Reality TV Show Judging Panels

Season 1: 2002

 * Hosts: Ryan Seacrest & Brian Dunkleman
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson

Season 2: 2003

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson
 * Guest Judges: Lionel Richie & Robin Gibb

​Season 3: 2004

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson
 * Guest Judges: Donna Summer & Quintin Tarantino

Season 4: 2005

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson
 * Guest Judges: Gene Simmons & LL Cool J

Season 5: 2006

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson

Season 6: 2007

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson
 * Guest Judges: Jewel & Olivia Newton-John

Season 7: 2008

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, & Randy Jackson

Season 8: 2009

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, & Randy Jackson
 * Guest Judges: Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavinge, Katy Perry, & Shania Twain

Season 9: 2010

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi, & Randy Jackson

Season 10: 2011

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, & Steven Tyler

Season 11: 2012

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, & Steven Tyler

Season 12: 2013

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj, & Keith Urban

Season 13: 2014

 * Host: Ryan Seacrest
 * Judges: Harry Conick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez, & Keith Urban

Season 1: 2011

 * Host: Steve Jones
 * Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, & Nicole Scherzinger
 * Guest Judges: Cheryl Cole
 * Mentors: Pharrell Williams (Abdul), N/A (Cowell), Rihanna (Reid), Enrique Inglesias (Scherzinger)

Season 2: 2012

 * Hosts: Mario Lopez & Khloe Kardashian Odom
 * Judges: Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, & Britney Spears
 * Guest Judges: Louis Walsh
 * Mentors: Marc Anthony (Cowell), Nick Jonas (Lovato), Justin Bieber & Scooter Braun (Reid), Justin Bieber (Spears)

Season 3: 2013

 * Host: Mario Lopez
 * Judges: Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland, & Paulina Rubio

Season 1: 2006

 * Host: Regis Philbin
 * Judges: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan, & Brandy Norwood

Season 2: 2007

 * Host: Jerry Springer
 * Judges: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan, & Sharon Osbourne

Season 3: 2008

 * Host: Jerry Springer
 * Judges: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan, & Sharon Osbourne

Season 4: 2009

 * Host: Nick Cannon
 * Judges: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan, & Sharon Osbourne

Season 5: 2010

 * Host: Nick Cannon
 * Judges: Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, & Howie Mandel

Season 6: 2011

 * Host: Nick Cannon
 * Judges: Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, & Howie Mandel

Season 7: 2012

 * Host: Nick Cannon
 * Judges: Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel, & Howard Stern

Season 8: 2013

 * Host: Nick Cannon
 * Judges: Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Melanie Brown, & Heidi Klum