'American Idol' to End After Season 15
The final season will be "a season-long celebratory event."
— -- "American Idol," the show that launched the careers of stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, is coming to an end.
Fox announced today that the show "will be back for a 15th season and final season," according to a statement.
Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. will be back as judges, along with Ryan Seacrest as the host.
The official twitter account for the show sent this message, "Just announced! @AmericanIdol will begin its 15th – and FINAL – season this JAN."
The Fox website adds that the final season will be "a season-long celebratory event ... as they search for the final IDOL superstar and pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and the millions of fans who tweeted, texted and championed their IDOLs."
"Idol" is currently wrapping up its 14th season and the winner will be announced later this week.