ABC introduced on Tuesday (July 25) that American Idol might be again subsequent yr for its seventh go-round on the community (and twenty second season general), with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan returning together with OG host Ryan Seacrest.
Although a precise date for the return of the present that ranked No. 1 in its Sunday (8-10 p.m. ET) time slot amongst adults 18-49 was not introduced, ABC stated it is going to be again in spring 2024. Within the meantime, the “Idol Throughout America” dwell digital nationwide search — which was the place final season’s winner, Iam Tongi, was found — will give wannabe superstars an opportunity to sing in entrance of an Idol producer from anyplace within the nation.
The digital auditions will kick off on August 2 with the First 700 VIP occasion, wherein budding Idols can join a VIP spot earlier than anybody else; for the primary time, singers might be allowed to audition underneath their chosen style for the primary time in IAA historical past. Click on right here for info on how to enroll in the digital auditions.
The announcement comes as manufacturing on almost all non-reality and sports activities TV programming has floor to a halt because of the twin actors and writers strikes. Idol is produced underneath the SAG-AFTRA Community Code, which covers talks exhibits, cleaning soap operas, selection, actuality, sport exhibits, sports activities and different non-dramatic primetime TV; that Code shouldn’t be set to run out till June 2024. As well as, Idol shouldn’t be coated by any Writers Guild of America settlement, which can pave the best way for the present to return even when the twin strikes should not resolved by spring 2024.
Take a look at the dates for “Idol Throughout America” auditions (that are topic to alter) under; extra dates within the fall might be introduced at a later date:
- First 700 VIP Occasion (Aug 2)
- Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (Aug 4)
- Florida, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia (Aug 7)
- Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (Aug 9)
- Open Name: Singer-Songwriters (Aug 11)
- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington (Aug 14)
- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi ( Aug 16)
- Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire (Aug 18)
- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (Aug 21)
- Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Aug 23)
- Open Name: Nation & Rock (Aug 25)
- Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin (Aug 28)
- The South: Open Name Pt. 1 (Aug 30)
- Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Washington D.C. , Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts (Sep 6)
- Open Name: Pop, R&B & Soul (Sep 8)
