (2007, 2011-12)<br/>Ken Warwick (2007, 2011-12)<br/>Bill DeRonde (2009, 2014–15)<br/>John Pritchett (2006–2008, 2010)<br/>Gregg Gelfand (2010, 2013)<br/>Louis J. Horvitz (2014)<br/>Phil Heyes (2015–16, 2018-)<br/>Ben Thursby (2018) | presenter = [[Ryan Seacrest]]<br/>Brian Dunkleman (2002) | starring = [[Simon Cowell]] (2002-2010)<br/>[[Paula Abdul]] (2002–2009)<br/>Randy Jackson (2002-2013)<br/>Kara DioGuardi (2009–2010)<br/>[[Ellen DeGeneres]] (2010)<br/>[[Jennifer Lopez]] (2011-12, 2014-16)<br/>[[Steven Tyler]] (2011-12)<br/>[[Mariah Carey]] (2013)<br/>[[Nicki Minaj]] (2013)<br/>[[Keith Urban]] (2013-16)<br/>[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] (2014-16)<br/>[[Katy Perry]] (2018-2024)<br/>[[Luke Bryan]] (2018-)<br/>[[Lionel Richie]] (2018-) |country = United States | network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] (2002-16)<br/> [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (2018-) | first_aired = {{start date|2002|6|11}} | last_aired = present | num_series = 23 | num_episodes = 700 | list_episodes = }} '''''American Idol''''' is an American reality-singing competition series created by Simon Fuller, produced by 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from June 11, 2002 to April 7, 2016, as an addition to the Idols f