'American Idol' Renewed For Season 21

ABC announced today that American Idol has been picked up for its sixth season on the network - and what will be its 21st overall. The good news comes just over a week ahead of the live finale on May 22, which will crown the show's latest singing champion.
The competition series has been a reliable performer for the network since being revived. It was in 2018 that ABC brought American Idol back as a mid-season entry just one year after it was cancelled by its original network, Fox. While the show's ratings aren't what they were during the height of its popularity years ago, the revived edition still draws a respectable audience.
There is no word on if there will be any judge changes for the new season. As of now, expect host Ryan Seacrest to be joined by judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie for the 2022-2023 season.

'American Idol' Renewed For Season 20

ABC announced today that American Idol has been picked up for its fifth season on the network - and what will be its 20th overall. The good news comes just over a week ahead of the May 23 live finale, which will crown the show's latest singing champion.
The competition series has been a reliable performer for the network since being revived. It was in 2018 that ABC brought American Idol back as a mid-season entry just one year after it was cancelled by its original network, Fox. While the show's ratings aren't what they were during the height of its popularity years ago, the revived edition still draws a respectable audience.
It appears that host Ryan Seacrest and judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie will all be back during the 2021-2022 season, as they are all featured in a promo looking for the next group of contestants.

'American Idol' Renewed For Season 19


ABC announced today that American Idol has been picked up for its fourth season on the network - and what will be its 19th overall. The good news comes ahead of this Sunday's live finale, which will crown their latest singing champion remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The competition series has been a reliable performer for the network since being revived. It was in 2018 that ABC brought American Idol back as a mid-season entry just one year after it was cancelled by its original network, Fox. While the show's ratings are far from what they were during the height of its popularity many years ago, the revived edition still draws a decent audience.
Remaining to be confirmed is the judging lineup and host for Season 19. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Ryan Seacrest do not yet have deals to return, though they have been on the show since its revival.

'American Idol' Renewed For Season 18

ABC announced today that American Idol has been picked up for its third season on the network - and what will be its 18th overall. The good news comes ahead of this Sunday's finale, which will crown either Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda,or Madison VanDenburg their latest singing champ.

Remaining to be confirmed is the judging lineup for Season 18. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie have been with the show for its two seasons on ABC, but their return is yet-to-be solidified for 2019-2020.

'American Idol' Renewed For Season 17

ABC announced today that American Idol will return for its second season on the network - and what will be its 17th overall. The good news comes two weeks ahead of the revived singing competition's season finale, which will cap a solid return to television for the long-running reality series that was cancelled by Fox in 2016.

It is not known if ABC plans to keep American Idol as a mid-season player or whether it will consider adding the show to its regular fall line-up for the 2018-2019 season. We do know that host Ryan Seacrest and the new judging panel of Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie will all be returning.

ABC Reviving 'American Idol'

That didn't take long. Just over one year since Fox aired the final episode of American Idol, ABC has struck a new deal to revive the series as part of its prime time lineup in the 2017-2018 season. Rumors had been swirling for weeks that ABC and Fox were involved in a bidding war to bring the once-dominant singing competition back to the air.

A statement released by the network promises a "bigger, bolder and better-than-ever Idol," adding "ABC is the right home to reignite the fan base. We are thrilled viewers will once again share in these inspiring stories of people realizing their dreams."
A host and judging panel have yet to be announced for Idol's revival, though there has been talk that Seacrest could make a return to the show that helped make him a household name.

American Idol Renewed For 15th And Final Season


The singing competition changed the television landscape after its 2002 premiere, becoming a flagship series for the network and dominating in the ratings for most of its years on the air. It re-invigorated the popularity of prime time talent competitions, resulting in countless attempts by other networks including Fox itself to duplicate its success

FOX to Cut 'American Idol' Short
FOX will be cutting American Idol airtime to one night a week, according to Ryan Seacrest. The change will occur once the season reaches the final stretch of season 14. For more details read the ShareTV news article here.

Randy Jackson Leaving 'American Idol' After 13 Seasons
Randy Jackson is leaving American Idol after 13 seasons. Jackson said he would not be returning for season 13, but he decided to stay on as a mentor. Now he will not be returning to the show at all for season 14. Read the full details here!

'American Idol' Renewed For Season 14
FOX have decided to grant American Idol with a fourteenth season. The network announced the exciting news via Ryan Seacrest during Wednesday night's show by having the host release a string of audition locations for Season 14. Despite suffering from a bit of a ratings slide over the past few seasons, viewers are still finding singing/reality competition popular.