{"id":438,"date":"2015-11-11T13:34:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T18:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2015-11-11T14:01:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:01:43","slug":"438","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/11\/438\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Promotes Final Season of American Idol in January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/american_idol_final_season.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/american_idol_final_season.jpg\" alt=\"american_idol_final_season\" width=\"632\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/american_idol_final_season.jpg 632w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/american_idol_final_season-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a>American Idol<\/em> is gave fans a taste of the farewell season, today, in a new promo that gives a nod to its past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/americanidol-thefinalseason.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-440\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/americanidol-thefinalseason-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"americanidol-thefinalseason\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/americanidol-thefinalseason-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/americanidol-thefinalseason-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/americanidol-thefinalseason-57x57.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The clip takes a look back at the show\u2019s biggest moments&#8211; a young Kelly Clarkson introducing herself to a smiling Simon Cowell, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry, Kris Allen, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, Lee DeWyze, Ruben Studdard and Phillip Phillips.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2003334078\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The original trio of Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson also gets a nod as Clarkson\u2019s coronation song \u201cA Moment Like This\u201d plays in the background.<\/p>\n<p>With judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. front and center, the promo invites the audience to \u201cDiscover an Idol One Last Time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>American Idol<\/em> will begin its 15th \u2013 and final \u2013 season with a two-night, four-hour showcase on Wednesday, January 6 and Thursday, January 7, both from 8-10PM. <em>American Idol<\/em>\u00a0will remain in the Wednesday 8PM hour into new drama <em>Second Chance<\/em>, effective on January 13.<\/p>\n<p>[wpdevart_youtube width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;385&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;0&#8243; theme=&#8221;dark&#8221; loop_video=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_fullscreen=&#8221;1&#8243; show_related=&#8221;0&#8243; show_popup=&#8221;0&#8243; thumb_popup_width=&#8221;213&#8243; thumb_popup_height=&#8221;128&#8243; show_title=&#8221;0&#8243; show_youtube_icon=&#8221;0&#8243; show_annotations=&#8221;1&#8243; show_progress_bar_color=&#8221;red&#8221; autohide_parameters=&#8221;1&#8243; set_initial_volume=&#8221;false&#8221; initial_volume=&#8221;100&#8243; disable_keyboard=&#8221;0&#8243;]R0ahEUvGMJo[\/wpdevart_youtube]<\/p><div id=\"morty-320302019\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Idol is gave fans a taste of the farewell season, today, in a new promo that gives a nod to its past. 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