American Idol will return to airwaves on March 11, this time on The ABC Television Network.
Ryan Seacrest announced the news on Monday on "Live with Kelly and Ryan."
The Idol Bus traveled from Portland, Oregon to Orlando, Florida in search of talented singers starting this past August and covering 23 cities nationwide.
This season American Idol hopefuls had the opportunity to audition using different platforms, like select social media platforms using the hashtag #TheNextIdol which received over 300,000 posts. Singers also had the chance to submit videos online and audition through livestream.
This season's judges will be Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy award-winning host Ryan Seacrest will return as the host of the series.
Each took to social media to share the announcement.
🎶 Easy like Sunday evening 🎶 Cue the remix @LionelRichie — #AmericanIdol premieres Sunday, March 11 8/7c on ABC! pic.twitter.com/iIgBRBxQhA
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) November 6, 2017
Your plans for Sunday, March 11:
11a: Brunch all day
7p: Find sweatpants
8p: Watch @AmericanIdol premiere on ABC
10p: Admit tmrw's Monday— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) November 6, 2017
Easy like Sunday evening! @AmericanIdol premieres Sunday, March 11th at 8/7c on @ABCNetwork! #AmericanIdol #TheNextIdol pic.twitter.com/OkVUj3F40b
— Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie) November 6, 2017
☑ your calendars 🇺🇸 let's find an IDOL❗@AmericanIdol will premiere Sunday, March 11 on ABC. #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/adKVabe5EE
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 6, 2017
Mark your calendars. You don’t want to miss this. March 11th on @ABCNetwork. #AmericanIdol https://t.co/ZL48mFxJOs
— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) November 6, 2017
