Author, Actor, Singer and Voiceover Actor Rodney Saulsberry narrates this episode about the history of the popular television show, American Idol. An American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus for two years until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on ABC.