{"id":132647,"date":"2019-09-20T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T17:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=132647"},"modified":"2019-09-20T13:24:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T17:24:13","slug":"ryan-seacrest-confirmed-to-return-for-new-season-of-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2019\/09\/20\/ryan-seacrest-confirmed-to-return-for-new-season-of-american-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Seacrest Confirmed To Return For New Season Of &#8220;American Idol&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent press release about the new season of &#8220;American Idol,&#8221; ABC noted that judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and mentor Bobby Bones would be returning.<\/p>\n<p>The press release, conspicuously, made no mention of longtime host Ryan Seacrest.<\/p>\n<p>Many naturally speculated that Seacrest might be leaving the show, but the network officially put those concerns to bed Friday. 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