when does the new season of american idol come out
American Idol American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, and ended its first-run on April 7, 2016. On March 11, 2018, the show will make its debut on ABC.[3] It started off as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol, and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones, Internet, and SMS text voting. Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, Nick Fradiani, and Trent Harmon.
American Idol In early 2017, Variety reported that Fremantle Media was in talks to revive the show for NBC or for its original network, Fox.[120] A dispute between Fremantle and Core Media Group derailed these plans.[121] Then, in May 2017, it was announced that ABC was making a bid to revive the program.[122] Later, ABC announced that it had acquired the rights to the series, and that American Idol would return for the 2017â€“18 television season.[123][124] On May 16, Katy Perry was the first judge to be announced by ABC.[33] On July 20, 2017, it was announced on Live with Kelly and Ryan, that Ryan Seacrest would be returning as the host for the revival season.[125] On September 24, 2017, Luke Bryan was the second judge to be announced for the revival season.[34] On September 29, 2017, Lionel Richie was the third and final judge to be announced.[35] On November 6, 2017, it was announced that the revival season would premiere on March 11, 2018.[126]