Carrie Underwood tearfully reflected on her American Idol victory 20 years ago. Underwood watched the moment longtime Idol host Ryan Seacrest crowned the Oklahoma-born country singer the champion of the show’s fifth season in 2005.

Carrie Underwood is facing backlash after "American Idol" viewers perceived her reaction to Jamal Roberts' victory as less than enthusiastic.

Underwood says this most recent finale was similar to hers two decades ago. “[Both] were great, fun shows,” she recalls. “Two hours of super fun and then, five minutes of, O