摘自維基
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol
American Idol (also known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, which began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it is a spin-off from the UK show
Pop Idol.
重點是最後兩行....這些各國的分身都是屬於英國原創企業的