Looks Like The 'American Idol' Reboot Is Headed To ABC

Idol will remain idle no more.An exclusive report from Variety reveals that ABC has a deal in place to revive the singing competition show, which ended its 15-season run on Fox in 2016. TMZ said Saturday that the deal is complete and will be announced next week at the networks upfronts, where new shows are showcased for ad buyers.The new iteration of American Idol has a tentative premiere date of next March, potentially for Sunday nights. Theres no word yet on which musical heavy-hitters might show up as judges.In its heyday in the mid-2000s, Idol pulled in numbers upwards of 20 million viewers an episode, earning a series high of 38 million viewers during the Season 2 finale with contestants Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Ratings stumbled in the shows later years, with the final season averaging 9.3 million viewers.In February, Variety reported that NBC was eyeing anIdolreboot, but concluded that the network ultimately passed to avoid competition with its other singing competition series The Voice, now in its 12th season.The biggest question for Idol fans remains: Would Ryan Seacrest return as host' The busiest man in show business, who just scooped up a high-profile gigas Kelly Ripas morning show co-host on ABC, emceedIdol during its 15 years on television. Seacrest also has nationally syndicated radio shows with iHeartMedia and red carpet hosting duties for E! Network, and he serves as executive producer for several reality shows.Entertainment Tonight reports that there have been no formal discussions with Seacrest to return as host if the ABC deal goes through.function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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