Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie And Host Ryan Seacrest Return to ‘American Idol’ for Season 6

The iconic star-maker competition series “American Idol” welcomes back music industry legends, judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, and veteran host Ryan Seacrest to help discover America’s next singing sensation for a sixth season on ABC when it returns in spring 2023. “American Idol” ranked as the No. 1 program in the Sunday 8-10 p.m. time slot last season among Adults 18-49. In fact, “American Idol” won its period for the third straight year in Adults 18-49 and was ABC’s No. 1 program last season in Total Viewers.

Season six auditions kick off Wednesday, Aug. 3, with the return of “Idol Across America,” the live virtual nationwide search for the next superstar. Auditions take place across all 50 states plus Washington, D.C, and start with the annual First 500 event, where hopefuls can sign up to grab a VIP spot before anyone else. “Idol Across America” offers the opportunity to showcase their talents face-to-face with an “American Idol” producer, from anywhere in America, across any official audition date for a chance to proceed to the judge audition round of the competition.

“Idol Across America” auditions will be held as follows (subject to change):

• ‘First 500’ VIP Event (Aug. 3)
• Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (Aug. 5)
• Florida, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia (Aug. 8)
• Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (Aug. 10)
• Connecticut, New Jersey, New York (Aug. 12)
• Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi ( Aug. 15)
• Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee (Aug. 17)
• Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington (Aug. 19)
• Open Call: Nationwide (Aug. 22)
• Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin (Aug. 24)
• Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (Aug. 26)
• Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. (Aug. 29)
• Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont (Aug. 31)

“American Idol” is produced by Fremantle and 19 Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television. Executive producers include Megan Wolflick, also serving as showrunner and Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin with Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman serving as executive producers for 19 Entertainment. Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.