{"title":"American Idol","dateDebut":"2002","dateEnd":"9999","description":"First created by Simon Fuller as an American version of the British show Pop Idol, the show soon expanded into a nationwide phenomenon. Each season, a group of individuals from each city audition in front of a panel of judges, originally Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and the very harsh and critical Simon Cowell to earn a chance to move to Hollywood. In Hollywood the contestants must perform again before being narrowed down to a line of 12. Each week, all contestants perform live on stage and the viewing audience can call in to cast a vote for a contestant. At the end of the week, the contestant with the lowest votes in eliminated. The winner wins a recording contract for $5,000,000.","leadImageMedUrl":"http:\/\/distro-1.retrojunk.com\/secure\/27b634749cf02215429e3a9c7df5d19295fa112b6825e4550c039eda029f05856dbccb\/image\/3051b625e4245663decefc8cf00f505d.png"}