<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> American Idol </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> American Idol : The Search for a Superstar ( season 1 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Reality competition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Simon Fuller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> Pop Idol by Simon Fuller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andy Scheer ( 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Bruce Gowers ( 2003 -- 06 , 2008 ) </Li> <Li> Ken Warwick ( 2007 , 2011 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Bill DeRonde ( 2009 , 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Gregg Gelfand ( 2010 , 2013 ) </Li> <Li> Louis J. Horvitz ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Phil Heyes ( 2015 -- 16 , 2018 -- ) </Li> <Li> Ben Thursby ( 2018 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ryan Seacrest </Li> <Li> Brian Dunkleman </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Judges </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Paula Abdul </Li> <Li> Simon Cowell </Li> <Li> Randy Jackson </Li> <Li> Kara DioGuardi </Li> <Li> Ellen DeGeneres </Li> <Li> Jennifer Lopez </Li> <Li> Steven Tyler </Li> <Li> Mariah Carey </Li> <Li> Nicki Minaj </Li> <Li> Keith Urban </Li> <Li> Harry Connick Jr . </Li> <Li> Katy Perry </Li> <Li> Luke Bryan </Li> <Li> Lionel Richie </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julian Gingell </Li> <Li> Barry Stone </Li> <Li> Cathy Dennis </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 574 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Simon Fuller ( 2002 -- ) </Li> <Li> Cecile Frot - Coutaz ( 2002 -- ) </Li> <Li> Simon Jones ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Nigel Lythgoe ( 2002 - 08 , 2011 - 13 , 2016 finale ) </Li> <Li> Ken Warwick ( 2002 - 13 ) </Li> <Li> Brian Gadinsky ( 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Charles Boyd ( 2009 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> Trish Kinane ( 2013 -- ) </Li> <Li> Jesse Ignjatovic ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Evan Prager ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Per Blankens ( 2015 ) </Li> <Li> David Hill ( 2015 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> Megan Wolflick ( 2015 -- ) </Li> <Li> Jessica Castro ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Jenniffer Mullin ( 2018 -- ) </Li> <Li> Phil McIntyre ( 2018 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 22 -- 104 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> FremantleMedia North America </Li> <Li> 19 Entertainment </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> FremantleMedia Enterprises </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> Fox ( 2002 -- 2016 ) ABC ( 2018 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NTSC ( 480i ) ( 2002 -- 04 ) </Li> <Li> HDTV 720p ( 2005 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> June 11 , 2002 ( 2002 - 06 - 11 ) -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> American Idol </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> American Idol : The Search for a Superstar ( season 1 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Reality competition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Simon Fuller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> Pop Idol by Simon Fuller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andy Scheer ( 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Bruce Gowers ( 2003 -- 06 , 2008 ) </Li> <Li> Ken Warwick ( 2007 , 2011 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Bill DeRonde ( 2009 , 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Gregg Gelfand ( 2010 , 2013 ) </Li> <Li> Louis J. Horvitz ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Phil Heyes ( 2015 -- 16 , 2018 -- ) </Li> <Li> Ben Thursby ( 2018 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ryan Seacrest </Li> <Li> Brian Dunkleman </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Judges </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Paula Abdul </Li> <Li> Simon Cowell </Li> <Li> Randy Jackson </Li> <Li> Kara DioGuardi </Li> <Li> Ellen DeGeneres </Li> <Li> Jennifer Lopez </Li> <Li> Steven Tyler </Li> <Li> Mariah Carey </Li> <Li> Nicki Minaj </Li> <Li> Keith Urban </Li> <Li> Harry Connick Jr . </Li> <Li> Katy Perry </Li> <Li> Luke Bryan </Li> <Li> Lionel Richie </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julian Gingell </Li> <Li> Barry Stone </Li> <Li> Cathy Dennis </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 574 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Simon Fuller ( 2002 -- ) </Li> <Li> Cecile Frot - Coutaz ( 2002 -- ) </Li> <Li> Simon Jones ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Nigel Lythgoe ( 2002 - 08 , 2011 - 13 , 2016 finale ) </Li> <Li> Ken Warwick ( 2002 - 13 ) </Li> <Li> Brian Gadinsky ( 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Charles Boyd ( 2009 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> Trish Kinane ( 2013 -- ) </Li> <Li> Jesse Ignjatovic ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Evan Prager ( 2014 ) </Li> <Li> Per Blankens ( 2015 ) </Li> <Li> David Hill ( 2015 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> Megan Wolflick ( 2015 -- ) </Li> <Li> Jessica Castro ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Jenniffer Mullin ( 2018 -- ) </Li> <Li> Phil McIntyre ( 2018 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 22 -- 104 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> FremantleMedia North America </Li> <Li> 19 Entertainment </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> FremantleMedia Enterprises </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> Fox ( 2002 -- 2016 ) ABC ( 2018 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NTSC ( 480i ) ( 2002 -- 04 ) </Li> <Li> HDTV 720p ( 2005 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> June 11 , 2002 ( 2002 - 06 - 11 ) -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who is the executive producer of american idol
who is the executive producer of american idol
Simon Fuller Cecile Frot - Coutaz Trish Kinane Megan Wolflick Jenniffer Mullin Phil McIntyre
Simon Fuller Cecile Frot - Coutaz Trish Kinane Megan Wolflick Jenniffer Mullin Phil McIntyre