American Idol (season 1)

American Idol
Season 1
Broadcast from	June 11, 2002–September 4, 2002
Judges	Simon Cowell Paula Abdul Randy Jackson
Host(s)	Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman
Broadcaster	Fox Broadcasting Company
Finals venue	Kodak Theatre
Winner: Kelly Clarkson
Origin	Burleson, Texas, U.S.
Song	"A Moment Like This"
Genre(s)	Pop, pop rock, soul
Runner-up
Justin Guarini
Chronology
2002 ►

The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) 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 Management. 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 two 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.

After the finale, a special show in Las Vegas was also shown in September 23, 2002 where all 30 of the contestants who made the judges' initial cut performed during in a two-hour concert.

The show inspired a 2003 musical film, From Justin to Kelly, featuring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini.

Auditions

Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002,^[1] and around 10,000 attended the auditions.

Episode Air Date	Audition City	Date	Audition Venues	Golden Tickets
June 11, 2002	Los Angeles, California	April 20-22, 2002	Westin Bonaventure Hotel	31
	Seattle, Washington	April 23-25, 2002	Hyatt Regency Hotel	10
	Chicago, Illinois	April 26-28, 2002	Congress Plaza Hotel[2]	23
	New York, New York	April 29-May 1, 2002	Millennium Hotel[3]	25
	Atlanta, Georgia	May 3-5, 2002	AmericasMart[4]/ Callanwolde Fine Arts Center	15
	Dallas, Texas	May 5-7, 2002	Wyndham Anatole Hotel[5]	11
	Miami, Florida	May 11, 2002	Fontainebleau Hilton[6]	6
Total Tickets to Hollywood				121

One of the more prominent auditioners this season was Tamika Bush who objected to the judges' critiques and their pronunciation of her name. She was later invited back to critique the contestants' semifinal performance. Kristin Holt who auditioned in Dallas was put through to the Hollywood rounds, but in her rush to embrace the judges, fell and slipped under the judges' table.

Kelly Clarkson was notable for being largely absent in the audition episode, and she remains the only winner whose audition was not aired in the original broadcast. The other top 10 finalists in Season 1 whose audition were not shown were Nikki McKibbin and EJ Day.

Structure of auditions

There are usually three stages in the audition process in every season, the first stage being the open call audition advertised. In this stage those auditioning each sings briefly in groups of five in front of selectors, though some may be asked to sing further. Most of those who attended are eliminated at this stage with only a limited number of auditioners selected to proceed further. In the second round they sing in front the executive producers and more are eliminated. In some later years a further round may be added before this round of audition. In the last round those who survive the first two stage sing in front of the judges and this is the audition shown on television. Those who gain at least two yeses from the three judges then receive a golden ticket to Hollywood.

In the first season, the second and third stage of the audition may take place within a single day, but in the following seasons each stage of the audition may take place on separate days. The initial audition venue need not necessarily be the final audition venue in front of the judges, and in later seasons, up to three separate venues may be used for the auditions in each city. The venues and dates of the second audition in front of the producers are not specifically listed in these pages. In the early seasons, the entire audition process in each city took place within a relatively short span of time, 3 days in the case of Season 1, but became progressively extended in later seasons until the callback date may be many weeks after the initial auditions.

Hollywood week

The Hollywood week rounds were held in Pasadena Civic Center where 121 contestants competed for a place in the finals. The contestants first emerged on stage in groups of 9 or 10 but performed solo unaccompanied, and those who did not impress the judges were cut after the group finished their individual performances. 65 were selected to proceed on to the next round. The singers were expected to learn their songs that night and perform the next day in groups of three. The girls and boys were separated and given crash course to learn their song, which was Dionne Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer" for the girls and "For Once in My Life" for the boys. Many however frequently forgot the lyrics. Again those who failed to impress were cut immediately after their performance. 45 made it to the next round, and the 20 cut were given their last chance to voice their opinion to the judges before leaving.

In the final round, the remaining 45 were given new songs to learn and each performed solo and a cappella. 30 contestants would be chosen after this round. In this round Justin Guarini impressed the judges and his fellow contestants alike. The Top 15 were first announced, the judges then select 15 more out of the remaining 30. The 30 were split into two groups and the judges then go to each group to announce the chosen group.

Delano Cagnolatti was initially amongst those announced as the Top 30, but he was later disqualified for falsifying his age,^[7] and became the first person to be disqualified on American Idol. He was replaced by EJay Day.

Semi-finals

The 30 contestants who reached this stage in this season were referred to in the show as the finalists.

Before their performance, the contestants took part in intensive music work shop where they were given vocal coaching by Debra Byrd and advice by stylists. The contestants were held in the Red Room before they each emerged to perform solo with piano accompaniment. There was no studio audience at this stage and the performance was pre-taped. The audience voted after each round of performance, and the results of the vote were announced the next day live. A total of 3.3 million votes were cast in the first week of voting.^[8]

Below are the three semi-final groups with contestants listed in their performance order. In each group, three people advanced to the next round, based on votes by the viewers.

Group 1

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Tamyra Gray	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)	Advanced
2	Jim Verraros	"When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day)	Advanced
3	Adriel Herrera	"I'll Be" (Edwin McCain)	Eliminated
4	Rodesia Eaves	"Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)	Eliminated
5	Natalie Burge	"Crazy" (Patsy Cline)	Eliminated
6	Brad Estrin	"Just Once" (James Ingram)	Eliminated
7	Ryan Starr	"The Frim-Fram Sauce" (Nat King Cole)	Advanced
8	Justinn Waddell	"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)	Eliminated
9	Kelli Glover	"I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton)	Wild Card
10	Christopher Aaron	"Still in Love" (Brian McKnight)	Wild Card

Group 2

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Alexis Lopez	"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)	Wild Card
2	Gil Sinuet	"Ribbon in the Sky" (Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
3	Angela Peel	"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)	Wild Card
4	A. J. Gil	"All or Nothing" (O-Town)	Advanced
5	Tenia Taylor	"Greatest Love of All" (George Benson)	Eliminated
6	Alexandra Bachelier	"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)	Eliminated
7	Jazmin Lowery	"You Put a Move on My Heart" (Tamia)	Eliminated
8	Jamar	"Careless Whisper" (Wham!)	Eliminated
9	Kelly Clarkson	"Respect" (Otis Redding)	Advanced
10	Justin Guarini	"Ribbon in the Sky" (Stevie Wonder)	Advanced

Group 3

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	R. J. Helton	"I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)	Wild Card
2	Kristin Holt	"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)	Eliminated
3	Mark Scott	"My Girl" (The Temptations)	Eliminated
4	Nikki McKibbin	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler)	Advanced
5	Christopher Badano	"I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery)	Eliminated
6	Melanie Sanders	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)	Eliminated
7	EJay Day	"I'll Be" (Edwin McCain)	Advanced
8	Tanesha Ross	"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Aretha Franklin)	Eliminated
9	Khaleef Chiles	"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
10	Christina Christian	"At Last" (Glenn Miller and his Orchestra)	Advanced

Wild Card Round

Following those nine singers advancing, five of the remaining 21 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges selected one contestant to advance to the final group of 10.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Kelli Glover	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan)	Eliminated
2	Christopher Aaron	"On Bended Knee" (Boyz II Men)	Eliminated
3	Alexis Lopez	"Saving All My Love for You" (Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.)	Eliminated
4	R. J. Helton	"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)	Advanced
5	Angela Peel	"As We Lay" (Shirley Murdock)	Eliminated

Top 10 Finalists

Back - EJay Day, A. J. Gil, R. J. Helton
Middle - Tamyra Gray, Kelly Clarkson, Ryan Starr
Front - Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Christina Christian, Jim Verraros

• Kelly Clarkson (born April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, 20 years at the time of the show) is from Burleson, Texas and auditioned in Dallas, Texas with Etta James' "At Last" and Madonna's "Express Yourself". She performed Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" and Vanessa Williams' "Save The Best For Last" in the Hollywood rounds.
• Justin Guarini (born October 28, 1978 in Columbus, Georgia, 23 years at the time of the show) is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and auditioned in New York City with The Jackson 5's version of "Who's Lovin' You". He performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in the Hollywood rounds.
• Nikki McKibbin (born September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, Texas, 23 at the time of the show) auditioned in Dallas with her married name Nikki Ozment. She had previously been on Popstars: USA and audition with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time". She performed The Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody" in the Hollywood rounds.
• Tamyra Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland, aged 22 at the start of the season) is from Atlanta, Georgia and auditioned there with Mariah Carey's "Vision Of Love". She had appeared on TV commercials and worked with other artists before auditioning for Idol, and was crowned Miss Atlanta in 1998. She performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in Hollywood.
• R. J. Helton (born May 17, 1981 in Pasadena, Texas, 21 year old at the time of the show) is from Cumming, Georgia, and auditioned in Atlanta with The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He had made demo CDs before appearing on American Idol.
• Christina Christian (born June 21, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, 21 at the time of the show) and auditioned in Miami, Florida with Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely?". She performed Diana Ross' version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood
• Ryan Starr (born November 21, 1982 in Sunland, California, 19 at the time of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles using her birth name Tiffany Montgomery. Her audition song was Bill Withers' "Lean On Me". She performed Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine" in the Hollywood rounds.
• A. J. Gil (born July 5, 1984, 17 at the start of the season) is from Tacoma, Washington and auditioned in Seattle, Washington with "The Star-Spangled Banner".
• Jim Verraros (born February 8, 1983, 19 at the time of the show) is from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and auditioned in Chicago with Nat King Cole's version of "When I Fall In Love". He grew up with hearing-impaired parents and is fluent in sign language. He performed Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood.
• EJay Day (born September 13, 1981 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 20 at the time of the show) did not originally qualify for semifinal but was later chosen to replace a disqualified contestant Delano Cagnolatti.

Finals

The finals were broadcast live, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted for eight weeks, each finalist performed a song or songs selected from a weekly theme. During the first few weeks, contestants sang one song each. By the top four week, the contestants sang two songs each, and in the finale the two finalists performed three songs apiece.

The results of public vote were revealed in the night following the performance night in the results show. The three or two contestants in the later rounds who received the lowest number of votes were typically called the Bottom Three or Two. From the bottom three, one contestant was sent to safety so that two contestants remained and finally the contestant who received the lowest amount of votes was eliminated from the competition. A farewell video with montage of the eliminated contestant is shown.

This season largely set the pattern for later seasons, such as group performance by the contestants during the result shows, home town visits for the top 3, and performing the songs for the top 2 that would be released immediately after the finale. In this season, there are no guest mentor apart from the Burt Bacharach week where the composer helped the contestants prepare their songs.

The finale was between Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, and Kelly Clarkson was declared the winner with 58% out of 15.5 million votes cast.^[9] Over 110 million votes were cast over the entire season.^[8]

A television special from Las Vegas starring the top thirty-two finalists aired later, a thirty date tour with the top ten followed, as did the box office bomb movie titled From Justin to Kelly.

Top 10 – Motown

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Ryan Starr	"If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder)	Safe
2	R. J. Helton	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (The Four Tops)	Safe
3	Nikki McKibbin	"Ben" (Michael Jackson)	Bottom Three
4	EJay Day	"My Girl" (The Temptations)	Eliminated
5	Tamyra Gray	"Touch Me in the Morning" (Diana Ross)	Safe
6	Justin Guarini	"For Once in My Life" (Jean DuShon)	Safe
7	Jim Verraros	"Easy" (The Commodores)	Eliminated
8	Kelly Clarkson	"You're All I Need to Get By" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)	Safe
9	A. J. Gil	"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)	Safe
10	Christina Christian	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)	Safe

Top 8 – 1960s

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	R. J. Helton	"Under the Boardwalk" (The Drifters)	Safe
2	Tamyra Gray	"A Fool in Love" (Ike & Tina Turner)	Safe
3	Nikki McKibbin	"Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)	Safe
4	A. J. Gil	"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Marvin Gaye)	Eliminated
5	Kelly Clarkson	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)	Safe
6	Christina Christian	"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)	Bottom Three
7	Justin Guarini	"Sunny" (Mieko Hirota)	Safe
8	Ryan Starr	"You Really Got Me" (The Kinks)	Bottom Two
Result Show
	Top 8	"California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & the Papas)	—

Top 7 – 1970s

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Nikki McKibbin	"Heartbreaker" (Pat Benatar)	Bottom Three
2	Ryan Starr	"Last Dance" (Donna Summer)	Eliminated
3	Christina Christian	"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)	Safe
4	Justin Guarini	"Someday We'll All Be Free" (Donny Hathaway)	Bottom Two
5	Kelly Clarkson	"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ben E. King)	Safe
6	R. J. Helton	"Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)	Safe
7	Tamyra Gray	"If I Were Your Woman" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)	Safe
Result Show
	Top 7	"Joy to the World" (Three Dog Night)	—

Top 6 – Big Band

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Tamyra Gray	"Minnie the Moocher" (Cab Calloway)	Safe
2	Justin Guarini	"Route 66" (Nat King Cole)	Safe
3	Nikki McKibbin	"Hard-Hearted Hannah" (Dolly Kay)	Bottom Three
4	Christina Christian	"The Glory of Love" (Benny Goodman And His Orchestra)	Eliminated
5	R. J. Helton	"I Won't Dance" (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers)	Bottom Two
6	Kelly Clarkson	"Stuff Like That There" (Betty Hutton)	Safe
Result Show
	Top 6	"Bandstand Boogie" (Barry Manilow)	—

Top 5 – Burt Bacharach Love Songs

Mentor - Burt Bacharach

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Kelly Clarkson	"Walk On By" (Dionne Warwick)	Safe
2	R. J. Helton	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross)	Eliminated
3	Tamyra Gray	"A House is Not a Home" (Dionne Warwick)	Safe
4	Justin Guarini	"The Look of Love" (Dusty Springfield)	Safe
5	Nikki McKibbin	"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" (Lou Johnson)	Bottom Two
Result Show
	Top 5	Burt Bacharach Medley	—

Top 4 – 1980/1990s

Each contestant sang two songs.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Tamyra Gray	"New Attitude" (Patti LaBelle)	Eliminated
2	Nikki McKibbin	"Mary Jane" (Alanis Morissette)	Bottom Two
3	Kelly Clarkson	"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)	Safe
4	Justin Guarini	"Get Here" (Brenda Russell)	Safe
5	Tamyra Gray	"Feel the Fire" (Stephanie Mills)	Eliminated
6	Nikki McKibbin	"I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge)	Bottom Two
7	Kelly Clarkson	"I Surrender" (Celine Dion)	Safe
8	Justin Guarini	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson)	Safe
Result Show
	Top 4	Paula Abdul medley	—

Top 3 – Contestant's choice & Judges' choice

Each contestant sang two songs.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Nikki McKibbin	"Edge of Seventeen" (Stevie Nicks)	Eliminated
2	Justin Guarini	"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)	Safe
3	Kelly Clarkson	"Without You" (Badfinger)	Safe
4	Nikki McKibbin	"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)	Eliminated
5	Justin Guarini	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)	Safe
6	Kelly Clarkson	"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)	Safe
Result Show
	Top 3	Love Will Keep Us Together (Neil Sedaka)	—
	Nikki McKibbin	Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)	Eliminated
	Justin Guarini	Let's Stay Together (Al Green)	Safe
	Kelly Clarkson	Without You (Badfinger)	Safe

Top 2 – Finale

Each contestant sang three songs.

Order	Contestant	Song (original artist)	Result
1	Justin Guarini	"Before Your Love" (Kelly Clarkson)	Runner-Up
2	Kelly Clarkson	"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)	Winner
3	Justin Guarini	"Get Here" (Brenda Russell)	Runner-Up
4	Kelly Clarkson	"Respect" (Otis Redding)	Winner
5	Justin Guarini	"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)	Runner-Up
6	Kelly Clarkson	"Before Your Love" (Kelly Clarkson)	Winner

Elimination chart

Legend

Did Not Perform

Top 30

Wild Card

Top 10

Stage:		Semi-Finals			WC	Finals
Week:		6/12	6/19	6/26	7/3	7/17	7/24	7/31	8/7	8/14	8/21	8/28	9/4
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Kelly Clarkson		2nd										Winner
2	Justin Guarini		1st					Btm 2					Runner-Up
3	Nikki McKibbin			2nd		Btm 3		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
4	Tamyra Gray	1st									Elim
5	R. J. Helton			Elim	Adv				Btm 2	Elim
6	Christina Christian			1st			Btm 3		Elim
7	Ryan Starr	2nd					Btm 2	Elim
8	A. J. Gil		3rd				Elim
9-10	Jim Verraros	3rd				Elim
	EJay Day			3rd
Wild Card	Chris Aaron	Elim			Elim
	Kelli Glover
	Alexis Lopez		Elim
	Angela J. Peel
Semi- Final 3	Christopher Badano			Elim
	Khaleef Chiles
	Kristin Holt
	Melanie Sanders
	Mark Scott
	Tanesha Ross
Semi- Final 2	Alexandra Bachelier		Elim
	Jamar
	Jazmin Lowery
	Gil Sinuet
	Tenia Taylor
Semi- Final 1	Natalie Burge	Elim
	Rodesia Eaves
	Brad Estrin
	Adriel Herrera
	Justinn Waddell

Controversy

It was revealed during the season that around 100 phone-phreak hackers with power-dialing hardware and software were able to place as many as 10,000 votes a night from a single phone line with the touch of a button.^[10] However, FremantleMedia, which produces the show, contended that the hackers have had 'statistically insiginificant' effect on the vote. Simon Cowell also insisted that Tamyra Gray unexpected ouster from the show only strengthened the producers' contention that the voting was fair.^[11] Nevertheless concerns were raised about possible unfairness in the situation of a tight vote.^[12] Ken Warwick later said in Season 5 that equipment was put in place afterwards to address this issue but it has never detected such problem since.^[13]

Idol contestants were reported to having to sign a 'phone book-thick' contract that gives producers 'sole discretion' to pick the winners and change the rules.^[14] Producer Nigel Lythgoe however said that the contracts had to anticipate every possible situation, and was not intended to rig the show in favor of any contestant.

Controversy erupted when the winner of Season 1, Kelly Clarkson, was invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a deal arranged by her then management company, 19 Entertainment, at a special commemoration for the first anniversary of 9/11 attacks at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. Some critics suggested that Clarkson's appearance would turn a somber occasion of national mourning into a "giant promotional opportunity".^[15] Kelly Clarkson herself considered withdrawing from the commemoration, saying "I think it is a bad idea ... If anybody thinks I'm trying to market anything, well, that's awful." and added "I am not going to do it."^[16] She was however unable to withdraw from the event.

US Nielsen ratings

Season one of American Idol was a surprise summer hit show of 2002 and had an average viewership of 12.7 million per episode.^[17] It was the summer’s highest-rated show in the 18/49 demographic.^[18]

Episode list

Show Episode Air date Week rank Rating/Share 18-49 rating Viewers (millions) 1 "Auditions"[19] June 11, 2002 12 6.1 / 11 4.8 9.85 2 "Hollywood Week"[19] June 12, 2002 6 6.9 / 12 5.15 11.24 3 "Top 30: Group 1"[20] June 18, 2002 6 6.2 / 11 10.31 4 "Top 30: Group 1 results"[20] June 19, 2002 22 5.8 / 10 9.47 5 "Top 30: Group 2"[21] June 25, 2002 11 5.5 / 9 4.5 9.08 6 "Top 30: Group 2 results"[21] June 26, 2002 17 5.3 / 9 4.2 8.53 7 "Top 30: Group 3"[22] July 2, 2002 7 5.9 / 10 10.28 8 "Top 30: Group 3 results"[23] July 3, 2002 26 7.5 9 "Wildcard Show"[24] July 10, 2002 14 5.4 / 9 3.95 8.97 10 "Top 10 Perform"[25] July 16, 2002 6 6.0 / 11 10.28 11 "Top 10 Results"[25] July 17, 2002 12 5.5 / 9 4.7 9.39 12 "Top 8 Finalists"[26] July 23, 2002 7 6.6 / 11 5.5 10.77 13 "Top 8 Results"[26] July 24, 2002 16 5.7 / 10 9.13 14 "Top 7 Finalists"[27] July 30, 2002 5 7.1 / 12 12.20 15 "Top 7 Results"[27] July 31, 2002 10 6.2 / 10 10.20 16 "Top 6 Finalists"[28] August 6, 2002 4 7.0 / 12 12.15 17 "Top 6 Results"[28] August 7, 2002 8 6.4 / 11 10.82 18 "Top 5 Finalists"[29] August 13, 2002 3 7.4 / 12 5.6 12.67 19 "Top 5 Results"[29] August 14, 2002 4 6.9 / 11 5.6 12.05 20 "Top 4 Finalists"[30] August 20, 2002 1 8.8 / 14 15.29 21 "Top 4 Results"[30] August 21, 2002 2 8.0 / 13 6.8 14.10 22 "Top 3 Finalists"[31] August 27, 2002 2 8.7 / 14 7.4 14.98 23 "Top 3 Results"[31] August 28, 2002 1 9.7 / 16 8.1 16.94 24 "Top 2 Finalists"[32] September 3, 2002 2 10.5 / 16 9.3 18.69 25 "Season 1 Finale"[32] September 4, 2002 1 12.6 / 21 10.7 22.77

American Idol Rewind

Main article: American Idol Rewind

Re-edited episodes of American Idol season 1 are now being shown in syndication as American Idol Rewind. The new episodes feature commentary from some of the first season's top 30, including runner-ups Justin Guarini, Jim Verraros, Christina Christian, Nikki McKibbin, Angela Peel, and Kelli Glover. Rewind also showcases footage that was not seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition.^[33]

Releases

Minor or independent releases

(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

• Unsaid and Understood (Jim Verraros - album, 2003)
• Real Life (RJ Helton - album, 2004)
• "Even If" (RJ Helton - single, 2004)
• "My Devotion" (RJ Helton - single, 2004)
• "My Religion" (Ryan Starr - single, 2004)
• Human Again (Adriel Herrera - album)
• Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros - album, 2005)
• Stranger Things Have Happened (Justin Guarini - album, 2005)
• "To Be with You" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2006)
• "The Lie" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2006)
• Voyces United for UNHCR (Brad Estrin - album, 2006)
• "You Make it Better" (Jim Verraros - single, 2007)
• Unleashed (Nikki McKibbin - album, 2007)
• "Revolve" (Justin Guarini - EP, 2008)
• "Here to There" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2008)
• "Electric Love" (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
• "Touch (Dont U Want 2?) (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
• "Do Not Disturb" (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
• "Inconsolable" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2009)
• "Celebrity High" (Nikki McKibbin's band Love Stricken Demise - single, 2011)

Source: ^[34]

See also

• American Idols LIVE! Tour 2002

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17. ^ NY Times May 23, 2003
18. ^ Some late summer trophies for 'Idol'
19. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 1
20. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 2
21. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 3
22. ^ AI Week 4
23. ^ EW
24. ^ AI Week 5
25. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 6
26. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 7
27. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 8
28. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 9
29. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 10
30. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 11
31. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 12
32. ^ ^{a b} AI Week 13
33. ^ 'American Idol Rewind' to debut in weekend syndication in September
34. ^ Idolsmusic.com>

External links

• Official American Idol Contestants Website
• American Idol (Season 1) at the Internet Movie Database
• American Idol (Season 1) at TV.com