American Idol

American Idol is a television show featured on the Fox Network in the United States, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a competition in which viewers can call in and vote on contestants to determine the best "undiscovered" young singer in the United States, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up have achieved enough fame to ink record deals of their own.

Spin-offs

A spin-off series called American Juniors premiered on June 3, 2003 on the Fox Network.

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American Juniors - June 3 - 2003 - Fox Network

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In December 2003, winners of eleven different national Idol competitions were collected for a World Idol competition in London, which aired in all territories that show the format. Kelly Clarkson came in second after Norway's Kurt Nilsen.

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2003 - World Idol - Kelly Clarkson - Kurt Nilsen

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The Fox network is scheduled to air the program Celebrity Idol with all celebrity contestants in the fall of 2005, just ahead of the launch of the fifth season of the regular show. The announcement came only days after NBC publicized the upcoming show I'm a Celebrity but I Want to be a Pop Star with a remarkably similar premise.

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Fox network - Celebrity Idol - NBC - I'm a Celebrity but I Want to be a Pop Star

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In July 2005, Fox began airing the series So You Think You Can Dance, which is based on the American Idol selection system. Contestants have to audition in front of judges and as the show progresses, the selection process is handed over to the viewers, who vote for who they think is the most qualified.

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