American Idol Winners & Facts
Each Seasons American Idol Winner & Runner Up!
| Season (Year) | Winner: | Runner-up: |
| One (2002) | Kelly Clarkson | Justin Guarini |
| Two (2003) | Rubben Studdard | Clay Aiken |
| Three (2004) | Fantasia Barrino | Diana DeGarmo |
| Four (2005) | Carrie Underwood | Bo Bice |
| Five (2006) | Taylor Hicks | Katharine McPhee | Six (2007) | Jordin Sparks |
Blake Lewis |
| Seven (2008) | David Cook - |
David Archuleta |
| Eight (2009) | ? | ? |
AI Facts
Began: June 11, 2002
Spinoff of: British Pop Idol
Creator: Simon Fuller
Executive producer(s) Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz
Location(s) Various locations - Auditions, Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood),
CBS Television City (Semi-finals and finals), Kodak Theatre (Finale 1st and 3rd-6th season), Nokia Theatre (Finale, Season 7), The “Idol House” or Idol apartments (Season 7) (Contestants Rooms )
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Original Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson
New Judge: Season 8 will have a fourth judge; Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi
Airs: Tuesdays and Wendesday and sometimes Thursdays
Basis: Reality TV Singing Competition with American’s voting for their
favorite by phone or text messages weekly to produce winner
Viewers: 35 Million
Seasons: 7
Most Viewed Season: 5
1st Winner: Kelly Clarkson
Oldest Winner: Tayolr Hicks (29)
Oldest Current Contestant: Michael Johns (29) - 1978
Youngest Winner: Jordin Sparks
Youngest Current Contestant: David Archuleta (17) - 1990
TV Station: Fox
No. of episodes: 272 (As of May 21, 2008)
Cost of 30 sec.Commercial: $750,000
Large Sponsors: Coke, Ford, AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, Pop-Tarts, Kellogs, Old Navy, Clairol, iTunes
Idol Gives Back 2007: Raised an incredible $76 million in 2007
Idol Gives Back 2008: April 9th 2008 Raised an incredible $60 million so far
Vote Phone Number: 1-866-IDOLS-*
Vote Phone Number: 1-866-436-57*
Vote Text Number: 57*
“Idol Live” comment line phone number: (323)874-7777