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Every Judge Who Left 'American Idol' & Why - Real Reasons Revealed!

American Idol is one of the biggest shows on TV!

The singing reality TV series, which kicked off as Pop Idol in the U.K. before launching in America in 2012, has successfully sprung up all around the world with a bunch of international versions, boasting major superstars for judges.

After airing on Fox from 2002 to 2016 for 15 seasons, it was on hiatus for two years until 2018, when a revival of the series began on ABC, and it’s aired ever since.

Over the years, plenty of talent has judged and mentored the contestants all the way to the top. And one by one, all of them have eventually left the show to go on and do other things – even the last remaining original judge from the U.S. series.

We’ve rounded up all of the judges who have since departed from American Idol, along with the explanations they’ve given for why they left the show.

Scroll through to see every judge who left American Idol and why…

Every Judge Who Left 'American Idol' - Find Out Why All the Original Judges Left the Show

American Idol is one of the most beloved competition shows on TV today.

The singing series, which kicked off as Pop Idol in the U.K. before launching in America in 2012, has successfully sprung up all around the world with a bunch of international versions, boasting major superstars for judges.

After airing on Fox from 2002 to 2016 for 15 seasons, it was on hiatus for two years until 2018, when a revival of the series began on ABC, and it’s aired ever since.

Over the years, plenty of talent has judged and mentored the contestants all the way to the top. And one by one, all of them have eventually left the show to go on and do other things – even the last remaining original judge from the U.S. series.

We’ve rounded up all of the judges who have since departed from American Idol, along with the explanations they’ve given for why they left the show.

Scroll through to see every judge who left American Idol and why…

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'American Idol' Judges Ranked By Who Appeared on the Most Seasons (Including Several Judges You Probably Forgot About!)

There have been 21 seasons of American Idol so far (with another coming next year) and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.

The longest reign in the judges chair is 12 seasons while three different judges only appeared on one season. We bet you totally forgot that some of these people were even on the show!

Another fun fact is that only three seasons of American Idol have had four judges while the other 17 seasons all had just three judges.

One thing that has remained constant throughout all 21 seasons is that Ryan Seacrest has been the host every single year. The first season he co-hosted with Brian Dunkleman and then he was a solo host for the remaining 19 seasons.

Browse through the slideshow to see who appeared on the show for the longest span of time…

Every Judge Who Left 'American Idol' & Why - Find Out Why Judges Like Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson Left the Show

American Idol is a cultural institution, and Season 21 is coming to an end tonight (Sunday, May 21) at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

The reality TV competition show – which kicked off as Pop Idol in the U.K. before launching in America in 2012 – has since spread all around the world with a bunch of international versions, all boasting major superstars for judges.

After airing on Fox from 2002 to 2016 for 15 seasons, it was on hiatus for two years until 2018, when a revival of the series began on ABC, and it’s aired ever since.

Over the years, plenty of talent has judged and mentored the contestants all the way to the top. And one by one, all of them have eventually left the show to go on and do other things – even the last remaining original judge from the U.S. series.

We’ve rounded up all of the judges who have since departed from American Idol, along with the explanations they’ve given for why they left the show.

Scroll through to see every judge who left American Idol and why…

Randy Jackson Says He's 'More Proud' of Jennifer Hudson 'Than Any American Idol Winner' - Watch!

Randy Jackson and Jennifer Hudson are together again!

On Thursday (September 22), the 66-year-old music producer and the 41-year-old EGOT winner had a mini American Idol reunion on her new daytime talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show.

During their chat, the reminisced about the first time they met at the Idol auditions in Atlanta over 18 years ago.

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Kelly Clarkson Brings Her Two Kids To Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

Kelly Clarkson‘s two children, River Rose and Remington Blackstock, are all grown up!

The 40-year-old singer and talk show host was surrounded by more family members and the original American Idol judges – Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul – for her Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony on Monday (September 19) in Hollywood.

All three former Idol judges spoke about Kelly during her ceremony before she posed for pictures with her official star.

“Where we were very lucky with Kelly was that not only could we find someone with a hell of a good voice, but she also had this amazing sense of humor, personality, charisma,” Simon shared in a press release, adding that American Idol would not have so popular if not for Kelly.

Kelly‘s star is the 2,733rd on the landmark and is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd in front of Ovation Hollywood.

Click inside to see 50+ pictures of Kelly Clarkson getting her star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame…More Here! »

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Paula Abdul Shocks Ryan Seacrest with Her Comment About Simon Cowell During 'American Idol' Return

Paula Abdul is the guest judge on the latest episode of American Idol and she made a comment about former co-star Simon Cowell that completely shocked host Ryan Seacrest.

The moment happened when Ryan did a video call with fellow former judge Randy Jackson, who appeared on FaceTime via an iPad.

“I’m so excited to see Randy!” Paula said when she saw him on the iPad. He then said, “It feels like old times, right?”

What Paula said next is what completely shocked Ryan and the rest of the audience.

Click inside to find out the shocking thing that Paula Abdul said next… More Here! »

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