“American Idol,” now a long-running ... you could win. And if the governor’s watching, he better watch his back.” But as it turned out, Alabama’s governor was a Ruben fan, too. Studdard ...

On May 21, 2003, 38.1 million viewers watched Ruben Studdard ... you were in the room with your friend that you watched grow up on “American Idol.” Aiken: What made “Idol” so wonderful ...

Contestant Ruben Studdard played ... “(Studdard) was running around (saying), ‘Oprah's here! Oprah's here!’ You would've thought Jesus himself had come back.” Spring fun: Big names ...

Iconically stapled as the "Twenty" tour, American Idol Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay ... Aiken said he hopes the show transforms you back to 2003, a "seminal year in American ...

May 21, 2003: It all came down to Ruben ... Studdard, who turned 45 earlier this year, still have. The back-and-forth continues until about the 58-minute mark. “I don’t think we’ve let you ...