and in the studio to pursue these points, morris veronique and simon cowell. as television, there was music, and how can i be the bridge between things being on tv and then selling records? it's just sort of-- i wouldn't say it was a light bulb moment. i just saw this massive opportunity. a friend of mine whose son had, um... had gone to see the wrestlers? they were called the wwf in those days. he said, "you know they've sold out wembley stadium, 82,000 seats in 27 minutes?" no artist in the world's doing that. i said, "let me have a look at it," and i watched the show, and it's like music everywhere, and i called up vince mcmahon, you know, blind call. i went, "can i have a conversation with someone about the music?" i just bought the music rights to the wwf. didn't know what i was gonna do with it. when i told my boss, she said, "what? they're wrestlers. what are you gonna do with it?" i said, "look, these kids are buying up everything. the music's a big part of it. we'll do it." she got on her knees, harvey, literally said, "i'm begging you not to do this."

this is the story of one of the most successful tv personalities and music producers in history, simon cowellt before he became a household name, simon had his fair share of failures that left him flat broke. it's gotta be a little humiliating at 30 years old to fail so hard. but he would bounce back in a big way, producing a slew of shows and then conquering television with "american idol." what do you think of katy perry doing "idol?" good luck. ( laughs ) harvey: his personal life somewhat turbulent. an affair with a married woman would lead to his greatest joy,

yourfellow dragon duncan balla ntyne the british government, yourfellow dragon duncan ballantyne and simon cowelld some of the bank loan applications that are taking some time, ithink applications that are taking some time, i think there may well be a role for government to say, hold on, we don't need virgin to go so there's an interim peace until you can get your act together. there's a lot of criticism about very, very wealthy people asking the government to support but people do need to differentiate between people's businesses in their own personal wealth and they also need to remember that when you see these headlines about people's wealth, that doesn't mean they have all this money sitting in the bank often that value is tied up in the very businesses we are talking about. actually, the most important thing we do right now is save jobs, save businesses so that we can bounce back, that is what this bounce back scheme is all about, so we can come out the other side. we got to focus on how we get through this, then we can on how we get through this, then we ca n start on how we get through thi

randy jackson, paula abdul, and simon cowell never had to do what the show is doing right now, goingom home, take a look. gone are the days of kelly on stage -- ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: and carrie crooning in front of an audience. ♪ how do i get you alone >> reporter: "american idol" reinventing itself in the time of coronavirus. >> tonight we make "idol" history as we come to you from all across north america. >> reporter: the judges like we've never seen them before. >> just want to make sure that "american idol" is staying as safe as possible. >> reporter: the antics of idol past not possible. >> not to be rude but can you shut up? >> reporter: quarantine antics taking center stage. >> this has never been done before where we're judging people from afar. >> they have been working hard. >> reporter: the band also playing from home, and the backup singers joining remotely. "idol" proving the show really o some with amazing views. ♪ others relying on amazing vocals. francisco martin taking on one of katy perry's classics from his living room. ♪ ♪ living a teenage dream >> repo