American Idol Set To Premiere on Jan. 18!

Fox announced its midseason schedule today! American Idol’s 11th season begins with a two-night premiere Wednesday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Featuring host Ryan Seacrest and returning judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, television’s No. 1 series continues with a special, extended primetime broadcast Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) following the NFC Championship Game.

Promo has started ramping up for the show in recent weeks. The first commercial was released last week, and a behind the scenes video from the set of their photo shoot was also released prior to that. Filming for the show’s Hollywood Week will reportedly begin towards the middle of this month.

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