"American Idol" to make return on ABC
NEW YORK -- "American Idol" was only canceled in 2015, but the competition voice show is making a comeback.
ABC announced Tuesday that the music competition show that dominated television in the 2000s and minted stars like Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson, will begin sometime in the next TV season. That season starts in September.
The series originally aired on Fox and was canceled due to fading ratings after 15 seasons. But ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey called it a "pop culture staple that left the air too soon."
ABC left plenty of questions unanswered, including who will be the host and judges. ABC recently hired the show's old host, Ryan Seacrest, to be co-host with Kelly Ripa on the daytime talk show "Live."
Seacrest talked about whether or not he'll be hosting the show again on "Live" and said he doesn't know.
"Do you know the preparation I have to do for ["Live"] every night?" he said to Ripa, who replied, "You can do this!"