'American Idol' Season 17 review: As personal and emotional as a reality show can get
Your weekends are going to be extra exciting as 'American Idol' season 17 is finally back! Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie return for the second year in a row to find the next singing sensation.
'American Idol' returned with a two-hour premiere on Sunday featuring auditions from locations in Louisville, Kentucky; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York and Denver, Colorado.
After making its jump from Fox to ABC in 2018, 'American Idol' was fully Disneyfied. And this year is all about emotions and the series is not shying away from showcasing it all as the season 17 premiere begins with an extremely emotional montage of this year's hopefuls.
There is, however, one thing they seemed to have cut out: the awful contestants. We will witness a heavy metal contestant who leaves Lionel Richie and Katy Perry scared, but that's about it. What you do get to see on Sunday is a bunch of earnestly uplifting, passionate and gifted performers. Some have truly struggled to get to where they are.
