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Watch American Idol - Season 8 Episode 1 Online!:

Season 8 begins as Simon, Paula and Randy are back to hear the auditions for this year's show.

Writing:
  • Simon Fuller

Stars:
Release Date: 2002-06-11
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Metacritic: 5.4/10
TMDb: 5.1/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 85

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