Template:Infobox reality talent competition/doc

Purpose

This infobox is used for individual seasons of reality talent competitions such as Got Talent, Idols, The Voice and The X Factor. An example for American Idol season 4 is provided alongside.

American Idol Season 4 example

American Idol
Season 4
Broadcast from	January 18 (2005-01-18) – May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25)
Judges	Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson
Host(s)	Ryan Seacrest
Broadcaster	Fox CTV
Finals venue	Kodak Theater
Winner
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood performing during her Carnival Ride tour on Oct. 30, 2008.
Origin	Checotah, Oklahoma, United States
Song	"Inside Your Heaven"
Genre(s)	Country, Pop
Runner-up
Bo Bice

{{Infobox reality talent competition
|name          = American Idol
|season        = 4
|first_aired   = {{start date|2005|01|18}}
|last_aired    = {{end date|2005|05|25}}
|judges        = {{plainlist|
* [[Paula Abdul]]
* [[Simon Cowell]]
* [[Randy Jackson]]
}}
|host          = [[Ryan Seacrest]]
|broadcaster   = {{Flatlist|
* [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
* [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
}}
|finalsvenue   = [[Kodak Theater]]
|image         = [[File:Carrie Underwood 2008 at Nokia Theatre.jpg|200px]]
|winner-name   = [[Carrie Underwood]]
|caption       = Carrie Underwood performing during her Carnival Ride tour on Oct. 30, 2008.
|winner-origin = [[Checotah, Oklahoma]], [[United States]]
|winner-genre  = [[Country music|Country]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
|winner-song   = [[Inside Your Heaven]]
|runner-name   = [[Bo Bice]]
|last          = American Idol (season 3)
|next          = American Idol (season 5)
|year          = 2005
}}

Usage

[[{{{name}}}]]
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright=1.13]] {{{caption}}}
Series {{{season}}}
Broadcast	{{{first_aired}}} – {{{last_aired}}}
Judges	{{{judges}}}
Coaches	{{{coaches}}}
Presenter(s)	{{{presenters}}}
Co-presenter(s)	{{{copresenter}}}
Broadcaster	{{{broadcaster}}}
Competitors	{{{competitors}}}
Finals venue	{{{finalsvenue}}} {{{country}}}
No. of tasks	{{{num_tasks}}}
Runtime	{{{runtime}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Winner
{{{winner-name}}}
{{{image}}} {{{caption}}}
Origin	{{{winner-origin}}}
Song	"{{{winner-song}}}"
Genre(s)	{{{winner-genre}}}
Mentor	{{{winner-mentor}}}
Runner-up
{{{runner-name}}}

Main parameters

{{Infobox reality talent competition |name = |logo = |logo_alt = |first_aired = <!-- Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> |last_aired = <!-- Use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> |judges = |coaches = |host = <!-- or | presenter = --> |cohost = <!-- or | copresenter = --> |broadcaster = |competitors = <!-- number of --> |finalsvenue = |num_tasks = |image = |caption = |winner-name = |winner-origin = Hometown of the winner |winner-genre = Genres performed by the winner |winner-song = Name of the performer's first single/winning song |runner-name = |runner-image = }}

Succession box

|last = |next = |year =

Fields

Separate multiple values using {{Plainlist}} or {{Flatlist}}.

name

Name of the competition show (e.g., American Idol or Britain's Got Talent)

first_aired and last_aired

This spans when the first episode was aired and when the finale was aired. Use {{Start date}} and {{End date}}, omit |df=y for US-style dates. In accordance with TV project guidelines, first_aired should not be competed until the first episode has aired and last_aired should remain as "present" until the season finale has aired.

judges, host or presenter and co-host or copresenter

Specify the any applicable staff here. Use presenter (and copresenter) for British/Australian shows.

broadcaster

The main domestic or host broadcasters of the season.

competitors

Total number of competitors in the competition.

finalsvenue

If the grand finale was held outside the normal studio (as is often for American Idol and Australian Idol), note this here.

winner fields

These fields are used to specify information about the winner once one is confirmed.

runner-name

2nd-place finisher.

image and caption

Used to provide an image and optional caption for a photograph of the winner.

last, next, and year

Providing the year, and the page titles for the applicable pages will generate succession arrows between different seasons.

british

Setting |british=yes will change some terms used to British terminology, such as using "presenter" instead of host and "series" instead of season.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• attendee
• contact
• description
• dtend
• dtstart
• location
• organiser
• summary
• url
• vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.