Hosts Discuss Episode 1 "Auditions No. 1" Comment Below! AFTERBUZZ TV -- American Idol edition, is a weekly "after show" for fans of Fox's American Idol. In this show, hosts JC Rubio, Steven Helmkamp, Violet Kanian and Stephanie Giorgi discuss episode 1 of season 15. American Idol is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, from the 2003–04 television season through the 2010–11 season, either its performance or result show had been ranked number one in U.S. television ratings.[3] The 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 SMS text voting were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover andCaleb Johnson. American Idol employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the most recent season consisted of country singer Keith Urban, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, and jazz singerHarry Connick, Jr.[4] The show was originally hosted by radio personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkleman, with Seacrest continuing on for the rest of the seasons. The success of American Idol has been described as "unparalleled in broadcasting history".[5] The series was also said by a rival TV executive to be "the most impactful show in the history of television".[6] It has become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. According to Billboard magazine, in its first ten years, "Idol has spawned 345 Billboard chart-toppers and a platoon of pop idols, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks while remaining a TV ratings juggernaut." Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV For more of your post-game wrap up shows for your favorite TV shows, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv All playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/AfterBuzzTV/playlists HELPFUL LINKS: -AfterBuzz TV YouTube: http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv -AfterBuzz TV iTunes' Artist Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/afterbuzz-tv/id407139777?mt=2 -AfterBuzz TV Sizzle Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAp1IYD3nns -Purchase AfterBuzz TV Merch: http://www.printfection.com/afterbuzztv -Purchase Adventures of Serial Buddies: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/adventures-of-serial-buddies/id648123455 -Official Adventures of Serial Buddies website: http://serialbuddies.com/ -Buy Maria Menounos 1st Book: http://www.amazon.com/EveryGirl%252019s-Guide-Life-Maria-Menounos/dp/0061870781/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393975997&sr=8-3&keywords=maria+menounos -Buy Maria Menounos 2nd Book: http://www.amazon.com/The-EveryGirls-Guide-Diet-Fitness/dp/0804177139/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393975997&sr=8-1&keywords=maria+menounos -Catch AfterBuzz TV on Oxygen's Chasing Maria Menounos: http://chasing-maria-menounos.oxygen.com/#fbid=Zy3WZMwj4Az -Download the iOS AfterBuzz App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/afterbuzztvapp/id806057780?mt=8 Download the Andriod AfterBuzz App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afterbuzztv.podcastapp -Download the Andriod Black Hollywood Live App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bhl.podcastapp -Visit http://blackhollywoodlive.com -Visit http://anatomyofamovie.com -Visit http://bookcircleonline.com -Visit http://schmoesknow.com & their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoesknow -Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariamenounos https://twitter.com/afterbuzztv https://twitter.com/bhlonline https://twitter.com/movieanatomy