{"id":80616,"date":"2024-12-06T18:12:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=80616"},"modified":"2024-12-06T18:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:12:23","slug":"special-preview-of-american-idol-to-air-following-live-telecast-of-the-oscars-march-2-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/06\/special-preview-of-american-idol-to-air-following-live-telecast-of-the-oscars-march-2-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Preview of &#8220;American Idol&#8221; to Air Following Live Telecast of &#8220;The Oscars&#8221; March 2 on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80619\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/carrie-underwood-american-idol-2025-judges.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/carrie-underwood-american-idol-2025-judges.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/carrie-underwood-american-idol-2025-judges-300x240.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Today, ABC announced that it will air a special preview of <em><strong>&#8220;American Idol,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> television&#8217;s most iconic music competition series, following the live telecast of &#8220;The Oscars\u00ae&#8221; Sunday, March 2, on ABC and the next day on Hulu. Ahead of the new season premiere on March 9, viewers will get to see the new judging panel comprised of season four 2005 winner and eight-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award winner Carrie Underwood, alongside fellow music industry icons Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and longtime host Ryan Seacrest, as hopefuls audition to become the nation&#8217;s next superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Since it began airing on ABC, <em>&#8220;American Idol&#8221;<\/em> has been a top unscripted series on ABC in Total Viewers. <em>&#8220;American Idol&#8221;<\/em> ranked as the No. 1 most social entertainment series on broadcast or cable in the 2023-2024 TV season with over 66 million total social interactions. (Source: Talkwalker Social Content Ratings; based on total social interactions for primetime entertainment series; excludes sports and wrestling; 9\/25\/23-5\/24\/24.)<\/p><div id=\"morty-3388359879\" 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 eighth season of <em>&#8220;American Idol&#8221;<\/em> on ABC and the franchise&#8217;s 23rd season overall officially premieres with a two-hour episode Sunday, March 9 (8:00-10:01PM EDT\/PDT), and airs next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, Emmy\u00ae Award-winning television host, writer, producer, and comedian Conan O&#8217;Brien will host <em>&#8220;The Oscars\u00ae,&#8221;<\/em> which will air live coast to coast Sunday, March 2 (7:00-10:30PM EST\/4:00-7:30PM PST), on ABC. 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