Report: Idol to end after S15

[Miguel]

The Hollywood Reporter in a story about TV upfronts...

Idol will return with the same trio of judges, but insiders say the 15th season will be cut back and is expected to be the series' last.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv...-up-794634

[My Alter Ego]

The Hollywood Reporter in a story about TV upfronts...

Idol will return with the same trio of judges, but insiders say the 15th season will be cut back and is expected to be the series' last.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv...-up-794634

Interesting. After the last two or three years, frankly I'm surprised there will be another season.

[midnightblues]

The Hollywood Reporter in a story about TV upfronts...

Idol will return with the same trio of judges, but insiders say the 15th season will be cut back and is expected to be the series' last.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv...-up-794634

Interesting. After the last two or three years, frankly I'm surprised there will be another season.

IMO after season 10 AI started going down the sewer pipe and Haley took her career to another level.She finished her assignment well. 3rd place is pretty respectable.

[mercfan3]

Season 11 was a good season too. They almost killed the show with Season 9, but Season 10 and Season 11 were great. (Winner of season 11, was disappointing..but still...Phillip Phillips has one of the biggest selling singles ever of any contestant from that show.)

I don't know how they'll cut back anymore..and really..some of the changes they made to the show killed it quicker than it needed to be killed.

[Swansteel]

Good riddance.

[riley]

Well it will be interesting to see how they end the show and how they will "pay tribute to previous years".

Fox is officially closing the curtain on American Idol after its upcoming 15th season, the network announced Monday.

American Idol XV will have the same judges as the last two cycles—Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr.— along with the show’s host, Ryan Seacrest, who has been with the series from the beginning.

Fox noted that the final season will pay tribute to the show’s previous years.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/11/ame...l-canceled

[Miguel]

"American Idol" is topping the trends on Twitter right now. Haley is getting some mentions.

Joey Cook ❇️ ‏@IamJoeyCook 5m

Haley Reinhart ❤️


Vince Catudio❇️ @Vicen3Vince
@IamJoeyCook Now that next season of idol is the last, who's ur favorite idol alum?

✖️ ‏@OrtonftAries 49m

Haley Reinhart was also the Real winner of American Idol.

Eric Colston ‏@ericcolston 1h

RIP AMERICAN IDOL!!!! 2002-2016 thanks for giving the world Haley Reinhart @HaleyReinhart <3

Kelvin Lempke ‏@KevinLempke 2h Holyoke, MA

With the announcement that American Idol is ending next year lets discuss why Haley Reinhart isn't the biggest star from every season

SMYM ‏@haleyreinhartbr 1h

American Idol cancelled ? @AmericanIdol but thank you for all those years! You introduced to me the best girl in the world @haleyreinhart

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Kris Allen ‏@KrisAllen 20m

Changed the game and changed my life. Thanks @AmericanIdol

[kaypea]

Well it will be interesting to see how they end the show and how they will "pay tribute to previous years".

I saw another article on it.Expect lots of guest appearances from former contestants-and judges as well.

[mercfan3]

I wish they'd do it right though. Have a two episode per week show, just finish it off in style. It's a 15 season series..that's really special and it deserves a great finale season even if heir aren't as many viewers.

[My Alter Ego]

I wish they'd do it right though. Have a two episode per week show, just finish it off in style. It's a 15 season series..that's really special and it deserves a great finale season even if heir aren't as many viewers.

Nice idea, mercfan. Given that AI seems to be financially struggling, it's hard to think that they'll do two episodes per week, but that certainly would help showcase the past contestants. What I hope is that, during the final season, they can cast a great group of competitors.