American Idol (season 5) American Idol (season 5) The fifth season of reality television singing competition "American Idol" began on January 17, 2006, and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the most successful season to date ratings-wise, and resulted in 18 contestants (including all of the top 10 and a few semifinalists) getting record deals – nine of them with major labels. It was the first season with a male winner (Taylor Hicks) and a female runner-up (Katharine McPhee). It was also the first season of the
American Idol (video game) 18, 2008. An iPhone application entitled ""American Idol: The Game"" was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed to positive reviews from its users. American Idol (video game) American Idol (known as Pop Idol in Europe) is a music video game. It is based on the Fox Network show "American Idol" developed by Hothouse Creations on the PS2 and PC, and Möbius Entertainment (now called Rockstar Leeds) on the GBA and published by Codemasters. Despite