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American Idol

· 2002–2016 · 15 seasons · TV-PG

· 2002–2016 · 15 seasons

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Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?

1.7Attention Score 
#417most popular TV show online yesterday 

164 · Nov 6 · of 3,060 TV shows

#18Reality#25

American Idol track record

Against every TV show

#986Show since 2015Best 30 days: Mar to Apr 2016
#179Show of 2016Out of 833 shows
#1Best daily rankMost recently Apr 8, 2016
13Days in the top 10In total
2Days at #1Most recently Apr 8, 2016

American Idol attention every day

Attention Score by day

New episodeOther daysNo episodes in this range
0123Aug 9Aug 30Sep 20Oct 11Nov 6
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Around American Idol yesterday

The TV ranking by Attention Score for Friday, Nov 6

  1. 1VisionQuest52.7
  2. 414 more shows
    416Beavis and Butt-Head1.7
  3. 417American Idol1.7
  4. 418The Empress1.7
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American Idol cast

Rank among all people

  1. Ryan SeacrestSelf - Host#716
  2. Simon CowellSelf - Judge#2,689
  3. Randy JacksonSelf - Judge#5,608
  4. Paula AbdulSelf - Judge#2,978
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American Idol top episodes

Score when each came out, since 2015

  1. Finale (2)S15 E24 · Apr 7, 201667.6
  2. Finale (1)S15 E23 · Apr 6, 201652.2
  3. Top 2 PerformS14 E29 · May 13, 201527.1
  4. Denver & Atlanta AuditionsS15 E1 · Jan 6, 201623.3
  5. American DreamS15 E22 · Apr 5, 201619.1
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American Idol seasons

Average Attention Score in each season's first 30 days, and the change from the season before

  1. Season 11Jan 2012 · 40 episodes
  2. 8 months after season 11
    Season 12Jan 2013 · 37 episodes
  3. 8 months after season 12
    Season 13Jan 2014 · 39 episodes
  4. 8 months after season 13
    Season 14Jan 2015 · 30 episodes
  5. 8 months after season 14
    Season 15Jan 2016 · 24 episodes7.4
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Where the attention comes from

How it ranks among all shows yesterday

#408Wikipediaof 3,060 shows. 1,705 page views
#582Redditof 1,877 shows. 18,718 members
#488Torrentsof 3,108 shows on torrents

American Idol year by year

Where it ranked among all TV shows each year

YearRankDays in the top 10Top 10Days at #1At #1
2026 so far#455 of 3,06100
2025#328 of 2,93710
2024#361 of 2,74600
2023#355 of 2,51710
2022#368 of 2,20800
2021#338 of 1,92200
2020#326 of 1,59800
2019#248 of 1,39720
2018#209 of 1,19930
2017#295 of 95900
2016#179 of 83332
2015#205 of 71430
All years132

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