‘American Idol’ returning to television on ABC

American Idol” is set to return in 2018 on ABC. The announcement was made via the official twitter page of the show. Rumors had been swirling that ABC along with NBC and the shows former network FOX were all in talks to revived the show.

The series on FOX  launched in 2002 and ran for 15 seasons. Several seasons were high ranked show and successfully helped launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Phillip Phillips, Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert and Katharine McPhee to name a few.

To date, “American Idol” has earned 67 Emmy nominations and nine wins, including the Governors Award in 2016, and its talented discoveries have already won 14 Grammys, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award and more.

American Idol” is produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group. Executive producers include FremantleMedia North America’s Trish Kinane and Jennifer Mullin. FremantleMedia International distributes the series worldwide.

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