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Episode Detail: American Idol - True Hollywood Story

“American Idol” is spotlighted, detailing its rise from a summer series to one of the nation's hottest shows and dishing on Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken. Included: comments from Brian Gadinsky, a former executive producer on the show; former producer T Jones; Jamie Foster Brown, publisher of Sister 2 Sister magazine; and past contestants Frenchie Davis, Josh Gracin, RJ Helton, William Hung, Kimberly Locke, Nikki McKibbin, Ryan Starr, Trenyce and Katie Weber.

Episodes: True Hollywood Story - 549 total Episodes

12/16/2012: Amanda Bynes
5/13/2012: Joan & Melissa Rivers
4/1/2012: Giuliana Rancic
3/19/2012: Biggest Scandals Ever
2/20/2012: Lindsay Lohan
2/12/2012: Ice-T & Coco
12/20/2011: Timbaland
10/26/2011: Kara DioGuardi
10/19/2011: Casey Anthony
10/12/2011: Kate & Pippa
9/21/2011: Bethenny Frankel
7/27/2011: Snooki
7/12/2011: Versace: Part 2
7/11/2011: Versace: Part 1
6/30/2011: The Kennedys: Rise to Power (Part 2)
6/29/2011: The Kennedys: The Early Years (Part 1)
4/21/2011: Sarah Palin
4/6/2011: Charlie Sheen
3/30/2011: Holly Madison
2/8/2011: Frank Sinatra: Part 2
2/7/2011: Frank Sinatra: Part 1
2/2/2011: Kate Gosselin
1/25/2011: Diff'rent Strokes: Part 2
1/24/2011: Diff'rent Strokes: Part 1
1/6/2011: Chelsea Handler
12/21/2010: Sarah: Duchess of York
11/30/2010: O.J., Nicole and Ron: Countdown to Murder - Part 2
11/29/2010: O.J., Nicole and Ron: Countdown to Murder - Part 1
11/23/2010: Elizabeth Taylor - Part 2
11/22/2010: Elizabeth Taylor---Part 1
11/21/2010: Adam Lambert
10/26/2010: Elvis in Hollywood---Part 2
10/25/2010: Elvis in Hollywood---Part 1
7/21/2010: Charlie Sheen
5/24/2010: Dog the Bounty Hunter
4/14/2010: Tiger Woods
3/17/2010: Kendra
2/10/2010: Basketball Wives
1/27/2010: Usher
11/18/2009: Football Wives
11/4/2009: Valerie Bertinelli
10/21/2009: Courteney Cox
10/7/2009: Hollywood Ex Wives
9/30/2009: Rock Daughters
8/19/2009: Female Bodybuilders
8/5/2009: Farrah Fawcett
7/15/2009: Natasha Richardson
7/8/2009: Baseball Wives
6/24/2009: Criss Angel
6/10/2009: Patrick Swayze
5/27/2009: 10 Greatest Stories Ever Told
5/20/2009: Eva Longoria Parker
4/29/2009: Rapper Wives
4/15/2009: LL Cool J
3/6/2009: Bret Michaels
2/6/2009: Mario Lopez
1/23/2009: Sheryl Crow
1/16/2009: Rock Wives
1/2/2009: Howie Mandel
12/26/2008: Jennifer Aniston
12/19/2008: Young Hollywood: A to Zac
12/12/2008: Clay Aiken
12/5/2008: Celine Dion
11/28/2008: Reese Witherspoon
11/7/2008: Hulk Hogan & Family
10/31/2008: Star Jones
10/24/2008: Heidi Klum
10/17/2008: Oprah
10/3/2008: Kimora Lee Simmons
8/22/2008: Kate Hudson
8/8/2008: Tropic Thunder
8/1/2008: Joe Francis Gone Wild
7/25/2008: Britney Spears: Price of Fame
7/25/2008: Britney Spears: Price of Fame Part 1
7/25/2008: Britney Spears: Price of Fame Part 2
7/19/2008: Cheerleading
7/11/2008: Heath Ledger
6/20/2008: Charlize Theron
5/23/2008: Pussycat Dolls
4/18/2008: Mariska Hargitay
4/12/2008: Luke & Owen Wilson
4/4/2008: The Kardashians
3/1/2008: Renee Zellweger
2/16/2008: Posh & Becks
2/9/2008: Amy Winehouse
12/29/2007: Britney Spears: Fall From Grace
12/15/2007: Nicole Kidman
12/8/2007: Will Smith
11/17/2007: Ty Pennington
11/10/2007: Patrick Dempsey
10/20/2007: Kathy Griffin
9/29/2007: John Stamos
9/8/2007: The View
8/11/2007: Vanessa Williams
7/25/2007: True American Story
7/21/2007: Rock Star Wives
6/23/2007: Brandy
6/16/2007: Steven & Liv Tyler
6/9/2007: Mickey Mouse Club
5/19/2007: The Osbournes
5/12/2007: Dancing With the Stars
5/5/2007: Rachael Ray
4/28/2007: First Daughters
4/21/2007: Halle Berry
3/17/2007: Mean Girls
2/8/2007: Kelly Ripa
1/13/2007: 24
12/23/2006: Seinfeld
12/16/2006: David Hasselhoff
12/9/2006: Christie Brinkley
11/18/2006: Friends
11/12/2006: Sean 'Diddy' Combs
11/4/2006: Sports Stars, Private Lives
10/28/2006: Hilary Swank
10/15/2006: Cybill Shepherd
10/1/2006: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
10/1/2006: Scarface
9/17/2006: Society Girls
9/10/2006: Mischa & Kristin: Babes of OC
9/4/2006: Michael J. Fox
8/20/2006: Punky Brewster
8/6/2006: Kelly Ripa
7/23/2006: Pink
7/9/2006: Hip Hop Wives
6/25/2006: Naomi Campbell
6/11/2006: Rod & Kimberly Stewart
5/29/2006: The Women of 'Sex and the City'
5/28/2006: Viewer's Pick
5/21/2006: Charles in Charge
5/14/2006: Simon Cowell
5/7/2006: That '70s Show
4/30/2006: American Pie: Uncovered
4/30/2006: Colin Farrell
4/16/2006: Olivia Newton-John
4/9/2006: Hugh Hefner: Girlfriends, Wives & Centerfolds
4/2/2006: Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
3/26/2006: America's Next Top Model
3/19/2006: Tori Spelling
2/26/2006: Chandra Levy and the Capitol Murders
1/15/2006: Kate Moss
1/8/2006: The Baldwins
12/25/2005: Who's the Boss?
12/18/2005: Home Improvement
12/11/2005: American Idol: Girls Rule
12/4/2005: Kids of Dawson's Creek
11/20/2005: Country Divas
11/13/2005: Tyra Banks
11/6/2005: Andrea Yates
10/23/2005: Angelina Jolie
10/9/2005: Britney and Kevin
9/25/2005: The Women of Desperate Housewives
9/14/2005: Christina Aguilera
9/11/2005: Brooke Shields
9/7/2005: JFK Jr.
9/4/2005: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
8/21/2005: Blossom
8/7/2005: Jessica, Ashlee and the Simpson Family
7/31/2005: Snoop Dogg
7/10/2005: NASCAR: Life in the Fast Lane
6/26/2005: Amber Frey
6/12/2005: Lindsay Lohan
5/22/2005: Jack Nicholson
5/15/2005: Dolly Parton
5/8/2005: Mary Tyler Moore
5/1/2005: I Love Lucy
4/30/2005: Love Behind Bars
4/24/2005: John Ritter
3/27/2005: Janice Dickinson
3/13/2005: Full House
2/27/2005: Sylvester Stallone
2/20/2005: The Hilton Sisters
1/30/2005: Rock Star Kids
1/23/2005: Wheel of Fortune
1/2/2005: Mary Kay Letourneau
12/26/2004: Billionaire Brotherhood
12/19/2004: Survivor
12/12/2004: Lionel & Nicole Richie
12/5/2004: Bad Girls of Reality TV
11/28/2004: Young Royals
11/21/2004: Geraldo
11/21/2004: Montel Williams
11/14/2004: The Apprentice
11/7/2004: Jane Pauley
10/31/2004: Scream Queens: Women of Horror
10/24/2004: Jennifer Lopez
10/17/2004: Oprah Winfrey
10/10/2004: Melanie Griffith
10/3/2004: Murder and the Media Machine
9/13/2004: Tammy Faye
9/12/2004: Kathie Lee Gifford
9/5/2004: Beauty Pageants
8/22/2004: Mel Gibson
8/15/2004: The Curse of the Exorcist
8/8/2004: Gymnasts: Little Girls, Big Dreams
8/2/2004: Michael Hutchence
7/25/2004: Chippendales
7/18/2004: Young Divas
7/11/2004: Meg Ryan
6/27/2004: Heather Locklear
6/20/2004: Elizabeth Hurley
6/13/2004: Drew Barrymore
6/6/2004: The Judds
5/31/2004: Trust Fund Babies
5/24/2004: The Williams Sisters
5/17/2004: American Idol
5/9/2004: Jenny McCarthy
5/2/2004: Laci Peterson
4/25/2004: The Bachelor
4/18/2004: Uma Thurman
4/11/2004: Supermodels---Beyond Skin Deep
4/4/2004: Daryl Hannah
3/28/2004: 'N Sync
3/21/2004: Tara Reid
3/7/2004: Goldie & Kate
2/23/2004: Lara Flynn Boyle
2/15/2004: Arnold & Maria
2/9/2004: Missy Elliott
2/2/2004: Mark Wahlberg
1/26/2004: Sharon Stone
1/18/2004: Pam Anderson
1/11/2004: Ellen DeGeneres
1/4/2004: Katie Couric
12/21/2003: Richard Gere
12/14/2003: Bill Clinton
12/7/2003: Rock Star Daughters
11/30/2003: Heather Mills McCartney
11/23/2003: Johnny Depp
11/17/2003: Kobe Bryant
11/10/2003: Keanu Reeves
11/2/2003: The Douglas Dynasty
10/27/2003: JonBenet Ramsey
10/19/2003: Janet Jackson
10/6/2003: Courtney Love
10/3/2003: The Kennedys: Death of a Dynasty (Part 4)
10/2/2003: The Kennedys: End of Camelot (Part 3)
9/28/2003: Cher
9/14/2003: Paula Abdul
9/8/2003: Dr. Phil
8/31/2003: Diana: Legacy of a Princess
8/24/2003: Real World
8/17/2003: Anna Kournikova
8/11/2003: Jenna Jameson
8/4/2003: Ben & Matt
7/28/2003: Martin Lawrence
7/13/2003: Shannen Doherty
7/7/2003: Eminem
6/30/2003: Kim Basinger
6/23/2003: Emmanuel Lewis
6/16/2003: Melrose Place
6/8/2003: Michael Jackson
6/1/2003: Demi Moore
5/26/2003: Justine Bateman
5/19/2003: Jerry Lewis
5/5/2003: The Hilton Sisters
4/28/2003: Gimme a Break
4/20/2003: The Sopranos
4/20/2003: The Sopranos - Part 1
4/20/2003: The Sopranos - Part 2
4/13/2003: Tonya Harding
4/13/2003: Tanya Tucker
3/30/2003: Hollywood Squares
3/16/2003: Blood Brothers
3/9/2003: Lisa Marie Presley
3/2/2003: Rosie O'Donnell
3/2/2003: Rosie O'Donnell Part 1
3/2/2003: Rosie O'Donnell Part 2
2/16/2003: Diana Ross
2/9/2003: Nick Nolte
2/2/2003: Richard Pryor
1/20/2003: Doris Day
1/5/2003: The Gong Show
12/22/2002: True Hollywood Story of the Year
12/8/2002: William Shatner
11/24/2002: The Little Rascals
11/17/2002: Bond Girls
11/10/2002: Murder in Las Vegas
10/27/2002: Curse of the Poltergeist
10/20/2002: Kirstie Alley
10/13/2002: Steven Seagal
10/6/2002: Marlon Brando
10/1/2002: Saved by the Bell
9/29/2002: Tawny Kitaen
9/15/2002: Andy Dick
9/8/2002: O.J. Simpson
8/11/2002: Ginger Lynn
7/28/2002: Family Feud
7/21/2002: Liza Minnelli
7/14/2002: Tiffany
7/7/2002: Beach Boys
6/30/2002: Sean Young
6/17/2002: Niki Taylor
6/9/2002: Jaws
6/4/2002: Dawn Steel
6/2/2002: Mike Tyson and Robin Givens
5/27/2002: Pia Zadora
5/15/2002: Jean-Claude Van Damme
5/10/2002: Diner
5/1/2002: Lynda Carter
4/22/2002: Robert Blake
4/14/2002: The Terminator
4/7/2002: Winona Ryder
3/17/2002: Suzanne Somers
2/26/2002: George Michael
2/20/2002: Hank the Angry Dwarf
2/6/2002: Tai and Randy
1/27/2002: The Price Is Right
1/13/2002: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1/6/2002: Carre Otis
12/19/2001: Clueless
12/12/2001: Paula Poundstone
12/5/2001: The Rat Pack
11/28/2001: Mariah Carey
11/25/2001: Lauren Hutton
11/15/2001: O'Neals
11/7/2001: Dynasty
11/1/2001: Scream
10/29/2001: L.A. Law
10/24/2001: Claus von Bulow
10/21/2001: Spice Girls
10/17/2001: Corey Haim
10/14/2001: Aaliyah
9/23/2001: Anna Nicole Smith
9/19/2001: Robert Downey Jr.
9/2/2001: True Hollywood Story
8/26/2001: Married...With Children
8/19/2001: Growing Pains
8/12/2001: The Cosby Kids
8/5/2001: Magnum P.I.
7/29/2001: Sammy Davis Jr.
7/22/2001: Beverly Hills, 90210
7/15/2001: The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr.
7/8/2001: Dave Draper
7/1/2001: Baywatch
6/24/2001: Loni Anderson
6/18/2001: New Kids on the Block
6/11/2001: Sixteen Candles
6/3/2001: Miami Vice
5/27/2001: Barbi Twins
5/20/2001: The Young and the Restless
5/13/2001: Martha Stewart
5/2/2001: Survivor
4/29/2001: The Menendez Brothers
4/22/2001: Gia: Supermodel
4/15/2001: Joey Heatherton
4/8/2001: The Comedy Store
4/4/2001: Gallagher
4/3/2001: John Candy
4/2/2001: Joe Piscopo
4/1/2001: Joan Rivers
3/25/2001: Tiny Tim
3/4/2001: The Many Loves of Marilyn Monroe
2/25/2001: Dr. Laura
2/25/2001: Jenny Jones
2/19/2001: Mama Cass Elliot
2/18/2001: Whitney and Bobby
2/11/2001: Fabio
2/4/2001: Carmen Electra
1/28/2001: Phyllis Diller
1/21/2001: Dukes of Hazzard
1/14/2001: The Last Days of Judy Garland
1/7/2001: The Beverly Hillbillies
12/31/2000: Jim Varney
12/24/2000: H.R. Pufnstuf: The Strange World of Sid & Marty Krofft
12/11/2000: Larry Flynt
12/4/2000: Wayne Newton
11/28/2000: I Dream of Jeannie
11/27/2000: Cheers
11/20/2000: Jane Fonda
11/13/2000: Patty Hearst
11/6/2000: Linda Lovelace
10/30/2000: The Last Days of Jackie O.
10/23/2000: Lobster Boy
10/16/2000: Rona Barrett
10/16/2000: American Crime Fighter: John Walsh
10/10/2000: Marvin Gaye
10/9/2000: Welcome Back, Kotter
10/2/2000: From Child Star to Porn Star: The Scotty Schwartz Story
9/25/2000: Claudia Jennings
9/18/2000: Bruce Jenner
9/11/2000: Brigitte Nielsen
9/9/2000: Janis Joplin
9/4/2000: 'Dirty Dancing'
8/28/2000: All in the Family
8/21/2000: Wally George
8/21/2000: Good Times
8/16/2000: Elvis and the Hollywood Years
8/14/2000: Dallas
8/7/2000: Eight Is Enough
7/31/2000: Kung Fu: The David Carradine Story
7/24/2000: Billionaire Boys Club
7/17/2000: Little Richard
7/10/2000: Rick & Darva: The Million Dollar Mistake
7/3/2000: Jesse Ventura
6/26/2000: Richard Simmons
6/19/2000: John Holmes and the Wonderland Murders
6/12/2000: A Death in Aspen: The Claudine Longet & Spider Sabich Story
6/5/2000: David Strickland
5/29/2000: Star Maker: The Jay Bernstein Story
5/22/2000: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
5/15/2000: AIDS and the Centerfold: Rebekka Armstrong
5/8/2000: Jim J. Bullock
5/1/2000: Siegfried and Roy
4/24/2000: Roseanne
4/17/2000: Death by Disco
4/10/2000: Donald Trump
4/3/2000: Flashdance
3/27/2000: Murder of a B-Movie King: Al Adamson
3/21/2000: The Trail of the Ruby Slippers
3/13/2000: Billy Jack
3/6/2000: Burt Reynolds
2/28/2000: La Toya Jackson
2/22/2000: Superfly---Ron O'Neal
2/21/2000: Cheech & Chong
2/14/2000: The Mod Squad
2/7/2000: Andy of Mayberry
1/31/2000: Scott Hamilton
1/26/2000: Rod Serling
1/25/2000: Twilight Zone Trial
1/24/2000: Jennifer O'Neill
1/17/2000: Dorothy Stratten
1/9/2000: Dennis the Menace Revealed: The Jay North Story
1/3/2000: The Village People
12/27/1999: CHiPs
12/20/1999: Bob Guccione
12/20/1999: Hulk Hogan
12/13/1999: Gilligan's Island
12/6/1999: Rocked to Death: Michael Hutchence
11/29/1999: The Facts of Life
11/22/1999: Poisoned Dreams: The Rodney Harvey Story
11/22/1999: Dana Plato
11/15/1999: The Long Island Scandal:The Buttafuocos & Amy Fisher
11/8/1999: Russ Meyer
11/1/1999: The Murder of Miss Hollywood
10/25/1999: Linda Blair
10/18/1999: Bo Derek
10/11/1999: Sonny Bono
10/4/1999: Savannah
9/30/1999: Karyn Kupcinet
9/27/1999: Hollywood Confidential: James Bacon
9/27/1999: Hollywood Outsider: Coralie Junior
9/20/1999: The Last Days of Elvis
9/14/1999: The Partridge Family
9/13/1999: Harold Robbins
9/6/1999: Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
8/30/1999: Sean and Madonna
8/24/1999: Brett Butler
8/23/1999: Bewitched
8/16/1999: Bill Bixby
8/16/1999: Fantasy Island Tragedy: Herve Villechaize
8/9/1999: Alfred Hitchcock
8/3/1999: Batman Unmasked: Adam West
8/2/1999: The Monkees
7/26/1999: The Last Days of Sharon Tate
7/19/1999: Mickey Rourke
7/12/1999: Rock Hudson
John DeLorean
Farrah Fawcett
Andrew Dice Clay
Margot Kidder
Freddie Prinze
Bob Fosse
Dark Obsession: The Stalking and Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer
Sunset Strip
Death in Malibu: The Murder of Music Mogul Charlie Minor
Gary Busey
Pamela Des Barres
Dennis Rodman
Oksana Baiul
Family Affair: Anissa Jones
Lenny Bruce
John Denver
Dean Martin
Dennis Hopper
The Brady Bunch
The Life and Death of Sam Kinison
James Stacy
Bob Crane
Chris Farley
River Phoenix
The Selena Murder Trial
Margaux Hemingway
Dominique Dunne: An American Tragedy
Gilda Radner
Kennedy's Power, Seduction and Hollywood
Kennedy's Power, Seduction and Hollywood
Jan-Michael Vincent
Grace, Caroline and Stephanie: The Curse of the Royal Family
Brandon Lee
Andy Warhol
Macaulay Culkin: the Child's Rise, the Family's Fall
From Pinup to Sex Queen: Bettie Page
Christian Brando
Michael Landon
Anthony Perkins
Versace
Robert Downey Jr.
Karen Carpenter
Power, Greed and Murder: The Making of 'The Cotton Club'
Mia Farrow
Ray Combs
Studio 54: Sex, Drugs and Disco
Frank Sinatra
Traci Lords
O.J., Nicole and Ron: Countdown to Murder
Heidi Fleiss
Natalie Wood
Corey Feldman
Roman Polanski
Christian Slater
Johnny Cash
John Belushi
Pee-wee Herman
Tommy Lee
Princess Diana
The O.J. Simpson Interview
Mackenzie Phillips
Liberace
Diff'rent Strokes
Steve McQueen
Linda Sobek
Jeanne Carmen
John Lennon: The Final Days
Andy Kaufman
Jessica Hahn
Elizabeth Glaser
Elizabeth Taylor
Evel Knievel
Three's Company
Phil Hartman
The Sultan and the Centerfold
Beatles Wives
Rudy Galindo
Halston
Divine
Jerry Garcia
Dudley Moore
Lauren Chapin
Joe Eszterhas
The Brat Pack
Mr. T
Jacqueline Susann
Kristy McNichol
James Ellroy
Heidi Von Beltz
Christopher Jones
Redd Foxx
Hollywood Outcast: Julia Phillips
The Last Days of Elvis---Part 1
The Last Days of Elvis - Part 2
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Premiered: 1996, on E!
Rating: TV-14
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