| American Idol | |
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| Season 1 | |
| Broadcast from | June 11, 2002 – September 4, 2002 |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Paula Abdul Randy Jackson |
| Host(s) | Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman |
| Broadcaster | Fox Broadcasting Company |
| Finals venue | Kodak Theatre |
| Winner: Kelly Clarkson |
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| Origin | Burleson, Texas, U.S. |
| Song | "A Moment Like This" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, pop rock, soul |
| Runner-up | |
| Justin Guarini | |
| Chronology | |
| 2002 ► | |
The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. This season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after this season.
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Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002.
Advancing to the Top 10: Tamyra Gray, Ryan Starr and Jim Verraros
Advancing to the Top 10: Justin Guarini, Kelly Clarkson and A.J. Gil
Advancing to the Top 10: Christina Christian, Nikki McKibbin and EJay Day
Advancing to the Top 10: R.J. Helton
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, Jim Verraros, EJay Day
First person eliminated: EJay Day
Second person eliminated: Jim Verraros
Bottom 3: Ryan Starr, A.J. Gil and Christina Christian
Bottom 2: Ryan Starr and A.J. Gil
Eliminated: A.J. Gil
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, Ryan Starr and Justin Guarini
Bottom 2: Ryan Starr and Justin Guarini
Eliminated: Ryan Starr
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, R.J. Helton, Christina Christian
Bottom 2: R.J. Helton and Christina Christian
Eliminated: Christina Christian
Bottom 2: Nikki McKibbin and R.J. Helton
Eliminated: R.J. Helton
Bottom 2: Nikki McKibbin and Tamyra Gray
Eliminated: Tamyra Gray
Eliminated: Nikki McKibbin
Winner: Kelly Clarkson
Runner-up: Justin Guarini
In the first season the show was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Kelly Clarkson won, with Justin Guarini coming in second. A television special from Las Vegas starring the top thirty-two finalists aired after the show, a forty city tour with the top ten followed, as did the box office bomb movie titled From Justin to Kelly. Since winning, Clarkson has gone on to a successful recording career, including multiple-platinum albums, a number of Top 10 hit singles and two Grammy Awards.
| Did Not Perform | Top 30 | Wild Card | Top 10 |
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | WC | Finals | |||||||||||||
| Week: | 6/12 | 6/19 | 6/26 | 7/3 | 7/17 | 7/24 | 7/31 | 8/7 | 8/14 | 8/21 | 8/28 | 9/4 | ||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Kelly Clarkson | 2nd | Winner | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Justin Guarini | 1st | Btm 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikki McKibbin | 2nd | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||
| 4 | Tamyra Gray | 1st | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 5 | RJ Helton | Elim | Adv | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 6 | Christina Christian | 1st | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryan Starr | 2nd | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 8 | A.J. Gil | 3rd | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 9-10 | Jim Verraros | 3rd | Elim | |||||||||||||
| EJay Day | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Chris Aaron | Elim | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Kelli Glover | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexis Lopez | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Angela J. Peel | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 3 |
Christopher Badano | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Khaleef Chiles | ||||||||||||||||
| Kristin Holt | ||||||||||||||||
| Melanie Sanders | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Scott | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanesha Ross | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 2 |
Alexandra Bachelier | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Jamar | ||||||||||||||||
| Jazmin Lowery | ||||||||||||||||
| Gil Sinuet | ||||||||||||||||
| Tenia Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 1 |
Natalie Burge | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Rodesia Eaves | ||||||||||||||||
| Brad Estrin | ||||||||||||||||
| Adriel Herrera | ||||||||||||||||
| Justinn Waddell | ||||||||||||||||
Re-edited episodes of American Idol season 1 are now being shown in syndication as American Idol Rewind. The new episodes feature commentary from some of the first season's top 30, including runner-ups Justin Guarini, Jim Verraros, Christina Christian, Angela Peel, and Kelli Glover. Rewind also showcases footage that was not seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition.[1]
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
Source: Idolsmusic.com
| New television show | American Idol Season 1 (2002) |
Succeeded by Season 2 (2003) |
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