The channel on Wednesday confirmed that
Katy Perry,
Luke Bryan, and
Lionel Richie
are once again taking the judging seats for the American Idol's upcoming season.
Ryan Seacrest will also return as the host of the singing competition series.
"American Idol has always been able to bring people together, entertain and inspire - and I am so proud of how this show continued to deliver joy and laughter into people's homes during a time when we needed it the most," E!Online quoted
Karey Burke
, president of Entertainment as saying.
"There is no one who we feel more confident about leading us into a new season of high notes than Luke, Katy, Lionel, and the incomparable Ryan Seacrest," Burke added.
In July, the channel has made the announcement that the popular singing TV series is resuming its auditions but that would be held remotely, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The auditions for the upcoming season began on August 10.
Albeit the auditions took place virtually for the first time, the show is not new to remote production as the famous singing competition show has finished its recent season virtually.
The at-home finale helped the channel rank as the No. 1 network of that May Sunday night, winning the coveted 18-49 demo and drawing almost 7.3 million total viewers tuning in live, cited
Variety
.
'American Idol' is produced by Fremantle and Industrial Media's 19 Entertainment. (ANI)
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