American Idol: Season 1

Jun. 11, 2002

Duration: 31S min/episode

Rated: TV-PG

Status: Ended

Episodes
Info

1 - 25
EL FINALE!Sep. 04, 2002
1 - 24
Showdown!Sep. 03, 2002
1 - 23
Two MoreAug. 28, 2002
1 - 22
Three Do TwoAug. 27, 2002
1 - 21
What? Who? You're Sure now?Aug. 21, 2002
1 - 20
Two for Each OneAug. 20, 2002
1 - 19
RJ is Short for "Really Gone"Aug. 14, 2002
1 - 18
Five Alive (And An Assortment Of Other Bad Puns)Aug. 13, 2002
1 - 17
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Aug. 07, 2002
1 - 16
Jump, Jive and Fail!Aug. 06, 2002
1 - 15
Ryan-ara!Jul. 31, 2002
1 - 14
The Big Time!Jul. 30, 2002
1 - 13
Clash of the Titanic EgosJul. 24, 2002
1 - 12
Pride Goeth Before The ‘FroJul. 23, 2002
1 - 11
Top 10 ResultsJul. 16, 2002
1 - 10
The Live Album!Jul. 17, 2002
1 - 9
Wild!Jul. 10, 2002
1 - 8
Judge Fight!Jul. 03, 2002
1 - 7
The Bad, The Even Worse and The UglyJul. 02, 2002
1 - 6
Six PackJun. 26, 2002
1 - 5
Army Of The MediocreJun. 25, 2002
1 - 4
Dewey Defeats Truman!Jun. 19, 2002
1 - 3
No Way Jim Moves On After That Performance. Right, Simon? Simon?Jun. 18, 2002
1 - 2
Hollywood WeekJun. 12, 2002
1 - 1
AuditionsJun. 11, 2002

The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 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. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Entertainment. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation song, "A Moment Like This". "A Moment Like This" went on to break a thirty-eight-year-old record held by The Beatles for a song's biggest leap to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It jumped up from number fifty-two to number one in just one week. She held that record for five years but she reclaimed that record back in 2009 with her hit single My Life Would Suck Without You when it jumped up from number ninety-seven to number one. Clarkson has enjoyed a successful recording career since winning, with multiple-platinum albums, a number of Top 10 hit singles and three Grammy Awards. Runner-up Justin Guarini also signed with RCA Records, eventually debuting an album in 2003 after the conclusion of season 2. RCA dropped him shortly after its debut. In addition to Clarkson and Guarini, also signed were Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray, R. J. Helton, and Christina Christian.