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ABC orders Season 4 of 'American Idol'

By Karen Butler   |   May 16, 2020 at 12:33 PM
Katy Perry's "American Idol" show has been renewed for a fourth season by ABC. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Ryan Seacrest attends the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 5. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Lionel Richie arrives at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2018 in Nashville. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

May 16 (UPI) -- ABC has announced it renewed American Idol for a fourth season.

Season 3 of the singing competition is wrapping up on the network Sunday with a virtual finale, filmed at the contestants' and stars' homes as they shelter in place during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The show is hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are the judges and slated to perform on the finale.

The series previously aired for 15 seasons on FOX from 2002 to 2016.