{"id":40571,"date":"2022-07-28T19:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40571"},"modified":"2022-07-28T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:08:34","slug":"luke-bryan-katy-perry-lionel-richie-and-host-ryan-seacrest-return-to-american-idol-for-season-six-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/28\/luke-bryan-katy-perry-lionel-richie-and-host-ryan-seacrest-return-to-american-idol-for-season-six-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Host Ryan Seacrest Return to &#8220;American Idol&#8221; for Season Six on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40572\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Idol-Across-America.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Idol-Across-America.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Idol-Across-America-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Live Virtual Audition Tour &#8216;<em>Idol Across America<\/em>&#8216; Returns to All 50 States Beginning Wednesday, August 3<\/p>\n<p>The iconic star-maker competition series &#8220;<strong><em>American Idol<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; welcomes back music industry legends, judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, and veteran host Ryan Seacrest to help discover America&#8217;s next singing sensation for a sixth season on ABC when it returns in spring 2023. &#8220;<em>American Idol<\/em>&#8221; ranked as the No. 1 program in the Sunday 8-10PM time slot last season among Adults 18-49. 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