American Idol Debut (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Documentary, Game-Show, Music

American Idol

Debut (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary, Game-Show, Music

Auditions in LA (Ryann Starr), Seattle (AJ Gil), Chicago (Jim Verraros), NYC (Justin Guarini), Atlanta (Tamyra Gray, RJ Helton, EJ Day) , Dallas (Kelly Clarkson, Nikki McKibbin), Miami (Christina Christian).

Directors

Bruce Gowers | Andrew Scheer

Producers

Jennifer Bresnan | Billy Cooper | Tarvenia Jones | Andy Meyer

Composer

Dean Landon

Editors

Marcus Blake | Casey Brown | Mark Butel | Kevin Connolly & 15 more

Casting Director

Roxane Davis

Production Designer

Steve Bass

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 11, 2002

Release date

Jun 11, 2002 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 47 wins & 167 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Ryan Seacrest Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Brian Dunkleman Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Dunkleman (2022)
Simon Cowell Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Paula Abdul Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Robots (2005)
Randy Jackson Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Alexandra Bachelier Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Christina Christian Self Self See fewer	Burn Notice (2007)
EJay Day Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
A.J. Gil Self Self See fewer	Destination Fame (2012)
Tamyra Gray Self Self See fewer	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Justin Guarini Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	From Justin to Kelly (2003)
R.J. Helton Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Adriel Herrera Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Jamar Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Alexis Lopez Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Nikki McKibbin Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
Emmy Robbin Self Self See fewer	Machete Kills (2013)
Ryan Starr Self Self See fewer	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Tenia Taylor Self Self See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Mark Thompson Announcer Announcer See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Jim Verraros Self Self See fewer	Eating Out (I) (2004)