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American Idol

American singing competition
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Summary

American Idol is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,996 views/month, #202 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Idol is the creator of Simon Fuller[3].
  • American Idol's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • American Idol's instance of is recorded as television franchise[5].
  • American Idol was directed by Ken Warwick[6].
  • American Idol was directed by Bruce Gowers[7].
  • American Idol was directed by Shane Drake[8].
  • American Idol was directed by Nigel Lythgoe[9].
  • American Idol's genre is singing talent show[10].
  • American Idol's production company is recorded as Fremantle[11].
  • American Idol's discography is recorded as American Idol contestants discography[12].
  • American Idol is part of Idol[13].
  • The original language of American Idol was English[14].
  • American Idol's presenter is recorded as Ryan Seacrest[15].
  • American Idol's presenter is recorded as Brian Dunkleman[16].
  • American Idol's presenter is recorded as Bobby Bones[17].
  • American Idol's Commons category is recorded as American Idol[18].
  • American Idol's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[19].
  • American Idol's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 1[21].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 2[22].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 3[23].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 4[24].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 5[25].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 6[26].
  • American Idol comprises American Idol, season 7[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Ken Warwick[6], Bruce Gowers[7], Shane Drake[8], and Nigel Lythgoe[9]. American Idol is the creator of Simon Fuller[3].

Publication

The original language of American Idol was English[14]. Its genre is singing talent show[10]. It is part of Idol[13].

Why It Matters

American Idol ranks in the top 0.94% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,996 views/month, #202 of 21,487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Fremantle Ryan Seacrest United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 319931
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 98398
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  4. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 18964
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 18964, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296167904|American Idol (#296167904)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] "
  5. 16w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons → {'amount': '+15'}
    Instance of → television series, television franchise
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+555'}
    Has list → list of American Idol Hot 100 singles
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Start time: 11 March 2018"
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