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b'Join hosts @RickyVitucci & @itsdeliagomez as they talk about American Idol Season 2 Ep.14 & 15 \\u201cMeet the finalists/Queen night.\\u201d Watch to see if your top 8 gets America\\u2019s vote to the Top 6. We talk all things fashion, Queen performance hits and misses, and give you our predictions of who will win American Idol.\\n\\nAmerican Idol\\xa0is an American singing competition series created by\\xa0Simon Fuller\\xa0and produced by\\xa019 Entertainment, and is distributed by\\xa0FremantleMedia\\xa0North America. \\xa0It began airing on\\xa0Fox\\xa0on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the\\xa0Idols\\xa0format\\xa0based on the British series\\xa0Pop Idol\\xa0and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of\\xa0American television. For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, from the\\xa02003\\u201304 television season\\xa0through the\\xa02010\\u201311 season, either its performance or result show had been ranked number one in U.S.\\xa0television ratings.\\n\\nThe concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists, with the winner being determined by the viewers in America. Winners chosen by viewers through telephone, Internet, and\\xa0SMS text\\xa0voting were\\xa0Kelly Clarkson,\\xa0Ruben Studdard,\\xa0Fantasia Barrino,\\xa0Carrie Underwood,\\xa0Taylor Hicks,\\xa0Jordin Sparks,\\xa0David Cook,\\xa0Kris Allen,\\xa0Lee DeWyze,\\xa0Scotty McCreery,\\xa0Phillip Phillips,\\xa0Candice Glover\\xa0and\\xa0Caleb Johnson.\\n\\nAmerican Idol\\xa0employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants\\u2019 performances. The original judges were record producer and music manager\\xa0Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer\\xa0Paula Abdul\\xa0and music executive and manager\\xa0Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the most recent season consists of country singer Luke Bryan,\\xa0singer Katy Perry, and singer Lionel Richie.\\xa0The show was originally hosted by radio personality\\xa0Ryan Seacrest\\xa0and comedian\\xa0Brian Dunkleman, with Seacrest continuing on for the rest of the seasons.\\n\\nThe success of\\xa0American Idol\\xa0has been described as \\u201cunparalleled in broadcasting history\\u201d. The series was also said by a rival TV executive to be \\u201cthe most impactful show in the history of television\\u201d.\\xa0It has become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. According to\\xa0Billboardmagazine, in its first ten years, \\u201cIdol\\xa0has spawned 345\\xa0Billboard\\xa0chart-toppers and a platoon of pop idols, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood,\\xa0Daughtry, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard,\\xa0Jennifer Hudson,\\xa0Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks while remaining a TV ratings juggernaut.\\u201d\\n\\nFollow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV\\n"Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV\\n\\nFor more of your post-game wrap up shows for your favorite TV shows, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nThis episode is sponsored by \\n\\xb7 Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'