Auditions were shown in the episode which aired originally on June 11, 2002.Īmerican Idol (season 1) – regional auditions Helton, and Christina Christian also signed recording contracts.Īfter the finale, a special show in Las Vegas was also shown on September 23, 2002, where all 30 of the contestants who made the judges' initial cut performed in a two-hour concert.Īuditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002, and around 10,000 attended the auditions. In addition to Clarkson and Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray, R.

Runner-up Justin Guarini also signed with RCA Records, eventually debuting an album in 2003 after the conclusion of the second season. Clarkson has enjoyed a successful recording and talk show hosting career since winning, with multiple platinum albums, numerous top ten hit singles, three Grammy Awards, and five Emmy Awards.

It jumped up from number fifty-two to number one in just one week. Immediately after the finale, Clarkson released two singles, including her coronation song, ' A Moment Like This,' which went on to break a thirty-eight-year-old record held by The Beatles for a song's biggest leap to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Kelly Clarkson signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Kelly Clarkson won the competition, defeating Justin Guarini, who finished in second place. Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson served as judges. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. This is Connor’s year to rescue River, and himself, for them both to mess things up, make things right, fall in lust and finally, for Connor to show the man he loves what being part of a family can mean.The first season of American Idol (original entitled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) premiered on June 11, 2002, and continued until September 4, 2002. But he does.įrom one Christmas to the next. He didn’t want to fall in love with the entire Campbell-Hayes family. Only, Connor keeps telling wildly improbable stories of the perfect family celebrations at his parents’ ranch in Texas, and it’s wearing River down.

Not that it matters to him he’s happy being alone for Christmas in his budget motel, watching reruns of Elf. River doesn’t have a family, or any place outside of college that he calls home. The easy part is getting River down the hard part is insisting River comes home with Connor for Christmas. His friend is drunk, and shouting into a snowstorm, a bottle of vodka in his hand. When Connor finds River on the roof of the campus admin building, he doesn’t know what to do. Can Connor show River a real family Christmas?

Texas Christmas by R.J. Scott