The series first premiered on July 20, 2005 and has a similar premise to the American Idol series of singing competitions, with nationwide auditions leading to the discovery of the next big star.

第一季于2005年7月20日首播，形制类似于“美国偶像”节目，旨在发掘有实力的民间巨星。

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Based on the British series' pop Idol, ' 'American Idol' launched on Fox in 2002 and became the most popular series on television.

2002年，福克斯电视台推出了改编自英国电视节目《Pop Idol》的《美国偶像》，这一节目随后成为了美国最受欢迎的电视系列节目。

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The runner up for "American Idol" seventh season raved about his experience filming his cameo in L.A. last week for the series starring Miley Cyrus.

他近日披露了上周自己在洛杉矶客串麦莉·赛勒斯主演的这部剧集的经历。

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To appease the crowd of headline-hungry journalists at the Television Critics Association semi-annual TV confab and the 26 million viewers who regularly watch Abdul's top-rated series American Idol, the two men and their team have spent the 36 hours since the famously loopy host announced her departure via Twitter seeking alternatives.

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She was predicting a drop in ratings even for some of the network's established reality shows, such as American Idol, which is due to start its fourth series this week.

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American Idol is the US's most-watched TV series however viewing figures have been shrinking since its 2005 peak when it averaged more than 30 million weekly viewers.

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