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7 Ways ‘American Idol’ Revolutionized TV

Reality Check

Many people have already written off ‘American Idol’ as a past-its-prime reality TV corpse. Before its season 13 premiere, here’s a reminder of why that’s definitely not true.

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

Published Jan. 14 2014 5:45AM EST

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Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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